The Country Pop Sensation You Might Not Have Heard Of
The song surpasses Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey with the longest No. 1 run ever by a solo woman on the Billboard Hot 100.
- For the Aug. 1 Billboard Hot 100 chart, Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" logged its 15th week at No. 1, marking the most weeks ever at No. 1 for a non-holiday title by a woman with no co-billed acts.
- Co-Written by Langley, Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick, and JoyBeth Taylor, the song features a distinctive lap steel part and ranks among the biggest crossover country hits in the genre's imperial era.
- The track surpassed Whitney Houston's 1992 hit "I Will Always Love You" and Mariah Carey's 2005 smash "We Belong Together," each of which logged 14 weeks at No. 1. It is the longest-running No. 1 single by a solo woman, aside from Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You."
- Beyond the No. 1 hit, Langley has two other songs, "Be Her" and "I Can't Love You Anymore," inside this week's Top 10, demonstrating sustained chart dominance.
- Billboard asked top songwriters, including Laura Veltz, Ashley Gorley, and Luke Laird, why the tune struck such a chord with listeners, citing the opening guitar hook and authentic, relatable vibe as key factors.
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Ella Langley’s "Choosin' Texas" sets Billboard record for solo female artists
Hope Hull native Ella Langley’s hit "Choosin' Texas" has spent 15 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking records previously held by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.
Don’t mess with ‘Texas’: Ella Langley marks 15 weeks at #1
Another day, another chart record for Ella Langley and her smash hit "Choosin' Texas," which has just notched its 15th week on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has now surpassed Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" and Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" to claim the title of most weeks at #1 for a non-holiday song by a solo female artist. Of course, Mariah still owns the record of the all-time longest-running #1, holiday or otherwise, with…
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