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Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Tops Hot 100 17 Weeks

8/16/2026

Summary

Story summary

Ella Langley's “Choosin’ Texas” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 17 weeks on the August 15 chart, the fourth-longest run and breaking Taylor Swift’s three-week record from 2012.
It also set record for most weeks a woman’s Hot Country Songs track stayed at No. 1 on the Hot 100, beating previous two-week runs.
Langley co-wrote the song with Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick and Joybeth Taylor and released it on October 17, 2025 as the lead single from her second album Dandelion.

History

Historical Context

After Dolly Parton's 1981 single “9 to 5” topped both the Billboard Hot 100 and Country charts—becoming the second woman to achieve that crossover and earning a gold RIAA certification for one million shipments—country music began regular pop chart breakthroughs. The trend continued, and in 2025 Ella Langley's “Choosin’ Texas” set a new Hot 100 record, underscoring the genre’s sustained mainstream rise.

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Story summary

Ella Langley's “Choosin’ Texas” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 17 weeks on the August 15 chart, the fourth-longest run and breaking Taylor Swift’s three-week record from 2012.
It also set record for most weeks a woman’s Hot Country Songs track stayed at No. 1 on the Hot 100, beating previous two-week runs.
Langley co-wrote the song with Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick and Joybeth Taylor and released it on October 17, 2025 as the lead single from her second album Dandelion.

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