'Choosin' Texas' Just Hit Week Seven at #1. Here's What That Actually Means.
Seven weeks at #1 on the Hot 100. We unpack the records 'Choosin' Texas' has now broken, the ones still in play, and what makes this run different from anything in modern country.
This week, "Choosin' Texas" picked up its seventh consecutive week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. That's a number that doesn't sound dramatic until you put it next to every other female country song since the chart's modern era began. Then it gets dramatic fast.
What's been broken
- Longest run at #1 on Hot 100 by a female country artist, ever. The previous record holder was Taylor Swift, depending on how you count crossover entries. "Choosin' Texas" passed Swift in week six and now owns the record outright.
- First time a country song has spent seven consecutive weeks at #1 since 1981. The last one was Eddie Rabbitt's "I Love a Rainy Night." That should tell you what era of chart dominance we're talking about.
- First woman ever to hold #1 simultaneously on Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, and Hot 100. Ella did this in week three and has stayed atop all three since.
What's still in play
The all-time consecutive weeks-at-#1 record on the Hot 100 is held by "Old Town Road" (Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) at 19 weeks. We're not making predictions, but if "Choosin' Texas" makes it to week ten, the conversation changes from "biggest country song of 2026" to "song of the year, period."
The streaming numbers help the case: the song is still adding new playlists in week seven instead of fading from them, which usually indicates the floor under the run isn't close yet.
Why this song specifically
We've been listening to "Choosin' Texas" since January and the thing nobody talks about is how short it is — 3:12, no filler, and the chorus hits at 0:42. It's a song built for the radio era and the TikTok era simultaneously, which most artists are still trying to figure out how to do.
The lyric is the other piece: it's about leaving Alabama, not about Alabama itself. That's a song every state in the South can claim a piece of, and they have.
What to do with this if you're a fan
Stream it. If you're sitting on Spotify and you've been holding off because it's everywhere, just give it the play — those streams are what keeps it at #1 and keeps her booking the rooms you want to see her in next year.
If you want the live version, she's been opening shows on the Dandelion Tour with loving life again and saving "Choosin' Texas" for the encore.
Source: Billboard Hot 100 chart data, week ending May 17, 2026.