" 'HALO,' IT'S B: On the Billboard Hot 100, Beyonce's "Halo" ascends 8-5. At 16 weeks, the song's climb to the top five is the longest of her 12 entries to reach such lofty heights. "Me, Myself and I" took 13 weeks in 2003-04. With her dozen top fives all logged since 2002, "Halo" grants her the decade's lead, breaking a tie with 50 Cent.
"Halo" also rises to the top of Hot Dance Club Play, becoming Beyonce's 10th No. 1 on the list, all since 2003. She matches Kristine W for second-most leaders this decade on the Club Play chart. Both artists trail only Madonna, the leader with 17 No. 1s since 2000. "
And there is another little tidbit about Beyoncé on the same page:
" CHART BEAT BITS: With the debut of "Fantasy Ride," Ciara becomes the third female this decade to start her career with at least three top three albums on both the Billboard 200, where the set arrives at No. 3, and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (No. 1). She joins Alicia Keys and Beyonce, who began with four and three No. 1s, respectively, on each chart ..."
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart...03973314.story
vocally so impressive , so unstrained and powerfull and pure , and the end 
