O trabalho da Beyoncé com o álbum autointitulado foi reconhecido pela redação da revista Rolling Stone. A música “Drunk In Love”, em parceria com o marido Jay Z, foi eleita a melhor do ano pelos editores da publicação.
No ranking divulgado pela revista, com 50 faixas, há ainda Taylor Swift (com “Blank Space”), Sam Smith (com “Stay With Me”), Sia (com “Chandelier”), Iggy Azalea (com “Fancy”), Lana Del Rey (com “Brooklyn Baby”), Drake (com “0 to 100/The Catch Up”) e Maroon 5 (com “Animals”). Todos entre o 6º e o 32º lugares. Confira a lista:
01) Beyoncé feat. Jay Z, “Drunk in Love”
02) DJ Snake feat. Lil Jon, “Turn Down For What”
03) U2, “Every Breaking Wave”
04) Future feat. Pusha T, Pharrell, Casino, “Move That Dope”
05) Jenny Lewis, “Just One of the Guys”
06) Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
07) Bruce Springsteen, “Frankie Fell in Love”
08) Sharon Van Etten, “Every Time the Sun Comes Up”
09) Future Islands, “Seasons (Waiting On You)”
10) Kendrick Lamar, “i”
11) Alvvays, “Archie, Marry Me”
12) Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
13) Foo Fighters, “Outside”
14) Grimes, “Go”
15) Sia, “Chandelier”
16) Beck, “Blue Moon”
17) Rae Sremmurd, “No Flex Zone”
18) Bleachers, “I Wanna Get Better”
19) Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
20) Old Crow Medicine Show, “Sweet Amarillo”
21) Weezer, “Back to the Shack”
22) Lana Del Rey, “Brooklyn Baby”
23) Tove Lo, “Habits (Stay High)”
24) The Black Keys, “Gotta Get Away”
25) Caribou, “Can’t Do Without You”
26) Drake, “0 to 100/The Catch Up”
27) Thurston Moore, “Grace Lake”
28) Prince, “This Could Be Us”
29) Miranda Lambert, “Smokin’ and Drinkin’”
30) Coldplay, “Magic”
31) EMA, “So Blonde”
32) Maroon 5, “Animals”
33) Jackson Browne, “The Birds of St. Marks”
34) Sylvan Esso, “Coffee”
35) First Aid Kit, “Master Pretender”
36) Beverly, “Honey Do”
37) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “Faultlines”
38) YG feat. Jeezy, Rich Homie Quan, “My Hitta”
39) Priests, “Doctor”
40) Sleater-Kinney, “Bury Our Friends”
41) Ought, “Habit”
42) FKA Twigs, “Two Weeks”
43) The New Pornographers, “Brill Bruisers”
44) St. Vincent, “Prince Johnny”
45) Hospitality, “I Miss Your Bones”
46) Katy B, “5 AM”
47) Real Estate, “Talking Backwards”
48) Alex G, “Harvey”
49) Old 97s, “Longer Than You’ve Been Alive”
50) Counting Crows, “Dislocation”
