Hollywood & EntertainmentBeyoncé’s Newest Album Is Her To Reach An Important MilestoneByHugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights.
Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. AuthorJul 03, 2025, 10:00am EDTBeyoncé’s Cowboy Carter celebrates 52 weeks on the Billboard 200, becoming her eighth solo studio.
More album to chart for at least a year. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: Beyoncé accepts the Best Country Album award for "COWBOY CARTER" onstage during the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.
Com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
(Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy For most artists, seeing an album hit a full year on the Billboard 200 is a career milestone.
For Beyoncé, it's a common sight. The superstar is used to her jects becoming not just No. 1s, but long-standing wins on Billboard's ranking of the most consumed albums and EPs in the United States.
More often than not, her releases reach that milestone — just as Cowboy Carter, her full-length, has during this period.
Cowboy Carter’s First Year on the Billboard 200 Cowboy Carter reaches 52 weeks on the Billboard 200, as it rises from No.
Luminate reports that Beyoncé's first country full-length moved just over 10,000 equivalent units in America, with fewer than 1,000 of those being actual sales.
Beyoncé’s Albums Have All Reached the Same Milestone All of Beyoncé’s traditional studio albums released under her own name have spent at least a year on the Billboard 200 now that Cowboy Carter has reached that milestone.
Seven other titles from the singer have managed to do so, led by I Am. Sasha Fierce, which racked up 193 stays somewhere on the ranking.
Both her self-titled ject and Dangerously in Love also pushed past triple-digit frames, with 186 and 102 weeks on the roster, respectively.
Also included in her roundup of year-long charters are Renaissance, Lemonade, 4, and B’Day.
Beyoncé’s Albums and Collaborations Haven’t Hit the Mark Several Beyoncé releases that landed on the Billboard 200 failed to hold on for a year, but none of them are credited as completely solo efforts or traditional studio LPs.
A handful of collections such as coming and at Wembley missed that mark, as did The Lion King: The Gift, a soundtrack that accompanied the -action remake of The Lion King, which is credited to Beyoncé and various artists.
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In addition to the Billboard 200, the set also pushes forward on the Top Country Albums and Top Americana/Folk Albums rosters.
Beyoncé’s Grammy-winning effort passed a year on those rankings months ago. Editorial StandardsRes & PermissionsLOADING PLAYER.