Ella Langley Beats Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny And Mariah Carey
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- Hollywood & Entertainment Ella Langley Beats Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny And Mariah Carey By Hugh Mc Intyre,
- Neither of the superstar's singles move an inch this frame, and that fact helps Langley break out of a tie with some of the biggest hitmakers of the past decade or so.
- Last period, when "Be Her" reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, Langley tied with seven other musicians by appearing in the loftiest pair of spaces on the chart for exactly one frame.
Hollywood & Entertainment Ella Langley Beats Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny And Mariah Carey By Hugh Mc Intyre,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh Mc Intyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow Author May 24, 2026, 08:30am EDTElla Langley sits at Nos. 1 and 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, beating the one frame names like Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey managed. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 17: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Ella Langley poses in the winner's walk during the 61st Academy Of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)Getty ImagesElla Langley's "Choosin' Texas" is so huge that it all but ensured that the songs that the singer-songwriter released immediately after that cut all became hits as well. Before delivering her sophomore album Dandelion, the rising country talent delivered a handful of promotional tunes, and each and every one of them became quick commercial successes on at least Billboard's country tallies, though many succeeded on various non-genre-specific rosters as well.
The second official single from the project, "Be Her," has also turned out to be a career-defining smash, thanks at least in part to the continued success of "Choosin' Texas." Last week, Langley became only the second country musician to fill the highest two spaces on the Billboard Hot 100, the company's ranking of the most popular tracks in the nation, as "Choosin' Texas" held at No. 1 and "Be Her" rose to a new high of second place.