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# Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' Breaks Billboard Hot 100 Record
- URL: https://www.southboundsignal.com/ella-langleys-choosin-texas-breaks-billboard-hot-100-record/
- Published: 2026-07-27T22:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-11T21:02:22.000Z
- Description: What began as a bruised country two-step has carried Ella Langley beyond two of pop’s most enduring chart runs.
- Author: Southbound Signal Staff
- Tags: News, Country

**Ella Langley** has made Billboard Hot 100 history with her crossover hit "Choosin' Texas."

The song's 15th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 established a new record for the longest-leading non-holiday song credited solely to a woman. It moved past **Whitney Houston's** "I Will Always Love You" and **Mariah Carey's** "We Belong Together," which each ruled the chart for 14 weeks.

"Choosin' Texas" also matched **Harry Styles'** "As It Was," which spent 15 weeks atop the Hot 100 in 2022\. Langley's single is her first No. 1 on the all-genre chart.

Released in October 2025, "Choosin' Texas" appears on Langley's second studio album, *Dandelion*. She wrote the song with **Miranda Lambert**, **Joybeth Taylor**, and **Luke Dick**, while **Langley**, **Lambert**, and **Ben West** handled production. **Lambert** also contributed background vocals.

The country ballad follows a woman realizing that the man she loves still belongs to the Lone Star State. References to Abilene, two-stepping, and **George Strait's** "Amarillo by Morning" helped give the song a distinctly Texan identity while its polished production carried it across country, pop, and adult contemporary radio.

"Choosin' Texas" previously made **Langley** the first woman to simultaneously lead the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Country Airplay charts. Its success also helped propel *Dandelion* to No. 1 on the Billboard 200.