What was Beyoncé’s first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single as a member of Destiny’s Child?

Beyoncé’s first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single as a member of Destiny’s Child was “Bills, Bills, Bills.”

The song was released in 1999 as the lead single from Destiny’s Child’s second studio album, The Writing’s on the Wall. It became the group’s first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100, giving the members their first top position on that chart.

“Bills, Bills, Bills” was written and produced by Beyoncé, LaTavia Roberson, LeToya Luckett, Kelly Rowland, and Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs, among others. Its lyrics address an unreliable partner and financial expectations within a relationship. The song’s success helped establish Destiny’s Child as one of the leading R&B groups of the late 1990s.

A common mix-up is “Say My Name,” which also reached number one and became one of the group’s signature songs. However, “Bills, Bills, Bills” came first on the Billboard Hot 100.