because to me, putting everything she’s done into consideration, imo she is. her run from 4 to renaissance is an all time great run that rivals the runs of stevie and prince in their primes. and with her iconic performances that to me only mj can rival, her hits etc. i believe bey has cemented herself to be up there with those three goats

Yes. Mj in a completely different league though

Yeah, although she hasn’t done enough for lids workers

Definitely

If the artists you mentioned are Tier 1, she’s Tier 1.5

Her performances maybe but her music isn’t like that

She’s close. I don’t think anyone’s touching Stevie, though.

I wouldn’t be mad at anyone putting her up there w the likes of Aretha, Janet, Diana

you mentioned people who wrote their own music vs someone who has collaborated at most, while her talent is undeniable, c'mon man

she would have to be tbh and im nowhere near a beyonce fan

I personally don’t like her quite that much, bc those are my all time favorites but i wouldnt argue with anyone

Shes a top tier performer with loads of great music and an icon

no man i love her sm but thats a completely different tier

She definitely could be

not at all

you better not be a drake/kanye stan saying this lol

Yeah

7/11, flawless

Oh true actually

Obviously

if she goes on some sort of Stevie Wonder 3-peat with the next 2 acts, then i think she's definitely solidified

like she’s probably like two tiers down

all the other artists named in OP have at least 3 consensus all-time genre-defining albums

even her best albums (lemonade, beyonce, 4) aren’t on that tier

i think shes more madonna tier which is still super legendary

Madonna is 2 tiers down too? What's the second tier?

She’s definitely above almost everybody at this point but

MJ/Prince/Stevie are in a different league.

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