Ella Langley makes more chart history as “Choosin’ Texas” continues for a ninth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “Be Her” ascends to a new No. 2 high.
Langley becomes the first woman known for primarily recording country music to claim the Hot 100’s top two spots simultaneously over the chart’s 67-year history. Among all core-country acts, only Morgan Wallen has also achieved the feat, for a week last May.
Elsewhere in the Hot 100’s top 10, Tame Impala and JENNIE’s “Dracula” blasts to No. 10 — becoming the first top 10 for each act — and women hold eight spots in the region, marking a run of prominence last linked nearly a dozen years ago.
Read on for details of this week’s entire top 10 on the Hot 100.
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‘Choosin’ Texas’ Streams, Airplay & Sales
“Choosin’ Texas,” on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, with Triple Tigers promoting it to country radio, totaled 26.6 million official streams (essentially even week over week), 47.8 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 7%) and 8,000 sold (down 2%) in the United States May 1-7.
The single, which became Langley’s first Hot 100 No. 1 in mid-February, adds a 10th week atop the Streaming Songs chart; holds at its No. 6 best on Radio Songs; and rebounds one place for a sixth week atop Digital Song Sales.
On the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart, “Choosin’ Texas” reigns for a 24th week.
Two-Steppin’
Below “Choosin’ Texas,” Langley’s follow-up single “Be Her” bursts 5-2 for a new Hot 100 high.
Langley becomes the first woman known for primarily recording country music to hold the Hot 100’s top two spots in a single week. Among all core-country acts, Morgan Wallen previously earned the honor for a week in May 2025.
Ella Langley, Morgan Wallen, Beyoncé, Dolly Parton & More: Country Chart Record Books Keep Getting Rewritten
Overall, Langley is the 27th act overall to double up at Nos. 1 and 2 on the Hot 100; The Beatles initiated the stat in February 1964, while Taylor Swift holds the mark for the most placements from No. 1 on down: 14, for a week in May 2024.




