{"id":61241,"date":"2022-07-28T22:12:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T22:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=61241"},"modified":"2022-07-28T23:10:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T23:10:05","slug":"beyonce-albums-ranked","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/beyonce-albums-ranked\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking Beyonc\u00e9’s Solo Studio Albums Ahead of ‘Renaissance’ Release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beyonc\u00e9, “Renaissance” Cover Art by Carlijn Jacobs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What a thing it is to exist in the same lifetime as Beyonc\u00e9 Giselle Knowles-Carter<\/a>. A foremost entertainer since her early days and rise to fame as a member of Destiny\u2019s Child, the multi-hyphenate has gone on to achieve mega-fame and icon status. As we count down the minutes until the official release of Queen Bey\u2019s seventh studio album, Act i Renaissance<\/em><\/a>, at midnight on July 29, we\u2019ve taken it upon ourselves to rank all of the superstar\u2019s previous solo studio alums.<\/p>\n

Beginning with 2003\u2019s Dangerously in Love<\/em>, Beyonc\u00e9 followed up with 2006\u2019s\u00a0B\u2019Day<\/em>, 2008\u2019s\u00a0I Am\u2026Sasha Fierce<\/em>, 2011\u2019s\u00a04<\/em>, 2013\u2019s\u00a0Beyonc\u00e9<\/em>, and 2016\u2019s\u00a0Lemonade <\/em>and provided fans with everything from thumping anthems to heart wrenching ballads. Picking a favorite Beyonc\u00e9 album is an impossible task, but we did our best and ranked each of Beyonc\u00e9’s solo studio albums from incredible to… also incredible.<\/p>\n

Lemonade<\/em>, 2016<\/h2>\n
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Beyonc\u00e9, Lemonade, 2016: Parkwood Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hailed as a masterpiece upon its 2016 release, Lemonade<\/em> follows the various stages of grief, and key themes of self-doubt, and identity, revealing a rare insight into the infidelity in her marriage with Jay-Z.<\/p>\n

Beyonc\u00e9, <\/em>2013<\/h2>\n
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Beyonc\u00e9, Beyonc\u00e9, 2013: Parkwood Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With too many hits to count, Bey ranges from the bumping \u201cDrunk in Love,\u201d \u201cPartition,\u201d and \u201c***Flawless\u201d to the more emotive tracks like \u201cXO\u201d and \u201cPretty Hurts.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Dangerously in Love, <\/em>2003<\/h2>\n
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Beyonce, “Dangerously In Love” Album Cover by Markus Klinko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A timeless piece of my personal childhood, \u201cCrazy in Love\u201d featuring her now-husband Jay-Z has become a prominent touchstone in pop culture, followed by the iconic hit \u201cBaby Boy\u201d with Sean Paul.<\/p>\n

4, <\/em>2011<\/h2>\n
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Beyonce, 4: Standard Edition Artwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the triumphant \u201cLove On Top\u201d where she quickly and impressively shifts through a whopping four key changes, 4<\/em> also includes the beloved \u201c1+1\u201d and the feminist anthem \u201cRun the World (Girls).\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

B\u2019Day, <\/em>2006<\/h2>\n
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Beyonc\u00e9, B’Day, 2006<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To the left, to the left\u2026B\u2019Day<\/em> is one of those albums that you forget just how much you love it until you listen to it from beginning to end. With hits like \u201cD\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu\u201d and \u201cUpgrade U\u201d featuring Jay-Z, the classic breakup anthem \u201cIrreplaceable\u201d and \u201cRing the Alarm,\u201d Beyonc\u00e9 did more than prove her staying power on her second solo studio album.<\/p>\n

I Am\u2026Sasha Fierce, <\/em>2008<\/h2>\n
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Beyonc\u00e9, I Am…Sasha Fierce, 2008<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Last but not least, I Am Sasha Fierce<\/em> features timeless ballads from \u201cHalo\u201d to \u201cIf I Were a Boy,\u201d fused with fun-loving \u201cDiva,\u201d and of course \u201cSingle Ladies (Put a Ring on It).\u201d<\/p>\n

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