[New post] Beyonce by the Numbers: A deep look at Queen Bey’s amazing career
gqlshare posted: "It's Queen Bey time.After months of (somewhat) patiently waiting, Bay Area fans will finally get the chance to experience Beyonce's Renaissance World Tour on Aug. 30 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Showtime is 8 p.m.; ticketmaster.com.The multiplatinum " Daily Democrat
After months of (somewhat) patiently waiting, Bay Area fans will finally get the chance to experience Beyonce's Renaissance World Tour on Aug. 30 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Showtime is 8 p.m.; ticketmaster.com.
The multiplatinum superstar is out on the road in support of her seventh studio album, 2022's "Renaissance," which is her first full-length solo outing since 2016's "Lemonade."
To help pass the time while we wait for the royally talented artist to arrive at the home of the San Francisco 49ers, we're offering up a little something we're calling "Beyonce by the Numbers."
It's a stats-and-figures-based look at the career of this amazing entertainer, who, in basically every category imaginable, ranks among the most popular music superstars of all time. We'll also dish up some details about the current tour.
Here we go!
2.1 billion
That's as in dollar, folks. Yes, the Renaissance World Tour could reportedly bring in about $2.1 billion in ticket sales, according to a Forbes article. That would make it the top-grossing road show of all time — some $500 million more than the trek that currently sits at the No. 1 spot, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.
200 million
Beyonce has sold more than 200 million albums during her career, which squarely places her among the best-selling music artists of all time.
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: R&B group Destiny's Child pose with their Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, "The Writing's on the Wall", and Best R&B song, "Say My Name", backstage at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles 21 February 2001. AFP PHOTO/Vince BUCCI (Photo credit should read Vince Bucci/AFP via Getty Images)
60 million
Prior to launching her solo recording career, Beyonce was part of the amazing group Destiny's Child. That great vocal outfit was also a smash hit, selling some 60 millions albums over the years.
700
How does generate the top-grossing tour of all time? Well, a good start is by charging as much as $700 for tickets, which is reportedly what some fans are paying to see Beyonce this time around. (Currently, prices on Ticketmaster are listed as $171-$601, subject to change.)
88
The star led the field with nine nominations at the 65th annual Grammy Awards in February, pushing her career total to 88. The latter figure tied the all-time record for nominations with, appropriately enough, Beyonce's husband, Jay-Z.
32
With her four victories at the 2023 show, Beyonce passed Georg Solti for having the most Grammy wins in history. The singer now has 32 Grammys, compared to the Hungarian-British conductor's total of 31. Next on the list is Quincy Jones with 28.
US singer/songwriter Beyonce arrives for the world premiere of Disney's "The Lion King" at the Dolby theatre on July 9, 2019 in Hollywood. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
10
By our count, Beyonce has starred in 10 feature films, including 2006's "Dream Girls," 2008's "Cadillac Records" and, our personal favorite Bey movie, the tense psychological thriller "Obsessed" from 2009.
9
The Renaissance World Tour is the ninth road show in Bey's solo career, including the two she's done with hubby Jay-Z (2014's On the Run and 2018's On the Run II) as well as the co-headlining Verizon Ladies First Tour with Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott in 2004.
8
That's where Beyonce ranked — eighth — on Rolling Stone magazine's 2023 list of the 200 greatest singers of all time, trailing only (in ascending order) Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Mariah Carey, Billie Holiday, Sam Cooke, Whitney Houston and — at No. 1 — Aretha Franklin.
7
With the success of her most-recent studio album, 2022's "Renaissance," Beyonce became the first solo artist to have their first seven studio albums debut at No. 1 in the U.S.
Queen Bey ranks as the No. 1 winner of all time at several award shows, including MTV Video Music Awards, NAACP Image Awards, BET Awards and the Soul Train Music Awards.
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