Ella Langley Leaps Past Taylor Swift for Country History as ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Tops Hot 100 for 4th Week

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” holds for a historic fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song first led in mid-February and added its second week on top at the beginning of March.

“Choosin’ Texas” solely claims the most weeks ever spent atop the Hot 100 for a song by a woman that also hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, one-upping Taylor Swift’s three-week Hot 100 reign with “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” in 2012.

Beyond “Choosin’ Texas” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” three No. 1 country hits by women topped the Hot 100 for two weeks each: Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” in 2024 and Dolly Parton’s “Islands in the Stream,” with Kenny Rogers (1983), and “9 to 5” (1981).

Also of note among country classics by women: Parton wrote “I Will Always Love You,” with Whitney Houston’s cover ruling the Hot 100 for 14 weeks in 1992-93 (after Parton sent two of her versions to No. 1 on Hot Country Songs, in 1974 and 1982). Plus, Debby Boone’s “You Light Up My Life” dominated the Hot 100 for 10 weeks and hit No. 4 on Hot Country Songs in 1977 and Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe” led the Hot 100 for four weeks in 1967 and made it to No. 17 on Hot Country Songs.

“Choosin’ Texas” concurrently crowns Hot Country Songs for a 17th week.

Also in the Hot 100’s top 10, Olivia Dean charts her second career hit in the tier as “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” lifts 11-9. It joins “Man I Need,” which keeps at its No. 2 high.

Check out the full rundown of this week’s Hot 100 top 10 below.

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• ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Streams, Airplay & Sales

  “Choosin’ Texas,” on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, with Triple Tigers promoting it to country radio, drew 21.8 million official streams (down 4% week over week) and 43.6 million radio airplay audience impressions (down 3%) and sold 6,000 (down 1%) in the United States March 13-19.

  The single rebounds a spot for a fourth week at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart; repeats at its No. 9 best on Radio Songs; and dips to No. 2 after five weeks atop Digital Song Sales.

• Dean Doubles Up in Top 10

  Olivia Dean earns her second Hot 100 top 10 as “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” rises 11-9. The song drew 11.6 million streams (down 11%) and 32.2 million in airplay audience (up 20%) and sold 2,000 (up 13%) in the tracking week.

  Meanwhile, the London-born singer-songwriter’s “Man I Need” holds at its No. 2 Hot 100 high, as it logs its fifth nonconsecutive week as runner-up (the most weeks for a No. 2-peaking title by a woman in a lead role since Ariana Grande’s “Problem,” featuring Iggy Azalea, also held the rank for five weeks in 2014; the last such song by a woman and no co-billed artists? Lady Gaga’s seven-week No. 2 anthem “Bad Romance” in 2009-10).

  With “Man I Need” having first hit the Hot 100’s top 10 in November, Dean has notched her first two top 10s in less than five months. That’s the fastest accumulation of two initial top 10s for a solo woman since her Island Records labelmate Sabrina Carpenter tallied her first two with “Espresso” in April 2024 and “Please Please Please” less than two months later (with, as with Dean this week, both songs in the top 10 together at the time).

• Rest of Top 10: ‘I Just Might’ & More

  Bruno Mars’ “I Just Might” keeps at No. 3 after three nonconsecutive weeks atop the Hot 100 in January to mid-March. It leads Radio Songs for a fourth week with 81.5 million in audience (up 7%) — becoming the first song to surpass 80 million in weekly airplay reach since Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (82 million, Sept. 7, 2024).

  Plus, “I Just Might” is No. 1 on the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot R&B Songs charts for a milestone 10th week each. On the former, it ties “That’s What I Like” (2017) for Mars’ longest command among his five leaders.

  Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” ascends 5-4 on the Hot 100 after 10 weeks at No. 1 last June-August.

  HUNTR/X’s “Golden” climbs 7-5 on the Hot 100 following eight weeks at No. 1 last August-October. It sports an 11% gain to 12.3 million streams in the week ending March 19, after the trio performed it and it won the Academy Award March 15 for best original song, while parent movie KPop Demon Hunters took home the Oscar for best animated feature. It also soars 9-1 for a sixth week atop Digital Song Sales (6,000, up 185%).

  PinkPantheress’ “Stateside,” with Zara Larsson, is steady at its No. 6 Hot 100 high, as it adds a fifth week at No. 1 on Hot Dance/Pop Songs.

  Taylor Swift’s “Opalite” rises 10-7 on the Hot 100, a month after it led for one week, and “The Fate of Ophelia” holds at No. 8, after it began her career-best 10 weeks in charge of the chart upon its debut in October and led through January.

  Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Harry Styles’ “American Girls” falls to No. 10 a week after it debuted at No. 4.