“Beyoncé Dominates Hot 100 and Country Songwriters & Producers Charts with ‘Cowboy Carter'”
“Beyoncé Dominates Hot 100 and Country Songwriters & Producers Charts with ‘Cowboy Carter'”
On top of scoring her eighth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé also reigns on Billboard’s Hot 100 Songwriters, Hot 100 Producers, Country Songwriters and Country Producers charts (dated April 13).
Beyoncé rules the Hot 100 lists thanks to 23 total songs on the Billboard Hot 100. She’s credited as a co-writer on 20 and a co-producer on 21.
No. 2, “Texas Hold ‘Em”
No. 6, “II Most Wanted,” with Miley Cyrus
No. 7, “Jolene”
No. 16, “Levii’s Jeans,” with Post Malone
No. 26, “Bodyguard”
No. 27, “Blackbiird,” with Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy & Reyna Roberts
No. 30, “Ameriican Requiem”
No. 31, “Spaghettii,” with Linda Martell & Shaboozey
No. 37, “Daughter”
No. 38, “16 Carriages”
No. 39, “Ya Ya”
No. 42, “Protector,” with Rumi Carter
No. 44, “Tyrant,” with Dolly Parton
No. 51, “Riiverdance”
No. 52, “Alliigator Tears”
No. 54, “My Rose”
No. 59, “Just for Fun,” with Willie Jones
No. 60, “II Hands II Heaven”
No. 61, “Sweet * Honey * Buckiin’,” with Shaboozey
No. 63, “Flamenco”
No. 65, “Desert Eagle”
No. 70, “Oh Louisiana”
No. 87, “Amen”
Beyoncé is credited as a songwriter on all songs above except “Jolene,” “Blackbiird” and “Oh Louisiana” and as a producer on all except “Bodyguard” and “Tyrant.” Despite recording her version with added lyrics, Parton is credited as the sole songwriter of “Jolene.” John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote “Blackbiird” (as “Blackbird,” released by The Beatles in 1968) and Chuck Berry penned “Oh Louisiana.”
For “Bodyguard,” Raphael Saadiq is credited as the sole producer and David Doman (aka D.A. Got That Dope) and Dave Hamelin produced “Tyrant.”
While Beyoncé tops Hot 100 Songwriters for the first time, she returns to No. 1 on Hot 100 Producers, which she first led for a week in 2022 upon the chart start of her album Renaissance.
Beyoncé also leads both Country Songwriters and Country Producers for the first time, thanks to 16 entries on Hot Country Songs. She co-wrote 13 of those tracks and co-produced 15.
Further, Beyoncé returns to No. 1 for a third total week atop the Billboard Artist 100.
Here’s a look at every U.S.-based Billboard chart dated April 13 on which Beyoncé is No. 1:
Billboard Artist 100
Hot 100 Songwriters
Hot 100 Producers
Country Songwriters
Country Producers
Billboard 200, Cowboy Carter
Top Streaming Albums, Cowboy Carter
Top Album Sales, Cowboy Carter
Top Current Album Sales, Cowboy Carter
Top Country Albums, Cowboy Carter
Americana/Folk Albums, Cowboy Carter
Tastemakers Albums, Cowboy Carter
Vinyl Albums, Cowboy Carter
Top Dance/Electronic Albums, Renaissance
Digital Song Sales, “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Hot Country Songs, “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Country Digital Song Sales, “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Country Streaming Songs, “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Billboard’s weekly Hot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 Producers charts are based on total points accrued by a songwriter and producer, respectively, for each attributed song that appears on the Hot 100. As with Billboard’s yearly recaps, multiple writers or producers split points for each song equally (and the dividing of points will lead to occasional ties on rankings). Billboard launched its Hot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 Producers charts, as well as genre-specific rankings for country, rock & alternative, R&B/hip-hop, R&B, rap, Latin, Christian, gospel and dance/electronic in June 2019. Alternative and hard rock joined in 2020, along with seasonal holiday rankings in 2022.
