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


Beyonce becomes the first Black woman to lead the Top Country Albums chart with 'Cowboy Carter.' Learn more here.

Cowboy Carter 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. Among the many additional players on the album: 070 Shake, Jon Batiste, Ryan Beatty, Gary Clark Jr., The-Dream, Rhiannon Giddens, Paul McCartney, Pharrell, Robert Randolph, Nile Rodgers, Raphael Saadiq, Sara Watkins and Stevie Wonder. 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.

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