American singerBeyoncé has released 61singles as lead artist, 17 singles as a featured artist, 13 promotional singles, and six charity singles. According to theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Beyoncé has sold 161.5 million singles as a lead artist in the United States, and is the most RIAA-certified female artist in history.[1][2] To date, she has sold over 200 million records (including digital sales) worldwide, making her one of thebest-selling music artists of all time.[3][4]
Beyoncé's career began as one of the main vocalists ofDestiny's Child. She released her first solo album,Dangerously in Love (2003), during the hiatus of Destiny's Child.[5] It produced the singles "Crazy in Love", "Baby Boy", "Me, Myself and I", "Naughty Girl" and "The Closer I Get to You". With "Crazy in Love" andDangerously in Love, Beyoncé became the first female artist—and the fifth artist ever—to top both the singles and albums charts simultaneously in the United States and the United Kingdom.[6] In 2003, "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy" peaked at number one on the USBillboard Hot 100 for eight and nine weeks, respectively.[7]
After the disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005,[8] the single "Check on It" featuringSlim Thug was released forThe Pink Panther soundtrack; the song also features Destiny's Child memberKelly Rowland singing the entire second verse and features Rowland singing the choruses with Beyonce, although Rowland is not credited on the song.[9] The single topped the USBillboard Hot 100 chart for five weeks,[10] and was later included on her second studio album,B'Day (2006), which produced six singles, including top-ten hits "Déjà Vu", "Irreplaceable" and "Beautiful Liar". "Ring the Alarm" became Beyoncé's highest debut on the USBillboard Hot 100 chart, entering at number twelve in 2006,[11] whereas "Irreplaceable" remained at the top of the same chart for ten consecutive weeks in 2006–07, becoming her longest-running single at the pole position of the chart.[12]
Beyoncé's third album,I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008) included the singles "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", which topped the USBillboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks,[13] "Halo" and "Sweet Dreams". Beyoncé's fourth studio album,4, was released in June 2011. The album's first single was "Run the World (Girls)"; although it did not reach the top twenty of the US Hot 100, it reached the top ten in several other countries. Second single, "Best Thing I Never Had", reached the top ten in several charts worldwide and peaked at number 16 on the US Hot 100. Third single "Lift Off", did not chart on the US Hot 100; however, fourth single "Love on Top" peaked at number 20 on theBillboard Hot 100 and topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for seven weeks.
Her fifth album,Beyoncé, was released in December 2013. The album's highest-charting single was "Drunk in Love", which reached number two on the USBillboard Hot 100.[14] Beyoncé's sixth studio albumLemonade was released on April 23, 2016. All twelve tracks fromLemonade charted within the Hot 100 in the US, breaking a record previously held byTaylor Swift for most songs by a female artist charting concurrently.[15] The album's lead single, "Formation", was the highest-charting song from the album, peaking at number ten on theBillboard Hot 100. Beyoncé's seventh studio album,Renaissance, was released in July 2022. The album's lead single, "Break My Soul", peaked at number one in the United States and various other countries worldwide.[16] The album's second single, "Cuff It", peaked in the top ten on theBillboard Hot 100 and internationally.
Beyoncé's country and gospel-tinged eighth studio album,Cowboy Carter,[17] was released in March 2024. The co-lead singles were "Texas Hold 'Em" and "16 Carriages".[18] "Texas Hold 'Em" became her highest chart debut in her career, her seventh solo number-one and her ninth across all credits on theBillboard Hot 100. The third single, "II Most Wanted", a duet withMiley Cyrus, peaked at number six on theBillboard Hot 100.
^"Check on It" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Digital Tracks chart.[38]
^"End of Time" did not enter theBillboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[37]
^"Pretty Hurts" did not enter theBillboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[49]
^"Ring Off" did not enter theBillboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[50]
^"Hold Up" did not enter theNZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 1 on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[51]
^"Spirit" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[53]
^"Brown Skin Girl" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[54]
^"Black Parade" was also released as acharity single to raise funds for the BeyGOOD Black Business Impact Fund, administered by theNational Urban League.
^"Black Parade" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[57]
^"Be Alive" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 36 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[58]
^"Virgo's Groove" did not enter the UK Singles Chart but peaked at number 61 on the Official Audio Streaming Chart.[61]
^"My House" did not enter theDutch Single Top 100, but peaked at number four on the Single Tip chart.[62]
^"My House" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[63]
^"16 Carriages" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number nine on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[64]
^"Put It in a Love Song" did not enter theBillboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[69]
^"Lift Off" did not enter theBillboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[37]
^"Say Yes" did not enter theBillboard Hot 100, but peaked at number nine on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[37]
^"Top Off" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[76]
^"Make Me Say It Again, Girl" did not enter theBillboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 50 on theDigital Song Sales chart.[79]
^"1+1" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[86]
"Virgo's Groove":"The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 August 2022".The ARIA Report. No. 1692. Australian Recording Industry Association. August 8, 2022. p. 4.
Peaks from 51–100 fromCowboy Carter:"The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 April 2024".The ARIA Report. No. 1779. Australian Recording Industry Association. April 8, 2024. p. 4.
"Lift Off":"The ARIA Report"(PDF). ARIA. Australian Web Archive. August 29, 2011. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on September 29, 2011. RetrievedApril 6, 2011.
"Shining":Auspop (February 25, 2017)."ARIA Chart Watch #409".auspOp.Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. RetrievedFebruary 25, 2017.
^Peak chart positions for featured singles in Germany:
^ab"Discography Beyoncé". Australian Charts. Hung Medien.Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. RetrievedMarch 22, 2024.
^Peak chart positions for promotional singles in UK:
All except "One Night Only", "Upgrade U" and "At Last":"Beyonce – Chart History". Official Charts Company.Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. RetrievedJune 17, 2013.
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight":Auspop (July 27, 2019)."ARIA Chart Watch #535".auspOp.Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. RetrievedJuly 27, 2019.
"I Was Here":Zywietz, Tobias."Chart Log UK: July 9, 2011". Zobbel Archive (UK).Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. RetrievedAugust 2, 2011.
"Dance for You":Zywietz, Tobias (February 2, 2012)."Chart Log UK: February 4, 2012". Zobbel Archive (UK).Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. RetrievedMay 5, 2012.
"Standing on the Sun":Zywietz, Tobias."Chart Log UK: December 6, 2014". Zobbel Archive (UK).Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. RetrievedDecember 13, 2014.
^"Top Singles (Week 52, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.Archived from the original on January 2, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 2, 2024.
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