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Ella Langley Tops Hot 100 and Billboard 200 at Once With Country Breakthrough

The milestone signals country music’s reach across every major chart.

Overview

  • Both the single 'Choosin' Texas' and the album Dandelion sit at No. 1 on five Billboard lists each, spanning the flagship pop and country rankings.
  • Dandelion opened with 169,000 equivalent album units, including 39,000 in sales and 130.46 million on‑demand streams in its first week.
  • Billboard notes Langley is the first woman to pair simultaneous Hot 100 and Billboard 200 No. 1s with all‑original country material, while Taylor Swift previously did so with re‑recordings.
  • Langley places 17 songs on Hot Country Songs this week, surpassing Beyoncé’s female high of 16 concurrent entries.
  • Only 10 artists have ever managed 10 or more simultaneous Hot Country Songs hits, and Morgan Wallen holds the overall record with nearly his entire 37‑track album charting at once.