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Choosin’ Texas Is Still No. 1 on Billboard After 18 Weeks as Ella Langley Closes In on History

Ella Langley’s Choosin Texas is still No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for an 18th week and sits just one week away from tying the longest non-holiday run in chart history.

Ella Langley Broke Taylor Swift’s Billboard Record and Has Now Held It Five Times Longer

Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" has spent 17 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, more than five times longer than the Taylor Swift record it replaced.

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Is Back at No. 1 for an 11th Week and Broke a Record That Stood Since 1977

Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" returned to No. 1 on the Hot 100 for its 11th week, breaking Debby Boone's 49-year record for the longest-leading No. 1 by a woman with a country hit.

Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Built Me” Hit No. 1 Sixteen Years Ago and It Still Wrecks People

Miranda Lambert's "The House That Built Me" hit No. 1 in June 2010. The song wasn't written for her, and her own parents were convinced she wrote it.

Riley Green Applauds Ella Langley’s Chart Dominance and Alabama Roots

Riley Green praises Ella Langley's historic No. 1 run with "Choosin' Texas," celebrating her Alabama roots and record-breaking country chart dominance.

Chris Stapleton Crushes Pop Charts With “Tennessee Whiskey” Named the Decade’s No. 1 Song

Chris Stapleton's "Tennessee Whiskey" was named the most-streamed song of the 2010s in 2025, outshining every pop hit and rewriting country music history.

Morgan Wallen Makes History Again With a Billboard Milestone Most Artists Never Reach

Morgan Wallen just made history again as Dangerous hits five years on the Billboard 200, proving he is not just a country star but a chart-dominating powerhouse.

Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Just Became the Fastest Solo Female Song to Crack Country Radio’s Top 10 in a Decade

Ella Langley just made history as "Choosin' Texas" became the fastest solo female song to break into Country Radio's Top 10 this decade. She is proving she is not just rising but ruling.

Riley Green Becomes First Artist Since Taylor Swift With Back-to-Back Solo-Written No. 1s

Riley Green becomes the first artist since Taylor Swift to earn back-to-back solo-written No. 1s on country radio, proving pure songwriting still leads the way.

Morgan Wallen Breaks the Record and Becomes Country’s Top-Selling RIAA Artist in History

Morgan Wallen officially becomes the highest-certified country artist of all time with 265.5 million units sold, breaking records and leaving legends like Luke Combs and Garth Brooks in the dust.

Riley Green and Ella Langley Just Became One of the Only Pairs With Multiple No. 1 Duets in Country History

Riley Green and Ella Langley just made country music history with their second chart-topping duet, "Don't Mind If I Do," becoming only the second pair ever to score multiple No. 1s on the Country Airplay chart.

Toby Keith Goes 5× Platinum With “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” After His Passing

Toby Keith's iconic patriotic anthem "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue" reaches five times Platinum, proving his legacy and American fire still hit just as hard after his passing.

Country Music Just Snagged Billboard’s Top Artist Title and Ended a 32-Year Drought

Morgan Wallen just made history as Billboard's Top Artist of 2025, becoming the first male country star to do it since Garth Brooks in 1993, and proving that country music is officially back on top.

Ella Langley Knocks Morgan Wallen Off the Charts With Her Fiery First No. 1 Hit “Choosin’ Texas”

Ella Langley scores her first No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart with "Choosin' Texas," knocking Morgan Wallen from the top and proving she's the next big force in country music.

Kenny Rogers Topped Every Chart With a Song Lionel Richie Wrote in Just Five Minutes

Kenny Rogers made chart history with "Lady," a song Lionel Richie wrote in five minutes and finished in a Vegas bathroom stall.

Remember When Toby Keith Took “I Wanna Talk About Me” to No. 1 and It Was Meant for Blake Shelton

Toby Keith took "I Wanna Talk About Me" to No. 1 in 2001 even though it was originally meant for Blake Shelton.

Olivia Newton-John Fought to Scrap “Physical” Entirely and It Shot to No. 1 Worldwide

Olivia Newton-John nearly scrapped "Physical" after realizing how provocative it was, but the 1981 hit rocketed to No. 1 worldwide and changed her career forever.

When Merle Haggard Scored His 38th and Final No. 1 With a Title Borrowed From a Lullaby

Merle Haggard scored his 38th and final No. 1 hit with "Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star" in 1987, closing out his legendary chart-topping career with a heartfelt ballad that nodded to country's changing tides.

Morgan Wallen Becomes First Country Artist With Three Songs Over 1 Billion Spotify Streams

Morgan Wallen becomes the first country artist to have three Spotify Billions Club songs, with "Whiskey Glasses," "Last Night," and "I Had Some Help" each topping 1 billion streams.

When Patsy Cline Scored Her First No. 1 Hit Thanks to Two of Nashville’s Most Notorious Writers

Patsy Cline turned "I Fall to Pieces" into her first No. 1 hit with help from Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard, changing country music forever with one bold recording.

A Country Song With No Soul and No Artist Behind It Is Blowing Up the Country Charts

An AI-generated country song just topped a Billboard chart, and that should scare every real artist and fan who values heart, soul, and the truth behind the music.

Carrie Underwood Is Now the Highest RIAA Certified Female Country Artist Ever

Carrie Underwood becomes the highest RIAA certified female country artist of all time with over 95 million units sold, cementing her legacy as a country music powerhouse.

Jason Aldean’s No. 1 Hit ‘Lights Come On’ Almost Belonged to Another Country Star

Jason Aldean's smash hit "Lights Come On" was written for Florida Georgia Line, but as Taste of Country reported, a last-minute twist made it his No. 1 anthem.

Leaked Jail Audio Allegedly Reveals Young Thug Planning to Illegally Rig Charts Over Morgan Wallen

Leaked jail audio suggests Young Thug considered buying streams to beat Morgan Wallen's record-breaking album, showing just how unstoppable Wallen has become.

The Top 10 Most Played Country Artists on Radio in 2025 Is Out and It’s Not the List Anyone Expected This Year

Morgan Wallen tops the 2025 most-played country artists on the radio list, but the rest of the rankings shocked fans with names like Post Malone and Sam Hunt.

Luke Bryan’s 32nd No. 1 Single Came From a Song That Was Originally Considered for Blake Shelton

Luke Bryan scores his 32nd No. 1 hit with "Country Song Came On," a track originally eyed for Blake Shelton but turned into a career-defining anthem by Bryan himself.

Luke Bryan Scores 32nd No. 1 Single as ‘Country Song Came On’ Tops the Country Radio Airplay Charts

Luke Bryan lands his 32nd No. 1 with "Country Song Came On," a honky-tonk anthem proving he's still the king of country radio hits.

Luke Combs Might Let Fans Choose His Next Album Songs And It’s Either Genius Or Chaos Waiting To Happen

Luke Combs is thinking about letting fans pick the songs for his next album, and country music might never be the same after this bold, crowd-powered move.

The Billboard Hot 100 Just Got a Whole Lot Holier as Christian Artists Make Chart History

Christian artists like Forrest Frank and Brandon Lake are storming the Billboard Hot 100 with raw, faith-driven songs that the industry never saw coming.

Morgan Wallen Becomes First Artist Ever to Own the Entire Top 10 of Hot Country Songs Chart

Morgan Wallen becomes the first artist to dominate all ten spots on Hot Country Songs chart, rewriting the rules of modern country success.

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