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Rank | Artist Name | Song Name | EQ Score | Change |
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1 | Khalid & Disclosure | Know Your Worth | 100 | 1 |
2 | Kygo, OneRepublic | Lose Somebody | 98.268060149694 | -1 |
3 | Halsey, Marshmello | Be Kind | 97.838213114543 | 0 |
4 | Dua Lipa | Break My Heart | 97.599867989345 | 0 |
5 | Harry Styles | Watermelon Sugar | 97.28929741057 | 0 |
6 | Lennon Stella | Summer Feelings | 97.229878745255 | 0 |
7 | Lady Gaga | Rain On Me | 95.702419525107 | 2 |
8 | Surf Mesa | ily (i love you baby) | 94.964934747455 | 6 |
9 | Maroon 5 | Nobody's Love | 94.854390403601 | -1 |
10 | Galantis, Ship Wrek & Pink Sweat$ | Only A Fool (with Pink Sweat$) | 94.804983097194 | 5 |
11 | OneRepublic | Better Days | 94.29156259354 | 0 |
12 | Selena Gomez, Trevor Daniel | Past Life | 93.977437101957 | 0 |
13 | Sia | Together | 93.918740825161 | 3 |
14 | The Weeknd | Blinding Lights | 93.843695892616 | -1 |
15 | Kelsea Ballerini | the other girl (with Halsey) | 93.800359575689 | -8 |
16 | Georgia Ku | Lighthouse | 93.295183004398 | 3 |
17 | Katy Perry | Smile | 93.149609282822 | 18 |
18 | Justin Bieber | Intentions | 92.892474285925 | 2 |
19 | Kygo, Zara Larsson, Tyga | Like It Is | 92.212230880985 | -2 |
20 | Dua Lipa | Don't Start Now | 91.920070701225 | 3 |
21 | Blackbear | queen of broken hearts | 91.720255139654 | 1 |
22 | Ava Max | Kings & Queens | 91.266480374469 | 24 |
23 | Harry Styles | Adore You | 91.245519316775 | -5 |
24 | Ava Max | Salt | 91.070671187308 | 1 |
25 | Miley Cyrus | Midnight Sky | 91.029365148702 | -1 |
26 | Niall Horan | Nice To Meet Ya | 91.020138461193 | 3 |
27 | R3HAB, Sofia Carson | Miss U More Than U Know | 91.010761898817 | 0 |
28 | AJR | Bang! | 90.75249681833 | 3 |
29 | BENEE | Supalonely | 90.578380104295 | -19 |
30 | The Weeknd | In Your Eyes | 89.687297465789 | 0 |
31 | Niall Horan | No Judgement | 89.628546821704 | 5 |
32 | Avenue Beat | F2020 | 89.462794443863 | 245 |
33 | Taylor Swift | Cruel Summer | 89.223046171711 | 4 |
34 | Zara Larsson | Love Me Land | 88.944874019313 | 4 |
35 | Cole Swindell | Single Saturday Night | 88.908587254791 | 14 |
36 | Juice WRLD | Come & Go | 88.778287216159 | -15 |
37 | Jonas Brothers | X | 88.367106247115 | 14 |
38 | Luke Bryan | One Margarita | 87.79036995716 | 1 |
39 | Cam | Till There's Nothing Left | 87.648890893514 | 22 |
40 | Miranda Lambert | Bluebird | 87.368757134494 | -8 |
Rank | Artist Name | Song Name | EQ Score | Change |
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1 | Khalid & Disclosure | Know Your Worth | 100 | 3 |
2 | Kygo, OneRepublic | Lose Somebody | 98.614596823552 | -1 |
3 | Harry Styles | Watermelon Sugar | 97.841883023091 | -1 |
4 | Halsey, Marshmello | Be Kind | 97.800739112387 | -1 |
5 | Dua Lipa | Break My Heart | 97.528181858464 | 0 |
6 | Lennon Stella | Summer Feelings | 96.860606880309 | 0 |
7 | Lady Gaga | Rain On Me | 95.126301789601 | 2 |
8 | Surf Mesa | ily (i love you baby) | 94.819544311052 | 6 |
9 | Maroon 5 | Nobody's Love | 94.550841644774 | -2 |
10 | Katy Perry | Smile | 92.994780659624 | 22 |
11 | Selena Gomez, Trevor Daniel | Past Life | 92.875075142513 | 0 |
12 | Kygo, Zara Larsson, Tyga | Like It Is | 92.337677477116 | 1 |
13 | Galantis, Ship Wrek & Pink Sweat$ | Only A Fool (with Pink Sweat$) | 92.222411701625 | 2 |
14 | Sia | Together | 92.079615349456 | -2 |
15 | Georgia Ku | Lighthouse | 92.074159519248 | 2 |
16 | Kelsea Ballerini | the other girl (with Halsey) | 91.981010029787 | -6 |
17 | The Weeknd | Blinding Lights | 91.59740036375 | 3 |
18 | Ava Max | Kings & Queens | 91.458418852753 | 11 |
19 | Dua Lipa | Don't Start Now | 91.179124962079 | 4 |
20 | Harry Styles | Adore You | 90.983863437211 | -4 |
21 | R3HAB, Sofia Carson | Miss U More Than U Know | 90.769561462578 | -2 |
22 | Niall Horan | Nice To Meet Ya | 90.720508707031 | 2 |
23 | Miley Cyrus | Midnight Sky | 90.627581508338 | -1 |
24 | Niall Horan | No Judgement | 90.625092594719 | 1 |
25 | OneRepublic | Better Days | 90.625092594719 | -3 |
26 | Blackbear | queen of broken hearts | 90.57107836918 | -8 |
27 | BENEE | Supalonely | 90.462012668479 | -19 |
28 | Avenue Beat | F2020 | 90.189235097134 | 64 |
29 | Taylor Swift | Cruel Summer | 89.645258526902 | 1 |
30 | Justin Bieber | Intentions | 88.605212811762 | 3 |
31 | AJR | Bang! | 87.803355966697 | 13 |
32 | The Weeknd | In Your Eyes | 87.557286185787 | 6 |
33 | Zara Larsson | Love Me Land | 87.238105652374 | 1 |
34 | Diplo & Julia Michaels | Heartless | 86.815205330709 | -1 |
35 | Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber | Stuck with U | 86.521899199665 | -9 |
36 | Jonas Brothers | X | 86.141557810738 | 9 |
37 | Bazzi | Young & Alive | 85.907499701119 | 4 |
38 | Ava Max | Salt | 85.792505091354 | -2 |
39 | Ellie Goulding | Slow Grenade | 85.491313243846 | -4 |
40 | BLACKPINK, Selena Gomez | Ice Cream | 85.146614202974 | 19 |
Rank | Artist Name | Song Name | EQ Score | Change |
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1 | Starset | TRIALS | 100 | 1 |
2 | The Blue Stones | Shakin' Off The Rust | 99.179785735595 | 3 |
3 | Bush | Flowers On A Grave | 99.022117661353 | -2 |
4 | The HU | Wolf Totem | 98.241167786948 | 5 |
5 | A Day to Remember | Resentment | 98.024001392699 | -2 |
6 | Killswitch Engage | I Can't Be the Only One | 97.605714683442 | -2 |
7 | Shinedown | Atlas Falls | 97.414805851321 | 7 |
8 | Falling in Reverse | Popular Monster | 96.721184400906 | -2 |
9 | Green Day | Oh Yeah! | 96.557491102043 | -1 |
10 | Korn | Can You Hear Me | 96.512096237792 | -3 |
11 | Seether | Dangerous | 95.996949521136 | 0 |
12 | Pop Evil | Work | 95.650915201611 | -2 |
13 | Bad Wolves | Sober | 95.361567866278 | -1 |
14 | Asking Alexandria | Antisocialist | 93.979994323219 | 0 |
15 | Marilyn Manson | WE ARE CHAOS | 92.482042396432 | 0 |
16 | Five Finger Death Punch | A Little Bit Off | 92.389747036236 | 1 |
17 | Theory of a Deadman | World Keeps Spinning | 92.128696454215 | -1 |
18 | Breaking Benjamin | Far Away | 89.460943683211 | 0 |
19 | Fire from the Gods | Right Now | 82.184429757314 | 1 |
20 | Bad Wolves | Killing Me Slowly | 79.8349994629 | 0 |
21 | The Pretty Reckless | Death By Rock And Roll | 77.874167775665 | 3 |
22 | Bring Me the Horizon | Ludens | 77.689035287947 | -1 |
23 | Theory of a Deadman | History of Violence | 77.44495896727 | -1 |
24 | Sevendust | The Day I Tried To Live | 73.644811271673 | 0 |
25 | Five Finger Death Punch | Inside Out | 73.621635270846 | 3 |
26 | Weezer | Hero | 73.464945316187 | -1 |
27 | From Ashes to New | Panic | 72.724916398842 | -1 |
28 | Highly Suspect | 16 | 71.224999248775 | 0 |
29 | Badflower | 30 | 71.204617402823 | 0 |
30 | Five Finger Death Punch | To Be Alone | 70.182759394225 | 1 |
31 | Breaking Benjamin | Dear Agony | 69.523514644358 | -1 |
32 | Johnossi | Wrecking Ball | 67.021049459569 | 2 |
33 | Morning in May | Without Me | 66.285827530739 | 4 |
34 | 10 Years | The Shift | 65.973030137425 | 2 |
35 | Holygood | Louder Than Words | 65.920937612447 | 3 |
36 | From Ashes to New | Scars that I'm Hiding | 65.388863195924 | -3 |
37 | Ozzy Osbourne | Under the Graveyard | 64.81759512763 | -2 |
38 | Broken Hands | Run Away | 63.965104383764 | 12 |
39 | Signals | Not If I Save You First | 63.94867747582 | 24 |
40 | Avatar | Colossus | 63.786382251156 | 12 |
Rank | Artist Name | Song Name | EQ Score | Change |
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1 | Joel Corry | Head & Heart | 100 | 0 |
2 | VAVO & ZHIKO | Day N' Night | 95.952378767499 | 1 |
3 | Diplo & SIDEPIECE | On My Mind | 95.505478282441 | -1 |
4 | Gryffin | Body Back | 95.149763559676 | 8 |
5 | Becky Hill, Goodboys, Meduza | Lose Control | 94.513069342895 | 0 |
6 | Regard & RAYE | Secrets | 93.795507909362 | -2 |
7 | VINAI | Rise Up | 93.655238160648 | 0 |
8 | Armand Van Helden | Give Me Your Loving | 92.949252985153 | 1 |
9 | Cash Cash | Gasoline | 92.715368555264 | -3 |
10 | Robin Schulz | In Your Eyes | 92.466935895726 | 1 |
11 | Kygo, Sasha Sloan | I'll Wait | 92.447026899295 | -3 |
12 | Zack Martino | Crave U (Cyril M Remix) | 92.379444042391 | -2 |
13 | Oliver Heldens | Take A Chance | 92.243732231185 | 3 |
14 | Shanguy | Désolée (Paris/Paname) | 92.214494879916 | 40 |
15 | Felix Jaehn, VIZE | Close Your Eyes | 92.113110840896 | 0 |
16 | Nora En Pure & Lika Morgan | In The Air Tonight (Croatia Squad Remix) | 92.098644035902 | -2 |
17 | MOTi & Rebecca & Fiona | Down For It | 92.000538455107 | -4 |
18 | Dua Lipa | Don't Start Now (Purple Disco Machine Remix) | 91.776541556318 | 4 |
19 | Galantis & Dolly Parton | Faith | 91.432899655303 | 1 |
20 | Avicii, Kygo, Sandro Cavazza | Forever Yours (Avicii Tribute) | 91.277054731168 | -3 |
21 | Alesso, SUMR CAMP | In The Middle | 90.984370609876 | -2 |
22 | Duke Dumont, Zak Abel | The Power | 90.94728268465 | -1 |
23 | Galantis, Ship Wrek & Pink Sweat$ | Only A Fool (with Pink Sweat$) | 90.772239258603 | 55 |
24 | Autograf | Ain't Deep Enough | 90.6993410087 | 1 |
25 | Elderbrook & Rudimental | Something About You | 90.513089826579 | -2 |
26 | Pnau | All Of Us | 90.399809714652 | -2 |
27 | Conro | Fighters | 90.215200909267 | 1 |
28 | Armin van Buuren | Unlove You (Club Mix) | 90.062749329163 | 2 |
29 | Joel Corry | Lonely | 90.053469508193 | -3 |
30 | Knife Party | Death & Desire | 89.634997002651 | 3 |
31 | Breathe Carolina | Too Good | 89.628342259729 | 4 |
32 | SOFI TUKKER & Gorgon City | House Arrest | 89.602427885879 | 8 |
33 | Arty | Daydreams | 89.58685260269 | -1 |
34 | Above & Beyond | Reverie (Above & Beyond Club Mix) | 89.575715123572 | 3 |
35 | A7S, Topic | Breaking Me | 89.543730799133 | -6 |
36 | Seven Lions | Only Now | 89.286290639617 | 0 |
37 | Neon Trees | Used To Like (GOLDHOUSE Remix) | 89.233680863451 | -10 |
38 | Mabel, Tiësto | God Is A Dancer | 89.216858566316 | -7 |
39 | Duke Dumont | Therapy | 89.130853605193 | -1 |
40 | BT & Emma Hewitt | No Warning Lights (ALPHA 9 Remix) | 88.669826123256 | 12 |
Rank | Artist Name | Song Name | EQ Score | Change |
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1 | Cole Swindell | Single Saturday Night | 100 | 8 |
2 | Cam | Till There's Nothing Left | 98.661439923013 | 16 |
3 | Kelsea Ballerini | hole in the bottle | 97.735213071695 | 7 |
4 | Luke Bryan | One Margarita | 97.714660046509 | 1 |
5 | Miranda Lambert | Bluebird | 97.645521658905 | -4 |
6 | Jason Aldean | Got What I Got | 97.585843632559 | -4 |
7 | Ashley McBryde | One Night Standards | 97.421410162013 | -1 |
8 | Tenille Arts | Somebody Like That | 97.123311518981 | 2 |
9 | Chase Rice | Forever To Go | 96.467416256859 | -7 |
10 | Jordan Davis | Almost Maybes | 96.33202342468 | 74 |
11 | Kylie Morgan | Break Things | 95.536386583697 | -8 |
12 | Maddie & Tae | Bathroom Floor | 95.489942439325 | 16 |
13 | Lee Brice | One Of Them Girls | 95.09512342587 | 6 |
14 | Chris Janson | Done | 94.992753655008 | 0 |
15 | Lauren Alaina | Getting Good | 94.715025801463 | 3 |
16 | Florida Georgia Line | I Love My Country | 94.234547139475 | 0 |
17 | Jimmie Allen & Noah Cyrus | This is Us | 94.107741335836 | -5 |
18 | Darius Rucker | Beers And Sunshine | 94.006808191667 | 16 |
19 | Ingrid Andress | The Stranger | 93.333999847865 | -1 |
20 | Lainey Wilson | Things A Man Oughta Know | 92.87218712292 | -10 |
21 | Keith Urban | God Whispered Your Name | 92.680892234309 | 7 |
22 | Parmalee & Blanco Brown | Just the Way | 92.457694211192 | 2 |
23 | Lady A | Champagne Night | 92.304492079328 | 7 |
24 | Blake Shelton | Nobody But You | 92.177281242818 | 23 |
25 | Kenny Chesney | Here And Now | 90.672837564738 | -13 |
26 | Lindsay Ell | wAnt me back | 90.39777108877 | -18 |
27 | Dustin Lynch | Momma's House | 89.142875797751 | 12 |
28 | Sam Hunt | Hard To Forget | 88.604792447572 | -5 |
29 | Carly Pearce | I Hope You're Happy Now | 88.42892339438 | -13 |
30 | Tim McGraw | I Called Mama | 88.328788348141 | -2 |
31 | Sam Grow | Song About You | 88.299492328897 | -5 |
32 | Tyler Farr | Soundtrack to a Small Town Sundown | 88.110543716397 | 5 |
33 | Easton Corbin | Turn Up | 88.055054922937 | 10 |
34 | Little Big Town | Wine, Beer, Whiskey | 87.868212724964 | 7 |
35 | Aaron Watson | Whisper My Name | 87.79856819743 | -7 |
36 | Danielle Bradbery | Never Have I Ever | 87.426134552516 | -5 |
37 | Luke Combs | Does To Me | 85.825160660815 | -8 |
38 | RaeLynn | Keep Up | 84.977479174644 | 2 |
39 | Brothers Osborne | All Night | 82.831368980135 | 6 |
40 | Chris Stapleton | Starting Over | 82.688686040255 | 310 |
Rank | Artist Name | Song Name | EQ Score | Change |
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1 | Jack Harlow | WHATS POPPIN | 100 | 0 |
2 | Lil Mosey | Blueberry Faygo | 98.57937784631 | 0 |
3 | DaBaby | ROCKSTAR | 97.209361217367 | 1 |
4 | Cardi B | WAP | 97.174504675602 | 1 |
5 | Young T & Bugsey | Don't Rush | 96.46400145844 | -2 |
6 | Megan Thee Stallion | Savage Remix | 95.558300346297 | 0 |
7 | DaBaby | VIBEZ | 94.701395217614 | 10 |
8 | Drake | Laugh Now Cry Later | 94.480404356395 | 3 |
9 | Migos | Need It | 93.64341044634 | 0 |
10 | Travis Scott | HIGHEST IN THE ROOM | 92.943044604614 | -2 |
11 | The Weeknd | Heartless | 92.17075305376 | 1 |
12 | Saweetie | Tap In | 91.827438046051 | -5 |
13 | Don Toliver | After Party | 91.454208435797 | 15 |
14 | Russ | BEST ON EARTH | 91.418051681409 | -4 |
15 | Lil Baby | The Bigger Picture | 91.382343529643 | 6 |
16 | Roddy Ricch | The Box | 90.272470139076 | -3 |
17 | Arizona Zervas | ROXANNE | 90.22505361367 | 1 |
18 | Pop Smoke | The Woo | 89.843671678683 | 12 |
19 | Future | Life Is Good | 89.566929580493 | -3 |
20 | Juice WRLD | Wishing Well | 89.447421273759 | 6 |
21 | Lil Baby | Emotionally Scarred | 89.359503997398 | -2 |
22 | JACKBOYS & Travis Scott | OUT WEST | 89.32321222715 | -7 |
23 | Doja Cat | Like That | 89.192993628562 | -9 |
24 | Megan Thee Stallion | Girls in the Hood | 89.149595976148 | 1 |
25 | NLE Choppa | Walk Em Down | 88.927690584837 | -5 |
26 | H.E.R., Skip Marley | Slow Down | 88.846271092164 | -3 |
27 | Roddy Ricch | High Fashion | 88.736978965885 | -5 |
28 | Jhené Aiko | P*$$Y Fairy (OTW) | 87.714361343188 | -4 |
29 | Juice WRLD | Come & Go | 86.501751750516 | -2 |
30 | SAINt JHN | Roses Remix | 86.364194401582 | 11 |
31 | YG | SWAG | 85.767931132922 | 2 |
32 | Trey Songz | Back Home | 85.203002538441 | -1 |
33 | PartyNextDoor | LOYAL | 84.907095253392 | 2 |
34 | Usher | Don't Waste My Time | 83.896638850341 | 2 |
35 | DaBaby | BOP | 82.779939725665 | 2 |
36 | Drake | Toosie Slide | 82.362723499871 | -3 |
37 | PARTYNEXTDOOR & Rihanna | BELIEVE IT | 82.353933724628 | -6 |
38 | Mahalia | What You Did | 79.5833855491 | -3 |
39 | Ro James | Touchy Feely | 78.98761656219 | 16 |
40 | Lil Baby | Woah | 78.202194772386 | 4 |
Rank | Artist Name | Song Name | EQ Score | Change |
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1 | Major Lazer | Lay Your Head On Me | 100 | 4 |
2 | AJR | Bang! | 99.095572804667 | 0 |
3 | Glass Animals | Your Love (Déjà Vu) | 97.999362738632 | -2 |
4 | Tame Impala | Lost In Yesterday | 97.019858368472 | -2 |
5 | twenty one pilots | Level of Concern | 96.931617717517 | 9 |
6 | Cold War Kids | Who's Gonna Love Me Now | 96.51458696418 | 3 |
7 | Milky Chance & Jack Johnson | Don't Let Me Down | 96.46709641235 | 1 |
8 | Saint Motel | Van Horn | 96.211556653359 | 2 |
9 | The Killers | Caution | 95.767993036608 | -5 |
10 | KALEO | I Want More | 95.666422664178 | -4 |
11 | The Strokes | Bad Decisions | 95.347643315404 | 0 |
12 | Beck | Uneventful Days | 94.407314843231 | -2 |
13 | Coldplay | Orphans | 94.188281698998 | 0 |
14 | Blue October | Oh My My | 94.143642594419 | 5 |
15 | Rezz & Grabbitz | Someone Else | 94.103121135621 | 0 |
16 | AWOLNATION | The Best | 93.874474451718 | 0 |
17 | Magic Giant | Disaster Party | 93.843462844572 | 0 |
18 | Foals | The Runner | 93.683377399876 | 0 |
19 | Neon Trees | Used To Like | 93.664195238764 | 2 |
20 | All Time Low | Monsters | 93.588181282892 | 0 |
21 | Billie Joe Armstrong | I Think We're Alone Now | 93.332767722469 | 1 |
22 | lovelytheband | loneliness for love | 93.157861824327 | 5 |
23 | Joywave | Obsession | 93.009690201211 | 0 |
24 | Grouplove | Deleter | 92.835303501209 | 2 |
25 | Joywave | Half Your Age | 92.585817694642 | -2 |
26 | Oliver Tree | Let Me Down | 92.200390376147 | 2 |
27 | Weezer | Hero | 91.910310500713 | -2 |
28 | Billie Eilish | everything i wanted | 91.210166477302 | 0 |
29 | The 1975 | Me & You Together Song | 90.302101367915 | 0 |
30 | Bakar | Hell N Back | 87.692373760765 | 5 |
31 | Tones And I | Dance Monkey | 84.043232148657 | 0 |
32 | Chaz Cardigan | Not OK! | 81.81929630338 | 1 |
33 | Dreamers | Heat Seeker | 81.271303680473 | 1 |
34 | KennyHoopla | how will i rest in peace if i'm buried by a highway?/ | 81.131916856908 | -1 |
35 | AWOLNATION | Mayday!!! Fiesta Fever | 79.199358091422 | 0 |
36 | Sub Urban | Freak | 77.255239868225 | 0 |
37 | Nathaniel Rateliff | Time Stands | 75.868119486363 | 2 |
38 | lovelytheband | buzz cut | 74.885977816804 | 34 |
39 | Dreamers | Teddy Bear | 74.586984034005 | 13 |
40 | Cold War Kids | Somewhere | 74.431804780512 | 22 |
Christine Quinn, the star of Netflix’s hottest show, "Selling Sunset," spills all the show’s tea, and discusses bagging a millionaire and what's like to be cheated on.
BEYONCE FELT SHE HAD SOMETHING TO PROVE WHEN SHE RELEASED "I AM..SASHA FIERCE." AND SHE DID. FIND OUT HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN BY WATCHING THIS.
AFTER DOMINATING THE EARLY 2000's AS THE CENTERPIECE OF DESTINY’S CHILD AND WITH TWO SUCCESSFUL SOLO ALBUMS ALREADY BEHIND HER, BEYONCE KNEW IT WAS TIME TO TAKE A RISK IN HER CAREER. SHE WENT INTO THE STUDIO THE INTENTION OF HIGHLIGHTING HER DUALITY AS AN ARTIST AND, WITH THIS GOAL IN MIND, SHE DECIDED HER NEXT RECORD WOULD BE A DOUBLE ALBUM.
INSPIRED BY JAY-Z, AS WELL AS THE LEGENDARY ETTA JAMES, BEYONCE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT HER OWN STRENGTHS AS AN ARTIST WHILE SHEDDING A NEW LIGHT ON HER PERFORMING ALTER EGO, THE VICIOUS SASHA FIERCE. AS A RESULT, SHE WOULD DEDICATE THE FIRST SIDE OF THE ALBUM TO HERSELF, AND THE SECOND HALF TO SASHA.
RECORDING FOR “I AM...SASHA FIERCE” TOOK PLACE OVER EIGHT MONTHS ACROSS THE U.S., FROM PATCHWERK RECORDING IN ATLANTA TO STRAWBERRYBEE PRODUCTIONS IN NEW YORK. SHE WORKED WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF SONGWRITERS AND MUSICIANS, SUCH AS AMANDA GHOST, WHO HELPED BEY REWORK “AVE MARIA” AFTER COLLABORATING ON THE TRACK “DISAPPEAR”.
FOR DISC ONE, NICKNAMED “I AM”, BEYONCE INCORPORATED ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND WORKED ON HER BALLADRY, WITH EXPRESSIVE LYRICS HIGHLIGHTING THE SINGER’S INNATE SENSITIVITY. HOWEVER, DISC TWO, DEDICATED TO SASHA FIERCE, WAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ANIMAL AND CONTAINED MORE OF AN ELECTRO INFLUENCE. THE GAME-CHANGING “SINGLE LADIES” PUT THIS INFLUENCE ON FULL DISPLAY AND BECAME A SMASH HIT, BECOMING BEYONCE’S FIFTH SINGLE TO TOP BILLBOARD’S HOT DIGITAL SALES CHART AND IT WENT ON TO WIN SONG OF THE YEAR AT THE TWENTY-TEN GRAMMYS.
EIGHT OTHER SINGLES WERE RELEASED FROM THE ALBUM, WITH SEVEN OF THE NINE BREAKING THROUGH THE BILLBOARD HOT RNB/HIP-HOP CHARTS, MAKING “I AM...SASHA FIERCE” THE FIRST TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ALBUM SCALE THOSE HEIGHTS. THESE OTHER SINGLES INCLUDED “DIVA”, “EGO”, “VIDEO PHONE”, “SWEET DREAMS”, AND THE HIT BALLAD “HALO”. CERTIFIED SEVEN TIMES PLATINUM, “HALO” HAS SINCE BEEN CITED AS ONE OF BEYONCE’S BEST SONGS, WITH RENDITIONS DEDICATED TO MICHAEL JACKSON, THE VICTIMS OF THE TWENTY-TEN HAITI EARTHQUAKE, AND AS RECENTLY AS THIS YEAR FOR KOBE AND GIANNA BRYANT.
AFTER EIGHT MONTHS OF RECORDING “I AM...SASHA FIERCE” WAS PRESENTED TO THE WORLD ON NOVEMBER 12th, 2008. WHILE RECEIVING MODERATE REVIEWS FROM CRITICS, WHO FELT THE DOUBLE ALBUM FORMAT WAS TOO MUCH OF A GIMMICK, THE ALBUM DEBUTED AT NUMBER ONE ON THE BILLBOARD TOP TWO-HUNDRED--BEYONCE’S THIRD NUMBER ONE RECORD, MAKING HER THE THIRD FEMALE ARTIST OF THE 2000's WITH ALL THREE OF HER ALBUMS TO DEBUT IN THAT POSITION. THE ALBUM AND ITS SINGLES GAVE BEYONCE SEVEN NOMINATIONS AT THE 2010 GRAMMYS, EARNING HER SIX, A RECORD-SETTING NUMBER FOR A SOLO FEMALE ARTIST.
SINCE THE RELEASE OF “I AM...”, BEYONCE HAS LEANED MORE INTO HER SASHA FIERCE SIDE, RELEASING TRACK AFTER TRACK OF BLACK FEMINIST ANTHEMS ON RECORDS LIKE HER TWENTY-THIRTEEN SELF-TITLED ALBUM AND TWENTY-SIXTEEN’S “LEMONADE”. FOR SHOWING US THE MULTIPLE FACES OF A TRUE QUEEN, “I AM...SASHA FIERCE” IS THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER...THIS WEEK.