Ella Langley holds Hot 100 No.1 and No.2

Ella Langley entered the week holding the top two spots on the Billboard Hot 100, with “Choosin’ Texas” at No. 1 and “Be Her” at No. 2, according to Billboard’s May chart coverage. The chart feat came days after Langley swept all seven of her nominations at the Academy of Country Music Awards on May 17 in Las Vegas, including female artist of the year. (billboard.com) A May 21 profile carried by 99.5 QYK said Langley was already talking publicly about what comes next in her career after the awards run. Billboard said the Hot 100 pairing made Langley the first woman known primarily for country music to occupy No. 1 and No. 2 simultaneously in the chart’s 67-year history. (billboard.com) Forbes, citing Billboard’s chart data, said only Morgan Wallen had previously managed the same feat among core-country acts. The result put Langley at the center of both the week’s country awards story and the all-genre singles chart. ### Which songs put Ella Langley at No. 1 and No. 2? “Choosin’ Texas” held No. 1 for a ninth week on the Hot 100 in Billboard’s chart story published May 11, while “Be Her” climbed to a new No. 2 peak. Billboard said “Choosin’ Texas” logged 26.6 million official U.S. streams, 47.8 million radio audience impressions and 8,000 sales in the tracking week it cited. (billboard.com) A newer Billboard item published three days ago said “Choosin’ Texas” had since reached a 10th week at No. 1. That means the No. 1/No. 2 sweep was not a one-chart-week flash; Langley was still extending the run atop the Hot 100 later in May. (billboard.com) ### How big was her ACM Awards night? The Academy of Country Music Awards on May 17 gave Langley seven wins from seven nominations, Billboard reported. The wins included female artist of the year, and Billboard separately said she set a new one-year ACM record by surpassing the previous mark of six wins shared by Garth Brooks, Faith Hill and Chris Stapleton. (billboard.com) Billboard also reported that Langley performed “Be Her” acoustically during the ACM telecast, giving the song what it called its award-show debut. The performance landed while the song was already rising on the Hot 100, linking the awards telecast directly to one of the week’s biggest chart stories. (billboard.com) ### What did 99.5 QYK say about what comes next? 99.5 QYK published a May 21 item headlined “Ella Langley Shares What’s Next on Her Career Bucket List: ‘I Could Keep Going.’” The station’s site surfaced the profile on its music page, though the available search snippet does not show the full text of her remarks. (billboard.com) Other outlets summarizing the same round of Langley comments said she laid out several next-step goals, including acting, “Saturday Night Live” and Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Those reports indicate the post-ACM conversation around Langley has already moved from breakthrough to expansion into new stages and formats. ### How rare is this on the Hot 100? (billboard.com) Billboard framed the achievement as a country-chart crossover milestone, not just a routine strong week. The publication said Langley became the first woman primarily associated with country music to hold the top two Hot 100 positions at once, and Forbes said she was only the second core-country act ever to do it. (995qyk.com) Billboard’s next chart updates will determine how long Langley can keep both songs in the top two. The immediate markers to watch are whether “Choosin’ Texas” adds more weeks at No. 1 and whether “Be Her” can move from No. 2 to the top spot. (billboard.com 1) (billboard.com 2) (tasteofcountry.com)