Even more history for Miss Langley.
As we sit in 2026, there’s simply no denying that Ella Langley is the hottest star in country music. Launching off the success of her Riley Green collaboration, “you look like you love me” throughout 2024 and 2025, the Alabama native has become nothing short of a phenomenon thanks to the megahit that is “Choosin’ Texas.”
As it stands today, “Choosin’ Texas” is the longest-running #1 hit by a female country artist on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, the only country song by a woman to triple up and go #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, Hot Country and Country Airplay chart simultaneously and just one of 25 songs in history to stay at #1 for 12+ weeks on the Hot 100.
In case that wasn’t enough, thanks to the success of her sophomore album, Dandelion, which debuted at #1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 and sold 169,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in its first week, Langley became just the second woman in history to hold the #1 album and song in the U.S. simultaneously with a country song/album. Of course, Taylor Swift was the first, going #1 with Red (Taylor’s Version) and “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” back in 2021.
She’d make even more history back on May 18th when “Choosin’ Texas” spent its 10th week at #1 on the Hot 100 and “Be Her” held strong at #2 for a second straight week. In turn, she became the first country artist IN HISTORY to hold the Top 2 songs in the United States simultaneously for more than one week.
After a five-week drought from the top spot, the Alabama native returned to #1 for its 11th week on June 29th. Here, she gained sole possession of the longest-leading chart-topper on the Hot 100 recorded by a woman in country music, breaking out of a tie with Debby Boone’s 1977 hit, “You Light Up My Life,” which topped the all-genre chart for 10 weeks (and peaked at #4 on the Hot Country Songs chart).
Last week, “Choosin’ Texas” became just the 25th song in the Hot 100’s 68-year history to stay at #1 for a dozen weeks or more, becoming just the fifth song ever to be solely recorded by a woman to notch this feat.
This week, “Choosin’ Texas” remained at #1 for its 13th frame, garnering 25.1 million official streams, 50.8 million airplays on radio and 7,000 units sold.
As for what landmark she crossed this week, Langley is now the first woman in history to score three of the Top 4 hits on the Hot 100 in a single week with country songs. Of course, this is thanks to “Choosin’ Texas” remaining at #1, “Be Her” staying at #3 and her internet-breaking collaboration with Morgan Wallen, “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” rising from #6 to #4.
In case you were wondering how rare it is for an act to hold three of the Top 4 hits in a single week, Langley is now just the ninth artist in history to do so, joining the likes of Wallen, The Beatles, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, 21 Savage, Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande.
With “Choosin’ Texas” primed to spend its 14th week at #1 next week, Langley is set to tie Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” and Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” for the second-longest-running #1 hit by a woman in the history of the Hot 100, only being behind Carey’s holiday classic, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (22 weeks).
“Choosin’ Texas”
The Dandelion Tour Dates
7/23/2026 Pikeville, KY Appalachian Wireless Arena (#, %)
7/24/2026 Cary, NC Koka Booth Amphitheatre (#, %)
7/25/2026 North Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum (#, %)
7/30/2026 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion (@, %)
7/31/2026 Canandaigua, NY CMAC (@, %)
8/13/2026 Austin, TX Moody Center (#, &)
8/14/2026 Corpus Christi, TX Hilliard Center (#, &)
8/15/2026 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena (#, &)
@ Kameron Marlowe
+ Dylan Marlowe
# Kaitlin Butts
& Gabriella Rose
% Laci Kaye Booth
