Jaelani Turner-Williams Beyoncé could bow out of music today, and she’ll have released enough music to explore for decades to come.
But that’s not a worry — with the release tonight of “Cowboy Carter,” she’s onto the second act of a three-part project. She’s been a pop and R&B powerhouse since the 1990s, first as a member of the girl group Destiny’s Child.
She catapulted into solo stardom on her 2003 album “Dangerously in Love”; raised the bar of R&B on 2006’s “B’Day”; began branching out with “4” and her 2013 self-titled album; and took fans on the emotional rollercoaster of her iconic 2016 effort “Lemonade.” With “Cowboy,” she’ll break new ground yet again, as evidenced by its lead singles “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages,” embracing country music and etching a space for herself in the genre.
As the Beyhive gears up for the “Cowboy” rodeo, here’s our ranking of every Beyoncé studio album to date: her seven solo efforts, the “Lion King” companion, and “Everything Is Love,” her 2018 duo album with husband Jay-Z. 9. “I Am… Sasha Fierce” (2008) “I Am…” arguably sits as Beyoncé’s most chaotic album, but in an effective and engaging way.
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