Following the record-breaking success of her country album Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé is thinking back on its influence.
Beyoncé spoke candidly about the No. 1 album that generated numerous entries on Billboard’s Hot 100 in a new statement that was published on Friday, June 21 in The Hollywood Reporter.
“Not everyone is ready and open for a shift when you are breaking down barriers,” the speaker stated. However, what really inspires me is witnessing Shaboozey dominate the charts and all the stunning female country singers soar to unprecedented heights and inspire the world.
“There was a period in my life when I was motivated and excited by charts and sales. It’s impossible to go backward once you’ve pushed yourself and poured all of your life—pain, growth, and dreams—into your art, the speaker said. “I’m extremely appreciative and humbled by the new album’s phenomenal success.”
“I’m honored to introduce so many people to the roots of so many genres,” Bey said in closing. I’m overjoyed that my supporters had faith in me. The idea of bending genres is not well received by the gatekeepers of the music industry, particularly since it comes from a Black performer who is most clearly not a lady.
Less than two months after Cowboy Carter’s debut, Beyoncé achieved a staggering 1 billion Spotify plays in May.
Ever since its release in March, the record has been a huge success. Billboard reports that in its first week of release, Cowboy Carter topped the Billboard 200 chart with 407,000 equivalent album units. At the time, it was the highest sales week of 2024, but Taylor Swift’s most recent release has since surpassed it.
The Houston native’s career total of Billboard Hot 100 songs is at 106, with twenty-three of the album’s 27 tracks reaching the chart. Since the Hot 100 was first introduced in 1958, she is currently just the 17th artist and the third woman to receive over 100 entries.
At No. 2, the former number-one song “Texas Hold ‘Em” led the pack. “II Most Wanted,” featuring Miley Cyrus, came in at No. 6, and Beyoncé’s rendition of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” came in at No. 7.
Ten more tracks from the album, including “Bodyguard,” “Levii’s Jeans,” a collaboration with Post Malone, and a rendition of “Blackbird” by The Beatles, also made it into the Top 50.
