Ella Langley Just Shattered a Taylor Swift Billboard Record—and She’s Still Going
Ella Langley didn’t just break a Taylor Swift record. She has absolutely blown past it.
Langley’s massive hit “Choosin’ Texas” has now spent 17 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the longest-running No. 1 by a solo female artist with a song that also topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
The record once belonged to Taylor Swift.
In 2012, Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100. That mark stood for 13 years before Langley passed it earlier this year.
But Langley didn’t stop at four weeks. Or six. Or ten.
She kept climbing.
“Choosin’ Texas” has been knocked from the top several times by major releases, only to find its way back to No. 1. At 17 weeks, the song now has the fourth-longest No. 1 run in Hot 100 history.
And there’s an incredible twist to the story.
Taylor Swift herself has actually taken the No. 1 spot away from Langley during the song’s run—only for Langley to eventually reclaim it.
Talk about a country comeback.
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From Alabama to the Top of the World
Langley, who grew up in Hope Hull, Alabama, co-wrote “Choosin’ Texas” with Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick and Joybeth Taylor.
What began as a country heartbreak song has turned into one of the biggest crossover hits of the year.
And now, the numbers are getting almost hard to believe.
17 weeks at No. 1.
A record that Taylor Swift held for 13 years.
And Langley has now held the new mark more than five times longer than Swift’s original three-week reign.
For a young country artist still building her career, that’s not just a hit.
That’s history.
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John Simmon
John Simmon is a music journalist and entertainment writer with a passion for country music culture, artist stories, and the moments that happen off the stage. He has been following the country music scene for over a decade, covering everything from chart-breaking newcomers to the legends who shaped the genre. John believes the best stories in country music aren't always found in the music, they're found in the lives behind it.
