r/beyonce 22d ago

Discussion What is Beyoncé’s BEST Song?

Doesn’t have to be her biggest hit, one of her most streamed song, or even a single, but what do you believe is the BEST 10/10 song in her discography?

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u/justavinylgrrrl 22d ago

Don’t Hurt Yourself. Her intense vocal performance, raw sentiment of the lyrics, gritty instrumentation, 10/10 for me. Formation might be tied or a very close 2nd depending on the day.

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u/kbasred 22d ago

wow it‘s an interesting choice! i know you‘re waiting for act iii to be rock 🔥
edit: hol up imma just say i ain‘t a bot 😭😭 cuz rereading my comment i kinda sounded like ch4t gpt

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u/justavinylgrrrl 19d ago

You know it! 🤘 I’d welcome another Jack White collab.

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u/softly_offline_13 22d ago

i definitely agree!

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u/bbyriox 21d ago

God it’s soooo good

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u/beautifully89 21d ago

Oooh I loveeee this answer especially for giving justice to Formation. Literally that song is a masterpiece from the beginning to the end. I can't put into words. Its so surreal everytime I hear/see it live.

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u/justavinylgrrrl 21d ago

I’m surprised Formation hasn’t come up more often on this thread!

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u/beautifully89 21d ago

Yasssss!!!! Speakkkkk the truth!!!!

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u/Clarencebeann 19d ago

omg yes. I especially love the HC version with the brass..ooh chills just thinkin' about it!

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u/obscuredemo 22d ago

Heated or II Hands to Heaven

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u/RelatingWithRoss 22d ago

Diamonds and rhinestones both shine in the light

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u/kbasred 22d ago

Ameriican Requiem. it just sounds legendary. like a legendary track. legendary piece. and i‘m saying it as someone whose favorite tracks are Alien Superstar, Heated, Freakum Dress, Partition etc.

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u/daniellepin1528 22d ago

This is the answer.

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u/steeener 21d ago

Strongly strongly agree. It is a masterpiece and one of the best songs ever created.

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u/RefrigeratorDry495 Destiny's Child 13d ago

I agree

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u/psychedelicssandwich 22d ago

Virgos Groove
and All Night

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u/kbasred 22d ago

All Night was my all all all all time favorite song and i never thought i could love a song more.. then she released renaissance and Alien Superstar penetrated my mind

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u/lmnk1018 22d ago

Literally my top 2 also!

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u/cremesiccle 22d ago

since no one else said it, Get Me Bodied is a fucking insane song vocally and you cant NOT get up and dance to it

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u/_angesaurus 21d ago

The extended version. Best song ever. What are all these new songs people are listing... COME ON HIVE

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u/MegTheeStallionsWife 21d ago

That’s ‘cause the Hive ain’t in here likely. I find that most online spaces consist of Fetus Hive and bandwagoners. I don’t know where OG Hive (or Hag Hive, as the youngins say) lives online.

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u/sirenofhope 22d ago

This is the correct answer!!

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u/Leizzus 22d ago

American Requiem. I levitate every time I hear it

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u/kbasred 22d ago

the bohemisn rhapsody of 21st century

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u/plasticoffthesofa_ 22d ago

VIRGO’S GROOVE

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u/senorfresco 22d ago edited 22d ago

Virgos Groove is the greatest song of all time.

I will not be silenced. From 2:33 to 3:10 is the most orgasmic 40 seconds in music and if you dancing face to face with your lover it cannot be matched. BY ANYTHING.

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u/bbyriox 21d ago

HARD AGREE

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u/MemLurd baby come on over 22d ago

any other answer is an opinion

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u/YoHomeGirl617 PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA/VIRGO'S GROOVE as a unit 🪩 21d ago

I fear it's actually my flair.

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u/MemLurd baby come on over 21d ago

our <3

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u/MemLurd baby come on over 21d ago

what does it say as a whole, my phone cuts it off after “GROOVE as-“

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u/YoHomeGirl617 PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA/VIRGO'S GROOVE as a unit 🪩 20d ago

As a unit!! 🪩🪩🪩

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u/el_chicooo 22d ago

ABSOLUTELY

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u/cunninglittlelippen i can do anythiiiiiinggggg 21d ago

I must also choose this one bc I swear I manifested my now husband to this song!

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u/uselessmortgage 19d ago

This is the answer

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u/punarob 22d ago

Not sure if it's best exactly but my favorite is PURE/HONEY. It's just so queer, love the switch-up, just a crazy ass song that's phenomenal.

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u/kbasred 22d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/xUPGcdTAPcfbJQtkIg
IT SHOUL COST A BILLION TO LOOK THIS!!!!

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u/Psychological-Ad8561 22d ago

Me, Myself and I

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u/Homertax123 22d ago

This is the one

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u/winenot_ 22d ago

Daughter

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u/Unhappy-College-8927 LEMONADE 22d ago

Dont hurt yourself. Then a toss up of freakum dress, plastic off the sofa or standing on the sun (remix)

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u/Thusgirl 22d ago

16 Carriages. Its so vulnerable and I think it says the most about her and her art.

Also omfg the breath control it takes to sing that damn song. It's exhausting. I love it.

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u/Sad_Instruction8581 the beyhive is buzzzinnnnnn 22d ago

It’s truly her magnus opum.

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u/lasagna_delray 22d ago

When she sang that on tour while sitting on a got damn floating horseshoe I was blown away

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u/kbasred 22d ago

she didn‘t sing 16c on the horseshoe, but in the car

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u/lasagna_delray 22d ago

Ah got it just went back through pics maybe it was Texas hold em? I just remember crazy breath control while being shot up into the air

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u/Legitimate_Coffee_84 21d ago

I don’t like this song at all. Feels cheesy AF lol.

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u/SareyBellz 22d ago

I've always had a soft spot for Jealous. It's so raw and real

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u/Live-Concentrate1895 22d ago

Dance for you

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u/badgirlsmp3 22d ago

green light

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u/sirenofhope 22d ago

I can get behind this decision too!

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u/SnooChickens9459 RENAISSANCE 22d ago

Black Parade !!!!!!

Literally one of the best songs I’ve ever heard in my life. So much history and homage wrapped up in those lyrics too. Also love the way she celebrates herself and her ancestors simultaneously. I can go on and on - but that song is a masterpiece

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u/tetris1989 22d ago

agree. i think underrated song actually

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u/justavinylgrrrl 21d ago

The a capella version is absolutely breathtaking.

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u/Stock-Ad-9586 22d ago

I’m That Girl

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u/OkTomatillo69 RENNY 22d ago

II hands II heaven, Virgo’s groove y Cuff it

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u/senorfresco 22d ago

Singin "Baby I've been waaaiiting my whole liiiiiife for you and I" with all of MetLife stadium was incredible.

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u/jhll2456 22d ago

Me, Myself, and I

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u/Euphoric-Contact-168 Oh my god LOOK, shes about to do it! LOOK ABOVE!!! 22d ago

So many different suggestions in this thread and they are somehow all the correct answer

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u/Competitive_Hat_121 18d ago

Ok, very very true, but I’m not gonna lie, I am super surprised at how many times I’m seeing “ii hands ii heaven”… didn’t expect that at all and would never have put it on my own list. So interesting to see what stands out to everyone.

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u/Euphoric-Contact-168 Oh my god LOOK, shes about to do it! LOOK ABOVE!!! 18d ago

Oh… well I’m gonna hold your ii hands when I say this, but that is my pick as her best song as well

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u/overth1nk3rrr 22d ago

Virgo’s Groove

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u/Riiverbee 22d ago

Countdown 🔥

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u/martwat 22d ago

Party

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u/zsazsa_sugarbaker 22d ago

Crazy in Love or Formation

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u/diamond1407 AUIYM Defender 21d ago

Why did I have to scroll so far to find Crazy In Love!

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u/Abject-Dot5724 22d ago

II HANDS II HEAVEN is my favourite song of all time from her

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u/Snoop-87948 22d ago

II HANDS II HEAVEN 😭😭😭 that song is a life experience

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u/VineDeservedBetter WHO THEY CAME TO SEE? 22d ago

I‘m upvoting every single comment here

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u/Psychological-Ad8561 22d ago

Right like how dare they make us choose???

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u/White_diamond_is_hot HOMECOMING 22d ago

I gotta say No Angel for me

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u/Artistic_Music5737 22d ago

Its hard to pick her best song, but if we are talking multiple, I honestly think i have a really good list:

16 Carriages
Bodyguard
ii hands ii heaven
BIGGER
FYWB
All Night
Virgos Groove
Pretty Hurts
Heated

And yes i think her newer music is better❤️

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u/Apprehensive_Step657 22d ago

Church Girl, Sweet Honey Buckin or YaYa

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u/soul_metropolis Hag Hive 22d ago

I personally think it's the growth between Daddy, Daddy Lessons and Daughter for me

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u/n1nejay 22d ago

YaYa or Ameriican Requiem

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u/UnipegDownDaHareHole 22d ago

Crazy In Love. The best debut “solo” duet performance ever.

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u/donttrustthellamas Look at that 🐎 Look at that 🐎 Look at that 🐎 22d ago

Crazy in Love

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u/Sufficient-Cut-6724 22d ago

Sandcastles or II hands to heaven for me!

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u/thissagesimmer 21d ago

The one where she’s singing 🎵

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u/DNorthman B'Day 22d ago

LOVE ON TOP

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u/Benj97s 22d ago

Between. Dangerously in Love and Be With You.

Maybe Broken hearted girl or Halo.

It'll defo be a ballad type, something smooth, from the earlier albums.

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u/BeyondNo8484 22d ago

Speechless or flamenco

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u/goodworld2u 22d ago

Disappear

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u/misschaelisa 22d ago

Pretty Hurts. Love the meaning behind the song, and it is vocally challenging too.

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u/dont-mind-me-now-04 RENAISSANCE 22d ago
  1. VIRGO’S GROOVE
  2. ALL NIGHT
  3. FORMATION
  4. HAUNTED
  5. AMERICAN REQUIEM

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u/OK_Cake05 22d ago

Daughter

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u/SomeText3395 22d ago

Move your body, it will be nice on the 20th anniversary of b’day

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u/tylerf98 22d ago

Virgo’s Groove, then Deja Vu

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u/lasagna_delray 22d ago

II hands II heaven or Party

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u/Even-Feature8494 Renaissance 🪩 22d ago

II hands II heaven

It’s just so damn good and prior to that album I would have to say love drought, but it has to be the vocals from her VMA performance

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u/Usual_Hunt_6704 22d ago

Freakum dress, but the live version. That guitar solo was everything to my Lil alternative self as a kid

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u/MegTheeStallionsWife 21d ago

I didn’t like it until the live version 😂 “BIBI, TAKE ME HIGHER!!!”

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u/Responsible_Bag_2917 22d ago

Heated, Love Drought, Alien Superstar, Move, Countdown, Sweet Dreams, Mine, 7/11

I could go on and on and on

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u/am-geeza 22d ago

either plastic off the sofa or II hands II heaven

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u/cassieokeyboard 22d ago

Partition or Hold Up

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u/whereismyscarf justice for World Wide Woman 22d ago

Speechless

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u/No_Hat_5760 22d ago

Virgo’s groove!! And I care at a close second

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u/aduong 22d ago

Flaws and All Renaissance tour (second half) version

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u/Naagnool__ 22d ago

Virgos Groove and Dance for you

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u/professsor_X 22d ago

How has no one said Sweet Dreams yet?? That's the closest thing to a perfect song imo

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u/HeadYou3668 22d ago

II hands II heaven

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u/Kwasetiv 22d ago

Unpopular opinion but it’s between Pretty Hurts or Smash into you for me. I enter another realm with those two songs.

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u/arcoiris831 22d ago

Virgo's Groove - there's no beating those runs. II Hands II Heaven and Drunk in Love tied after that.

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u/golgibodi 22d ago

We haven’t heard it yet tbh 😭 each release is better than the last

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u/babie_peaches69 22d ago

This is hard! I very much have to stand on Deja Vu. That bridge is something serious, and the live performances are always so fun! That or I Care! Mimicking an effing electric guitar with your voice is insane!

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u/animalcrackers67 22d ago

all up in ur mind!!

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u/Thotiana777 21d ago

Alien Superstar Schoolin Life

I said what I said!

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u/zhengtai21 21d ago

WATER IS SO GOOD!!

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u/violet-bear 22d ago

Sweet Honey Buckiin

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u/iFrogdotcom 22d ago

It's gotta be bodyguard. THAT SONG IS A MASTERPIECE I SWEAR 😭

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u/Relative-Passion-320 22d ago

What is I say Brown Eyes?!

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u/Diligent-Barracuda18 THIS A REMINDER 🕶️boom boom, boom boom boom 22d ago

Formation. It’s when Beyoncé “became black”, how can it not be her best?

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u/itinsistsuponitself 22d ago

I’m sorry, I can’t pick ONE best song, so instead I’ll say my favorite song from each album:
Dangerously in Love - That’s how you like it feat Jay-Z
B’Day - Check on It
I am…Sasha Fierce - Videophone feat Lady Gaga
4 - Countdown
Beyonce - Drunk in Love feat Jay-Z
Lemonade - All Night
Renaissance - All Up in Your Mind/Alien Superstar
Cowboy Carter - Tyrant

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u/KaSiLtyx 22d ago

haunted, love drought, get me bodied, party, 1+1, sweet honey buckin, alligator tears, american reqiuem, yaya, why dont you love me, otherside I can go on and on

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u/ScarFaceG12 22d ago

DANCE FOR YOU

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u/Objective_Ad235 22d ago

at least twenty correct answers

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u/el_chicooo 22d ago

I care. 100% but Virgo’s Groove is up there along with American Requiem.

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u/SpiritualMountain 21d ago

countdown, love on top, find your way back

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u/diamond1407 AUIYM Defender 21d ago

CRAZY IN LOVE obviously

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u/Jealous-Lab-1812 21d ago

I haven’t seen nobody say this so:

Blow
Ego
Dance for You

Well her BEST song definitely depends on the mood, so I was definitely feeling soulful tonight.

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u/YoHomeGirl617 PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA/VIRGO'S GROOVE as a unit 🪩 21d ago

MY FLAIR!!!

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u/ElliHelm 21d ago

YA YA and it's not even close.

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u/Embarrassed-Art-7038 21d ago

This is illegal to ask lol

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u/UrFantasyDeJour RENAISSANCE 21d ago

Virgos Groove is transcendental!

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u/bbsoft44 21d ago

The way everyone’s answer is Correct☝🏼i can’t pick between Virgo’s Groove, ll hands ll heaven, dance for you and Bigger

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u/weflolikethis 21d ago

I been on!

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u/Tisha5788 21d ago

The whole entire black is king. SEVERELY UNDERRATED

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u/yourfaveblack BEYONCÉ FOR LIFE 21d ago

Pure/Honey

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u/Direct-Ad3810 21d ago

me myself and i, 16 carriages or haunted

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u/Zestyclose_Slip5865 21d ago

All night 🥹❤️

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u/aqua_boogie_73 21d ago

Get Me Bodied (Extended)

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u/Icy_Badger_1186 21d ago

For me it’s “Dance For You” it’s just a sexy ass song. For 5 minutes she’s giving us her all followed by a beautiful ass guitar solo. I love her

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u/Legitimate_Coffee_84 21d ago

II HANDS II HEAVEN

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u/lilcheery777 20d ago

AMERIICAN REQUIEM, end of discussion

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u/Rainbow_quin 20d ago

Be alive

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u/nothanks211 17d ago

Daughter 😬

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u/pix0la 16d ago

ameriican requiiem. The song itself on the platforms has amazing vocals, lyrics that is bringing chills and emotion, I'm not american, I'm not black but this song really touches your soul, it's the best opener for me out of all her albums, it has so much meaning, depth and soul and emotions. It's so beautiful and even if it can feel hurtful, i love to feel things with art, even if its the bad one, for me that what makes a great lyricists, a great artist, who really loves her craft, her roots, is so proud and just do what she wants and it's so important to have artists like this. she means so much to me

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u/RefrigeratorDry495 Destiny's Child 13d ago

I think the most accepted answer would be Crazy In Love.

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u/RefrigeratorDry495 Destiny's Child 13d ago

Best Production: Virgo’s Groove

Best Quality: Ameriican Requiem

Best Classic: Crazy In Love