# The best Beyoncé songs

Queen Bey's essential tracks, from her solo debut "Crazy in Love" to the country turn of "Texas Hold 'Em", as ranked by critics and listeners.

- 860 votes · 20 items
- Mar 4, 2024 · vinylhead_grumpy
- https://even.best/en/l/2409/the-best-beyonce-songs

## Top 20

1. **Crazy in Love (feat. Jay-Z)** (93 · ▲96 ▼3) — 2003. Her solo debut single and a number one in the US and UK.
2. **Halo** (62 · ▲65 ▼3) — 2008. Her biggest ballad.
3. **Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)** (54 · ▲59 ▼5) — 2008. The dance that the whole world copied.
4. **Formation** (44 · ▲48 ▼4) — 2016. A statement of Black Southern pride.
5. **Freedom (feat. Kendrick Lamar)** (35 · ▲38 ▼3) — 2016. A gospel-rock protest anthem.
6. **All Night** (35 · ▲37 ▼2) — 2016. The redemptive closer of Lemonade.
7. **Irreplaceable** (33 · ▲41 ▼8) — 2006. The breakup anthem of a whole decade.
8. **Drunk in Love (feat. Jay-Z)** (33 · ▲40 ▼7) — 2013. Won two Grammys in 2015.
9. **Hold Up** (30 · ▲36 ▼6) — 2016. A reggae-tinged song with a baseball bat.
10. **Love on Top** (27 · ▲37 ▼10) — 2011. Key change after key change.
11. **Sorry** (27 · ▲34 ▼7) — 2016. The famous "Becky" song.
12. **Break My Soul** (24 · ▲27 ▼3) — 2022. House music for quitting your job.
13. **Run the World (Girls)** (19 · ▲27 ▼8) — 2011. Marching-band power anthem.
14. **XO** (19 · ▲26 ▼7) — 2013. A big-hearted pop ballad.
15. **Cuff It** (18 · ▲27 ▼9) — 2022. Disco and funk from Renaissance.
16. **Partition** (18 · ▲24 ▼6) — 2013. Two songs in one, from the surprise self-titled album.
17. **Countdown** (18 · ▲22 ▼4) — 2011. A dizzying love song full of tricks.
18. **Déjà Vu (feat. Jay-Z)** (16 · ▲25 ▼9) — 2006. Funk at full speed.
19. **Baby Boy (feat. Sean Paul)** (13 · ▲19 ▼6) — 2003. Dancehall and R&B from Dangerously in Love.
20. **Texas Hold 'Em** (10 · ▲16 ▼6) — 2024. Her first number one on the country chart.

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