Beyoncé: Top 50 Songs

Beyoncé Top 50 Songs

Pop/R&B singer born Beyoncé Giselle Knowles on 9/4/1981 in Houston, TX. With the girl group Destiny’s Child before going solo. Married rap singer and record executive Jay-Z. For a complete list of this act’s DMDB honors, check out the DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry. Click here to see other acts’ best-of lists. Spotify Podcast: Check out the Dave’s Music Database podcast The Best of Beyoncé, 1997-2022 based on this list. Debut: Aug. 2, 2022, at 7pm CST. New episodes based on Dave’s Music Database lists are posted every Tuesday at 7pm CST.

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Top 50 Songs Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists, appearances on compilations and live albums by the featured act, and songs’ chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. DMDB Top 1%: 1. Crazy in Love (with Jay-Z, 2003) 2. Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (2008) 3. Perfect (with Ed Sheeran, 2017) 4. Irreplaceable (2006) 5. Independent Women (Destiy’s Child, 2000) 6. Say My Name (Destiny’s Child, 1999) DMDB Top 2%: 7. Halo (2008) 8. Formation (2016) DMDB Top 5%: 9. Baby Boy (with Sean Paul, 2003) 10. Telephone (with Lady Gaga, 2009) 11. Survivor (Destiny’s Child, 2001) 12. Check on It (with Slim Thug & Bun B, 2005) 13. Drunk in Love (with Jay-Z, 2013) 14. If I Were a Boy (2008) 15. Bootylicious (Destiny’s Child, 2001) 16. Savage (with Megan Thee Stallion, 2020) 17. Jumpin’ Jumpin’ (Destiy’s Child, 1999) 18. Beautiful Liar (with Shakira, 2007) DMDB Top 10%: 19. Hymn for the Weekend (with Coldplay, 2015) 20. Lose My Breath (Destiy’s Child, 2004) 21. Black Parade (2020) 22. Bills, Bills, Bills (Destiny’s Child, 1999) 23. Mi Gente (with J. Balvin & Willy William, 2017) 24. Countdown (2011) 25. Sweet Dreams (2008) 26. Love on Top (2011) 27. ’03 Bonnie & Clyde (with Jay-Z, 2002) DMDB Top 20%: 28. Déjà Vu (with Jay-Z, 2006) 29. Naughty Girl (2003) 30. Soldier (Destiny’s Child with T.I. & Lil Wayne, 2004) 31. Run the World (Girls) (2011) 32. 7/11 (2014) 33. No, No, No Part 2 (Destiny’s Child with Wyclef Jean, 1997) 34. Sorry (2016) 35. XO (2013) 36. Me, Myself and I (2003) 37. Emotion (Destiny’s Child, 2001) 38. Best Thing I Never Had (2011) 39. Hold Up (2016) 40. Partition (2013) 41. At Last (2008) 42. Cater 2 U (Destiny’s Child, 2004) 43. Break My Soul (2022) 44. All Night (2016) 45. Girl (Destiny’s Child, 2004) 46. Flawless (with Nicki Minaj or Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2013) Beyond the DMDB Top 20%: 47. Apeshit (with Jay-Z, 2018) 48. Listen (2006) 49. Diva (2008) 50. Bug a Boo (Destiny’s Child, 1999) Resources and Related Links: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Beyoncé DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Destiny’s Child DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Jay-Z Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists” First posted 7/29/2022; last updated 8/2/2022.