Ella Langley makes history as the second woman ever to hold the top three spots on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, led by her Morgan Wallen duet.
- May 6, 2026
AceShowbiz - Ella Langley has achieved a remarkable feat on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart dated May 9 by capturing the top three positions simultaneously. Her latest collaboration with Morgan Wallen, titled I Can't Love You Anymore, debuted at No. 3, complementing her existing No. 1 and No. 2 entries with Choosin' Texas and Be Her, respectively.
The duet with Wallen earned 16.7 million official U.S. streams, 10.8 million in radio audience, and 10,000 sales during the April 24-30 tracking week, according to Luminate. This accomplishment marks her as only the second woman ever to hold the entire top three on Hot Country Songs at once.
Ella Langley’s dominance on the chart coincides with the continued success of her album Dandelion, which remains atop the Top Country Albums chart. The album moved 112,000 equivalent album units in its third week at No. 1, marking three consecutive weeks with over 100,000 units sold—a rare achievement for female country artists.
In fact, Langley joins an exclusive group of women, including Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, who have recorded multiple six-figure sales weeks since the mid-2010s. She becomes just the second woman with a country album to post three such weeks, alongside Swift’s Red (Taylor’s Version) from 2021. This surpasses the two six-figure weeks for Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and Swift’s 2023 Speak Now (Taylor’s Version).
Historically, sweeping the top three spots on Hot Country Songs is a rare feat and has mostly been linked to album cycles. Beyoncé briefly held the top three earlier in 2024 with tracks from Cowboy Carter, making Langley only the second woman to achieve this milestone. Meanwhile, Morgan Wallen stands out as the only other artist to do so—and has accomplished it 26 times, largely during his album releases. His 36-track One Thing at a Time (March 2023) and 37-track I'm the Problem (May 2025) fueled a 13-week triple top-three run last year from May to August, highlighting the scale difference compared to Langley’s 18-track Dandelion and Beyoncé’s 27-song Cowboy Carter.
Aside from Langley’s historic chart sweep, new artist Stella Lefty has made her Hot Country Songs top 10 debut with Boston, which climbed from No. 14 to No. 10 in its fourth week. The track garnered 10.1 million streams, 2 million in radio audience, and 1,000 sales during the tracking period. This rapid rise places it among the 31% of songs reaching the top 10 within four weeks or fewer over the past decade.
Boston also marks the first top 10 hit for the newly launched Atlantic Outpost label, signaling promising momentum for both the artist and the imprint.
Overall, Ella Langley’s unprecedented hold on the Hot Country Songs top three, combined with her album’s strong sales performance, underscores her rising influence in country music. Her achievements place her in rare company alongside iconic female artists and highlight a significant moment for women in the genre.
This article is based on reporting originally published by Billboard.