Ella Langley's 'Choosin Texas' Spends 20th Week At No. 1 On The Billboard Hot 100

Ella Langley's worldwide hit 'Choosin Texas' has just snagged its 20th consecutive week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, making record breaking time on the list.

The massively successful song was first released in October 2025 as the lead single to her sophomore album Dandelion, and entered the prestigious chart at No. 39, before soaring to the honorable No. 1 spot in February of 2026.

Over the course of 20 weeks, fans, artists, and anyone with their toes dipped even just slightly in a modern music age have watched Langley accomplish things no one truly saw coming.

The song's proud vocalist made glorious feats in her own career as well as had a hand in bringing country music to places of profound value in the year of 2026. In the song's 20-week stretch, 'Choosin Texas' became the longest running non-holiday song on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as the longest running No. 1 song by a female country artist.

Langley has received all 7 of her 2026 ACM Award nominations, the song has gone 6x platinum in less than a year, and the list goes on, and on, and on. In what has been a male dominated space for years, Langley holds the torch for women in country music, reminding us of the competitive nature and successes that are still within each and every woman in the genre - from long time artists such as Miranda Lambert to seemingly out of the blue chart soarers like Stella Lefty.

That's why after watching the hitmaker have a part in bringing a jaw-dropping 6 country songs to the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and witnessing her surpass artists like Lil Nas X and Shaboozey with the longest running non-holiday song, it's hard to believe the country superstar didn't see the success of the song coming.

In an interview with Billboard in March 2026, Langley highlighted her shock at the fan-approval of the song, and expressed that after talking with the song's co-writers, Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick, and Joybeth Taylor - no one really knows why the song resonates with fans as much as it does.

While Langley herself is in disbelief at the song's impact, here at Holler, this writer can't really say the same - 'Choosin Texas' and it natural ability to spin a story pertaining to a theme of love and loss is what truly resonated with country fans, while its accessibility and engaging sounds is what drew in fans from outside of the genre - but the main factor the song has that relates to listeners in general is relatability. The No. 1 hit has a natural way of adhering to the storyteller in us all, helping us to make sense of our own heartbreaks in a way that is just a little easier - and a lot more fun - to stomach.

After hitting that impressive 20-week mark, 'Choosin Texas' has just two more weeks to go before it comes face to face with its last competitor, Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas.' Another week after that, Langley's hit will hold a new title: The longest running No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. No comparisons, no exceptions - just 'Choosin Texas' in all of its glory.

Though we won't jump ahead, it would take a song, or an industry play of extremity to knock 'Choosin Texas' off of its throne. While that happening is never impossible, it's still highly unlikely. That being said, in a few short weeks, we may watch Langley break records beyond what she initially signed up for upon the release of the song.