Ranking the Queen Bey catalog: Where does your favorite sit?
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Keeping Up With the Bey Scores - It all started with Dangerously in Love, an album that marked Beyoncé's venture into solo territory. In true Queen fashion, Bey prevailed on that one and many others. Fast forward 13 years and Bey has blessed the world with six No. 1 albums – a record reached only by the BeyHive leader. How do all the Beyoncé album numbers stack up to one another? Let’s take a look. – Jon Reyes(Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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6. Dangerously in Love (2003) - PEAK CHART POSITION: 1FIRST WEEK SALES: 317,000WORLDWIDE UNITS SOLD: 11,000,000SINGLES RELEASED: 4NUMBER OF FEATURES: 6 (Jay Z, Sleepy Brown, Big Boi, Missy Elliott and Luther Vandross)NUMBER OF PRODUCERS: 15 (Beyoncé, Scott Storch, Rich Harrison, Bryce Wilson, Fanatic, Focus…, Missy Elliott, Craig Brockman, Nissan Stewart, Sherrod Barnes, Mr. B, D-Roy, Nat Adderley Jr., Poppi and Mark Batson)(Photo: Sony Music Entertainment)
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4. I Am...Sasha Fierce (2009) - PEAK CHART POSITION: 1FIRST WEEK SALES: 482,000WORLDWIDE UNITS SOLD: 8,000,000SINGLES RELEASED: 8NUMBER OF FEATURES: 0NUMBER OF PRODUCERS: 15 (Toby Gad, Beyoncé, Ryan Tedder, Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, Ian Dench, Stargate, The-Dream, Tricky, Jim Jonsin, D-Town, Rico Love, Mr. Bangladesh, Sean Garrett and Wayne Wilkins) (Photo: Columbia Records)
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3. Lemonade (2016) - [Disclaimer: Based only on first week numbers]PEAK CHART POSITION: 1FIRST WEEK SALES: 653,000WORLDWIDE UNITS SOLD: TBDSINGLES RELEASED: 1NUMBER OF FEATURES: 5 (Jack White, The Weeknd, James Blake and Kendrick Lamar)NUMBER OF PRODUCERS: 22 (Kevin Garrett, Diplo, Ezra Koenig, Beyoncé, Jack White, Derek Dixie, Melo-X, Wynter Gordon, Hit-Boy, Stuart White, Danny Boy Styles, Ben Billions, Boots, Alex Delicata, Mike Dean, Vincent Barry, James Blake, Just Blaze, Jonathan Coffer, Henry Allen, Mike Will Made-It and Pluss)(Photo: Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records)
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2. B’Day (2006) - PEAK CHART POSITION: 1FIRST WEEK SALES: 541,000WORLDWIDE UNITS SOLD: 8,000,000SINGLES RELEASED: 6NUMBER OF FEATURES: 1 (Jay Z)NUMBER OF PRODUCERS: 11 (Beyoncé, Rodney Jerkins, Swizz Beatz, Sean Garrett, Rich Harrison, Cameron Wallace, Pharrell Williams, Stargate, Ne-Yo, Lil Walt and Candice Nelson) (Photo: Columbia)
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1. Beyoncé (2013) - PEAK CHART POSITION: 1FIRST WEEK SALES: 617,213WORLDWIDE UNITS SOLD: 5,000,000SINGLES RELEASED: 5NUMBER OF FEATURES: 5 (Jay Z, Drake, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Frank Ocean and Blue Ivy)NUMBER OF PRODUCERS: 21 (Beyoncé, Ammo, Boots, Detail, Timbaland, Jerome Harmon, Brian Soko, Pharrell, Caroline Polachek, Key Wayne, Mike Dean, Hit-Boy, Proctor, 40, Majid Jordan, Omen, The-Dream, Tricky, Hit-Boy, HazeBanga Music and Rey Reel Music)(Photo: Parkwood/Columbia)
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