All great runs eventually meet their match — and for Ella Langley, it took one of the biggest artists on the planet to finally end it.
After a jaw-dropping 28 weeks at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs, “Choosin’ Texas” has been dethroned — not by a rival country act, but by Taylor Swift, whose surprise release “I Knew It, I Knew You” from the Toy Story 5 soundtrack debuted straight at the top.
And honestly? That context says everything.
It wasn’t a slow fade. It wasn’t declining streams or fading radio play. It took a global pop phenomenon dropping without warning to move Ella Langley out of the top spot. That’s not a defeat — that’s a testament.
For nearly the entire year, “Choosin’ Texas” was untouchable. Week after week, it stood alone at the top, quietly rewriting what’s possible for a female artist in country music. It became the longest-running No. 1 by a female artist in Hot Country Songs history — a record that will carry her name for a long time.
And the story didn’t stop at one song. While “Choosin’ Texas” held court at No. 1, Langley simultaneously occupied No. 2 with “Be Her” — making her the first country artist to hold both positions for multiple weeks. She also crossed over to the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 1 as a solo artist, a milestone few country acts ever achieve.
The crown has changed hands. But what Ella Langley built in 2026 doesn’t go away.
This was a breakthrough era — and “Choosin’ Texas” will be the song that marks exactly where it all began.