Ella Langley’s crossover smash “Choosin’ Texas” secured its 17th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 11, 2026, officially claiming the fourth-longest command in the chart’s history.
The cultural footprint of contemporary country music continues to reshape mainstream charts, and few tracks exemplify that dominance quite like Ella Langley’s career-defining single. After previously sharing the sixteen-week milestone with heavy-hitting commercial giants, the track has officially left those benchmarks behind.
Historic Chart Placement and All-Time Streaks
The single first led the list in February, setting off a rare multi-month endurance test on the charts as detailed by Billboard. With its 17th week at the top, “Choosin’ Texas” breaks out of a historical tie with Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito,” and Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day.”
To put this longevity into perspective, the track now trails only three historic blockbusters in the entire history of the Billboard Hot 100, which dates back to August 1958. Only Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Tipsy)
and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” at 19 weeks each, alongside Mariah Carey’s holiday perennial All I Want for Christmas Is You
at 22 weeks (2019-26), sit ahead of Langley on the all-time leaderboard.
| Song Title | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| “All I Want for Christmas Is You” | Mariah Carey | 22 |
| “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” | Shaboozey | 19 |
| “Old Town Road” | Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus | 19 |
| “Choosin’ Texas” | Ella Langley | 17 |
| “Last Night” | Morgan Wallen | 16 |
Streaming Metrics, Radio Airplay, and Pop Crossover
Released on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, with Triple Tigers having promoted it to country radio, the single totaled 24.9 million official streams (down 2% week over week), 54.5 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 4%), and 9,000 sold (up 9%) in the United States July 31-Aug. 6. While streaming numbers dipped slightly, overall radio play climbed thanks in part to the track reaching the top 10 on Pop Airplay.
That radio growth was driven largely by the track breaking into the top 10 on Billboard’s pop airplay chart for the first time, as mainstream stations that would have never, ever played a traditional country song found themselves giving in to audience demand. Billboard reported that overall radio play for the song was up 4% for the week because of the added pop play.
Simultaneously, the track continues to rewrite records on genre-specific tallies. It dominates the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart for a 35th week, solely marking the third-longest reign in the chart’s history as it breaks out of a tie with Sam Hunt’s Body Like a Back Road,
from 2017; it trails only Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line’s “Meant To Be” (50 weeks, 2017-18) and Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Tipsy)
(45 weeks, 2024-25). In addition, the single captured a 10th week at No. 1 on the Songs of the Summer chart.
Simultaneous Chart Dominance and Ariana Grande’s Resurgence
Beyond its individual performance, the single helped Langley achieve a rare double-chart milestone. With “Choosin’ Texas” at No. 1 on the Hot 100 and Langley and Morgan Wallen’s I Can’t Love You Anymore
newly No. 1 on Country Airplay, Langley becomes just the third artist, and first woman, to top the two charts simultaneously with different songs (since the latter began in January 1990).
This achievement is similar to Lonestar’s in that both “Choosin’ Texas” and Lonestar’s “Amazed” topped the Hot 100 alongside their respective Country Airplay chart-toppers (“Smile” for Lonestar in March 2000). The rare feat has also twice involved Morgan Wallen, who achieved it alongside Tate McRae in May 2025.
This week’s upper chart ranks also reflect intense competition from Ariana Grande, whose new album, petal, launches as her seventh No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Grande placed two songs in the Hot 100’s top five: leadoff single Hate That I Made You Love Me,
which debuted on top when it came out in May, rebounded from No. 8 to No. 2, while the set’s title track, “petal,” debuted at No. 4.
With Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completing a thorough review and authentication of all data submissions—removing data deemed suspicious or unverifiable using established criteria before final calculations—all charts dated Aug. 15, 2026, officially update on Billboard.com.
