Ella Langley’s Choosin’ Texas Logs Third Week at No. 1 on the Hot 100, Matching Taylor Swift Country Record

Ella Langley continues her breakout run on the Billboard Hot 100 as “Choosin’ Texas” rebounds to No. 1 for a third week. The track first reached the summit in February and previously added another week at the top two weeks ago.

With the milestone, “Choosin’ Texas” ties the record for the most weeks spent at No. 1 on the Hot 100 for a song by a woman that also topped Hot Country Songs. The achievement matches the three week reign of Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” which became Swift’s first Hot 100 leader in 2012.

Langley and Swift now stand ahead of several other country hits by women that led the Hot 100 for two weeks each, including Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ’Em” in 2024 and two classics from Dolly Parton. Parton’s “9 to 5” ruled the chart for two weeks in 1981, while “Islands in the Stream,” her collaboration with Kenny Rogers, led for two weeks in 1983.

Several additional songs also receive honorable mention in the history books. Parton wrote “I Will Always Love You,” which became a massive Hot 100 hit when covered by Whitney Houston, topping the chart for 14 weeks in 1992 and 1993. Debby Boone’s “You Light Up My Life” ruled the Hot 100 for 10 weeks in 1977 while reaching No. 4 on Hot Country Songs, and Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe” spent four weeks atop the Hot 100 in 1967.

Meanwhile, “Choosin’ Texas” continues to dominate the country charts, logging a 16th week at No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs tally.

Elsewhere in the Hot 100’s top 10, Harry Styles makes a strong showing as “American Girls” debuts at No. 4. His former No. 1 hit “Aperture” also rebounds to No. 9. Both songs appear on his new album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., which launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

The Billboard Hot 100 blends all genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and sales data to rank the week’s most popular songs. This week’s charts are dated March 21, 2026 and will update on Billboard.com on March 17.