Beyoncé albums discography

American singer Beyoncé has released seven studio albums, five live albums, three compilation albums, five EPs, one soundtrack album, and two karaoke albums. To date, Beyoncé has sold over 200 million records worldwide as a solo artist,[1][2] making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[3][4] Billboard ranked her as the 37th greatest artist of all time.[5]

Beyoncé albums discography
Beyoncé performing during the Renaissance World Tour, 2023
Studio albums	7
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	3
EPs	5
Soundtrack albums	1
Collaborative albums	1
Karaoke albums	2

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recognized her as the Top Certified Artist of the 2000s decade.[6] According to RIAA, Beyoncé has sold 29.5 million albums in the United States.[7] As of August 2022, the RIAA lists her total certified sales as a solo artist (including features) as over 171 million in the United States.[7]

Beyoncé's career began as the lead vocalist of Destiny's Child. She released her first solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003), during the hiatus of Destiny's Child.[8] 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". 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.[9] In 2003, "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for eight and nine weeks, respectively.[10] Dangerously in Love has sold 11 million copies worldwide.[11]

After the disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005,[12] Beyoncé released "Check on It" featuring Slim Thug for The Pink Panther soundtrack.[13] The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for five weeks,[14] 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,[15] 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.[16]

Beyoncé's third album, I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), was a double CD set, intended to reflect the two facets of her personality.[17] It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart[18] 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,[19] "Halo" and "Sweet Dreams". I Am... Sasha Fierce sold 3.12 million copies in the United States,[20] and has sold ten million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century.[21] Beyoncé's fourth studio album, 4, was released in June 2011 and debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart.[22] 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.

Her 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. After just three days of sales, Beyoncé became the fastest-selling album ever on iTunes, both in the US and worldwide.[23] The album's highest-charting single was "Drunk in Love", which reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100.[24] Beyoncé's sixth studio album Lemonade was released on April 23, 2016, after an hour-long accompanying video premiered on HBO.[25] 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.[26] 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 and debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming her seventh album to do so.[27] The album's lead single "Break My Soul" peaked at number one in the United States and various other countries worldwide.[28] The album's second single "Cuff It" peaked in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and internationally.