She’s no longer just country music’s fastest-rising star… she’s now sharing history with two of the greatest voices ever. Ella Langley’s Hit “Choosin’ Texas” Has Climbed High Enough On The Billboard Hot 100 To Match A Remarkable Chart Achievement Previously Reached Only By Whitney Houston And Mariah Carey, Marking A Career Milestone Few Artists Ever Experience. As Fans Celebrate The Record-Breaking Moment And The Song Continues To Gain Momentum Across The Country Music World, many are calling it the clearest sign yet that Ella Langley’s rise is only just beginning.

Ella Langley accepts the award for Female Artist of the Year at The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards held at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The year’s biggest hit single, Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” has racked up its 14th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — and has tied a record held by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.

Langley’s song, which first topped the Hot 100 chart in February, ties Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” and Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” for the most weeks at No. 1, apart from holiday singles by female performers with no male-billed acts. That caveat is of course for Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which has totaled some 22 weeks across seven years.

Back on Top: Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' Reclaims the Top Spot from Taylor Swift - Backstage Country

Along the way, Langley — pictured above winning the Academy of Country Music’s award for female artist of the year in May — has passed Brandy & Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” with 13 weeks, Destiny’s Child’s “Independent Women Part I” and Toni Braxton’s “Un-Break My Heart,” both with 11.

“Choosin’ Texas” racked up 24 million official streams (down 4% week over week) and 51 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 1%), with 7,000 copies sold in the U.S. for the week of July 10-16.

Elsewhere on the chart, fast-rising country star Stella Lefty scored her first Hot 100 top 10, with “Boston” climbing to No. 6, and Olivia Dean topped the Radio Songs chart with “So Easy (To Fall in Love),” climbing from No. 12 to 9 on the Hot 100. It passes Dean’s other smash, “Man I Need,” which slips from No. 5 to 10. It continues a remarkable run for the British singer, as both songs have peaked at No. 5 on the Hot 100 and have been on the charts for 41 and 46 weeks, respectively.

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