Beyoncé’s New Single , Tops the Country Chart.
On Feb.
20, 'Billboard' announced that Beyoncé's new song, "Texas Hold 'Em," debuted at No.1 on its Hot Country Songs chart.
The feat comes after speculation arose about whether the genre would be supportive of Queen Bey's country song, NPR reports.
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Beyoncé is now the only other solo female artist besides Taylor Swift to mark the achievement.
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Beyoncé is now the only other solo female artist besides Taylor Swift to mark the achievement.
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The song, which dropped Feb.
11 during the Super Bowl, also "debuted at No.
2 on the Hot 100 chart," according to 'Billboard.'.
"Texas Hold 'Em" had 19.2 million streams between Feb.
11 and Feb.
15, NPR reports.
It also sold 39,000 units and was played on the radio 4.8 million times.
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Beyoncé also released another country song, "16 Carriages," which debuted at No.
9 on the Country Songs chart and No.
38 on the Hot 100 chart.
It sold 14,000 units, was played on the radio 90,000 times and had 10.3 million streams, NPR reports.
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Both songs are part of her upcoming album, 'Act II,' which is set to be released on March 29
