Beyoncé Rules Hot 100, Country Songwriters & Producers Charts Thanks to ‘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.
Here’s a look at all of Beyoncé’s songs on the latest Hot 100:
- 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.
