The Best Beyoncé Albums of All Time

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Updated July 29, 2022 3.5K votes 951 voters
Over 900 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Beyoncé Albums of All Time
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Solo studio albums only (sorry EVERYTHING IS LOVE).

Can the Beyhive agree on the best Beyoncé albums of all time? Featuring numerous number one Billboard hit records, viral visual albums, and musical cultural phenomenons, Beyoncé's discography has earned her an array of Grammy Awards and countless additional accolades. 

From her debut album Dangerously in Love to her latest disco-inspired record RENAISSANCE, this list of Beyoncé albums includes all of her greatest works, especially Lemonade, B'Day, The Lion King: The Gift, I Am... Sasha Fierce, and of course her self-titled 2013 album. 

Which of the Queen Bey's records are worthy of GOAT status, and which of her full-length projects do you believe are the greatest Beyoncé albums ever? Vote up the best Beyoncé albums below, and be sure to vote based on the quality of her music rather than simply her LPs' popularity or fame.

  • Lemonade
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    598 VOTES

    Lemonade

    1. Pray You Catch Me
    2. Hold Up    
    3. Don't Hurt Yourself (feat. Jack White)    
    4. Sorry
    5. 6 Inch (feat. The Weeknd)
    6. Daddy Lessons
    7. Love Drought
    8. Sandcastles
    9. Forward (feat. James Blake)    
    10. Freedom (feat. Kendrick Lamar)    
    11. All Night
    12. Formation

    Metacritic score: 92/100

    • Release Date: 2016
    598 votes
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  • Beyoncé
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    503 VOTES

    Beyoncé

    1. Pretty Hurts
    2. Haunted
    3. Drunk in Love (feat. Jay-Z)
    4. Blow
    5. No Angel
    6. Partition
    7. Jealous
    8. Rocket
    9. Mine (feat. Drake)    
    10. XO
    11. Flawless (feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)    
    12. Superpower (feat. Frank Ocean)    
    13. Heaven
    14. Blue (feat. Blue Ivy)    

    Metacritic score: 85/100

    • Release Date: 2013
    503 votes
  • RENAISSANCE
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    235 VOTES

    RENAISSANCE

    1. I'M THAT GIRL
    2. COZY
    3. ALIEN SUPERSTAR
    4. CUFF IT
    5. ENERGY
    6. BREAK MY SOUL
    7. CHURCH GIRL
    8. PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA
    9. VIRGO'S GROOVE
    10. MOVE
    11. HEATED
    12. THIQUE
    13. ALL UP IN YOUR MIND
    14. AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM
    15. PURE/HONEY
    16. SUMMER RENAISSANCE

    • Release Date: 2022
    235 votes
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  • 4
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    447 VOTES

    4

    1. 1+1
    2. I Care
    3. I Miss You
    4. Best Thing I Never Had
    5. Party (feat. André 3000)
    6. Rather Die Young
    7. Start Over
    8. Love on Top
    9. Countdown
    10. End of Time
    11. I Was Here
    12. Run the World (Girls)

    Metacritic score: 73/100

    • Release Date: 2011
    447 votes
  • B'Day
    Photo: Sony Urban Music, Columbia
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    434 VOTES

    B'Day

    1. Déjà Vu (feat. Jay-Z)
    2. Get Me Bodied
    3. Suga Mama
    4. Upgrade U (feat. Jay-Z)
    5. Ring the Alarm
    6. Kitty Kat
    7. Freakum Dress
    8. Green Light
    9. Irreplaceable
    10. Resentment

    Metacritic score: 70/100

    434 votes
  • Dangerously in Love
    Photo: Columbia
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    359 VOTES

    Dangerously in Love

    1. Crazy in Love (feat. Jay-Z)
    2. Naughty Girl
    3. Baby Boy (feat. Sean Paul)
    4. Hip Hop Star (feat. Big Boi and Sleepy Brown)    
    5. Be with You
    6. Me, Myself and I
    7. Yes
    8. Signs (feat. Missy Elliott)
    9. Speechless
    10. That's How You Like It (feat. Jay-Z)
    11. The Closer I Get to You (duet with Luther Vandross)
    12. Dangerously in Love 2
    13. Beyoncé Interlude
    14. Gift from Virgo
    15. Daddy

    Metacritic score: 64/100

    • Release Date: 2003
    359 votes