Ella Langley Urges Fans to Help ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Hit No. 1 On Billboard Hot 100: ‘We Might Make Country Music History’

Ella Langley is calling on her fans to help her make country music history.

Early Thursday morning, the buzzed-about country star took to Instagram Stories with an urgent plea, revealing that her latest single, “Choosin’ Texas,” is locked in a tight race for the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, going neck and neck with Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need.”

According to Langley, one final push could make all the difference.

“Y’all have put me in a position to do something only a few females in country music have ever done,” she shared. “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.”

She went on to explain just how rare the achievement would be, adding, “Less than 10 women in country music have gotten a number one on Billboard. I know we can do it.”

If “Choosin’ Texas” claims the top spot, Langley would join an elite group of women who have reached No. 1, marking a major milestone in her fast-rising career.

The milestone would mark another major accolade for “Choosin’ Texas,” which surged to No. 1 on the Billboard Streaming Songs chart this week, becoming just the fourth country song by a lead woman to top the chart in its 13-year history. The track also hit No. 1 on both the U.S. Spotify Chart and the Apple Music U.S. Songs Chart on Friday (Jan. 30) and is set to officially impact pop radio this week. 

“Choosin Texas” was written by Langley with Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick, and Joybeth Taylor. The song was born during a writing retreat. 

“We wrote a bunch of songs together, but the second one really stuck with me. Miranda, being from Texas, started telling us one of her wild stories about drinkin’ and doing something ridiculous, and I said, ‘Well, she’s from Texas, I can tell.’ As soon as I said that, we all just looked at each other like —yep, that’s it! That’s the next song,” Langley previously recalled. “She’s from Texas, the girl he went with. And I thought well…you know I love a song like that.”

The song serves as the lead single off Langley’s forthcoming sophomore album, Dandelion, which is set to release on April 10. 

In support of the album, Ella Langley will headline her Dandelion Tour, kicking off May 7 in Toledo, Ohio, and running through August 15. The 16-date run will bring her to arenas and amphitheaters across the U.S., with stops in cities like St. Louis, Oklahoma City, and Austin, before wrapping in Fort Worth, Texas.