Every Beyoncé Album Era From 'Dangerously in Love' to 'Renaissance'

In honor of Beyoncé's latest album, Renaissance, L'OFFICIEL takes a look back at every era of her career.

Today, Beyoncé released her seventh studio album, Renaissance. Beyoncé's career has spanned over a decade. From her time in Destiny's Child to her movie ventures and even starting a line of athleisure clothing, Beyoncé can do it all. But there's no doubt where she shines best is her music career. After all, she is the most nominated singer and female artist in Grammy history with 79 nominations and 28 wins. As we enter this new and exciting era for Beyoncé's music career, let's take a look back on her previous albums as well.

Dangerously in Love (2003)

Beyonce's album cover for Dangerously In Love wearing a rhinestone top and low-waisted jeans.

Screenshot from Beyonce's music video for Crazy in Love

Beyonce performing at the MTV Eurpoe Music Awards in 2003.

Beyonce's album photoshoot for Dangerously In Love wearing a blue wrap crop top and blue mini skirt

Beyoncé's first solo album, Dangerously in Love, earned her five Grammys and two number-one singles for "Crazy In Love" and "Baby Boy." To promote the album, Beyoncé went on a tour in 2003 in the UK, the Netherlands, and Ireland.

B'Day (2006)

Beyonce's album cover for B'Day wearing a sparkling tank top and updo.

Beyonce performing on her tour The Beyonce Experience Live, the tour for her album B'Day

Beyonce in her music video for Irreplacable, holding a nail file and wearing a lace corset.

Beyonce's photoshoot for B'Day. She's sitting on the back of a truck, drinking lemonade and wearing a white crop top with puffy sleeves and black embroidered shirts

B'Day was aptly released on Beyoncé's 25th birthday. The album featured her hit songs, "Irreplaceable" and "Beautiful Liar." In April 2007, she released a deluxe version of the CD with the B'Day Anthology Video Album, which had a music video for every song.

I Am...Sasha Fierce (2008)

Beyonce's album cover for I Am...Sasha Fierce

Beyonce in her music video for Single Ladies

Beyonce performing at her I Am... World Tour in a gold bodysuit by Mugler.

Beyonce's album photoshoot for I Am...Sasha Fierce. The image is black and white except for the gold chest plate and jewelry she's wearing.

I Am...Sasha Fierce is one of Beyoncé's most iconic albums. With singles like "If I Were A Boy," "Single Ladies," and "Halo," it's no surprise the album sold eight million copies worldwide. Beyoncé also took the album on tour from 2009 to 2010 with her I Am...World Tour. The tour brought on designer Thierry Mugler as a creative advisor, handling everything from costumes to lighting.

4 (2011)

Beyonce's album cover for her album 4. She's wearing a fur vest with nothing under it and gold bracelets

Beyonce in her music video for Who Run The World (Girls). She's standing nect to a lion and surrounded by other women. She is weraing a red structured mini dress with black and gold detailing and black thigh high boots.

Beyonce performing Love On Top at the 2011 VMAs where she revealed her pregnancy at the end of the performance.

Beyonce's ablum photoshoot for 4. She's wearing a structured purple mini dress and black thigh high boots while stangind on the ledge of a building.

Beyoncé's fourth studio album, accurately titled 4, focused on a message of female empowerment, as evident by the lead single "Run the World (Girls)." One of the most iconic moments to come out of this era was her "Love On Top" performance at the 2011 VMAs where she revealed her pregnancy.

Beyoncé (2013)

Beyonce's album cover for her 2013 album Beyonce. It's a plain black background with her name in pink text.

Beyonce in her Flawless music video wearing a flannel shirt and mini denim shorts

Beyonce performing Drunk In Love at the 2014 Grammy Awards

Beyonce at the screening of the Beyonce album wearing a black mini dress and matching thigh high boots

Beyoncé dropped her self-titled album in the middle of the night with no warning or promotion and still made it to the top of the Billboard Top 200. Beyoncé was developed as a visual album, with each of the songs getting its own video.

Lemonade (2016)

Beyonce's album cover for Lemonade. It's a close up picture of Beyonce bowing her head wearing braids. Her arm in a fur coat is blocking her face

Beyonce in the music video for Hold Up weilding a bat and wearing a ruffled yellow dress.

Beyonce performing at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2016 wearing a leather bodysuit.

Beyonce accepting her Grammy for Lemonade wearing a gold embroidered sheer dress and veil.

Lemonade is Beyoncé's second visual album and the most acclaimed album of her career. The album earned Queen B a Peabody Award in Entertainment because of the way the album addressed Black culture and feminism. The album went on to be promoted with an all-stadium tour.

Renaissance (2022)

Beyonce's single cover for Break My Soul

Beyonce wearing a silver dress sitting under a disco ball.

Beyonce in a promo for Renaissance wearing a fringe jacket and cowboy hat.

While the Renaissance era has just begun, Beyoncé has already given us visuals to drool over. She wanted this album to be a safe place to escape the injustices of the world. When the album dropped, it was announced to be the first act of a three-part project to come.