With ‘Cowboy Carter,’ Beyoncé Becomes First Black Woman to Lead Top Country Albums Chart

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With ‘Cowboy Carter,’ Beyoncé Becomes First Black Woman to Lead Top Country Albums Chart
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chart, Beyoncé becomes the first woman to claim the survey’s top three spots simultaneously. Among all acts, Morgan Wallen achieved the feat four times in 2022-23, including the top nine the week that his album boasts a diverse lineup of billed guest artists, including Tanner Adell, Beyoncé’s daughter Rumi Carter, Miley Cyrus, Willie Jones, Tiera Kennedy, Linda Martell, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Post Malone, Reyna Roberts, Shaboozey and Brittney Spencer.

Notably, while Beyoncé is the first black woman in a lead role to lead Top Country Albums, multiple prominent Black acts are on the various artists set, which led for a week in March 1994. The LP includes Natalie Cole, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, The Pointer Sisters and The Staple Singers.yields eight top 10s, led by “Texas Hold ‘Em,” which reigns for an eighth week, with 47.9 million in airplay audience , 26.

Parton led Hot Country Songs for a week in February 1974 with her original “Jolene,” marking the second of her 25 career No. 1s. She charted a second version of the song , by Pentatonix featuring Parton, that hit No. 18 in October 2016.’s Country Airplay chart, Beyoncé’s “Jolene” arrives at No. 56 with 982,000 impressions. “Texas Hold ‘Em,” ranks at No. 37, after reaching No. 33 .No. 1, “Texas Hold ‘Em” No.

At No. 6, the new cover of The Beatles’ “Blackbird,” from 1968, brings John Lennon and Paul McCartney back to the Hot Country Songs top 10 as writers for the first time since 1989, when two Fab Four covers reached the region: Rosanne Cash’s “I Don’t Want To Spoil the Party” led for a week that June, after Sweethearts of the Rodeo’s “I Feel Fine” hit No. 9 that March.on Hot Country Songs, including “Protector,” with daughter Rumi, at No. 11, and “Tyrant,” with Parton, at No. 12.

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