21. All Night
Average - 7.67
Lovers - 11 (George.keh) 10 (Davidson, Joe, blacksquare, Cameron)
Haters - 3 (vibe) 4 (nickf1)

Almost finishing in the top 20 is the last single from recent album 'Lemonade'. 'All Night' sees Beyonce singing about similar themes on the album this time singing about "forgiveness and rebuilding trust after infidelity, with the protagonist trying to rekindle the passion with her lover". The song was the 5th single from Lemonade and has Diplo co-writing and co-producing the track. Fun fact it also samples Outkast's track 'SpottieOttieDopaliscious'. It reached 60 in the UK and 38 in the US.

Personally, this is a track I often underrate just because I don't listen to it as much as some of her other songs. Rather beautiful in lyrics and production I can see why it has some fans on the site, I just don't rate it highly as others. Lovely video as well I love the use of monologue at the start.



20. Running' (Lose It All) (Naughty Boy featuring Beyonce & Arrow Benjamin)
Average - 7.69 (1 11)
Lovers - 10 (georgekeh,, ultra, chapman)
Haters - 4 (josh) 3 (Joe)

Starting off the top 20 is a bey collaboration. Naughty Boy collaborated with Beyonce and Arrow Benjamin for his yet to be announced second album. The song, released in 2015 reached 4 in the UK,8 in Poland and number one in French. It reached 90 in her home country, the US sadly. Naughty Boy thought it was a prank at first "“Yeah, I did. I was told she’d call about half an hour before and it was surreal. It was a shock.”. He added: “We worked out on the phone how to arrange the song and the music. It was all a bit last-minute. We spoke for 20 minutes about her album and her tour, we spoke just like normal people.”

I adore this song its so beautifully put together and the vocals both Beyonce and Arrow Benjamin is so passionate that you feel every word they say. Their voices go together too.

I don't really get "Runnin" - it would quite easily be in my Beyonce bottom five singles of all-time to be honest. Two of the main things I love about Beyonce as an artist are her fierce/sassy side and her incredibly powerful vocals and she gets to show off neither of that here so I just find it kind of boring overall :')

19. Naughty Girl

Average - 7.72
Lovers (10 - Nick F1, all is vanity, Riser, liamk97)
Haters (4 - UltraReputation // 5 - Sean)



I'm super shocked at this coming anywhere near the top 20 considering some of the tracks that have dropped out already but it seems Naughty Girl is a bit of a Buzzjack fave :o I was a bit too young to really appreciate this song when it was first released (only three years old :lol:) but it is one of my favourite older Bey tracks now and I really like listening to it nowadays. It's super sexy and sultry which makes it sound pretty timeless to me, it's the sort of thing I could still see smashing nowadays :wub:

18. Baby Boy

Average - 7.80
Lovers (10 - all is vanity, Theo, Cremey, Euphorique)
Haters (4 - UltraReputation // 5 - Cameron)



I could basically repeat the exact same commentary for Naughty Girl for this track too :lol: I wasn't old enough at the time to enjoy the track when I was a little boy but I love listening to it nowadays and I love how sexy it is. This has a Sean Paul feature too which I guess is why Buzzjack decided it was that little bit better and deserving of a place one spot higher on the countdown :heehee:

"Naughty Girl" and "Baby Boy" are such jams! Definitely regarded as classics and I'm very pleased to see them rank so high here. So glad I got to see them both performed live on both of Bey's most recent tours, the latter in particular is such a moment live *.*

 

I definitely think that "Runnin'" is one of her only classics of the 2010s - at least to casual music fans who haven't invested in the whole 'Beyoncé' and 'Lemonade' albums. It's a glorious vocal though in my opinion although I agree with Josh that it isn't the most interesting of her singles.

I adore Naughty Girl one of her most underrated hits! :wub:

17. Listen
Average - 7.83
Lovers - 11 (PAJ88, Liam, Jonjo)
Haters - 0 (nickf1) 4 (Aly & cremey)

Finishing at 17 we have 'Listen" which is taken from the Dreamgirls Movie Soundtrack. It peaked at #8 in the UK in 2008 due to a performance alongside eventual X Factor winner Alexandra Burke. It originally peaked at 16 in 2007 and has since returned to the chart in both 2012 and 2013 at 43 and 23 respectively. However, it peaked at 61 in the US oops. It was nominated for Golden Globe and Oscar awards for 'Best Original Song'

I personally feel like this is really lovely even if a bit overplayed on like talent shows and what not. However, Bey can sing her ass off in this song :heart:



16. Beautiful Liar (featuring Shakira)
Average - 7.85 (No 11's)
Lovers - 10 (George.keh, Davidson, Joe, Theo, Cameron, Jay, Mack)
Haters - 0 (Aly) 2.5 (euphorique)

Beyonce and Shakira teamed up in 2007 for the re-release of B'Day. It did very well for the pair as it peaked at #1 in the UK, 3 in the US and 5 in Australia. It was written by Amanda Ghost, Ian Dench as well as the Stargate members. It was even nominated for a Grammy at the 50th Grammy Awards for best pop collaboration.

I don't really know what I gave this song but I think it would be high because I really like this song. Her most underrated number one hit I reckon imo.

Listen is fantastic! SO glad it has rated higher than I expected!

15. Deja Vu

Average - 7.85
Lovers (11 - Riser)
Haters (3.5 - Euphorique // 5 - Cremey)



This is one of the earliest Bey songs that I actually remember being old enough to enjoy at the time of release and I think that is why it has remained one of my favourites by her ever since. It seems pretty underrated to me, most people just seem to like it but not love it whereas I think it's pretty perfect as far as pop songs go - I'd rather listen to this than Crazy In Love any day to be completely honest :o I couldn't quite give it the 11 due to my love for Drunk in Love but it definitely came close for me :wub:

14. XO

Average - 7.87
Lovers (10 - Harry, Liam, mr Aly, Jonjo, Jay)
Haters (4 - vibe // 5 - Sean)



XO was the joint lead single from the self-titled album but ended up being massively overshadowed by Drunk in Love which was a bit of a shock as this seems so much more radio friendly. It's quite nice but a bit dull and forgettable, it gets a bit lost for me in such an impressive discography. I like it but don't revisit it very often and is probably one of my least favourites on the album to be honest, alongside Superpower and No Angel.

XO is absolutely stunning I wish it was higher :wub:

'XO' is not dull and forgettable, it's truly euphoric bliss.

Weird to see "Listen" as low as 17th! I would have thought that would be battling for a top five or ten position! :o I'm very surprised to see "Beautiful Liar" so high though, I thought it was a lot more hated on here, I'm not complaining though.

 

I think "XO" is probably one of my least favourites from 'Beyoncé' but only because the bangers are so much better and there are much better ballads on that album.

XO is too overshadowed I think that’s what it is!

13. Countdown

Average - 7.91
Lovers (10 - PAJ88, Joe, Blacksquare, Theo, Cremey, Euphorique, Riser)
Haters (0 - Nick F1 // 2 - Cameron)



Countdown is one of those songs that I really was not expecting to come this high and has done massively better than my expectations :o I never used to like it all that much as I used to think it was a bit messy due to its odd structure but now I do really, really like it and it is a proper party tune so always sounds good when I'm getting ready to go out somewhere. I still wouldn't rank it this high personally but it seems to have loads of big fans here receiving an impressive seven 10s in the rate!

12. Best Thing I Never Had

Average - 7.98
Lovers (11 - Cameron)
Haters (3 - Davidson // 4 - Nick F1)



Another single from '4' drops out next in the form of single 2, "Best Thing I Never Had". This was far more instant for me and remains one of my favourite Bey singles of all-time. It has some really uplifting break-up lyrics and feels super good to sing at the top of your voice in a FUCK YOU kind of way. Bey does the very same on the actual track showing off her incredible vocals, especially towards the end of the track. I always feel this is pretty forgotten nowadays by the general public so I'm glad it's still loved here on Buzzjack.

Both would be higher I thought!

Yeah, I'm very surprised to see "Best Thing I Never Had" so high - I loved it back when '4' was released but don't go back to it anywhere near as much as some of the songs still to come. Also surprised (in a good way) to see "Countdown" so fondly remembered :wub:

 

I'm surprised there are still two more '4' tracks left! :o It really feels like her most overlooked album, despite it selling more than the most recent two (in the UK).

11. Freedom feat. Kendrick Lamar
Average - 8.02
Lovers - 11 (Davidson)
Haters - 4 (vibe) 5 (Josh, Cameron & Chapman)

Just missing out on a top 10 finish is one of Beyonce's more recent singles. 'Freedom' features Kendrick Lamar and was taken from her sixth studio album 'Lemonade'. It was pushed as the 4th single from the album. Chart wise it peaked 40 in the UK, 35 in the US and 62 in AUS.

I really adore this song and was proper happy it was a single. One of the highlights from Lemonade for me. The message of the song ring true in today's society and more about the whole concept of what Lemonade was about.

Top 10 in alphabetical order:
- Crazy In Love feat. Jay-Z
- Drunk In Love feat. Jay-Z
- End Of Time
- Formation
- Halo
- Irreplaceable
- Love On Top
- Sorry
- Sweet Dreams
- Telephone (Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce)

Feel free to predict the top 10!

Formation / Drunk in Love top 2 please!

Great to see Countdown doing well.

 

Hopefully Irreplaceable will be out soon... 👋🏼

'Freedom' was the best thing on Lemonade.

Sorry and End Of Time should not be this high