Beyoncé Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart

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Global superstar Beyoncé has made her first appearance on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, and in the No. 1 spot. The feat makes her the first Black woman to top the list.

“Texas Hold ‘Em” earned the singer the top spot this week for her chart debut. Her other debut country track, “16 Carriages,” debuted at No. 9 this week. The songs also debuted at No. 2 and No. 38 respectively on the all-genre Billboard 100.

Both tracks were released following the singer’s Verizon commercial during Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11. They are the lead singles off her upcoming country album Act II, which is set to release on March 29.

“Texas Hold ‘Em,” which was written by Beyoncé, Brian Bates, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro and Raphael Saadiq, and produced by Beyoncé, Saadiq, Ferraro, Killah B, Hit-Boy, Stuart White and Mariel Gomerez. Since its release, the song has garnered over 19.2 million streams, 4.8 million in radio reach and sold 39,000 units in the U.S., according to Luminate.

“16 Carriages,” written by Atia Boggs, Beyoncé, Dave Hamelin and Saadiq, and produced by Beyoncé, Hamelin, Ink, Saadiq and White, has over 10.3 million streams, 90,000 in radio streams and 14,000 units sold.

With “Texas Hold ‘Em” earning the top spot on the Hot Country chart, Beyoncé now has No. 1 slots on seven on Billboard’s multri-metric song chart as a solo artist. Her chart entries include the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, Hot Gospel Songs, Hot Latin Songs, Hot R&B Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

She also has made history as the first woman to have topped both Hot Country Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. She joins Morgan Wallen, Justin Bieber, Billy Ray Cyrus and Ray Charles as the only acts to have led both charts.

“Texas Hold ‘Em” is already being promoted at country radio, and debuted at N0. 54 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with a 1.1 million audience impression.

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