Can’t be stopped.
If you think it’s been hard to keep up with all the headlines surrounding Ella Langley and her generational run over the past nine months, I wouldn’t even blame you at this point. After riding the highs of 2024’s Riley Green collaboration, “you look like you love me” all the way into the end of 2025, the Alabama native dropped what can only be described as a cultural phenomenon at this point with “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. This broke her out a tie with Morgan Wallen, who became the first country artist to do so upon the release of I’m The Problem last May, when he owned the top three songs with “What I Want,” “Just in Case” and “I’m the Problem.”
In the weeks following, it managed to gain 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). Additionally, “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, and Langley became the first woman in history to score three of the Top 4 hits on the Hot 100 in a single week with country songs (and just the ninth artist in history to do so in any genre).
This week, Choosin’ Texas” remained at #1 for its 15th frame, garnering 25.2 million official streams, 51.9 million airplays on radio and 7,000 units sold. In turn, Langley officially owns the longest-running #1 hit by a female artist this CENTURY, passing Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston’s 14-week record with “We Belong Together” and “I Will Always Love You,” respectively. Additionally, it’s also the longest-running non-holiday hit for a female artist in the chart’s history (excluding Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” at 22 weeks).
In case that wasn’t enough, “Choosin’ Texas” is now one of only EIGHT songs in history to pass the 15+ week mark at #1 on the Hot 100, joining the likes of Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night,” Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Harry Styles’ “As It Was” and more.
Langley continues to dominate other Billboard charts as well. This week, “Choosin’ Texas” also topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart (33rd week), Songs of the Summer chart (8th week) and Streaming Songs chart (16th week).
Unlike last week, Langley will have some competition for her 16th week at #1 next frame. Ironically, her “I Can’t Love You Anymore” duet partner, Morgan Wallen, is threatening to dethrone her with his brand new single, “Been By Now.” If Langley edges out Wallen, however, “Choosin’ Texas” will officially be tied with “Last Night,” “Despacito” and “One Sweet Day” as the third-longest running #1 hit in Hot 100 history.
Longest-Running Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hits
- “All I Want for Christmas Is You” – Mariah Carey (22 weeks)
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey (19 weeks)
- “Old Town Road” – Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus (19 weeks)
- “Last Night” – Morgan Wallen (16 weeks)
- “Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber (16 weeks)
- “One Sweet Day” – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men (16 weeks)
- “Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley (15 weeks)
- “As It Was” – Harry Styles (15 weeks)
“Choosin’ Texas”
The Dandelion Tour Dates
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 (#, &)
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