Cowboy Carter

Cowboy Carter is Beyoncé’s eight studio album, released on March 29, 2025, through Parkwood Entertainment. The album has produced two top 10 hits including Daughter which peaked at #1 and spent five consecutive weeks at the top between Week 112 through Week 116 and Bodyguard which has peaked at #2. It was featured as an Album of the Week during Week 125.

Cowboy Carter
Hit Album by Beyoncé
Artist	Beyoncé
Warz Score
Chart Overview
Peak	4
Debuted	Week 74
Last Seen	Week 122
Rank	53 (as of July 19, 2026)
Certification	2x Platinum ▲
Plays	557
Weeks	21

The album reached its highest peak of #4 during Week 105. The album produced the number-one hit "Daughter", along with top-five hit "Bodyguard".

Chart Summary

Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé debuted on the King Warz Albums chart at #16 in Week 74 and has spent 21 total weeks on the chart. It peaked at #4 in Week 105.

The album earned its highest weekly points total, 115, in Week 103 at #7 after climbing 7 places. Its longest unbroken run on the chart lasted 12 weeks, from Week 96 to Week 107. The album has re-entered the chart 4 times, with gaps of 1 to 19 weeks between appearances; the first re-entry came in Week 96 and the most recent in Week 122. Of its 21 chart weeks, 2 have come inside the top 5, 7 inside the top 10 and 21 inside the top 20.

Among the 143 albums that have charted, it ranks #53 all-time. Across its charted weeks alone it has moved 2,130 units from 399 plays and 1,332 chart points, its chart presence driven 37% by raw streams and 63% by chart points; its certification also counts streaming from weeks off the chart.

2025 brought 20 chart weeks, peaking at #4, averaging #12, earning 1,257 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 103 (115 points), and it finished 31st on the 2025 year-end chart with 2,374 units. During 2026, the album appeared 1 time, peaking at #13, averaging #13, earning 75 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 122 (75 points).

Notable Achievements

• The album is certified 2x Platinum on the King Warz Charts.

Certifications

Certification	Achieved	Units required	Time to reach
Gold	July 25, 2025 (Week 98)	500	313 days
Platinum	September 1, 2025 (Week 103)	1,000	351 days
2× Platinum	October 31, 2025 (Week 112)	2,000	411 days

Listening Milestones

• First streamed on September 15, 2024 (Week 55).
• Biggest listening day: October 22, 2025 (48 plays).
• Reached 500 plays on January 13, 2026 (Week 122).
• 556 total plays across 215 different days.

Chart Performance

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Units growth by charted week

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Tracklist

#	Song	Peak	Weeks	Plays	Cert
1	AMERIICAN REQUIEM	—	—	3	—
2	BLACKBIIRD	—	—	19	—
3	16 CARRIAGES	—	—	4	—
4	PROTECTOR	—	—	3	—
5	MY ROSE	—	—	3	—
6	SMOKE HOUR	—	—	3	—
7	TEXAS HOLD 'EM	—	—	6	—
8	BODYGUARD	2	19	207	5× Platinum
9	JOLENE	—	—	3	—
10	DAUGHTER	1	13	190	4× Platinum
11	SPAGHETTII	—	—	3	—
12	ALLIIGATOR TEARS	—	—	3	—
13	JUST FOR FUN	—	—	3	—
14	II MOST WANTED	6	7	72	Platinum
15	LEVII'S JEANS	—	—	3	—
16	FLAMENCO	—	—	3	—
17	YA YA	—	—	4	—
18	OH LOUISIANA	—	—	3	—
19	DESERT EAGLE	—	—	3	—
20	RIIVERDANCE	—	—	3	—
21	II HANDS II HEAVEN	—	—	3	—
22	TYRANT	—	—	3	—
23	SWEET HONEY BUCKIIN'	—	—	7	—
24	AMEN	—	—	2	—

Chart History

Date	Week	MV	Album	Artist	TW	LW	OC	UTS	PLS	PK	PTS
February 13, 2025	Week 74	NEW	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	16	-	1	62	11	16	40
February 20, 2025	Week 75	▼2	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	18	16	2	56	9	16	38
February 27, 2025	Week 76	▲1	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	17	18	3	62	10	16	42
July 17, 2025	Week 96	RE	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	8	-	4	122	31	8	60
July 24, 2025	Week 97	▼2	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	10	8	5	100	20	8	60
July 31, 2025	Week 98	▼1	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	11	10	6	96	18	8	60
August 07, 2025	Week 99	=	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	11	11	7	94	17	8	60
August 14, 2025	Week 100	▼3	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	14	11	8	88	14	8	60
August 21, 2025	Week 101	▼5	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	19	14	9	64	6	8	52
August 28, 2025	Week 102	▲5	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	14	19	10	107	17	8	73
September 04, 2025	Week 103	▲7	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	7	14	11	159	22	7	115
September 11, 2025	Week 104	▲2	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	5	7	12	172	29	5	114
September 18, 2025	Week 105	▲1	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	4	5	13	152	19	4	114
September 25, 2025	Week 106	▼12	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	16	4	14	89	11	4	67
October 02, 2025	Week 107	▲4	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	12	16	15	40	8	4	24
October 16, 2025	Week 109	RE	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	17	-	16	70	11	4	48
October 23, 2025	Week 110	▲10	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	7	17	17	222	85	4	52
October 30, 2025	Week 111	▼2	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	9	7	18	108	18	4	72
November 06, 2025	Week 112	▼3	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	12	9	19	89	19	4	51
December 25, 2025	Week 119	RE	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	14	-	20	79	12	4	55
January 15, 2026	Week 122	RE	Cowboy Carter	Beyoncé	13	-	21	99	12	4	75

Year End Chart Appearances

Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
2025	31	20	2,374	484	4	—

Month End Chart Appearances

The album has appeared on 5 month-end charts.

Month	Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
October	2025	11	4	458	131	7	—
September	2025	6	4	568	79	4	—
August	2025	18	5	439	67	11	2
July	2025	20	2	326	73	8	—
February	2025	20	3	182	31	16	—