American singer Beyoncé has released 61 singles as lead artist, 17 singles as a featured artist, 13 promotional singles, and six charity singles. According to RIAA, Beyoncé has sold 161.5 million singles and is currently the highest certified female artist ever in the United States (as a lead artist) in the United States.[1] To date, she has sold over 200 million records worldwide,[2][3] making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[4][5]
Beyoncé's career began as one of the main vocalist of Destiny's Child. She released her first solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003), during the hiatus of Destiny's Child.[6] 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" and Dangerously 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.[7] In 2003, "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for eight and nine weeks, respectively.[8]
After the disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005,[9] the single "Check on It" featuring Slim Thug was released for The Pink Panther soundtrack; the song also features Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland singing the entire second verse and features Rowland singing the choruses with Beyonce, although Rowland is not credited on the song.[10] The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for five weeks,[11] 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 US Billboard Hot 100 chart, entering at number twelve in 2006,[12] 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.[13]
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 US Billboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks,[14] "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 the Billboard 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 US Billboard Hot 100.[15] Beyoncé's sixth studio album Lemonade was released on April 23, 2016. All twelve tracks from Lemonade charted within the Hot 100 in the US, breaking a record previously held by Taylor Swift for most songs by a female artist charting concurrently.[16] The album's lead single, "Formation", was the highest-charting song from the album, peaking at number ten on the Billboard 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.[17] The album's second single, "Cuff It", peaked in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and internationally.
Beyoncé's country and gospel-tinged eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter,[18] was released in March 2024. The co-lead singles were "Texas Hold 'Em" and "16 Carriages".[19] "Texas Hold 'Em" became her highest chart debut in her career, her ninth solo number-one and her thirteenth across all credits on the Billboard Hot 100. The third single, "II Most Wanted", a duet with Miley Cyrus, peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.
As lead artist
2000s
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
^"Check on It" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Digital Tracks chart.[39]
^"End of Time" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[38]
^"Pretty Hurts" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[50]
^"Ring Off" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[51]
^"Hold Up" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 1 on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[52]
^"Spirit" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[56]
^"Brown Skin Girl" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[57]
^"Black Parade" was also released as a charity single to raise funds for the BeyGOOD Black Business Impact Fund, administered by the National Urban League.
^"Black Parade" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[60]
^"Be Alive" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 36 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[61]
^"Virgo's Groove" did not enter the UK Singles Chart but peaked at number 61 on the Official Audio Streaming Chart.[64]
^"My House" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100, but peaked at number four on the Single Tip chart.[65]
^"My House" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[66]
^"16 Carriages" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number nine on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[68]
^"Put It in a Love Song" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[73]
^"Lift Off" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[38]
^"Say Yes" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number nine on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[38]
^"Top Off" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[80]
^"Make Me Say It Again, Girl" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 50 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[83]
^"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.[90]
"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 from Cowboy Carter: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 April 2024". The ARIA Report. No. 1779. Australian Recording Industry Association. April 8, 2024. p. 4.
^ abcdefgPeak chart positions for songs in Canada:
"Lift Off": "The ARIA Report"(PDF). ARIA. Australian Web Archive. August 29, 2011. Archived from the original(PDF) on September 29, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
"Shining": "ARIA Chart Watch #409". auspOp. February 25, 2017. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved February 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. Retrieved March 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. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
"Upgrade U": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Alex K – Kyuss". Zobbel Archive (UK). Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight": "ARIA Chart Watch #535". auspOp. July 27, 2019. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
Songs from Renaissance: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 August 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1692. Australian Recording Industry Association. August 8, 2022. p. 4.
"I Was Here": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: July 9, 2011". Zobbel Archive (UK). Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 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. Retrieved May 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. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
^"Top Singles (Week 52, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
^Mock, Janet; Wang, Julia. "Beyoncé BiographyArchived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine". People. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
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