9 Cowboy Carter Beyoncé

GARY TRUST

SINCE BILLBOARD’S Americana/Folk Albums chart began with the issue dated Dec. 5, 2009, genre icon Bob Dylan leads all acts with eight No. 1s. Brandi Carlile, John Mayer, Chris Stapleton and Neil Young share second place with five chart-toppers each. In the 2020s, Stapleton, Leon Bridges, Sturgill Simpson and Zach Bryan boast a leading three No. 1s each on the chart, with Bryan’s The Great American Bar Scene, released July 4, currently on top for a sixth week. The set earned 48,000 equivalent album units in the United States Aug. 9-15, according to Luminate. Meanwhile, two acts have scored their first Americana/Folk Albums No. 1s in 2024: Shaboozey, with Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, which sits at No. 4 on the Aug. 24-dated list, and Beyoncé (above), with Cowboy Carter,…

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Billboard (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 24, 2024

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