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Beyoncé’s album “Cowboy Carter” has lassoed the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top Country Albums.
The achievement makes the Houston, Texas native the first Black woman to ever reach the top spot within the chart’s 60 year history.
This isn’t the first time this project has earned her a spot in the history books.
In February, Beyoncé became the first Black woman to have a No. 1 song on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with her single “Texas Hold ‘Em.”
The singer’s album continues to collect more accolades.
It also strut to No.1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart making it the eighth time Beyoncé has achieved this feat.
The album debuted “with 407,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending April 4,” according to Luminate.
Billboard also pointed out that “Cowboy Carter” is 2024’s best selling album so far since Taylor Swift’s “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” in November of 2023. The rerecorded album earned 1.653 million units on Nov. 11, 2023.
The last time Queen Bey got this close was 2016’s “Lemonade,” which debuted at No. 1 with 653,000 units on May 14, 2016. Most of that was from traditional album sales.
The album was released on March 29 and days priot the singer made it clear that “the album “Cowboy Carter” wasn’t a country album, it was “a Beyoncé album.”
In a post on Instagram she revealed it was “five years in the making” and was “born out of an experience” she had years ago where she “did not feel welcomed.”
Many will remember the backlash the singer received when she performed her song “Daddy Lessons” with The Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, at the Country Music Awards in 2016.
Eight years later, “Cowboy Carter” is earning major praise from some music legends.
Dolly Parton touted the “Alien Superstar” for her spicy version of “Jolene.” Sir Paul McCartney exclaimed his happiness on the singer’s rendition of his hit “Blackbird.”
June Carter Cash’s daughter Carlene Carter dubbed her “one of us Carter women.”
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