American singer-songwriter Beyoncé rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. During the hiatus of the girl group in 2001, Beyoncé embarked on her solo career that she pursued following the disbandment of the group in 2006. She has written and recorded material for her eight studio albums, namely Dangerously in Love (2003), B'Day (2006), I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), 4 (2011), her self-titled visual album, Beyoncé (2013), her second visual album Lemonade (2016), Renaissance (2022), and Cowboy Carter (2024). Apart from her work in music, Beyoncé has launched a career in acting. She made her debut in the 2001 musical film Carmen: A Hip Hopera, prior to appearing in major films, including Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), The Pink Panther (2006), Dreamgirls (2006), Cadillac Records (2008), Epic (2013) and The Lion King (2019). She has written and recorded material for the soundtrack albums of all the mentioned movies. Beyoncé has also lent her vocals to several recordings for specific charitable causes and other tracks that were used in television advertisements. Songs included in this list are from her studio albums, extended plays, soundtrack albums, live albums, mixtapes, and collaborations with other recording artists on their respective albums. Many of them were released as singles and have been successful both stateside and in international markets. Also included in this list are songs that Beyoncé recorded, but remain unreleased or were never officially released.
Beyoncé started recording material for her debut solo album Dangerously in Love in 2002; she selected the producers with whom she would collaborate, held meetings with prospective producers from West Coast across the East Coast and had interviews with them. She went to Miami, Florida to begin sessions with record producer Scott Storch, her first collaborator. Beyoncé took a wider role in the production of Dangerously in Love, co-writing a majority of the songs, choosing which ones to produce and sharing ideas on the mixing and mastering of tracks. 15 of 43 songs recorded by Beyoncé, made it to the album. After having a month-long vacation following the filming Dreamgirls, she went to the studio to start working on her second studio album B'Day in 2006. Beyoncé began working with songwriter-producers Rich Harrison, Rodney Jerkins, Sean Garrett, Cameron Wallace, The Neptunes, Swizz Beatz, and Walter Millsap. Two female songwriters were also included in the production team, who helped structure the album: Beyoncé's cousin Angela Beyince, who had previously collaborated in Dangerously in Love, and songwriter Makeba Riddick, who made her way into the team after writing "Déjà Vu", the lead single off B'Day. While Beyoncé and the team brainstormed the lyrics, other collaborators simultaneously produce the tracks. She arranged, co-wrote and co-produced all the songs on B'Day, which was titled as a reference to her birthday, and completed in three weeks.
In 2007, Beyoncé began working on her third studio album I Am... Sasha Fierce, which she said was a double album while making comparisons to a magazine. The first disc I Am... was intended to show her insecurities about love, and to give a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Beyoncé's life, stripped of her make-up and celebrity trappings. On the other hand, the second disc Sasha Fierce showcased her aggressive, sensual and care-free onstage alter ego of the same name. When Beyoncé started recording tracks for I Am... Sasha Fierce, she felt that she had to grow and mature artistically; she wanted to "be challenged". Inspired by her husband Jay-Z and Etta James, she collaborated with several producers and songwriters – including Kenneth Edmonds, Stargate, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Rodney Jerkins, Sean Garrett, Solange, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love and Ryan Tedder – while either co-wroting or co-producing each song on the record. In 2010, Beyoncé took a break from her career to rest and gain perspective. During the hiatus, she dedicated herself to enjoying the everyday things in life, which reignited her creativity and became a source of inspiration for her fourth studio album 4 that she described as "a labor of love". Beyoncé also drew inspiration from the work of Fela Kuti, Earth, Wind & Fire, Lionel Richie, The Jackson 5, New Edition, Florence and the Machine, Adele, and Prince. She allowed herself the artistic freedom to record songs in which the melody and lyrics came together naturally. Wanting to bring back "the emotion and live instruments and just soul missing out of the music industry", Beyoncé co-produced the entire record as she worked with Diane Warren, Diplo, Ester Dean, Switch, Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, Frank Ocean, Kanye West, Sean Garrett and Shea Taylor, among others.
In 2022, Beyoncé released Renaissance, the first act of a planned trilogy, celebrating dance music and its connections to the Black and LGBTQ+ communities. The album received critical and commercial success, exploring house and disco influences. In March 2024, she released Cowboy Carter, the second act of the trilogy, which incorporates country music and highlights its Black roots. The album features collaborations with artists like Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson and has been praised for its innovative blending of genres.
Released songs +KeyIndicates single release Song Artist(s) Writer(s) Originating albumAn asterisk beside an album title denotes the song to be available as a bonus track on certain editions of said album. Year Ref. "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" contains an interpolation of "If I Was Your Girlfriend" by Prince and a sample of "Me and My Girlfriend" by Tupac Shakur. Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé Knowles Jay-Z Darryl Harper Kanye West Prince Rick Rouse Tupac Shakur Tyrone Wrice The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse* 2002 "1+1" Beyoncé Beyoncé Tricky Stewart The-Dream 4 2011 "16 Carriages" Beyoncé BeyoncéDave HamelinAtia BoggsRaphael Saadiq Cowboy Carter 2024 "6 Inch" Beyoncé featuring The Weeknd Beyoncé The Weeknd Danny Boy Styles Ben Billions The-Dream Ahmad Balshe Boots Avey Tare Panda Bear Geologist Burt Bacharach Hal David Lemonade 2016 "7/11" Beyoncé Beyoncé Detail Bobby Johnson Beyoncé: Platinum Edition 2014"After All Is Said and Done" Beyoncé and Marc Nelson Gordon Chambers Philip Edward Galdston The Best Man 1999 "Already" Beyoncé, Shatta Wale and Major Lazer BeyoncéBrittany HazzardToumani DiabatéClément PicardMaxime PicardThomas PentzCharles MensahRonald Banful The Lion King: The Gift 2019 "Alien Superstar" Beyoncé BeyoncéHoney RedmondChristopher PennyLuke SolomonDenisia AndrewsBrittany ConeyShawn CarterDavid BrownDave HamelinTimothy McKenzieDanielle BalbuenaRami YacoubLeven KaliAtia BoggsLevar CoppinSaliou DiagneMichael DeanRob ManzoliRichard FairbrassChristopher FairbrassJohn HolidayBarbara Ann TeerKim CooperPeter Rauhofer Renaissance 2022 "All I Could Do Was Cry" Beyoncé Berry Gordy Gwen Gordy Fuqua Billy Davis Cadillac Records 2008 "Alliigator Tears" Beyoncé BeyoncéTerius Adamu Ya Gesteelde-DiamantKhirye TylerJack Siegel Cowboy Carter 2024 "All Night" Beyoncé Beyoncé Diplo Rock City Ilsey Juber Akil King Aman Tekleab Jaramye Daniels OutKast Sleepy Brown Ricky Anthony Lemonade 2016 "All That I'm Lookin' For" (also released as "Sex Kitten" ) Kitten K. Sera, Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland Kitten K. Sera Kelly Kidd Wolfram De Marco The Katrina CD 2005 "" (alternate title for "All That I'm Lookin' For") Kitten K. Sera and Beyoncé 2013 "All Up In Your Mind" Beyoncé BeyoncéJabbar StevensCherdericka NicholsMichael TuckerAlexander CookMichael DeanLarry Griffin Jr.Jameil Aossey Renaissance 2022 "Amen" Beyoncé BeyoncéDave HamelinDanielle BalbuenaCamaron OchsTyler JohnsonIan FitchukDarius ScottDerek DixieRicky Lawson Cowboy Carter 2024 "America Has a Problem" Beyoncé BeyoncéTerius NashShawn CarterMichael DeanAndrell RogersTino McIntoshKendrick Lamar Renaissance 2022 "Ameriican Requiem" Beyoncé BeyoncéCamaron OchsAtia BoggsDarius ScottTyler JohnsonDan WalshDarius DixsonDerek DixieErnest Dion WilsonJon BatisteMichael PriceRaphael SaadiqShawn CarterStephen Stills Cowboy Carter 2024 "Amor Gitano" Alejandro Fernández featuring Beyoncé Beyoncé Jaime Flores Reyli Viento a favor 2007 "At Last" "At Last" is a 1941 song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the musical film Orchestra Wives (1942). Beyoncé Harry Warren Mack Gordon Cadillac Records 2008 "Ave María" Beyoncé Beyoncé Amanda Ghost Ian Dench Makeba Riddick Stargate I Am... Sasha Fierce 2008 "A Woman Like Me" "A Woman Like Me" was originally recorded for the soundtrack album of The Pink Panther (2006), but was eventually not used. Beyoncé Beyoncé Charmelle Cofield Ron Lawrence 2006 "Baby Boy" Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul Beyoncé Robert Waller Scott Storch Sean Paul Jay-Z Dangerously in Love 2003 "Back to Black" Beyoncé and André 3000 Amy Winehouse Mark Ronson The Great Gatsby 2013 "Back Up" Beyoncé Beyoncé Rodney Jerkins LaShawn Daniels Delisha Thomas Fred Jerkins III Anesha Birchett Antea Birchett Angela Beyincé B'Day* 2006 "Be Alive" Beyoncé BeyoncéDarius "DIXSON" Scott King Richard 2021 "Be with You" "Be with You" contains interpolations from "I'd Rather Be with You" by Bootsy's Rubber Band and excerpts from "Strawberry Letter 23" by The Brothers Johnson. Beyoncé Angela Beyincé Beyoncé Bootsy Collins Gary Cooper George Clinton Jr. Rich Harrison Shuggie Otis Jay-Z Eugene Record Dangerously in Love 2003 "Beautiful Liar" Beyoncé and Shakira Amanda Ghost Beyoncé Ian Dench Stargate B'Day 2007 "Before I Let Go" Beyoncé Frankie Beverly Larry Blackmon Tomi Jenkins Beyoncé Jerome Temple Homecoming: The Live Album 2019 "Bello Embustero" "Bello Embustero" is the Spanish-language re-recording of "Beautiful Liar" (B'Day (Deluxe Edition), 2007). Beyoncé Amanda Ghost Beyoncé Ian Dench Rudy Pérez Stargate IrreemplazableIrreemplazable is the first extended play (EP) by Beyoncé. Featuring Spanish, English and Spanglish re-recordings of songs from her second studio album B'Day (2006), it was marketed as a bonus disc for the deluxe edition of B'Day, before being released separately on August 28, 2007 by Columbia Records. 2007 "Best Thing I Never Had" Beyoncé Antonio Dixon Beyoncé Caleb McCampbell Babyface Symbolic One Patrick "J. Que" Smith Shea Taylor 4 2011 "Beyoncé Interlude" Beyoncé Beyoncé Dangerously in Love 2003 "Bienvenue" IAM featuring Beyoncé Akhenaton Shurik'n Deni Hines Dangerously in Love* 2003 "Bigger" Beyoncé BeyoncéDerek DixieStacy BartheRachel KeenAkil KingRicky Lawson The Lion King: The Gift 2019 "Blackbiird" BeyoncéBrittney SpencerReyna RobertsTanner AdellTiera Kennedy BeyoncéJohn Winston Ono LennonSir James Paul McCartney Cowboy Carter 2024 "Black Parade" Beyoncé Beyoncé Derek James Dixie Akil King Brittany Coney Denisia Andrews Kim Krysiuk Rickie Tice Shawn Carter The Lion King: The Gift 2020 "Blow" Beyoncé Beyoncé Pharrell Williams James Fauntleroy Timbaland J-Roc Justin Timberlake Beyoncé 2013 "Blue" Beyoncé featuring Blue Ivy Beyoncé Boots Beyoncé 2013 "Bow Down / I Been On" Beyoncé Beyoncé Hit-Boy 2013 "Bodyguard"Beyoncé Beyoncé Elizabeth Lowell Boland Leven Kali Raphael Saadiq Ryan Beatty