Ella Langley Poised to Break Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston’s Hot 100 Record with “Choosin’ Texas”

Country music fans, get ready to celebrate. Ella Langley, the Alabama native who took the country world by storm, is on the verge of a historic achievement. Her hit single “Choosin’ Texas” is currently tied with Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” and Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” for the most weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 by a woman without any male-billed acts. If the song holds the top spot for one more week, Langley will stand alone above two of the most legendary voices in music history.

The story behind the song is just as memorable as the record. Langley co-wrote “Choosin’ Texas” with Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick, and Joybeth Taylor during a writers’ retreat. The inspiration came from a wild story Lambert told about getting pulled over with a pet kangaroo in her passenger seat. The kangaroo actually helped her avoid a ticket. Langley told Billboard that forty-five minutes after hearing the story, the song was written. Since then, it has become a phenomenon, breaking records across multiple charts and even surpassing Taylor Swift on the Country Songwriters chart.

Langley’s album “Dandelion” is also making waves, becoming the first country album by a woman to earn over 100,000 equivalent album units in four separate weeks since 2014. This is a golden moment for women in country music, and Ella Langley is at the forefront. What do you think of a country song tying with pop and R&B legends? Drop your thoughts in the comments below.