Beyoncé by the Numbers: The Catalog, Measured
By Dan Cohen · Published 2026-06-24
We measured all 57 Beyoncé songs in our library — tempo, dynamic range, texture, how abruptly each song shifts, how hard the vocal pushes — and rolled it into a single intensity score from 0 to 100. No other site scores a catalog this way. Here is Beyoncé by the numbers: muscular in the middle — neither sleepy nor relentless, with room at both ends.
The catalog at a glance
- Average intensity: 50/100
- Average dynamic range: 6.9/10
- Average tempo: 99 BPM across 57 timed songs
- One of the widest emotional ranges we've measured for any single artist — a 72-point gap from calmest to most intense.
The calmest Beyoncé songs
- Broken-Hearted Girl — intensity 15/100, 70 BPM, dynamic range 4/10
- Ave Maria — intensity 15/100, 70 BPM, dynamic range 4/10
- Plastic Off the Sofa — intensity 15/100, 70 BPM, dynamic range 4/10
The most intense
- Run the World (Girls) — intensity 87/100, 127 BPM, dynamic range 9/10
- ***Flawless — intensity 85/100, 124 BPM, dynamic range 8/10
- Partition — intensity 80/100, 92 BPM, dynamic range 9/10
The biggest quiet-to-loud swings
- Partition — dynamic range 9/10
- Love On Top — dynamic range 9/10
- Run the World (Girls) — dynamic range 9/10
Tempo extremes: slowest is Die with You (60 BPM), fastest is Tyrant (140 BPM).
Every song here has its own measured profile — tempo, dynamics, sonic twins, what it's good for — on its page. Start from the Beyoncé artist page.
Computed from Music I Want's own measurements of 57 Beyoncé songs as of 2026-06-24. The intensity score combines dynamic range, tempo, texture, sudden changes, vocal force, and predictability. Figures update as the catalog is refined.