Beyonce is to music what Angelina Jolie is to acting...definitely A-list, definitely the top star of her day...but when the smoke clears while she'll have hits, she'll have no true "timeless classics." Lemonade is not a Thriller or Purple Rain

I'll even argue that Destiny's Child has more classic songs and albums than Beyonce in pop soul category. Same with TLC.

I don't think even Single Ladies is truly a classic song like people think. I think people like the video and dance routine most fondly and that translates to them thinking they like the song more than they do. But I don't think anyone *really* bumps the song for its own sake

This is a great way to put it. Her songs are more like a memes https://twitter.com/_tinythought/status/1252997199966941186?s=21 https://twitter.com/_tinythought/status/1252997199966941186