A complete breakdown of “Choosin’ Texas'” historic run.
In what seems like one of the greatest success stories in country music history, Ella Langley’s rise to all-genre superstardom has been one to behold over the past two years. If you’ve been paying close attention within the genre over the years, it was more than apparent that the Alabama native was bound to be a star, catching early buzz with tracks like “Country Boy’s Dream Girl,” “paint the town blue” and “That’s Why We Fight” with Koe Wetzel. With that being said, however, I don’t think anyone could have predicted the world-dominating, record-smashing success she’s had recently.
Launching off the success of her Riley Green collaboration, “you look like you love me” throughout 2024 and 2025, as well as other hits such as “weren’t for the wind,” the Alabama native has become nothing short of a phenomenon thanks to the megahit that is “Choosin’ Texas,” And, in turn, she has captured the hearts of nearly everyone in the country and the world over the past year.
This week, “Choosin’ Texas” officially stood alone as the longest-running #1 hit in U.S. history with 23 weeks, passing Mariah Carey’s long-standing record of 22 atop the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.
The track, which was now famously co-written with Miranda Lambert, along with Luke Dick and Joybeth Taylor was released back on October 7th, and quickly became one of the most buzzy songs of the year for a couple different reasons.
For starters, the track once again fanned the flames of the seemingly never-ending online drama surrounding Langley and Green’s relationship, with a countless number of fans online speculating whether the song was written about Green himself. This, of course, was mainly due to the single’s artwork depicting a couple, a man wearing a cowboy hat and a blonde woman, in a red convertible, which made fans once again stir up rumors surrounding the alleged “love triangle” between Langley, Green and Megan Moroney.
Unsurprisingly, Langley would all but deny these rumors, telling fans at her Athens, Georgia, concert back in October that she’ll never reveal who the song is about.
“This girl’s up here, she’s trying to get me to spill the tea on who it’s about. Baby, I ain’t ever gonna do that. I ain’t never gonna do that. But I am gonna play the song, it’s called ‘Choosin’ Texas.’”
More importantly, however, it’s simply a great song. Drawing on some ’70s inspired sounds, in the intro particular, the track is nothing short of infectious. “Choosin’ Texas,” plainly, is a song that encapsulates everything great about the genre. From the steel-soaked production and Langley’s twangy vocals to the specificity in the writing and the general theme of heartbreak, it’s a country song that’s firing on all cylinders.
Now that the dust has settled and Langley made American history with the track, I thought it was the perfect time to provide a detailed timeline of “Choosin’ Texas’s” recording-breaking success over the past year.
October 17, 2025 – “Choosin’ Texas” Releases
“Choosin’ Texas” is released as the lead single from her sophomore album, Dandelion. Upon its release, it would debut at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100, Langley’s highest debut at the time
December 2, 2025 – First Solo #1 on Hot Country Songs
Riding the early buzz of the track, which included a CMA Awards performance the month before, “Choosin’ Texas” would officially start its rise to the top by going #1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. In turn, Langley scored her first-career solo #1 hit on chart.
January 8, 2026 – First All-Genre Top 5 Hit
At the start of the year, the hype was beginning to become tangible with “Choosin’ Texas.” On January 8th, the track skyrocketed all the way from #48 to #5 on the Hot 100, becoming Langley’s first-ever Top 5 hit on the chart. This entry allowed Langley to become just the 12th woman THIS CENTURY to chart a country song inside the Top 10 on the Hot 100 and just the 24th overall.
February 9, 2026 – First Week At #1 All-Genre
After catching the aforementioned buzz on country radio, as well as other country-hesitant formats like Adult Contemporary and Pop radio, “Choosin’ Texas” and reigning Grammy New Artist of the Year, Olivia Dean’s smash hit, “Man I Need,” were neck and neck in the battle for #1 on the Hot 100. After a last-minute push from fans, Langley and “Choosin’ Texas” would spend its first week at #1 on the chart on February 9th.
In turn, she became just the seventh female artist IN HISTORY to go #1 on the Hot 100 with a country song, joining the exclusive list that only includes Jeannie C. Riley, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves and most recently, Beyoncé.
Even more incredibly, she became the first woman ever to triple up and score #1s on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay and Hot 100 chart simultaneously.
March 2, 2026 – Double Up With Megan Moroney
After a month-long absence from #1 on the Hot 100 thanks to Taylor Swift’s always-reliable method of reissuing singles on physical media and going #1 with “Opalite,” on March 2nd, Langley has returned to #1 for a second week on the Hot 100. Of course, that marked the Alabama native’s first-ever multi-week #1 entry on the all-genre chart.
What makes March 2nd even more notable, however, was the fact that fellow female country star, Megan Moroney, also went #1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart with her junior album, Cloud 9.
In turn, the double-up from Langley and Moroney allowed them to become the only female country duo in history to top both the Billboard Hot 100 and 200 charts simultaneously, a feat that legends such as Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and many more all-time greats in the genre have never done.
The fact that two separate country artists, regardless of gender, occupy the top spot on both charts simultaneously is so rare, in fact, that it has only happened five separate times in the history of Billboard. In case you were wondering who was topping the charts the other four times this has happened, here’s a full list.
- Cloud 9 – Megan Moroney & “Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley (March 7, 2026)
- Beautifully Broken – Jelly Roll & “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey (October 26, 2024)
- F-1 Trillion – Post Malone & “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey (August 31, 2024)
- Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) – Taylor Swift & “Last Night” – Morgan Wallen (July 22, 2023)
- Hotel California – Eagles & “Southern Nights” – Glen Campbell (April 30, 1977)
March 10, 2026 – Ella Claims The Top Two Spots on Hot Country Songs
Upon the release of Dandelion’s second single, “Be Her,” a month previously on February 13th, the Alabama native wound up finding a good problem to have: “Choosin’ Texas” would begin blocking “Be Her” from adding another #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart and beyond.
This came to a head on the Hot Country Songs chart March 10th when “Be Her” rose to #2, while “Choosin’ Texas” continued to dominate at #1. In turn, the two-song double-up allowed Langley to the third female artist in the history of the chart to occupy the top two spots, joining the likes of only Taylor Swift (“Red” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” in Oct. 2012) and Beyoncé (“Texas Hold ‘Em” and “II Most Wanted” in April 2024).
March 23, 2026 – Longest-Running Hot 100 #1 Hit By A Female Country Artist
Spending its fourth week at #1 on the Hot 100, “Choosin’ Texas” allowed Langley to own the longest-running #1 hit on the chart by a female country artist in history. This allowed her to pass Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” which spent three weeks at #1 back in 2012.
April 20th, 2026 – Dandelion Arrives At #1
Riding the highs of “Choosin’ Texas” and “Be Her,” Langley released her highly-anticipated sophomore album, Dandelion, on April 10th. Following its release, Dandelion would debut at #1 on the all-genre Billboard 200, selling 169,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in its first week. In turn, it became Langley’s first-career #1 album on the chart and the largest week for a country album by a woman in two years.
Adding to the huge week for the 27-year-old singer/songwriter, “Choosin’ Texas” would spend its seventh non-consecutive week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. With both “Choosin’ Texas” and Dandelion at #1 on the 100 and 200, Langley became just the just the second woman in country music EVER to reach this, joining only Taylor Swift who went #1 with Red (Taylor’s Version) and “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version).”
May 4, 2026 – Three Top 10 Songs
Thanks to her internet-breaking collaboration with Morgan Wallen, “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” debuting inside the Top 10 at #7, “Be Her” remaining in the Top 5 and “Choosin’ Texas” spending its 8th week at #1, on May 4th, Langley became the first female country artist to chart three or more songs inside the chart’s Top 10.
May 11, 2026 – First Female Country Artist In History With The Top 2 Songs In The U.S.
Similar to the conundrum Langley found herself in with the double-up on the Hot Country Songs chart in March, she had the same exact thing happen to her on the Hot 100 as well.
On May 11th, “Be Her” rose from #5 to #2 on the Hot 100, while “Choosin’ Texas” spent its 9th week at #1. In turn, it allowed her to become the first female country artist in history to simultaneously hold the Top 2 songs in the United States — a feat that legends such as Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain and more have never achieved.
She became just the second country artist ever to accomplish this, joining fellow superstar Morgan Wallen, who did it just last year upon the release of I’m The Problem. Last May, Wallen managed to own the Hot 100’s top three songs with “What I Want,” “Just in Case” and “I’m the Problem.”
May 17, 2026 – History At The ACM Awards
Just when you thought Langley couldn’t have been bigger at the time, she made history at the 61st ACMs, taking home a staggering seven awards for Female Artist of the Year, Artist-Songwriter of the Year, Song of the Year: “Choosin’ Texas” (artist and songwriter), Single of the Year: “Choosin’ Texas” (artist and producer) and Music Event of the Year: “Don’t Mind If I Do” with Riley Green. In turn, she broke the long-standing three-way tie of six awards in a single night that was previously held by Chris Stapleton (2016), Faith Hill (1999) and Garth Brooks (1991).
Most notably, “Choosin’ Texas” became just the second song in ACM history to win both Single and Song of the Year, joining only co-writer, Miranda Lambert’s, “The House That Built Me.”
May 18, 2026 – 10 Weeks At #1
Fresh off a huge night at the ACM Awards, Langley would rack up her 10th week at #1 on May 18th. The tenth week was particularly historic as it became the fourth country song ever to pass the threshold, joining only Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” (19 weeks) Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” (16 weeks) and Debby Boone’s “You Light Up My Life” (10 weeks).
Additionally, it became only the 49th song in any genre to pass 10+ weeks at #1 on the Hot 100.
June 9, 2026 – Longest-Running #1 On Hot Country Songs By A Woman
Though June was a pretty quiet month on the Hot 100 for Langley, with Drake’s “Janice STFU” Ariana Grande’s “Hate That I Made You Love Me” and Taylor Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew You” blocking it from additional weeks at #1, the Alabama native held strong on the Hot Country Songs chart.
On June 9th, “Choosin’ Texas” spent its 28th frame at #1, becoming the longest-running #1 by a female artist in the chart’s history and passing Gabby Barrett’s massive 27-week run in 2020-21 with “I Hope.”
June 26, 2026 – Longest #1 By A Female Country Artist In Hot 100 History
After the aforementioned drought, the end of June came with a return to the top of the Hot 100. In “Choosin’ Texas'” 11th week at #1, Langley gained sole possesion 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).
July 6, 2026 – A Dozen Weeks And Counting
On July 6th, “Choosin’ Texas” remained at #1 for its 12th frame, extending her lead for the longest #1 hit by a woman in country music. With its 12th week, it became one of only 25 songs in the Hot 100’s 68-year history to stay at #1 for a dozen weeks or more. Even more incredibly, it’s one of only five tracks in Hot 100 history to be recorded solely by a woman, joining the likes of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and “We Belong Together,” Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” and Brandy & Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine.”
July 13, 2026 – 13 Weeks At #1 & Three Top 4 Songs
In case you thought owning three of the Top 10 songs back in May was impressive, Langley upped the ante just a few months later. With “Choosin’ Texas” remaining at #1 for its 13th, “Be Her” holding at #3 and her internet-breaking collaboration with Morgan Wallen, “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” rising from #6 to #4, she the first woman in history to score three of the Top 4 hits on the Hot 100 in a single week with country songs.
Even more impressive, she became just the just the ninth artist in history to hold three of the Top 4 hits in a single week, joining the likes of Wallen, The Beatles, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, 21 Savage, Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande.
July 16, 2026 – Half A Billion Streams In Six Months
Moving away from Billboard records and charts, on July 16th, Luminate reported that “Choosin’ Texas” was the most-streamed song in all of music in the first half of 2026 in the United States with a staggering 570.9 million streams across platforms, beating out the likes of veteran superstars such as Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Bad Bunny and more. In case that wasn’t impressive enough, it currently holds a staggering 230 million-stream lead on the second-most-streamed track, Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need.”
July 27, 2026 – Leading Female Artist In The 21st Century
Notching its 15th week at #1, on July 27th, “Choosin’ Texas” officially owned the longest-running #1 for 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. It also became 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,” which she just passed to break the record.
In case that wasn’t enough, “Choosin’ Texas” became 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.
August 3, 2026 – Leading Country Music To A Historic Top 5 Achievement
As “Choosin’ Texas” notched its 16th week at #1, Langley and Wallen teamed up to aid the genre make history by occupying the entirety of the Top 5 on the Hot 100.
Along with “Choosin’ Texas,” Wallen’s brand-new single, “Been By Now,” Taylor Swift’s return to country music, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” from Toy Story 5, Langley and Wallen’s collaboration, “I Can’t Love You Anymore” and Stella Lefty’s controversial viral hit, “Boston” made up the Top 5 on August 3rd.
August 17, 2026 – 3rd Longest #1 Ever
After securing its 17th frame at #1 the week previously and securing more weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 in 2026 than all other artists COMBINED, on August 17th, “Choosin’ Texas” remained at #1 for its 18th frame. In turn, she then owned the third-longest-running #1 in history, with only Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (22 weeks), Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (19 weeks) and Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Old Town Road” (19 weeks) to pass.
August 24, 2026 – Racking Up The Hardware
“Choosin’ Texas” officially sells six million units in the U.S., receiving a 6x Platinum certification from the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). In turn, it became one of the fastest-selling country songs in history.
August 31, 2026 – Biggest Country Hit In History
With the 20th week atop the chart, “Choosin’ Texas” became the longest-running non-holiday #1 hit in the history of the Hot 100. Additionally, the megahit stood alone as the second-longest running hit overall and just the second song and artist in U.S. HISTORY to notch 20 weeks on the chart.
More importantly, it broke out of a tie with Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” to officially become the longest-running country song ever on the Hot 100 — being the biggest country hit of all time, as far as Billboard chart data is concerned.
September 4, 2026 – A Rare #1 Across The Pond
In case you thought that Ella Langley mania was only in the United States, the hit song proved that notion wrong earlier in the month. On September 14th, “Choosin’ Texas” went #1 all-genre across the pond in the United Kingdom, becoming the first country artist in more than 20 years to achieve a U.K. #1 hit.
At the same time, “Choosin’ Texas” was also #1 all-genre in the U.S. (20th week), Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
September 8, 2026 – Song of the Summer
After leading each and every week on the weekly chart, “Choosin’ Texas” was officially crowned Billboard’s 2026 Song of the Summer, earning the most streams (407 million) and downloads (124,000) throughout the season.
“Choosin’ Texas” became just the fourth country song in history to be crowned Billboard’s Song of the Summer, joining Wallen’s “I Had Some Help” and “Last Night” and John Denver’s “Annie’s Song.”
September 14, 2026 – Tying Mariah Carey
Fresh off scoring a staggering NINE nominations at the upcoming 60th annual CMA Awards, becoming the first female artist this decade to capture four Top 10 hits with a single album and returning to #1 on the Billboard 200 with Dandelion for the first time since its April release and snagging Song of the Summer, Choosin’ Texas” remained at #1 for its 22nd frame, officially tying Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” for the longest-running #1 in the history of the Hot 100.
September 21, 2026 – Longest-Running U.S. Spotify #1
Just a day before officially breaking Carey’s long-standing record, Langley would also break a record of Post Malone’s — this time on Spotify. On Monday, September 21st, “Choosin’ Texas” spent its 125th day at #1 on Spotify’s daily Top 50 USA chart. In turn, it surpassed Post Malone’s long-standing record of 124 days with his smash hit with 21 Savage, “rockstar.”
Keep in mind, Post’s “rockstar” was released back on September 15, 2017, and hit its 8-week peak atop the Hot 100 in December of 2017. While not as long-standing as the aforementioned Carey-Hot 100 record, Post’s reign as one of the biggest Spotify hits in the U.S. lasted nearly a decade. In turn, you can argue that “Choosin’ Texas” has now cemented itself as not only the biggest hit on Billboard but also on Spotify as well.
September 22, 2026 – U.S. History Is Made
In what seemed like the most improbable record to ever be broken, on Tuesday, Langley and “Choosin’ Texas” officially made U.S. history and notched their 23rd week at #1, passing Carey and “All I Want For Christmas Is You’s” record of 22 weeks.
With Langley scoring the longest-running #1 hit in American history, it broke Carey’s record, which she had held (and subsequently added t0 over the years) since 2019.
“Choosin’ Texas”
