Beyoncé (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Beyoncé" in Simple English language version.

Last modified: 09:06:10, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

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88webcitation.org

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55billboard.com

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33ghostarchive.org

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33forbes.com

71^st place

58^th place

22theguardian.com

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22web.archive.org

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22doi.org

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11vulture.com

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11vogue.com

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11cassiuslife.com

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11britannica.com

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11pbs.org

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11independent.co.uk

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11rollingstone.com

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11foxnews.com

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11kworb.net

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11ivypark.com

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11people.com

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11billboard.biz

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11businesswire.com

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11newstatesman.com

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11pvh1.com

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11thinkprogress.org

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11usatoday.com

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11pitchfork.com

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11archive.org

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11instagram.com

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11apple.news

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apple.news (Global: low place; Simple English: 6,694^th place)

Chiu, Melody (June 17, 2017). "'Crazy in Love'—Times Two! Beyoncé and Jay Z Welcome Twins". People. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; Simple English: 3^rd place)

Borges, Marco (2015). Amazon. Penguin. ISBN 978-0451474841.

billboard.biz (Global: 2,279^th place; Simple English: 1,145^th place)

Pedersen, Erik (February 17, 2010). "Beyoncé Tops Decade's RIAA Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2015.

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; Simple English: 15^th place)

"It's Official: Beyonce Makes History With Fifth No. 1 Album". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
"Megan Thee Stallion Reacts To 'Savage' No 1". Billboard. May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
Aniftos, Rania (January 9, 2023). "Beyhive Celebrates Beyoncé as 'Cuff It' Hits Hot 100 Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
"Radio Songs Artists". Billboard. [Prometheus Global Media]. December 31, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2010.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
"Artists of the Decade Music Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 8, 2011.

britannica.com (Global: 37^th place; Simple English: 16^th place)

"Beyonce | Biography, Songs, Movies, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

businesswire.com (Global: 828^th place; Simple English: 645^th place)

"The Nielsen Company & Billboard's 2011 Music Industry Report" (Press release). [Business Wire]. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2015.

cassiuslife.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

globalgrind.cassiuslife.com

Lewis, Brittany (July 9, 2013). "Beyoncé credited as 'Third Ward Trill' on Jay-Z's album, 'Magna Carta Holy Grail'". Global Grind. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2018.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; Simple English: 2^nd place)

dx.doi.org

"Jordan, Prof. (Virgil) Craig, (born 25 July 1947), Professor of Breast Medical Oncology and Molecular and Cellular Oncology, M. D. Anderson Hospital and Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, since 2014". Who's Who. Oxford University Press. December 1, 2011. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u253997.

doi.org

"Jordan, Prof. (Virgil) Craig, (born 25 July 1947), Professor of Breast Medical Oncology and Molecular and Cellular Oncology, M. D. Anderson Hospital and Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, since 2014". Who's Who. Oxford University Press. December 1, 2011. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u253997.

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; Simple English: 58^th place)

"Celebrity 100: Musicians". Forbes. June 22, 2010. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
Dorothy Pomerantz, Lacey Rose (June 28, 2010). "The World's Most Powerful Celebrities". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
"In Pictures: The 10 Top-Earning African-American Stars". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 22, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2012.

foxnews.com (Global: 262^nd place; Simple English: 122^nd place)

Falzone, Diana (February 12, 2016). "FOX News". Backlash to Beyonce's Super Bowl performance continues to grow. FOX News Network, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2016.

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64^th place; Simple English: 176^th place)

Curto, Justin (April 30, 2021). "Yes, 'Harmonies by The Hive' is Beyoncé". Vulture. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
Gay, Jason (February 10, 2013). "Beyoncé Knowles: The Queen B". Vogue. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
Lewis, Brittany (July 9, 2013). "Beyoncé credited as 'Third Ward Trill' on Jay-Z's album, 'Magna Carta Holy Grail'". Global Grind. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2018.

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; Simple English: 47^th place)

"Beyonce releases entire new album 'Beyoncé' on iTunes - News - Music - The Independent". The Independent. December 13, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

instagram.com (Global: 98^th place; Simple English: 268^th place)

Beyoncé (February 1, 2017). "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved February 1, 2017.

ivypark.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Ivy Park". Retrieved June 27, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

kworb.net (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Worldwide iTunes Song Chart". kworb.net. Retrieved December 2, 2017.

newstatesman.com (Global: 1,323^rd place; Simple English: 902^nd place)

"The 50 people who matter today: 41–50". New Statesman. London. September 24, 2009. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2015.

pbs.org (Global: 260^th place; Simple English: 93^rd place)

"Beyoncé breaks record with 32nd Grammy, snubbed again for top album honor". PBS NewsHour. February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

people.com (Global: 69^th place; Simple English: 50^th place)

"Beyonce Knowles Is PEOPLE Magazine World's Most Beautiful : People.com". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

pitchfork.com (Global: 146^th place; Simple English: 227^th place)

"Jay Z and Beyoncé Pledge to Go Vegan". Pitchfork. December 3, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

pvh1.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Graham, Mark (February 13, 2012). "VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music (Complete List)". VH1. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2016.

riaa.com (Global: 153^rd place; Simple English: 110^th place)

Lamy Johnathan, Cara Duckworth, Liz Kennedy (February 17, 2010). "RIAA Tallies the Decade's Top Gold and Platinum Award Winners". Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; Simple English: 62^nd place)

"Beyonce and Jay Z Open Grammys With Steamy 'Drunk in Love' Performance". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; Simple English: 14^th place)

Petridis, Alexis; Mahdawi, Arwa; Schwab, Kristin; Brooks, Daphne A; Robinson, Peter (June 27, 2016). "Beyoncé's Star Formation: From Destiny's Child to Queen Bey". The Guardian. Archived from the original on May 5, 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
Harmon, Steph (July 14, 2017). "Beyoncé publishes photo of her twins on Instagram". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

thinkprogress.org (Global: 8,425^th place; Simple English: 5,081^st place)

"Beyonce Calls Out The Gender Pay Gap: 'Equality Is A Myth' - ThinkProgress". ThinkProgress. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

uecdn.es (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

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"Why is Beyoncé no longer vegan?". MARCA. June 13, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2025.^{[permanent dead link]}

usatoday.com (Global: 55^th place; Simple English: 61^st place)

"Beyonce, Jennifer Garner, Jane Lynch join 'Ban Bossy" campaign". USA TODAY. March 10, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

vogue.com (Global: 698^th place; Simple English: 627^th place)

Gay, Jason (February 10, 2013). "Beyoncé Knowles: The Queen B". Vogue. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.

vulture.com (Global: 234^th place; Simple English: 345^th place)

Curto, Justin (April 30, 2021). "Yes, 'Harmonies by The Hive' is Beyoncé". Vulture. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

Petridis, Alexis; Mahdawi, Arwa; Schwab, Kristin; Brooks, Daphne A; Robinson, Peter (June 27, 2016). "Beyoncé's Star Formation: From Destiny's Child to Queen Bey". The Guardian. Archived from the original on May 5, 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
"Beyonce and Jay Z Open Grammys With Steamy 'Drunk in Love' Performance". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

webcitation.org (Global: 25^th place; Simple English: 19^th place)

"Celebrity 100: Musicians". Forbes. June 22, 2010. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
Dorothy Pomerantz, Lacey Rose (June 28, 2010). "The World's Most Powerful Celebrities". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
Pedersen, Erik (February 17, 2010). "Beyoncé Tops Decade's RIAA Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
Lamy Johnathan, Cara Duckworth, Liz Kennedy (February 17, 2010). "RIAA Tallies the Decade's Top Gold and Platinum Award Winners". Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
"The Nielsen Company & Billboard's 2011 Music Industry Report" (Press release). [Business Wire]. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
"The 50 people who matter today: 41–50". New Statesman. London. September 24, 2009. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
Graham, Mark (February 13, 2012). "VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music (Complete List)". VH1. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
"In Pictures: The 10 Top-Earning African-American Stars". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 22, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2012.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; Simple English: 6^th place)

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Harmon, Steph (July 14, 2017). "Beyoncé publishes photo of her twins on Instagram". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

Beyoncé (Simple English Wikipedia)

apple.news (Global: low place; Simple English: 6,694th place)

archive.org (Global: 6th place; Simple English: 3rd place)

billboard.biz (Global: 2,279th place; Simple English: 1,145th place)

billboard.com (Global: 20th place; Simple English: 15th place)

britannica.com (Global: 37th place; Simple English: 16th place)

businesswire.com (Global: 828th place; Simple English: 645th place)

cassiuslife.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

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doi.org (Global: 2nd place; Simple English: 2nd place)

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doi.org

forbes.com (Global: 71st place; Simple English: 58th place)

foxnews.com (Global: 262nd place; Simple English: 122nd place)

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64th place; Simple English: 176th place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46th place; Simple English: 47th place)

instagram.com (Global: 98th place; Simple English: 268th place)

ivypark.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

kworb.net (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

newstatesman.com (Global: 1,323rd place; Simple English: 902nd place)

pbs.org (Global: 260th place; Simple English: 93rd place)

people.com (Global: 69th place; Simple English: 50th place)

pitchfork.com (Global: 146th place; Simple English: 227th place)

pvh1.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

riaa.com (Global: 153rd place; Simple English: 110th place)

rollingstone.com (Global: 57th place; Simple English: 62nd place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; Simple English: 14th place)

thinkprogress.org (Global: 8,425th place; Simple English: 5,081st place)

uecdn.es (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

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usatoday.com (Global: 55th place; Simple English: 61st place)

vogue.com (Global: 698th place; Simple English: 627th place)

vulture.com (Global: 234th place; Simple English: 345th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; Simple English: 1st place)

webcitation.org (Global: 25th place; Simple English: 19th place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4th place; Simple English: 6th place)

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apple.news (Global: low place; Simple English: 6,694^th place)

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; Simple English: 3^rd place)

billboard.biz (Global: 2,279^th place; Simple English: 1,145^th place)

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; Simple English: 15^th place)

britannica.com (Global: 37^th place; Simple English: 16^th place)

businesswire.com (Global: 828^th place; Simple English: 645^th place)

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; Simple English: 2^nd place)

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; Simple English: 58^th place)

foxnews.com (Global: 262^nd place; Simple English: 122^nd place)

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64^th place; Simple English: 176^th place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; Simple English: 47^th place)

instagram.com (Global: 98^th place; Simple English: 268^th place)

newstatesman.com (Global: 1,323^rd place; Simple English: 902^nd place)

pbs.org (Global: 260^th place; Simple English: 93^rd place)

people.com (Global: 69^th place; Simple English: 50^th place)

pitchfork.com (Global: 146^th place; Simple English: 227^th place)

riaa.com (Global: 153^rd place; Simple English: 110^th place)

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; Simple English: 62^nd place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; Simple English: 14^th place)

thinkprogress.org (Global: 8,425^th place; Simple English: 5,081^st place)

usatoday.com (Global: 55^th place; Simple English: 61^st place)

vogue.com (Global: 698^th place; Simple English: 627^th place)

vulture.com (Global: 234^th place; Simple English: 345^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

webcitation.org (Global: 25^th place; Simple English: 19^th place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; Simple English: 6^th place)