PLAYLISTING THE BEST BEYONCÉ SONGS
Beyoncé’s Renaissance is here but before diving into the 16 tracks of Act 1, let’s recap the Best Beyoncé songs across all of her albums, (taking into account most played and still in rotation).
Although, pulling together favorites or the best of Beyoncé, is a hard task (slightly controversial looking at Rolling Stones 100 picks) but narrowing it down to what is constantly in rotation or has the most plays (based on iTunes Play Counts — managed to keep track since iTunes launched). As an R&B listener, the deeper cuts are more likely to be the favorites — finding those hidden gems or records that may have gotten less attention or overlooked is sometimes what attributes to the more enjoyable record. The best place to start for Beyoncé was with 25 of those records…. (and for honorable mentions or rounding out a top 30, Dance For You, Keep Giving Your Love To Me, MOOD 4 EVA, BIGGER and Smash Into You).
#25 DEJA VU (FEAT. JAY Z)
#24 UPGRADE U (FEAT. JAY Z)
#23 CHECK ON IT (FEAT. SLIM THUG & BUN B)
#22 PARTITION
#21 IRREPLACEABLE
#20 RING THE ALARM
#19 1+1
#18 PART II (ON THE RUN) - JAY Z
#17 SORRY
#16 SUPERPOWER (FEAT. FRANK OCEAN)
#15 ROCKET
#14 MINE (FEAT. DRAKE)
#13 ALL NIGHT
#12 LOVE DROUGHT
#11 HELLO
#10 THAT’S WHY YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL
#9 YES
#8 LOVE ON TOP *TED SMOOTH REMIX
#7 SWEET DREAMS
#6 SUMMERTIME (FEAT. GHOSTFACE)
#5 SPEECHLESS
#4 I MISS YOU
#3 JEALOUS
#2 NO ANGEL
Have to run “No Angel” back few times for the 2nd Verse / Bridge (No I'm not an angel either, but at least I'm trying / I know I drive you crazy, but would you rather that I be a machine / who doesn't notice when you late or when you're lying / I love you even more than who I thought you were before) — that should’ve been sung again at the end.
#1 I CARE
Top 3 could be interchangeable but the Homecoming / Coachella Performance solidifies “I Care” as Beyoncé’s best record (currently). Instantly shifting the tone following 4’s album opener “1+1”. “I Care” should have easily been giving the single/video treatment (with 4 not being released as a visual album) but it will be one of the records that you pull from an artist that should have been bigger or the single.
Comment below your thoughts or your best Beyoncé songs.