Destiny’s Child Songs Ranked
Destiny’s Child was an American girl group whose final line-up comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. The group began their musical career as Girl’s Tyme, formed in 1990 in Houston, Texas. After years of limited success, the original quartet comprising Knowles, Rowland, LaTavia Roberson, and LeToya Luckett were signed in 1997 to Columbia Records as Destiny’s Child. The group was launched into mainstream recognition following the release of the song “No, No, No” and their best-selling second album, The Writing’s on the Wall (1999), which contained the number-one singles “Bills, Bills, Bills” and “Say My Name”. Despite critical and commercial success, the group was plagued by internal conflict and legal turmoil, as Roberson and Luckett attempted to split from the group’s manager Mathew Knowles, citing favoritism of Knowles and Rowland. Destiny’s Child has sold more than sixty million records as of 2013. Billboard ranks the group as one of the greatest musical trios of all time, the ninth most successful artist/band of the 2000s, placed the group 68th in its All-Time Hot 100 Artists list in 2008 and in December 2016, the magazine ranked them as the 90th most successful dance club artist of all time. The group was nominated for 14 Grammy Awards, winning twice for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and once for Best R&B Song. Here are all of Destiny’s Child songs ranked.
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10. Bills, Bills, Bills (The Writing’s on the Wall, 1999)
“Totally great! It’s hard to hear something of such a high quality in the R&B. The titular song is very intriguing, it embodies the revolution in the genre at the end of the century.”
9. No, No, No Part 1 (Destiny’s Child, 1998)
“I remember first hearing this song on an episode of All That where Destiny’s Child were the musical guests. I didn’t realize that it was the remix and I especially didn’t realize that it sounded so drastically different from the original version!”
8. Lose My Breath (Destiny Fulfilled, 2004)
“Come on dude, this is one of the best hits of the 21st century. That stepline drum production, those synths, the powerful hook, this song is fucking nuts. Really really invigorating song that still sounds really contemporary and entertaining all these years later. Fucking massive percussion.”
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7. Soldier (Destiny Fulfilled, 2004)
“One of Lil’ Wayne’s best verses ever. He stayed on topic the whole verse and brought something nice to the song. TI did great too. Back when features actually elevated a song!”
6. Bootylicious (Survivor, 2001)
“The Stevie Nicks sample really ties the whole thing together–it’s not completely integrated into the song, but it provides this great bedrock that elevates what could have been just another R&B tune into something truly worthy of its title.”
5. Emotion (This Is the Remix, 2002)
“The ladies themselves get credit for absolutely obliterating the original, of course, but gut instinct tells me to aim the lion’s share of the praise at the Gibbs, because they actually managed to write a good Destiny’s Child ballad. It may have been by accident, but it’s still more than anybody else ever managed.”
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4. Jumpin’, Jumpin’ (he Writing’s on the Wall, 1999)
“This always ranked as one of my very favourite Destiny’s Child singles, but sometimes I think that might be because I hear so much obvious potential in it, rather than because of the song itself. I mean, it’s unquestionably a muscular and powerful track, but just think how much more muscular and powerful this would be in the hands of a good jungle producer.”
3. Independent Women (Survivor, 2001)
“Tell me what you know about me” might not be a question, but it’s beyond question that “Independent Women Part I” is a good song. The association with Charlie’s Angels might be a bit strained (nothing independent about a bunch of girls at the beck and call of a mysterious, unseen man right?), but I like to think of this song as Destiny’s Child wielding their own authority over the Angels.”
2. Say My Name (The Writing’s on the Wall, 1999)
“Bewilderingly clever. “Say My Name” is one of the sharpest and best written pop songs of the early 2000s. The narrative is highly compelling: say this woman’s name out loud in order to prove one is not lying next to another woman. Those three simple words create this delightfully vicious prisoner’s dilemma for any and all would-be adulterers, trapping them in their dishonesty before either their original girl or their mistress.”
1. Survivor (Survivor, 2001)
“This song makes me feel strong and confident that it makes me feel motivated and getting rid of my personal problems that I’ve been going through with my life. Thank god I listen to this song and without this song, what would I do and I feel relieved to this song!!!”
