Ella Langley just did something no one saw coming—she broke a Billboard record that had stood for over 13 years, and she did it with a song that stays true to country music at its core.
“Choosin’ Texas” has now spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the longest-running chart-topper by a woman whose song also hit No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The previous record belonged to Taylor Swift, whose “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” held the spot for three weeks back in 2012.
Along the way, Ella also surpassed major names like Beyoncé with “Texas Hold ’Em,” and even country legends like Dolly Parton, whose classics “9 to 5” and “Islands in the Stream” each reached two weeks at the top.
What makes this moment stand out even more is how she did it. No pop crossover tricks, no outside-genre features—just a raw, heartbreak-driven country song co-written with Miranda Lambert that feels like it could’ve come straight out of an old-school honky-tonk.
With over 486 million streams worldwide and counting, this isn’t just a hit—it’s a statement. And with Dandelion set to drop on April 10, it feels like this is only the beginning of something even bigger.
This isn’t just another chart moment. It’s history being made in real time.