# Beyoncé albums discography

American singer and songwriter Beyoncé has released eight studio albums, five live albums, three compilation albums, five EPs, one soundtrack album and two karaoke albums. To date, Beyoncé has sold over 200 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recognized her as the Top Certified Artist of the 2000s decade. According to RIAA, Beyoncé has sold 37 million albums in the United States. As of December 2024, the RIAA lists her total certified sales as a solo artist (excluding features) as over 198 million in the United States.
Beyoncé's career began as the lead vocalist of Destiny's Child. She released her first solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003), during the hiatus of Destiny's Child. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. With "Crazy in Love" and Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé became the first female artist—and the fifth artist ever—to top both the singles and albums charts simultaneously in the United States and the United Kingdom. As of 2011, Dangerously in Love has sold 11 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century.
After the disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005, Beyoncé released her second studio album, B'Day (2006), which received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who directed most of the acclaim towards its sonic quality and Beyoncé's vocal performance. A commercial success, the album debuted atop the US Billboard 200, selling over 541,000 copies in its first week. B'Day has been certified quintuple platinum by the RIAA and, as of 2013, has sold over eight million copies worldwide.
Beyoncé's third album, I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), was a double CD set, intended to reflect the two facets of her personality. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. I Am... Sasha Fierce has earned one diamond and over thirty platinum certifications in separate worldwide markets, being certified seven-times platinum by the RIAA after shipping over six million units in the United States. It has sold ten million copies worldwide, and is her second album to become one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century.
Beyoncé's fourth studio album, 4, was released in June 2011 and debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart. It was her fourth consecutive album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200, and it also reached number one in Brazil, Ireland, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Her self-titled fifth album, Beyoncé, was unexpectedly released to the iTunes Store in December 2013 and debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming her fifth consecutive number one album in the United States. After just three days of sales, Beyoncé became the fastest-selling album ever on iTunes, both in the US and worldwide. The album was nominated for five Grammy Awards at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards (2015), including Album of the Year.
Beyoncé's sixth studio album Lemonade was released on April 23, 2016, after an hour-long accompanying video premiered on HBO. Lemonade is one of the most acclaimed studio albums of Beyoncé's career. The album was music critics' top album of 2016, and was named the greatest album of the 2010s by publications such as the Associated Press. In 2020, the album was placed at number 32 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. Lemonade was nominated for nine Grammy Awards at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards (2017), including Album of the Year. The album won a Peabody Award in Entertainment and was the world's best-selling album of 2016. In January 2025, Lemonade was chosen by Rolling Stone as the greatest album of the 21st century.
Beyoncé's seventh studio album Renaissance was released in July 2022 and debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming her seventh album to do so. The album was praised by music critics for its eclectic yet cohesive sound, joyous mood, and Beyoncé's vocal performance. It became the best-rated album of 2022, named the best album of the year by publications such as the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, NPR, Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone. Renaissance and its songs garnered nine nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards including Album of the Year.
Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé's eighth studio album, was released in March 2024 and debuted at number one in several countries across the globe, including the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while breaking several chart and streaming records. With its US number one debut, Cowboy Carter helped Beyoncé become the first woman to debut their first eight solo albums at number one on the Billboard 200. It also became the first album by a black woman to top the Top Country Albums chart. At the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, Cowboy Carter earned eleven nominations (winning Album of the Year and Best Country Album), making it the second-most nominated album in Grammy history.
Beyoncé's collaborative music albums include Everything Is Love (2018), an album with her husband Jay-Z, as the Carters, and the film soundtrack The Lion King: The Gift (2019). Homecoming: The Live Album (2019), which chronicles her 2018 Coachella performance, has been heralded as one of the best live albums of all time, lauded for wide-reaching curation from many eras of black musical history.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | CAN | FRA | GER | IRE | NLD | NZ | SWI | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| Dangerously in Love | Released: June 23, 2003 Label: Music World, Columbia Format: CD, LP, digital download | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | | RIAA: 7× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: 4× Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: 3× Platinum NVPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: 2× Gold |
| B'Day | Released: August 31, 2006 Label: Music World, Sony Urban, Columbia Format: CD, CD/DVD, LP, digital download | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | | RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum+Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold IRMA: 3× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum NVPI: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum SNEP: Gold |
| I Am... Sasha Fierce | Released: November 12, 2008 Label: Music World, Columbia Format: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | | RIAA: 7× Platinum ARIA: 5× Platinum BPI: 6× Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold IFPI SWI: Gold IRMA: 2× Platinum MC: 6× Platinum NVPI: Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum |
| 4 | Released: June 24, 2011 Label: Parkwood, Columbia Format: CD, digital download | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Gold IRMA: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum SNEP: Gold |
| Beyoncé | Released: December 13, 2013 Label: Parkwood, Columbia Format: CD, CD/DVD, CD/Blu-ray, LP, digital download | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold IRMA: Gold MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 4× Platinum SNEP: Gold |
| Lemonade | Released: April 23, 2016 Label: Parkwood, Columbia Format: CD/DVD, LP, digital download, online streaming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | FRA: 30,000 | RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Gold |
| Renaissance | Released: July 29, 2022 Label: Parkwood, Columbia Formats: Box set, CD, digital download, streaming, LP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | US: 335,000 | RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Platinum |
| Cowboy Carter | Released: March 29, 2024 Label: Parkwood, Columbia Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, LP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | US: 257,000 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: Gold SNEP: Gold |

### Collaborative albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | CAN | FRA | GER | IRE | NLD | NZ | SWI | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| Everything Is Love | With Jay-Z; credited to the Carters Released: June 16, 2018 Label: Parkwood, Columbia, UMG, Roc Nation Formats: CD, streaming, digital download | 2 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 5 | US: 70,000 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver MC: Gold |

### Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B /HH | US OST | AUS | CAN | FRA | GER | NLD | NZ | SWI | Sales | Certifications |
| The Lion King: The Gift | Released: July 19, 2019 Label: Parkwood, Columbia Format: Digital download | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 48 | 3 | 16 | 20 | US: 11,000 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver |

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B /HH | AUS | CAN | GER | JPN | NLD | SWI | UK | Certifications | Sales |
| Live at Wembley | Released: April 26, 2004 Label: Columbia Format: CD/DVD | 17 | 8 | — | — | 59 | 8 | — | 73 | — | RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold RIAJ: Gold | US: 197,000 |
| The Beyoncé Experience Live | Released: November 16, 2007 Label: Columbia Format: CD/DVD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold | |
| I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas | Released: November 20, 2009 Label: Columbia Format: CD/DVD, digital download | — | — | — | — | 85 | 43 | 66 | — | 150 | RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum | |
| I Am... World Tour | Released: November 26, 2010 Label: Columbia Format: CD/DVD, digital download | — | 40 | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum | |
| Homecoming: The Live Album | Released: April 17, 2019 Label: Parkwood, Columbia Format: Digital download, streaming, LP | 4 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 41 | — | 9 | 15 | 25 | RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold | |
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### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B /HH | US Dance | CRO | Certifications |
| Dangerously in Love / Live at Wembley | Released: December 9, 2008 (US) Label: Columbia Format: CD/DVD | — | — | — | 37 | |
| Above and Beyoncé: Video Collection & Dance Mixes | Released: June 16, 2009 (US) Label: Columbia Format: CD/DVD, digital download | 35 | 23 | 2 | — | |
| Beyoncé: Platinum Edition | Released: November 24, 2014 Label: Parkwood, Columbia Format: CD/DVD, digital download | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver |
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### Karaoke albums

List of karaoke albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Beyoncé Karaoke Hits, Vol. I | Released: March 11, 2008 (US) Label: Columbia Format: Digital download |
| Live in Vegas Instrumentals | Released: September 28, 2010 (US) Label: Columbia Format: Digital download |

## Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales figures :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales |
| Title | Details | US | US R&B /HH | US Dance | US Latin | NZ | UK | Certifications | Sales |
| Irreemplazable | Released: August 28, 2007 Label: Columbia Format: CD/DVD, CD, digital download | 105 | 41 | — | 3 | — | — | | US: 57,000 (as of 2010) |
| 4: The Remix | Released: April 23, 2012 Label: Parkwood, Columbia Format: Digital download | — | 30 | 11 | — | — | — | BPI: Silver | |
| Beyoncé: More Only | Released: November 24, 2014 Label: Parkwood, Columbia Format: Digital download | 8 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 41 | | US: 43,000 UK: 60,000 |
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### Promotional extended plays

List of promotional extended plays :
| Title | Album details | Associated product |
| True Star: A Private Performance | Released: 2004 (US) Label: Sony Music Format: CD | True Star |
| Heat | Released: February 2011 (US) Label: Columbia Format: CD | Heat |