SAN JOSE, Calif. — It’s Queen Bey time.
Beyonce is out on the road for her Renaissance World Tour, in support of her seventh studio album, 2022’s “Renaissance,” which is the multiplatinum superstar’s first full-length solo outing since 2016’s “Lemonade.”
To help pass the time while we wait for the royally talented artist to perform in Seattle on Sept. 14, 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 bestselling music artists of all time.
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 million 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.
10
By our count, Beyonce has starred in 10 features 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.
5
This will be the fifth time that Beyonce has played at the Santa Clara stadium. She last performed there with husband Jay-Z with the On the Run II Tour in 2018. She also brought her solo Formation Tour to the venue for two nights in 2016. She made her Levi’s Stadium debut earlier that same year as part of the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show.
1
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.
