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Ella Langley's “Choosin’ Texas” Hits 17-Week Hot 100 Reign

8/11/2026

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Langley Dominates Charts

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” spent its 17th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the fourth-longest run.
In the July 31–August 6 week it logged 24.9 million streams and 54.5 million radio impressions.
Langley’s album Dandelion debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 169,000 equivalent units.
After winning five ACM awards, the track sparked over 1.3 million TikTok posts and made Langley the first woman to top both the Hot 100 and Country Airplay.

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Hot 100 Mixes

The Hot 100 top-ten now includes pop, country and Latin songs, showing a mix.
Mariah Carey is the only artist with two long-running entries, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and “One Sweet Day”.
Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus blends hip-hop and country, creating a genre-crossing hit.
“Despacito” by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber ran 16 weeks alongside English-language hits, showing Spanish-language endurance.

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Langley Dominates Charts

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” spent its 17th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the fourth-longest run.
In the July 31–August 6 week it logged 24.9 million streams and 54.5 million radio impressions.
Langley’s album Dandelion debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 169,000 equivalent units.
After winning five ACM awards, the track sparked over 1.3 million TikTok posts and made Langley the first woman to top both the Hot 100 and Country Airplay.

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