With a devotion to music that started she was just five years old, Beyoncé has been never missed a step. Once she reached her teens, Queen B has dominated the Billboard charts for the entire span of thirteen-years-and-counting career, first as part of '90s R&B group Destiny's Child, later with her husband Jay-Z, as a duet partner (with Justin Timberlake, Shakira and Lady Gaga), and most especially as a solo leading lady. And Beyonce is barely in her 30s. (Do the math and you realize she was on the charts at an age when most kids were going to the high school prom.)
In celebration of her 32nd birthday, we've ranked Queen Bey's top 30 Billboard hits. The chart is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100. Songs are ranked using an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least.
30. Girl
29. Ring the Alarm
28. Diva
27. Until the End of Time
26. Best Thing I Never Had
25. Cater 2 U
24. Emotion
23. Deja Vu
22. Beautiful Liar
21. Sweet Dreams
20. Bootylicious
19. If I Were a Boy
18. Halo
17. Telephone
16. Me, Myself and I
15. Soldier
14. 03' Bonnie & Clyde
13. No, No, No
12. Naughty Girl
11. Bills, Bills, Bills
10. Survivor
9. Lose My Breath
8. Say My Name
7. Jumpin', Jumpin'
6. Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
5. Check on It
4. Crazy in Love
3. Baby Boy
2. Irreplaceable
1. Independent Women
This list is giving radio impact a bigger importance than it deserves, I mean 'Check On It' above 'Single Ladies', 'Me Myself & I' above 'Halo' and 'Baby Boy' above 'Crazy In Love'?!