Beyoncé's country album tops US sales charts. With the equivalent of 407,000 copies sold in the week ending April 4, "Cowboy Carter" achieves the best performance of 2024, and the best since the release of "1989 (Taylor's Version)" by another mega star, Taylor Swift.
According to the Billboard website, which is due to publish its detailed ranking on Monday, this is the eighth album in Beyoncé's career to reach first place in sales. In 27 pieces, the album, the second act of his musical trilogy "Renaissance", also gives pride of place to dance, soul and hip-hop.