All twelve tracks from Lemonade charted within the Hot 100 in the US, breaking a record previously held by Taylor Swift for having the most songs chart consecutively with 11 for a female artist Cardi B broke this record in 2018 with 13 songs. With Lemonade, Beyoncé became the first act in history to have six consecutive number one albums in the US. īeyoncé's sixth studio album Lemonade was released on April 23, 2016, after an hour-long accompanying video that premiered on HBO. The album's highest-charting single was " Drunk in Love", which reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. After just three days of sales, Beyoncé became the fastest-selling album ever on iTunes, both in the US and worldwide. Beyoncé's self-titled fifth album, Beyoncé, was unexpectedly released to the iTunes Store in December 2013 and debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming her fifth consecutive number one album in the United States.
The album's first two singles, " Run the World (Girls)" and " Best Thing I Never Had", both reached the top ten in several charts worldwide with the latter peaking at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, whilst the fourth single " Love on Top" topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for seven consecutive weeks, while peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. Beyoncé's fourth studio album, 4, was released in June 2011 and debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart. Sasha Fierce sold 3.12 million copies in the United States, and the album has sold eight million copies worldwide as of 2016. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and 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, " Halo" and " Sweet Dreams". Sasha Fierce (2008), was a double CD set, intended to reflect the two facets of her personality. " Ring the Alarm" became Beyoncé's highest debut on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, entering at number twelve in 2006, 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. The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for five weeks, 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". Īfter the disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005, Beyoncé released " Check on It" featuring Slim Thug for The Pink Panther soundtrack. Dangerously in Love has sold 11 million copies worldwide. In 2003, "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for eight and nine weeks, respectively. 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. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and produced the singles " Crazy in Love", " Baby Boy", " Me, Myself and I", " Naughty Girl" and " The Closer I Get to You".
She released her first solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003), during the hiatus of Destiny's Child. īeyoncé's career began as the lead vocalist of Destiny's Child. As of June 2016, in the United States, Beyoncé has sold 17.2 million albums as a solo artist, and 17 million albums as part of Destiny's Child. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recognized her as the Top Certified Artist of the 2000s decade. According to RIAA, she has sold 15 million albums in the United States. Billboard ranked her as the 37th Greatest artist of all time. Throughout her career, Beyoncé has sold over 118 million records worldwide as a solo artist, and a further 60 million as part of Destiny's Child, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Beyoncé performing during The Formation World Tour, 2016Īmerican singer Beyoncé has released six studio albums, five live albums, three compilation albums, five EPs, one soundtrack album, two karaoke albums, and 83 singles (including 15 as a featured artist, 11 promotional singles and 6 charity singles).