Billboard 200: Beyonce’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Reigns at #1 for 2nd Week, Blocks J. Cole

Beyonce and J. Cole may have collaborated on a bouncy bop named ‘Party,’ but today only one of them has cause for celebration on the charts – and that’s Queen Bey.

For, the diva’s blockbuster album ‘Cowboy Carter’ has scored a second week in pole position on the US tally – and, in the process, has denied the rapper’s newest effort ‘Might Delete Later’ the top spot.

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After a tight battle, ‘Cowboy Carter’ extends its spell at #1 on the latest edition of the Billboard 200 with 125,500 in its second week on the coveted count.

As reported, the ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ led set debuted at the top with the year’s biggest sales thus far (407,000).

Cole clocks in at #2 with his surprise mixtape.

The buzzy project – which was home to the since-deleted ‘7 Minute Drill’ diss aimed at Kendrick Lamar – premiered with 115,000. Of the total sum, streaming led the charge with 105,000 units (equaling 137.95 million on-demand streams of the set’s 12 songs).

Serving as the MC’s fourth mixtape, it’s notably his only release in that format to chart on the Billboard 200. Conversely, with the rest of his placements on the tally being official studio albums, it comparably delivers his lowest first week sales on the chart.