PICKING UP THE 'CHECK':
With "Check On It" (Columbia) advancing to No. 1 on The Billboard Hot 100, Beyoncé Knowles has now spent more time in this chart's pole position as a solo artist than she did as part of Destiny's Child.

Until this week, the group and the solo performer were tied, with 17 weeks each at No. 1. Destiny's Child arrived at that total with four chart-toppers: "Bills, Bills, Bills" (one week), "Say My Name" (three weeks), "Independent Women Part I" (11 weeks) and "Bootylicious" (two weeks).

Beyoncé amassed 17 weeks at No. 1 with just two hits: "Crazy in Love" (eight weeks) and "Baby Boy" (nine weeks). The current chart week is her 18th frame at No. 1.

The rapid turnover of No. 1 hits in 2006 continues, as Beyoncé's "Check On It" featuring Slim Thug is the third song to move into first place since the calendar year began. The longest-running No. 1 title of the year to date is "Grillz" by Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp, and that single led the list for only two weeks.

With "Check On It" sitting on the throne, the Columbia label maintains its lead as the imprint with the most No. 1 songs in the rock era. This latest Beyoncé hit is the logo's 97th No. 1, a run that began on Sept. 3, 1955, with the ascendancy of Mitch Miller's "The Yellow Rose of Texas." Columbia is comfortably ahead of all other labels; second-place RCA has 60 No. 1 songs in the rock era.

yea... great. Doesn't say much seeing that Laffy Taffy was also #1. Check on It isnt that great of a song. Bad lyrics and all.

congrats... but I don't get why they compared DC to her in the first couple of paragraphs?

Because people always feel the need to compare everybody in the media. Besides, they considered that Beyoncé wouldn't be anywhere near #1 if it wasn't for DC, but I don't know.

finally ! what about haters said it wont go to #1 ? , now eat that b!atch !

Beyonce is an AMAZING strong willed person. If you've seen her On and Off on BET, that special, it's amazing. I mean it shows her life basically for 2 days, and how she is on days off, and days working. Either way she's working, but she's amazing. Her persona is always amazing, she's no attitude, and I think everything that has happend to her has happend because of that.

Beyonce is a household name, and she'll be around for ages, haters or not, she'll be around.

Could you imagine working everday of your life, do you know how hard she worked when she was a child for what she has? She deserves it, and she makes beautiful music because she puts her heart and soul into, that's her life..


Sorry, I'm very emotional tonigth lol

That's actually funny. I mean, I consider "Lose My Breath" a way better single than "Check On It", yet it wasn't able to hit #1, while "Check On In" hit. Maybe that's because the downloads thing weren't on by the time LMB had its peak? Am I wrong?

Mathew Knowles & Payola have alway been best friends when it comes to Beyonce.

Payola as in people buying her single.

Well, that's a poInt. lol

**playing the violins**

Dont' make fun of me

Beyonce is my homegirl, and I gotta rep!

Crazy in Love = One of the biggest summer songs of all time for me.