Hot 100: Ella and Olivia

Ella Langley kept “Choosin’ Texas” at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a sixth week as two songs each by Langley and Olivia Dean filled four of the chart’s top 10 spots. (billboard.com) Billboard’s chart dated April 18, 2026 put Langley’s “Be Her” at No. 8, giving her a second Hot 100 top 10. Olivia Dean placed “Man I Need” at No. 2 and “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” at No. 6. (billboard.com) Billboard said the pairing set a chart record: it was the first time since the Hot 100 began in 1958 that two women each had their first two top 10 hits in the top 10 at the same time. Both Langley’s two songs and Dean’s two songs are their first Hot 100 top 10 entries. (billboard.com) The Hot 100 is Billboard’s main singles chart, and it combines United States streaming, radio airplay and sales into one ranking. That makes a four-song showing by two artists a measure of broad reach, not just one platform’s audience. (billboard.com) Langley’s run has been building for months. Billboard reported in February that “Choosin’ Texas” became her first Hot 100 No. 1, and by late March it had passed Taylor Swift for the longest Hot 100 reign by a female country artist this century. (billboard.com 1) (billboard.com 2) Dean’s climb had also been underway before this week’s record. Billboard reported on April 13 that “Man I Need” was spending a sixth nonconsecutive week at its No. 2 peak, while “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” rose 2-6 for a new high. (billboard.com) Langley also joined a narrower country milestone this week. Billboard said she became only the second woman to place two songs in the Hot 100 top 10 and the Hot Country Songs top 10 at the same time, after Taylor Swift did it in October 2012. (billboard.com) The new chart arrived three days after Langley released her sophomore album, “Dandelion,” on April 10, giving her No. 1 single and new top 10 entry extra momentum in the same week. (yahoo.com) For one week at least, the center of the Hot 100 belonged to two artists still collecting their first top 10s — and already rewriting the chart’s record book. (billboard.com)