
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born September 4, 1981
in Texas. As a child, Beyoncé began singing and
dancing early and was encouraged to enter singing and
dancing competitions by her dance instructor. Prior
to naming themselves Destiny's Child, the 4some "Girl's Tyme'
sang at local events and eventually performing at,
but losing, Star Search. Beyoncé began her
solo success before Destiny's Child had split up in 2005. By the
time Beyoncé had reached her mid-20's, she had
already sold millions of LPs worldwide, won 10 Grammy
Awards, and topped countless music charts as a member
of Destiny's Child and as a solo artist.

Beyoncé could be heard on the The
Best Man
soundtrack with "After All Is Said And
Done" dueting with Marc Nelson.
Beyoncé appeared in a MTV production of Carmen.

Beyoncé was honored at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards as
Songwriter of the Year.
Beyoncé co-starred in Austin
Powers: Goldmember as Foxxy Cleopatra. Beyoncé also
contributed 2 tracks to the film Austin
Powers: Goldmember - "Work It Out" and "Hey Goldmember."

Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with "Work It Out."

Beyoncé ranked # 16 on VH1: 100 Sexiest Artists.
Beyoncé could be heard helping out Jay-Z with the hit "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" from his LP, The
Blueprint 2: The Gift And The Curse.

Beyoncé signed an endorsement deal with Pepsi Cola.
# 5
Singles Artist of the Year

Beyoncé performed at the pre-show of Super Bowl
XXXVII.
Beyoncé hit the Top 10 with Jay-Z on "'03 Bonnie & Clyde."


Beyoncé performed on Saturday Night Live.
Beyoncé performed on VH1's Divas Duets 2003.

Beyoncé hit the Top 40 and then the Top 10 with help from Jay-Z with "Crazy In Love."
Beyoncé's Dangerously
In Love
was released and featured help from Sean Paul, Jay-Z, and Missy
Elliott. The LP's release dates was pushed up
by 2 weeks in an attempt to thwart piracy.


Beyoncé's Dangerously
In Love
topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for a week and Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for a week selling over
317,000 copies its first week of release in the US.
Beyoncé's Dangerously
In Love
also topped the LP charts in the UK for 5 weeks and
Canada.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart
for 8 weeks, the Hot 100 Airplay chart for 8 weeks,
the Top 40 Tracks chart, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Singles & Tracks chart for 3 weeks, the Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for 4 weeks, the Hot
Digital Tracks chart for 6 weeks, and the UK singles
chart for 3 weeks with "Crazy In Love."

Beyoncé performed at the Prince's Trust concert
which raised money for disadvantaged children.
Beyoncé could be heard on the Bad
Boys 2
soundtrack with the track "Keep Giving Your
Love To Me."
Beyoncé hit #1 for 7 weeks with "Crazy In Love."
Dangerously
In Love
was certified platinum.


Beyoncé topped the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart
and Mainstream Top 40 chart with "Crazy In Love."
Beyoncé's video for "Crazy In Love" won 3 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video, Best
R&B Video,
and Best Choreography (Frank Gatson, Jr.), and was
nominated for Viewer's Choice. Beyoncé's collaboration with
Jay-Z on "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video. Beyoncé also performed at
the ceremony.
Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with help from Sean Paul with "Baby Boy."


Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club
Play for a week chart with "Crazy In Love."
Beyoncé could be heard on The
Fighting Temptations soundtrack along with Missy
Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free
with "Fighting Temptation" and the tracks
"Fever," "Everything I Do,"
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," "He Still
Loves Me," "Summertime," and
"Time To Come Home." Beyoncé co-starred in
the movie.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Singles & Tracks chart for 5 weeks,
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for 5 weeks, and
Rhythmic Top 40 chart with help from Sean Paul with "Baby Boy."
Beyoncé's Dangerously
In Love
was certified 2x platinum.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart
for 9 weeks, Hot 100 Airplay chart for 9 weeks, and
the Top 40 Tracks chart with help from Sean Paul with "Baby Boy."
Beyoncé hit #1 for 5 weeks with help from Sean Paul with "Baby Boy."

Beyoncé won 2 MTV Europe Awards for Best R&B
Award and Best Song of the Year ("Crazy In Love").
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Dance Radio Airplay
chart for a week and Mainstream Top 40 chart with
help from Sean Paul with "Baby Boy."
Beyoncé was nominated for 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B
Female Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Album, and the
Fan's Choice Award.
Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with "Me, Myself And I."
Beyoncé won a Vibe Award for Coolest Collbo along
with Jay-Z for "Crazy In Love."
Beyoncé performed at the '46664' concert (an AIDS
benefit show) in Cape Town hosted by Nelson Mandela.


Beyoncé topped the ARC Top Songs of 2003 along with Jay-Z with "Crazy In Love."
Readers of Rolling
Stone
named Beyoncé as the Best R&B Artist.
Critics named Beyoncé the Best Female Performer and
Best R&B Artist.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot 100 Singles
Artist - Female and Top New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist.
Beyoncé had the 6th biggest selling LP of
the year - Dangerously
In Love
- which sold over 2.5 million copies during the
year in the US.
# 13
Singles Artist of the Year


Beyoncé hit the Top 10 with "Me, Myself And I."
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales
chart with "Me, Myself And I."
Beyoncé won a People's Choice Award for
Favorite Female Performer (a tie with Faith Hill).

Beyoncé sang the National Anthem at Super
Bowl XXXVIII.
Beyoncé's Dangerously
In Love
was certified 3x platinum.
Beyoncé won 5 Grammy Awards including Best R&B Vocal Performance- Female ("Dangerously In
Love"), Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo
or Group ("The
Closer I Get To You" with Luther Vandross), Best Contemporary R&B Album (Dangerously
In Love), and Best R&B Song (songwriter)
("Crazy In Love" with Shawn Carter, Rich Harrison & Eugene Record),
and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Crazy In Love" with Jay-Z), and was also nominated for Record of the Year ("Crazy In Love"). Beyoncé opened the ceremony
with a performance with Prince.
Beyoncé won a Brit Award for Best International
Female Solo Artist.


Beyoncé was to release another solo LP early in the
year that would include left-over material from her
debut, but decided instead to focus on the next Destiny's Child LP.
Beyoncé appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Beyoncé began touring for a month with Alicia
Keys
and Missy Elliott.
Beyoncé won a Soul Train Music Award for
R&B/Soul Album, Female (Dangerously
In Love).


Beyoncé hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Naughty Girl."
Beyoncé released the DVD/CD Live
At Wembley.

Beyoncé topped the Billboard Top Music Videos chart Live
At Wembley.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Top 40 Tracks chart and
Rhythmic Airplay chart with "Naughty Girl."
Beyoncé hit #1 for a week with "Naughty Girl."
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club
Play chart for a week, Hot 100 Singles Sales chart,
Hot Dance Radio Airplay chart, and R&B/Hip-Hop
Singles Sales chart with the remixes of "Naughty Girl."
Beyoncé won 2 BET Awards for Best Female R&B
Artist and Best Collaboration ("Crazy In Love").


Beyoncé's video for "Naughty Girl" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video, and was also nominated for Best Dance Video, Best Choreography, and Best Cinematography. The video for "Me, Myself And I" was nominated for Best
R&B Video.
Beyoncé's Dangerously
In Love
was certified 4x platinum.
Beyoncé's singles "Crazy In Love" and "Naughty Girl" were certified gold.
Beyoncé was nominated for an American Music Awards for Favorite
Soul/R&B Female Artist.

Beyoncé was # 163 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25
Years
chart.
# 68
Singles Artist of the Year
 Destiny's Child announced they would be
splitting up after their 'Destiny Fulfilled... And
Lovin' It' tour stating: "After a lot of
discussion and some deep soul searching, we realized
that our current tour has given us the opportunity to
leave Destiny's Child on a high note, united in our
friendship and filled with an overwhelming gratitude
for our music, our fans, and each other."


Beyoncé could be heard on the compilation LP So
Amazing... An All-Star Tribute To Luther Vandross with "So Amazing."
Beyoncé could be heard on the Roll
Bounce
soundtrack with "Wishing On A Star."
Beyoncé's single "Baby Boy" was certified gold.

Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with "Check On It from Destiny's Child's #1's "

Beyoncé hit the Top 10 with "Check On It."
# 8
Singles Artist of the Year


Beyoncé topped the Billboard Pop 100 and Hot Digital
Songs chart with "Check On It."
Beyoncé hit #1 for 5 weeks with "Check On It."
The single "Check On It" was certified gold.

Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Hot 100
Airplay chart, Pop 100 Airplay chart, Hot Singles
Sales chart, Mainstream Top 40 Songs chart, and Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart with "Check On It."

Beyoncé won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo
or Group
("So Amazing" with Stevie Wonder the
compilation LP So
Amazing... An All-Star Tribute To Luther Vandross) and was nominated for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female ("Wishing On A Star"
from the Roll
Bounce
soundtrack).
Beyoncé could be seen co-starring in the movie The
Pink Panther with Steve Martin.


Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
chart and Rhythmic Airplay chart with "Check On It."
Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with help from Jay-Z with "Deja Vu."


Beyoncé hit the Top 10 with help from Jay-Z with "Deja Vu."

Beyoncé topped the UK singles chart with "Deja Vu."
The
video for "Check On It" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best
R&B Video.
Beyoncé also performed at the show.


Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Songs chart, Hot Singles Sales chart and Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart with "Deja Vu."
Beyoncé released her next LP B'Day.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard 200 LP chart, Top
Digital Albums chart, and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart with B'Day. The LP sold over 541,000
copies its first week of release in the US.
Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with "Ring The Alarm."

Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
chart with "Deja Vu."
B'Day was certified platinum.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Singles Sales chart and Hot Singles Sales chart with
"Ring The Alarm."
Beyoncé hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Irreplaceable."
Beyoncé could be heard on Jay-Z's LP Kingdom
Come on the track
"Hollywood."

Beyoncé was nominated for an American Music Award for Artist of
the Year and performed at the ceremony.

Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart,
Pop 100 chart, Hot 100 Airplay chart, Pop 100 Airplay
chart, Hot Digital Songs chart, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Airplay chart, Hot Single Sales chart, Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart, Rhythmic Airplay
chart, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with
"Irreplaceable."
Beyoncé could be heard on the Dreamgirls soundtrack and seen
starring in the film.

Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club
Play chart with "Ring The Alarm."
Beyoncé hit #1 for 7 weeks with "Irreplaceable."
B'Day was the 7th biggest-selling LP
in the US for the year with sales during the year
topping 2 million.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Year-End Charts with the Top Soundtrack Single
("Check On It").
B'Day was certified 2x platinum.
The singles "Irreplaceable" and "Ring The Alarm" was certified gold.
# 19
Singles Artist of the Year


Beyoncé was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -
Comedy or Musical for Dreamgirls. She was also nominated in the
Best Original Song category for "Listen"
from Dreamgirls.


Beyoncé won a Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary R&B Album (B'Day), and was nominated for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female ("Ring The Alarm"), Best R&B Song (with Jay-Z, Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins,
Makeba, Keli Nicole Price and Delisha Thomas) (awarded to
the songwriter) ("Deja Vu"), and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Deja Vu"with Jay-Z). Beyoncé performed at the
ceremony.


Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club
Play chart with "Irreplaceable."
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart
and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart with
"Listen."
Beyoncé won a Soul Train Music Award for Best
R&B/Soul Single, Female ("Irreplaceable").
Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with Shakira with "Beautiful Liar."
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart
with "Listen."


Beyoncé released B'Day
(Deluxe Edition). The set featured the duet "Beautiful Liar" with Shakira, remixes, and some Spanish
versions of her songs.
Beyoncé hit the Top 10 with Shakira with "Beautiful Liar."
Beyoncé topped the UK singles chart with Shakira with "Beautiful Liar."
Beyoncé's B'Day
(Deluxe Edition) was pulled from distribution due to a
lawsuit filed over the use of the song "Still In
Love (Kissing You)" which is a cover of Des'ree's
"Kissing You" that was used without
permission.
B'Day was certified 3x platinum.


Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
chart with Shakira with "Beautiful Liar."

Beyoncé took home 2 BET Awards for Best Female
R&B Artist and Video of the Year ("Irreplaceable").
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart
and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart with Shakira with "Beautiful Liar."
The single "Irreplaceable" was certified 3x platinum.

Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart
and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart with
"Get Me Bodied."
The single "Beautiful Liar" was certified gold.

Beyoncé won a MTV Video Music Award for Most
Earthshattering Collaboration ("Beautiful Liar" with Shakira), and was nominated for Video of the Year ("Irreplaceable"), Female Artist of the Year, Best Cinematography (Frank Gatson), Best Direction (Jake Nava), Best Editing (Jarett Figl) ("Beautiful Liar" with Shakira), and Quadruple Threat of the
Year.


Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with Justin Timberlake with "Until The End Of Time."
Beyoncé could be heard on the Jay-Z LP American
Gangster
on the track "Pray."
Beyoncé was honored with the International Artist
Award at the American Music Awards and was nominated for Favorite
Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Female
Artist, and Favorite
Soul/R&B Album. She also performed at the ceremony
with country band Sugarland.

Beyoncé released the DVD The
Beyoncé Experience - Live!

Beyoncé topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Artist (singles & albums), Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Female (singles &
albums) Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist - Female,
Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist, Top Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist - Female, and with the
Top Hot 100 Single, Top Hot 100 Single Airplay
("Irreplaceable").
 
# 35
Singles Artist of the Year


Beyoncé was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Record of the Year ("Irreplaceable") and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("Beautiful Liar" with Shakira). Beyoncé performed at the
ceremony.

Beyoncé married Jay-Z.

Beyoncé could be heard on the Usher LP Here
I Stand
on the track "Love In This Club Part II."

Entertainment Weekly: 100 Best
Albums of the Last 25 Years included Dangerously
In Love
at # 19.

Beyoncé hit the Top 40 as part of Artists
Stand Up For Cancer with the charity single
"Just Stand Up!"
Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with "If I Were A Boy."
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart
and Hot Digital Tracks chart with "If I Were A Boy."


Beyoncé performed on Saturday Night Live.
Beyoncé hit the Top 10 with "If I Were A Boy."
Beyoncé released her next LP I
Am... Sasha Fierce.
Beyoncé topped the UK singles chart with "If I Were A Boy."
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Airplay chart with "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)."
Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)."


Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Hot
Digital Songs chart, Hot Digital Tracks chart and
Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart with "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)."
Beyoncé topped the Billboard 200 LP chart and Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with I
Am... Sasha Fierce. The LP sold over 482,000 copies its
first week of release in the US.
Beyoncé could be heard on the soundtrack for Cadillac
Records
on the tracks "At Last," "I'd Rather
Go Blind," and "Once In A Lifetime."
Beyoncé hit the Top 10 with "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)."
I
Am... Sasha Fierce ended 2008 as the #10 selling LP of the
year with sales topping 1.4 million.
# 2
Singles Artist of the Year


I
Am... Sasha Fierce was certified 2x platinum.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot 100
Airplay chart, Hot Dance Airplay, and Hot Dance Club
Play chart for a week with "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)."
Beyoncé hit #1 for 3 weeks with "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)."


Beyoncé topped the Billboard Pop 100
Airplay chart with "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)."
Beyoncé was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female ("Me, Myself And I" (live)).
Beyoncé won a NAACP Image Award for Best Female
Artist.
Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with "Halo."
Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with "Diva."

Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Mainstream
R&B/Hip-Hop chart with "Diva."

Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
chart for a week with "Diva."


Beyoncé could be seen in the movie Obsessed
which topped the box-office its opening week.

Beyoncé hit the Top 10 with "Halo."
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
chart with "Halo."


Beyoncé released the Wal-Mart exclusive DVD/CD Above
And Beyonce Dance Mixes.

Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with "Sweet Dreams."

Beyoncé topped the BIllboard Dance/Club
Play songs chart with "Sweet Dreams."

The video for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" won 3 MTV Video Music Awards for Video of the Year, Best Editing, and Best Choreography, and was nominated for Best Female Video, Best
Pop Video, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best
Art Direction,
and Best Special Effects. Beyoncé performed at the
ceremony and had the classiest move of the night.
Earlier in the ceremony, Kanye West interrupted
Taylor Swift's speech for Best Female Video proclaiming Beyoncé had the
best video of the year and was subsequently jeered
throughout the ceremony. When Beyoncé accepted the
award for Video of the Year, she referenced the excitement
she felt when Destiny's Child was nominted for a VMA when
she was still a teen, and then asked Taylor to come
up on stage to finish her acceptance speech - which
she did.

Beyoncé hit the Top 10 with "Sweet Dreams."
Beyoncé won a few MTV Europe Music Awards including
Best Song ("Halo"), Best Video ("Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"), and Best Female
Artist.
The 2CD/1DVD I
Am... Yours. An Intimate Performance At Wynn Las
Vegas and
I
Am... Sasha Fierce (Deluxe Edition) were released.
Beyoncé won an American Music Award for Favorite
Soul/R&B Female Artist, and was nominated for Favorite
Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (I
Am... Sasha Fierce).

Beyoncé hit the Top 40 helping out Lady Gaga with "Telephone."
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Rhythmic chart with
"Sweet Dreams."

Beyoncé could be heard on the Alicia
Keys
LP The
Element Of Freedom on the track "Put It In A Love
Song."
Rolling Stone: '100 Best Songs
of the Decade (2000-2009)' included "Crazy In Love" at # 3 and
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On
It)" at #
50.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard 2009 Year-End Chart
Toppers as the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
(singles & albums), Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist -
Female (singles & albums), Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Album Artist, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist -
Female, Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist, Top Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist - Female, Top Hot
Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Artist, Top Hot Rhythmic
Artist, Top Hot Dance Club Play Artist, and with the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album (I
Am... Sasha Fierce).
# 49
Singles Artist of the Year


Beyoncé won 6 Grammy Awards for Song
of the Year (awarded to the songwriter), Best R&B Song (awarded to
the songwriter), and Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female ("Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"), Best Traditional R&B Vocal
Performance
("At Last"), Best Contemporary R&B Album (I
Am... Sasha Fierce), and Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female ("Halo"), and was nominated
for Album of the Year (I
Am... Sasha Fierce), Record of the Year ("Halo"), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Ego" with Kanye West). and Best Song
Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Visual
Media (awarded to the songwriter) ("Once In A
Lifetime").
Beyoncé hit the Top 10 helping out Lady Gaga with "Telephone."

Beyoncé topped the Billboard Dance Club Play Songs
chart helping out Lady Gaga with "Telephone."

Beyoncé hit #1 for 4 weeks helping out Lady Gaga with "Telephone."
Beyoncé topped the Billboard Pop Songs chart helping
out Lady Gaga with "Telephone."

Beyoncé topped the UK singles chart helping out Lady Gaga with "Telephone."

Beyoncé topped the Billboard Dance Club Play Songs
chart with Lady Gaga with "Video Phone."


The video for "Video Phone" was nominated
for 5 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Female Video, Best Collaboration, Best
Pop Video, Best Choreography, and Best
Art Direction.
The video for "Telephone" (with Lady Gaga) was nominated for Best
Collaboration and Best Choreography.
# 40 Singles
Artist of the Year


Beyoncé was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female (live version of "Halo") and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("Telephone" with Lady Gaga).

Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with "Run The World (Girls)."


Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with "Best Thing I Never Had."
Beyoncé released 4.

Beyoncé topped the Billboard Dance Club Play Songs
chart with "Run The World (Girls)."
Beyoncé topped the Billboard 200 LP chart, Digital
Albums chart, R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with 4. The LP sold over 310,000
copies its first week of release in the US.
Beyoncé topped the UK LP chart 4.

Beyoncé announced she was pregnant at the MTV Video Music Awards where her video for "Run The World (Girls)" won for Best Choreography and was nominated for Best Female Video and Best Cinematography.
4 was certified platinum.


Beyoncé topped the Billboard Dance Club Play Songs
chart with "Best Thing I Never Had."
Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with "Countdown."
Beyoncé won an American Music Award for Favorite
Soul/R&B Female Artist and was nominated for Favorite
Soul/R&B Album (4).

Beyoncé could be heard on the Mary J. Blige LP My
Life II: The Journey Continues, Act 1 on the track
"Love A Woman."
The DVD Beyoncé
Live At Roseland: Elements Of 4 was releasaed.
Beyoncé was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Party") and Best Music Video, Long Form (I
Am.... World Tour).

Beyoncé topped the Billboard Dance Club Play Songs
chart with "Countdown."


Beyoncé gave birth to a baby girl.

Beyoncé topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart with "Love On Top."

Beyoncé topped the Billboard Dance Club Play Songs
chart with "Love On Top."


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Dangerously
In Love
Released: June, 2003
US: 4x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly:
A-
Tracks: "Crazy In Love" (with Jay-Z) -
"Naughty Girl" - "Baby Boy" (with Sean Paul)
- "Hip Hop Star" (with Big Boi
& Sleepy Brown) - "Be With You"
- "Me, Myself & I" -
"Yes" - "Signs" (with
Missy Elliott) - "Speechless" -
"That's How You Like It" (with
Jay-Z) - "The Closer I Get To You"
(with Luther Vandross) - "Dangerously In
Love 2" - "Beyoncé Interlude"
- "Gift From Virgo"
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Live
At Wembley DVD/CD
Released: April, 2004
Billboard peak: # 17
DVD Live Tracks: "Baby Boy" - "Naughty Girl" -
"Fever" - "Hip Hop Star"
- "Yes" - "Work It Out" - "Gift
From Virgo" - "Be With You" -
"Speechless" - "Destiny's
Child Medley" - "Me, Myself & I" -
"Summertime" - "Dangerously In
Love" - "Crazy In Love" -- CD
Tracks:
"Wishing On A Star" - "What's
It Gonna Be" - "My First Time"
- "Krazy In Luv" (Maurice's Nu Soul
Remix) - "Baby Boy" (Junior's World
Mixshow) - "Naughty Girl" (Calderone
Quayle Club Mix)
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B'Day
Released: September, 2006
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly:
B+
Tracks: "Deja Vu" (with Jay-Z) -
"Get Me Bodied" - "Suga
Mama" - "Upgrade U" (with
Jay-Z) - "Ring The Alarm" - "Kitty
Kat" - "Freakum Dress" -
"Green Light" - "Irreplaceable" -
"Resentment"
B'Day
(Deluxe Edition)
Released: April, 2007
Tracks: "Beautiful Liar" (with Shakira) -
"Irreplaceable" - "Welcome
To Hollywood" - "Green Light"
- "Kitty Kat" - "Upgrade
U" (with Jay-Z) - "Flaws And
All" - "Still In Love (Kissing
You)" - "Get Me Bodied"
(Extended Mix) - "Freakum Dress" -
"Gua Mama" - "Deja Vu" (with Jay-Z) -
"Ring The Alarm" -
"Listen" - "Worldwide
Woman" - "Amor Gitano" -
"Listen (Oye)" - "Irreplaceable" (Irreemplazable)
- "Beautiful Liar" (Bello
Embustero) (with Shakira) - "Beautiful Liar" (Remix) (with
Shakira) - "Beautiful Liar" (Spanglish)
(with Shakira) - "Irreplaceable" (Irreemplazable)
(Nortena Remix)
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I
Am... Sasha Fierce
Released: November, 2008
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly:
B+
Tracks: "If I Were A Boy" - "Halo" -
"Disappear" - "Broken-Hearted
Girl" - "Ave Maria" -
"Satellites" - "Save The
Hero" - "Single Ladies (Put A
Ring On It)" - "Radio" -
"Diva" - "Sweet Dreams" - "Video
Phone"
I
Am... Sasha Fierce (Deluxe Edition)
Released: November, 2009
Tracks: ""If I Were A Boy" - "Halo" -
"Disappear" - "Broken-Hearted
Girl" - "Ave Maria" -
"Smash Into You" -
"Satellites" - "That's Why
You're Beautiful" - "Single Ladies (Put A
Ring On It)" - "Radio" -
"Diva" - "Sweet Dreams" - "Video
Phone" (Extended Remix with Lady Gaga) -
"Hello" - "Ego" (Remix
with Kanye West) - "Scared Of
Lonely" - "Poison"
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Above
And Beyonce Dance Mixes (DVD/CD)
Released: June, 2009
Billboard peak: # 36
Tracks: "If I Were A Boy" (Maurice Joshua
Mojo UK Remix) - "Single Ladies (Put A
Ring On It)" (DJ Escape & Tony
Coluccio Remix) (Club Version) - "Diva" (Karmatronic
Club Remix) - "Halo" (Dave Aude Club
Remix) - "Broken-Hearted Girl"
(Catalyst Remix) - "Ego" (OK DAC
Remix) - "Sweet Dreams" (Harlan Pepper
& AG III Remix) - "Ego" (Remix
featuring Kanye West)
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I
Am... Yours. An Intimate Performance At Wynn
Las Vegas (2CD/1DVD)
Released: November, 2009
Live Tracks: "Hello" -
"Halo" - "Irreplaceable" - "Sweet Dreams / Dangerously In Love
/ Sweet Love" - "If I Were A Boy / California Love /
You Oughta Know" - "Scared Of
Lonely" - "That's Why You're
Beautiful / Beautiful Ones" -
"Satellites" -
"Resentment" - "It Don't Mean
A Thing / Ornithology" - "Deja Vu" - "I Wanna
Be Where You Are / Welcome To Hollywood"
- "No, No, No Part 1 / No, No, No Part 2
(with Wyclef Jean) / Bug-A-Boo" -
"Bills, Bills, Bills / Say My Name /
Jumpin' Jumpin' / Independent Women Part 1 /
Bootylicious / Survivor" - "Work It
Out" - "'03 Bonnie &
Clyde" - "Crazy In Love" - "Naughty Girl" - "Get Me
Bodied" - "Electric Feel / Single Ladies (Put A
Ring On It) / Hey Hey Heys" -
"Finale"
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iTunes
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Released: June, 2011
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1
Tracks: "1+1" - "I
Care" - "I Miss You" - "Best Thing I Never Had" -
"Party" (featuring Andre 3000) -
"Rather Die Young" - "Start
Over" - "Love On Top" - "Countdown" - "End Of
Time" - "I Was Here" - "Run The World (Girls)"
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"Crazy In
Love"
[Beyoncé Knowles featuring
Jay-Z]
from the LP Dangerously In Love
ARC chart
run: 30 - 20 - 16 - 10 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 17 - 22 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 1
RIAA Certification: Gold
Grammy Winner: Best R&B Song, Best
Rap/Sung Collaboration
Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year
MTV VMA Winner: Best Female Video, Best Choreography, Best R&B Video
MTV VMA Nominee: Viewer's Choice
Rolling Stone: '100 Best Songs of
the Decade (2000-2009)': # 3 |
1(7) |
22 |
2003 |

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| 2` |
"Check On It"
from the Destiny's Child LP #1's
ARC chart
run: 39 - 35 - 25 - 16 - 12 - 10 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 7 - 10 - 14 - 20 - 23 - 29 - 29 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 6
RIAA Certification: Gold
MTV VMA Winner: Best R&B Video |
1(5) |
27 |
2006 |

iTunes
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| 3 |
"Irreplaceable"
from the LP B'Day
ARC chart
run: 30 - 18 - 10 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 8 - 11 - 13 - 18 - 22 - 26 - 28 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 5
RIAA Certification: 3x
Platinum
Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year
MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year |
1(7) |
24 |
2007 |

iTunes
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| 4 |
"Telephone"
[Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce]
from the Lady Gaga LP The Fame Monster
ARC chart
run: 37 - 30 - 26 - 24 - 23 - 21 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 7 - 9 - 11 - 13 - 26 - 39 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 6
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop
Collaboration with Vocals
MTV VMA Nominee: Best
Collaboration, Best Choreography |
1(4) |
26 |
2010 |

iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| 5 |
Halo
from the LP I Am... Sasha Fierce
ARC Chart Run: 37 - 29 - 25 - 23 - 22 - 21 - 20 - 19 - 16 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 7 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 6 - 10 - 12 - 14 - 17 - 19 - 23 - 28 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 11
Grammy Winner: Best Pop Vocal
Performance - Female
Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year |
2 |
27 |
2009 |
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| 6 |
Baby Boy
[Beyoncé Knowles featuring
Sean Paul]
from the LP Dangerously In Love
ARC Chart Run: 39 - 34 - 30 - 26 - 14 - 7 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 7 - 11 - 15 - 21 - 29 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 4
RIAA Certification: Gold |
1(5) |
22 |
2003 |
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[ LYRICS ]

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| 7 |
Sweet
Dreams
from the LP I Am... Sasha Fierce
ARC Chart Run: 40 - 37 - 33 - 30 - 28 - 24 - 22 - 20 - 18 - 13 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 8 - 12 - 13 - 17 - 18 - 20 - 24 - 25 - 29 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 19
RIAA Certification: Gold |
4 |
26 |
2009 |
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| 8 |
Single
Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
from the LP I Am... Sasha Fierce
ARC Chart Run: 33 - 20 - 15 - 13 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 8 - 11 - 14 - 16 - 22 - 25 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 27
RIAA Certification: 3x
Platinum
Grammy Winner: Song of the Year, Best R&B Vocal
Performance - Female, Best R&B Song
MTV VMA Winner: Video of the Year, Best Choreography, Best Editing
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Female Video, Best Pop Video, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Special
Effects
Rolling Stone: '100 Best Songs of
the Decade (2000-2009)': # 50 |
1(3) |
20 |
2009 |
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| 9 |
Naughty
Girl
from the LP Dangerously In Love
ARC Chart Run: 31 - 21 - 14 - 9 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 9 - 13 - 17 - 22 - 26 - 36 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 23
RIAA Certification: Gold
MTV VMA Winner: Best Female Video
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Dance Video, Best Choreography, Best Cinematography |
1(1) |
19 |
2004 |
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[ LYRICS ]

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| 10 |
'03 Bonnie
& Clyde
[Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé
Knowles]
from the Jay-Z LP The Blueprint 2: The
Gift And The Curse
ARC Chart Run: 40 - 34 - 30 - 27 - 24 - 19 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 12 - 9 - 5 - 4 - 7 - 10 - 14 - 18 - 23 - 36 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 41
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Hip-Hop Video |
4 |
19 |
2003 |
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BUY ]
[ LYRICS ]

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| 11 |
If I Were A
Boy
from the LP I Am... Sasha Fierce
RIAA Certification: 2x
Platinum
ARC Chart Run: 34 - 23 - 14 - 11 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 5 - 6 - 8 - 9 - 9 - 13 - 23 - 28 - 33 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 56
RIAA Certification: Gold |
5 |
17 |
2008 |
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[ LYRICS ]

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| 12 |
Me, Myself
And I
from the LP Dangerously In Love
ARC Chart Run: 35 - 28 - 25 - 19 - 17 - 15 - 11 - 8 - 7 - 5 - 7 - 13 - 15 - 16 - 18 - 23 - 25 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# ???
MTV VMA Nominee: Best R&B Video |
5 |
17 |
2004 |
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[ LYRICS ]

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| 13 |
Beautiful
Liar
[Beyoncé & Shakira]
from the LP B'Day (Deluxe
Edition)
ARC Chart Run: 32 - 23 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 12 - 17 - 20 - 25 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 70
RIAA Certification: Gold
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop
Collaboration with Vocals
MTV VMA Winner: Most
Earthshattering Collaboration
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Cinematography, Best Direction, Best Editing |
9 |
11 |
2007 |
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| 14 |
Deja Vu
[Beyoncé Knowles featuring
Jay-Z]
from the LP B'Day
ARC Chart Run: 32 - 23 - 18 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 9 - 17 - 26 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 76
Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Song, Best Rap/Sung
Collaboration |
9 |
10 |
2006 |
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BUY ]
[ LYRICS ] 

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| 15 |
Best Thing
I Never Had
from the LP 4
ARC Chart Run: 32 - 29 - 26 - 19 - 16 - 15 - 14 - 13 - 17 - 21- 28 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 81 |
13 |
12 |
2011 |
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| 16 |
Until The
End Of Time
[Justin Timberlake featuring Beyonce]
from the Justin Timberlake LP FutureSex / LoveSounds
(Deluxe Edition)
ARC Chart Run: 39 - 32 - 29 - 26 - 24 - 23 - 29 - 34 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 104
RIAA Certification: Gold |
23 |
9 |
2007 |
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| 17 |
Run The
World (Girls)
from the LP 4
ARC Chart Run: 40 - 34 - 33 - 33 - 33 - 39 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 120
MTV VMA Winner: Best Choreography
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Female Video, Best Cinematography |
33 |
6 |
2011 |
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| 18 |
Ring The
Alarm
from the LP B'Day
ARC Chart Run: 38 - 35 - 31 - 29 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 135
RIAA Certification: Gold
Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Vocal
Performance - Female |
29 |
4 |
2006 |
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| 19 |
Countdown
from the LP 4
ARC Chart Run: 40 - 39 - 37 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 135 |
37 |
4 |
2011 |
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| 20 |
Diva
from the LP I Am... Sasha Fierce
ARC Chart Run: 38 - 36 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 142 |
36 |
2 |
2009 |
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| 21 |
Work It Out
from the Austin Powers:
Goldmember soundtrack
ARC Chart Run: 39 - off
Year-End Chart Position:
# 206 |
39 |
1 |
2002 |
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Summertime
[Beyoncé Knowles featuring
Ghostface Killah]
from the The Fighting Temptations soundtrack |
** |
** |
2003 |
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Fighting
Temptation
[Beyoncé Knowles, Missy
Elliott, MC Lyte & Free]
from the The Fighting Temptations soundtrack |
** |
** |
2003 |
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Dangerously In Love
from the LP Dangerously In Love
Grammy Winner: Best R&B Vocal
Performance- Female |
** |
** |
2004 |
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The Closer I Get To
You
[Luther Vandross & Beyoncé
Knowles]
from the LP Dangerously In Love
Grammy Winner: Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group |
** |
** |
2004 |
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Upgrade U
[Beyoncé Knowles featuring
Jay-Z]
from the LP B'Day |
** |
** |
2007 |
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Listen
from the Dreamgirls soundtrack |
** |
** |
2007 |
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Kitty Kat
from the LP B'Day |
** |
** |
2007 |
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Get Me
Bodied
from the LP B'Day |
** |
** |
2007 |
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Hollywood
[Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé
Knowles]
from the Jay-Z LP Kingdom Come |
** |
** |
2007 |
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Love In This Club,
Part II
[Usher featuring Beyonce & Lil Wayne]
from the Usher LP Here I Stand
Year-End Chart Position:
# 172
RIAA Certification: Gold |
** |
** |
2008 |
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/ BUY ]
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At Last
from the Cadillac Records soundtrack
Grammy Winner: Best Traditional
R&B Vocal Performance |
** |
** |
2008 |
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Ego
from the LP Above And Beyonce Dance
Mixes
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap/Sung
Collaboration |
** |
** |
2009 |
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BUY ]
[ LYRICS ]

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Video Phone
[Beyonce featuring Lady Gaga]
from the LP I Am... Sasha Fierce (Deluxe
Edition)
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Female Video, Best
Collaboration, Best Pop Video, Best Choreography, Best Art Direction |
** |
** |
2009 |
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Why Don't You Call
Me
from the LP I Am... Sasha Fierce The
Bonus Tracks |
** |
** |
2010 |
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Put It In A
Love Song
[Alicia Keys featuring Beyonce]
from the Alicia Keys LP The Element Of Freedom
Year-End Chart Position:
# 158 |
** |
** |
2010 |
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