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Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to top Billboard’s Country Albums chart with Cowboy Carter

Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to top Billboard's Country Albums chart with Cowboy Carter

Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter continues to make herstory as the queen of KNTRY became the first Black woman to hit No. However, that kind of polarizing reaction is par for the course as the album itself was born of an experience where the 42-year-old singer did not "feel welcomed" in country — a 2016 performance with The (then-Dixie) Chicks at the CMA Awards. Prior to topping the Country Album chart, the lead single "Texas Hold 'Em" went straight to No.

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