When she released the album, they all showed promise. Now it seems like all of her songs are literally tumbling down hot 100 with no recovery on sight.

Wondering if her team will make the right call and release it on YT + Spotify.

Beyonce is a megastar in terms of being a performer and an iconic figure. But as far as singles go, shes always been hit or miss, always.

Sure. I been over it since ST really.

i don't think she cares... it will still be a good era but I think it will sell about half the records of Beyonce

I just wish Sorry could have the videos or proper treatment. Mess.

Michael's last number 1 You are not alone 1995
Whitney's Last number 1 exhale (shoop, shoop) 1995
Madonna's last number 1 Music in the year 2000
Prince's last number 1 Cream in the year 1991
Stevie Wonder last number 1 in the year 1985
Aretha Franklin last number 1 in the year 1987

And they had long careers after. So I'm not sure if it's a "disappointment" so much as a shift in priorities.

Always? Just the last 3 eras hun

At least it makes it easier to swallow that Formation is still unlisted and Sorry/Hold Up will never get the single treatment if you think about it in terms of shifted priorities

Her album is full of hits, she can easily have 3-4 top hits if she wants. But you know, she is busy making 5M+ per night.

Yes. B'Days only indisputable hit was Irreplaceable. Most of the other singles released didnt make any sort of impact other than possibly Check On It. 4's singles were irrelevant besides Love On Top which has its longevity in adult contemporary/R&B but ultimately at the time made little to no impact on radio, quite honestly Love On Top was kind of a non-factor at the time, its more popular now than it was then imo. S/T had numerous possibilities for a hit single yet for some reason radio didnt support her and thus everything kind of stumbled other than Drunk In Love which despite obviously being a popular song didnt impact like it should have. Sasha and her debut were her only eras that had solid multiple hit singles.

This is a try hard mess of a thread.
Beyoncé doesn't care about singles anymore. What else does she need to do to prove that to you?

All of them, expect Aretha, had more hits than Beyoncé at their commercial peak.

It's not about singles with B. Listen to the albums and her work that she puts hard work and effort into.

She just won't listen.

"Sorry" and "Hold Up" are surefire hits. "All Night" is a HUGE song.
She also sabotaged the hell outta "Formation".

"Freedom", "Daddy Lessons", "6 Inch" could also have an impact.

Daddy Lessons has zero chance of impacting.

Freedom for political reasons.

6 Inch probably.

She clearly wants to put emphasis on the album rather than traditional singles, but there are plenty of songs on this album that with her starpower obviously wouldve hit top 5 at least had they been traditionally released

I don't think she cares when it comes to singles and neither do her fans. Besides they constantly play her **** on the radio anyway.