Cowboy Carter,  released on March 29, sold 407,000 copies,

becoming the highest-performing song since  Taylor Swift ‘s 1989  ( Taylor’s Version )  ,

which sold 1.653 million copies when it was released in November 2023.

Beyoncé ‘s new album   holds the record for the biggest streaming week ever.

Cowboy Carter  achieved Beyoncé’s biggest sales since  2016’s Lemonade  (653,000 copies). The singer became the first black woman to ever release an album that debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart. This is the best-selling week for a country album since last July, when  Taylor Swift’s Speak Now  topped the list with 716,000 copies.

Of the 407,000 copies, 232,000 were streams, while 168,000 were traditional album sales. The limited edition vinyl four-disc set sold 62,000 copies, giving Beyoncé her biggest sales week on the format.

In addition, with the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200, Beyoncé surpassed Janet Jackson to claim the fourth number-one position among female artists to achieve this title. Before her were Madonna (with 9 times), Barbra Streisand (11 times) and Taylor Swift (12 times).

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Meanwhile , Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You  slipped from the top spot on the Billboard 200 to number 2 with 131,000 album units. Morgan Wallen followed in 3rd place with the album  One Thing at a Time ,  Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine  dropped from 3rd to 4th place. Keeping the top 5 position is J-Hope, with the album  Hope on the Streets, Vol .1  (50,000 copies sold).

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter  features the lead singles:  Texas Hold’Em  and  16 Carriages  , along with many others featuring artists: Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone…