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Singers Beyonce and Solange Knowles reportedly have become the first sisters to both have achieved a No. 1 album as critics rave about Solange Knowles鈥� recent release, 鈥淎 Seat at the Table."聽

, the Knowles sisters are now part of a rare group of sibling duos that have both had an album reach the top of the Billboard 200 chart, which measures album sales. Michael and Janet Jackson achieved this and so did rapper Silkk the Shocker and his brother Master P (who in fact appears on Solange Knowles鈥檚 new album).聽

Beyonce鈥檚 鈥淟emonade,鈥� which was released this past spring, was her most recent work to reach No. 1 and now Solange Knowles鈥� new work 鈥淎 Seat at the Table鈥� has achieved that ranking as well.聽

Solange Knowles鈥檚 album 鈥淪eat鈥� was released on Sept. 30 and the album has been incredibly well-received by music critics.聽

called the album 鈥渁n ambitious meditation on black life 鈥� exquisite, sumptuous 鈥� identity, empowerment, independence, rage, grief and healing are a conduit of the album 鈥� a potent work of black empowerment and protest that comes at a crucial time. It鈥檚 topical and urgent, reflecting the anger and unease of this divisive political season.鈥澛�

was also impressed, writing that the album is 鈥渁 major statement about what it means to be a woman of color in America 鈥� This is deeply personal music that never becomes solipsistic 鈥� her lyrics reflect the culture that shaped her through her personal travails 鈥� 鈥楥ranes in the Sky鈥� may be the album's loveliest song (among many contenders).鈥澛�

And awarded it four stars out of five, writing that the album is 鈥渁 fantastic-sounding LP that takes sonic cues from dusty soul sides while sounding as timely as a freshly sent tweet 鈥� a stunning statement that redefines the old chestnut about the personal being political.鈥�