Ella Langley has urged her fans to stream and purchase her single “Choosin’ Texas” to push it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
The country artist shared the appeal on Instagram Stories early Thursday morning, stating the song is in a tight race for No. 1 with Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need.”
She wrote: “I’m being told we’re neck and neck on getting the #1 and if we have one last push on iTunes we might make country music history.” A link directed fans to purchase the track.
The Chart Race for Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
“Choosin’ Texas” currently sits at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated around early February 2026), having jumped from No. 6 to a new peak in its 15th week on the chart.
It ranks No. 2 on Streaming Songs, No. 3 on Digital Song Sales (having previously led that chart), and No. 14 on Radio Songs, with growing airplay including a push toward No. 1 on Country Airplay.
Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” is the direct competitor, benefiting from recent radio strength (No. 1 on Radio Songs) and a Grammy-related boost, while Harry Styles’ “Aperture” holds the current top spot but is declining in its second week.
A No. 1 for “Choosin’ Texas” would be Langley’s first Hot 100 leader and a rare feat: one of the few times this century a song by a woman in a lead role has topped the Hot 100 while also leading Hot Country Songs. Prior examples this millennium include Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” (2024, with country elements) and Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” (2021 re-recording) and her earlier 2012 hit “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” Earlier precedents are Faith Hill’s “Breathe” (2000) and Carrie Underwood’s “Inside Your Heaven” (2005).
Rise of 'Choosin’ Texas'
Ella Langley released “Choosin’ Texas” on October 17, 2025. The traditional country track about heartbreak and two-stepping quickly climbed charts.
It reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in early December 2025 and topped Streaming Songs (first time for Langley, accumulating 18 million U.S. streams in one tracking week). It also led the U.S. Spotify and Apple Music songs charts.
The song hit the Hot 100 top 10 (one of only about a dozen solo female country tracks to do so this century) and top 5 earlier in 2026, marking rapid gains post-holiday season. It set records as one of the fastest-rising solo female country singles to country radio top 10 this decade.
It is now impacting pop radio and continues strong performance across streaming, sales, and airplay metrics.
Upcoming Album and Tour
Langley’s sophomore album, Dandelion, is scheduled for release on April 10, 2026. The title track was recently released, and the project is executive produced by Langley alongside Miranda Lambert and Ben West. It will include “Choosin’ Texas.”
She will launch her inaugural arena headline tour, the Dandelion Tour, on May 7, 2026, at Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio. The 16-date run visits arenas and amphitheaters across the U.S., including St. Louis (Chaifetz Arena), Estero, FL (Hertz Arena), Savannah, GA (Enmarket Arena), Oklahoma City (Zoo Amphitheatre), Austin (Moody Center), and Corpus Christi and Fort Worth, TX (Dickies Arena on Aug. 15).
Openers vary by date and include Kameron Marlowe, Dylan Marlowe, Kaitlin Butts, Gabriella Rose, and Laci Kaye Booth.
Presale information is available via her official site and venue partners; artist presale began recently.
Langley is currently supporting Eric Church on select dates of his Free the Machine Tour through mid-February 2026, including Feb. 5 in Omaha, NE; Feb. 6 in Sioux Falls, SD; Feb. 7 in St. Paul, MN; and later stops in Toronto, Buffalo, and Albany.
She has also performed a cover of Toby Keith’s “Wish I Didn’t Know Now” in tribute and earned multiple Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Award nominations or wins in recent years.
What Happens Next
The next Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Feb. 14, 2026) will determine if “Choosin’ Texas” reaches No. 1, depending on final sales, streaming, and airplay tallies this week.
Fans can continue supporting via streaming platforms, digital purchases (iTunes/Apple Music), and radio requests. The song’s pop radio impact may further boost crossover appeal.
The Dandelion album arrives April 10, followed by the headline tour starting in May. Tickets and presale codes are active for the Dandelion Tour via ellalangley.com and Live Nation/Ticketmaster.
Langley’s momentum includes additional festival appearances (such as Stagecoach in April) and potential further support slots.
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