Much to the delight of Beyonce fans (affectionately called the #Beyhive), the tenancy of ‘Texas’ atop the Billboard Hot 100 has been extended after a Lone Star State-sized showdown with Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign‘s latest hit ‘Carnival.’

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After making history with its ascension to #1 on last week’s print of the Hot 100, Queen Bey’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ holds tight to the top spot for a second consecutive week.

Here are the numbers that powered the placement.

• Streaming: 25.5 million U.S.-based streams
• Sales: 22,000 digital downloads
• Radio airplay:  27.6 million audience impressions

While the tune’s handsome combination of sales, streaming, and radio airplay proved potent enough to edge out ‘Carnival’ in the race to the all-genre chart’s peak, the ‘Vultures 1‘ hit still soared with an impressive collection on the penultimate front.

Here are the numbers that powered its placement in the runner-up position.

• Streaming: million U.S.-based streams
• Sales:  digital downloads
• Radio airplay:  million audience impressions

Keep it locked to That Grape Juice to see who else had a great week on the Hot 100 courtesy of our weekly recap TGJ Chart Check.

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