Looking at Beyonce's back catalogue, I wouldn't regard any of her songs as classics. The majority of her material is as forgettable as Ariana Grande's and Christina Aguilera's. Mariah, Britney, Whitney, Tina, Rihanna, Adele, Lady Gaga, Cher and Madonna all have a handful of classic songs to call their own. Beyonce's music doesn't warrant her level of fame.
Single ladies, Halo, Crazy in Love, etc
share"Say My Name," "Survivor," "Independent Women" and "Crazy in Love" would like a word with you.
The majority of her material is as forgettable as Ariana Grande's and Christina Aguilera's.
I think you just proved the OP's point.
Beyoncé only has Single Ladies as a recognizable classic song.
You listed a bunch of songs for Ariana and I think I only recognize the "Thank U, Next" song, because it's basically a meme song.
Christina Aguilera probably has two songs, Beautiful and Lady Marmalade - this second one became famous from a movie and I hope you know it's not even Christina Aguilera's original song, it's a cover.
We are talking about classic, wordly recognized songs, we're not talking about songs you enjoy and put on your personal playlist.
Um, what part of the world are you from? In the United States, at least nine of these songs are certified classics, and at least eight more may also be in the future.
You don't know Say My Name??? You don't know Genie in a Bottle??? And every Ariana song I listed is instantly recognizable to anyone in the U.S. at least.
We are talking about classic, wordly (worldly) recognized songs