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Ella Langley’s 'Choosin’ Texas' remains No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a 19th week, tying the chart’s longest non-holiday run at the top and underscoring the song’s crossover success across streaming, airplay and sales.
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” holds at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for an 18th week, bringing it within a week of potentially tying the all-time longest non-holiday No. 1 run; the country hit continues to anchor a Top 5 dominated by country, highlighting the genre’s strong showings on the chart and Langley’s growing record-setting performance.
Matthew McConaughey performed a bluegrass cover of Ella Langley’s hit 'Choosin' Texas' with Jimmy Fallon and The Last Bison on The Tonight Show during the Audience Suggestion Box segment, prompting Langley to react on Instagram; the moment highlighted McConaughey’s Texas roots and Langley’s status as a Billboard Hot 100 staple, with Fallon joking about merging the two projects.
Billboard reports that for the chart dated Aug. 8, the Hot 100 top five are all country songs—the first such multi‑song sweep since 1958—led by Ella Langley’s Choosin’ Texas at No. 1, Morgan Wallen’s Been by Now at No. 2, Taylor Swift’s I Knew It, I Knew You at No. 3, Langley/Wallen’s I Can’t Love You Anymore at No. 4, and Stella Lefty’s Boston at No. 5. The milestone mirrors a burst of country streaming growth, Langley’s rising dominance, Wallen’s cross‑genre appeal, Swift’s country‑roots return, and more female country hits crossing into the Hot 100.
Country music makes Billboard Hot 100 history as five country tracks occupy the top five for the first time: Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ remains No. 1 in its 16th week; Wallen’s new ‘Been by Now’ debuts at No. 2; Swift returns to country-leaning territory with ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ at No. 3; the Langley–Wallen duet ‘I Can’t Love You Anymore’ is No. 4; and Stella Lefty’s ‘Boston’ rounds out the Top 5. The milestone underscores Langley’s ongoing chart dominance, potential records for most weeks at No. 1 by a non-holiday song, and a country-heavy top 10 ahead of Grammy considerations.
Ella Langley’s 'Choosin’ Texas' spends a 15th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, emblematic of a broader revival where country, rock, and 90s/2000s sounds re-enter pop culture as hip-hop loses ground in the charts, challenging the streaming-era dominance and signaling a shift toward more guitar-driven, regionally flavored music.
Ella Langley’s Choosin’ Texas has spent 15 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, setting a new record for a female solo artist with a non-holiday single. The retro, two-step country track blends throwback signifiers with modern production, aided by Miranda Lambert and other co-writers, cross-genre playlist appeal, and a surge of viral moments on TikTok and social media that boosted streaming to well over half a billion in the first half of the year. The song’s broad appeal—bridging country and pop while staying rooted in classic country imagery—has helped country music maintain a dominant, mainstream presence.
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” extends its Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 run to 15 weeks, making it the longest-leading non-holiday title by a woman with no co-billed acts. The song first hit No. 1 in February and continues to lead as Taylor Swift sits at No. 2 and Stella Lefty at No. 3, with Langley and Morgan Wallen’s collaboration at No. 4; Langley also co-wrote and co-produced the track and leads Hot Country Songs for the 33rd week.
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has spent 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying the record for the longest run at the top by a non-holiday title by a woman with no male-billed acts and making her the first female to simultaneously top the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. Langley called the milestone “insane” on social media, and the success follows her rise since debuting with Hungover (2024) and her Dandelion era, which she executive-produced and co-wrote the title track for with Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick and JoyBeth Taylor.
Ella Langley averted a potentially mortifying wardrobe malfunction during a Baltimore show by tossing a Baltimore Ravens jersey over her unzipped dress and continuing the set for the Morgan Wallen date. The moment delighted the crowd and highlighted Langley’s rising chart presence, as she sits among the top songs on the Billboard all-genre Hot 100 and is also collaborating with American Eagle on denim shorts.
Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ logs its 14th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying the all-time record for the longest No. 1 run with Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” and Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” (holiday songs excluded). The track posted about 24 million official streams, 51 million radio impressions, and roughly 7,000 copies sold in the week of July 10–16, as Stella Lefty breaks into the Hot 100 top 10 and Olivia Dean tops the Radio Songs chart.
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” repeats at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a 14th week, tying the longest run at No. 1 by a female-led, non–male-billed song (alongside Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston) and placing her in an elite list of all-time No. 1 runs by women. The article also notes Stella Lefty’s first Hot 100 top 10 with “Boston” at No. 6 and Olivia Dean’s “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” as the biggest radio hit, with Swift’s “I Knew It I Knew You” at No. 2 and Langley’s other Top 10 entries in the mix.
Ella Langley's 'Choosin’ Texas' is on track to spend 14 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, a feat that would tie her with Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey for the longest female-led 14-week run; she already has three Top 10 Hot 100 hits and is leveraging her momentum to elevate other women in country music while touring this summer.
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” remains No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a 12th week, marking a rare feat for a woman with no male collaborators. The piece notes its multi-metric dominance, with 25.8 million streams, 49.7 million radio impressions and 9,000 digital singles sold in the latest tracking week, plus Langley’s ongoing presence in the Hot 100 top 10 and a 30th week atop the Hot Country Songs chart.
Chart Beat chronicles Clive Davis’s 36-year run as head of Columbia, Epic, Arista, LaFace/J Records and Bad Boy, listing every Hot 100 No. 1 produced under his watch, highlighted by Whitney Houston’s 11 No. 1s and a hall-of-fame roster from Simon & Garfunkel to Milli Vanilli, with each entry noting the debut date, artist/title, weeks at No. 1, and label.