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Country music sensation Ella Langley has officially shattered multiple historic records on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, extending her monumental run to a staggering 13th week at Number 1.
According to official data released by Billboard and music tracking firm Luminate, Langley’s generational smash hit "Choosin' Texas" has maintained its immovable grip at the absolute peak of the all-genre singles chart. The monumental achievement not only solidifies the track as the longest-running Number 1 single of the year so far, but it also vaults the Alabama native into an elite tier of music history alongside legends like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.
Shattering an All-Time Record for Female Country Artists
With "Choosin' Texas" officially crossing the 13-week threshold, Langley has carved out a brand-new, solo piece of real estate in the music history books.
The track is now officially the longest-running Number 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 by a female country artist in the 67-year history of the chart, completely breaking a long-standing tie with Debby Boone's 1977 classic "You Light Up My Life." Furthermore, Langley is now one of only five solo women in music history—and the first-ever artist primarily known for traditional country music—to guide a song with no featured male acts to a 13-week reign at the top.
Remarkably, the track's journey has been defined by absolute resilience. Across its five-month life cycle, "Choosin' Texas" has embarked on a record-breaking six separate, non-consecutive stints at the top spot, repeatedly rebounding to reclaim the throne after being temporarily displaced by blockbuster releases from artists like Taylor Swift, Drake, and BTS. In the latest tracking frame alone, the song generated a massive 25.1 million official streams and a towering 50.8 million radio airplay impressions across the United States.
A Historic Top-Four Takeover
Langley’s historic week stretches far beyond a single song. Driven by the massive, sustained global streaming performance of her chart-topping sophomore studio album, Dandelion, the singer-songwriter has pulled off a breathtaking multi-track takeover at the business end of the singles chart.
Billboard Hot 100 Top 4 Matrix - July 2026
1. "Choosin' Texas" — Ella Langley (Holding at No. 1)
2. "I Knew It, I Knew You" — Taylor Swift (Holding at No. 2)
3. "Be Her" — Ella Langley (Holding at No. 3)
4. "I Can't Love You Anymore" — Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen (Rising 6-4)
With the album’s second smash single, "Be Her," firmly holding its ground at Number 3, and her high-octane duet with Morgan Wallen, "I Can't Love You Anymore," leaping up the charts to land at Number 4, Langley officially occupies three of the four highest positions in America simultaneously.
The rare feat instantly crowns her as the first female artist in music history to place three country songs inside the Top Four during the same tracking week. Overall, she becomes only the ninth artist across any musical genre to accomplish a top-four lockdown of this magnitude, matching an elite echelon of cultural icons that includes The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ariana Grande, and Sabrina Carpenter.
Chasing Whitney and Mariah
Reacting to the mind-boggling news on social media, the singer-songwriter shared a screenshot of the official Billboard charts on her Instagram story, simply adding the caption: "Unreal," accompanied by mind-blown emojis.
As the summer heats up, industry observers are closely watching to see if Langley's momentum can carry her to a 14th week at the top. Should "Choosin' Texas" hold its position through the next tracking window, Langley will officially tie Whitney Houston’s "I Will Always Love You" and Mariah Carey’s "We Belong Together" for the second-longest-running Number 1 hit by a female artist in Billboard history. With her brand-new single "Loving Life Again" currently impacting country radio as the highest-added track of the week, Ella Langley’s historic, career-defining era shows absolutely no signs of slowing down.
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