Cowboy Carter, the second album in a planned trilogy by Beyoncé, found the icon tackling country music in her own inimitable style.

The album turned out to be much more than a genre exercise — instead, it was an exploration of the very concept of genres, and a mash-up only Beyoncé could concoct.

Cowboy Carter earned Beyoncé her first, long overdue, Album of the Year Grammy, and capped off one of the great four-album runs. I decided to tackle the modern classic by ranking its songs in order of my preference and writing a bit about each one.

22. ‘Spaghetii’

21. ‘Protector’

20. ‘Amen’

19. ‘Jolene‘

18. ‘Riiverdance’

17. ‘My Rose‘

16. ‘Desert Eagle‘

15. ‘Blackbiird’

14. ‘Just For Fun‘

13. ‘II Hands II Heaven’

12. ‘Sweet * Honey * Buckiin’’

11. ‘Flamenco‘

10. ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’

9. ‘Ameriican Requiem’

8. ‘Alliigator Tears’

7. ‘Levii’s Jeans’

6. ‘II Most Wanted’

5. ‘16 Carriages‘

1d. ‘Tyrant‘

1c. ‘Ya Ya‘

1b. ‘Daughter‘

1a. ‘Bodyguard‘