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Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ No. 1 on Hot 100 for 7th Week as ‘Dandelion’ Debuts Atop Billboard 200
The country singer becomes the first woman to reach the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 with new recordings, while "Choosin' Texas" logs a seventh week at No. 1.
- Ella Langley became the second woman to simultaneously top the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 with all-new country music, as her album Dandelion debuted at number one.
- Langley's single "Choosin' Texas" reigns for a 21st week on the Hot Country Songs chart, standing as the longest-running chart topper by a female country artist on Billboard's pop chart.
- Moving past the Americana of her 2025 debut, Langley focused Dandelion on "slick, ethereal pop country." Paste writer Ethan Beck noted that Langley wants to write songs "rediscovered in 75 years."
- Langley joins Taylor Swift as the only women to simultaneously top the charts with all-new music, though Swift achieved the honor in November 2021 via re-recorded versions of Red and All Too Well.
- Concurrently, her fellow Dandelion track climbed to a new Hot 100 peak, marking Langley's second top five hit and making her the first woman primarily recording country music to chart two top five songs simultaneously.
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'Be Her' and 'Choosin' Texas' are tag teaming the charts for Ella Langley
Ella Langley’s “Be Her” (SAWGOD/Columbia Records) Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is proving to have incredible staying power, hanging on atop the Billboard Hot 100 for its seventh week. At the same time, her follow-up radio single, “Be Her,” is coming on strong, checking in at #4 on the all-genre tally, making the Alabama native the first female country artist ever to have two songs in the top five simultaneously. Ella’s finding similar succe…
GCSU reacts to Dandelion and Ella Langley’s rising stardom
Breakout country star Ella Langley is rising to stardom on GCSU’s campus with the release of her new album “Dandelion” on April 10, following the massive success of her hit single “Choosin’ Texas” last fall. “I have listened to her new album 10,000 times and love it more each time,” said Mackenzie Jones, a senior nursing major. “It’s so true to who she is as an artist and is a genius mix of fun and spunky, but also emotional and heartfelt.” …
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Ella Langley’s album ‘Dandelion’ debuts at No. 1, as “Choosin’ Texas” continues to top the Billboard 100
Ella Langley is having a career-defining week, with her second album Dandelion opening at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The project not only marks her first chart-topping album, but also delivers the biggest week of 2026
‘Dandelion’ blew me away
Ella Langley has quickly become one of the most popular country singers already in her relatively short career. Langley just released her sophomore album “Dandelion,” an 18-track, 55-minute album. She co-produced this album with Miranda Lambert and Ben West. This is Langley’s first album since 2024, when she released her debut full-length studio album, “Hungover,” and the deluxe edition, “Still Hungover,” featuring five more tracks than the orig…
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