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Ella Langley's “Choosin’ Texas” 12-Week Hot 100 Reign, ACM Sweep

7/7/2026

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Ella Langley's "Choosin’ Texas" logged a 12-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The track, the only country-music song to spend 12 weeks at No. 1 without a male collaborator, ranks fifth-longest behind Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Brandy & Monica.
Langley, who holds three Hot 100 top-10 entries including “Be Her” at No. 3, swept the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, winning Female Artist, Single, Song and Artist-Songwriter of Year.

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Ella Langley's "Choosin’ Texas" logged a 12-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The track, the only country-music song to spend 12 weeks at No. 1 without a male collaborator, ranks fifth-longest behind Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Brandy & Monica.
Langley, who holds three Hot 100 top-10 entries including “Be Her” at No. 3, swept the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, winning Female Artist, Single, Song and Artist-Songwriter of Year.