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\n\tBeyonc\u00e9<\/a> scores the U.K. chart double with Cowboy Carter<\/em> and \u201cTexas Hold \u2018Em,\u201d and, in doing so, carves out a slice of history.<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to the Official Charts Company, Bey becomes the first Black artist to snag a No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart with a country record, and the first artist to simultaneously top both the U.K.\u2019s singles and albums charts with country repertoire.<\/p>\n \n\tThe result was never in any doubt. Cowboy Carter<\/em> (via Columbia\/Parkwood Entertainment) debuts at No. 1 on the tally, published Friday, April 5, having dominated the midweek chart, when it outsold the rest of the top 5 combined<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\tBy week\u2019s end, Cowboy Carter,<\/em> Bey\u2019s eight solo album, blew away the competition with 40,000 chart units<\/a>, while \u201cTexas Hold \u2018Em\u201d rebounds to the top of the Official U.K. Singles Chart for a fifth non-consecutive week.<\/p>\n \n\tThat\u2019s her second chart double, and first in over 20 years. The last was back in 2003 when she simultaneously led the national charts with Dangerously In Love<\/em> and \u201cCrazy In Love\u201d featuring Jay-Z. <\/p>\n \n\tBeyonc\u00e9 isn\u2019t the first female artist to land a country album at the top in the U.K., a territory not known to share a deep affection for the genre. Shania Twain was the trailblazer, when Come On Over<\/em> topped the Official Albums Chart in September 1999.<\/p>\n \n\tCowboy Carter<\/em> is Bey\u2019s fifth solo leader in the U.K., following Dangerously In Love<\/em> (from 2003), 4<\/em> (2011), Lemonade <\/em>(2016) and Renaissance<\/em> (2022). As a member of Destiny\u2019s Child, alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, Beyonc\u00e9 owns another No. 1 with 2001\u2019s Survivor<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tMeanwhile, Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s<\/a> former leader Guts <\/em>(Geffen) lifts 3-2 following the release of deluxe \u201cSpilled\u201d edition, which features four tracks previously unavailable digitally, and a new number. <\/p>\n \n\tOxford shoegaze favorites Ride cruise to a fourth career U.K. 10 with Interplay<\/em> (Wichita Recordings), new at No. 8). Interplay joins 1992\u2019s Going Blank Again<\/em> (No. 5), 1994\u2019s Carnival Of Light<\/em> (No. 5) and 2019\u2019s This Is Not A Safe Place<\/em> (No. 7) in their tally of top tier efforts. <\/p>\n \n\tAlso cracking the top 40 on debut is Sum 41<\/a>\u2019s eighth and final studio album, Heaven x Hell<\/em> (Rise Records), at No. 26; and BTS bandmate j-hope<\/a>\u2018s Hope On The Street Vol.1<\/em> (BigHit Entertainment) at No. 38.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n