Beyonce continues to lasso in wins with her mega-selling ‘Cowboy Carter’ album.
For, just a day after officially making history with the LP’s scorching debut, Queen Bey reigns in a major way over on the Billboard Hot 100 singles tally.
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With the latest iteration of the coveted count unveiled, Beyonce landed three songs in the top 10 simultaenously. A first-time feat for the megastar – who first debuted on the chart 27 years ago.
Fuelled by the seismic streams and digital sales of its housing album, here are the songs that placed top 10 and the US-based performance that facilitated the win:
#2 | Texas Hold ‘Em
Streams: 26.9 Million
Radio Audience: 47.9 Million
Digital Downloads: 15,000
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#6 | II Most Wanted (With Miley Cyrus)
Streams: 25.2 Million
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#7 | Jolene
Streams: 22.4 Million
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Beyonce now boasts 24 top 10s on the Hot 100 as a soloist. (Destiny’d Child scored 10 as a group).
Interestingly, Bey’s fiery reimagining of Dolly Parton‘s ‘Jolene’ now serves as the sole version of the track to hit the top 10.
Originally released in 1974, the original peaked at #60. A 2011 cover by Vicci Martinez, a then-contestant from NBC’s ‘The Voice,’ peaked at #76.
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A huge achievement for one of the greatest to ever do it! Congrats to Queen Bey!