Ella Langley Holds No. 1

Ella Langley’s Hot 100 leader is “Choosin’ Texas,” which holds at No. 1 for a fourth nonconsecutive week on the chart dated March 28, 2026. (billboard.com) “Choosin’ Texas” now registers as the longest-running Hot 100 No. 1 by a female country artist, surpassing the previous three-week mark set by Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” (billboard.com) The single simultaneously leads Billboard’s Hot Country Songs for a 17th week and gave Langley the rare No. 1/No. 2 one-two on Hot Country Songs with “Be Her” sitting at No. 2. (billboard.com) Billboard credits Miranda Lambert as a co-writer and co-producer on “Choosin’ Texas,” and the track logged a 33.8 million radio audience for the week of March 6–12 on Country Airplay. (billboard.com) Tracking-week data reported when the song first returned to No. 1 showed about 20.4 million official streams, roughly 41.8 million radio audience impressions and 6,000 sales in the U.S. for the week ending Feb. 26, 2026. (rttnews.com) Industry trackers note the single has moved up and down the summit this spring—debuting atop the Hot 100 in mid-February, briefly ceding the spot, then reclaiming it multiple times for a total of four turns at No. 1 so far in 2026. ( )