Dandelion Is Back at #1 on the Billboard 200 (And This Time It Stuck)
The ACMs were two weeks ago and we're still buzzing, but the chart news this week is honestly just as fun. Dandelion is back at #1 on the Billboard 200, and this time it held.
OK so we know everyone is still riding the ACM high (we definitely are), but if you missed it in the trophy talk: Dandelion is back at #1 on the Billboard 200, and this week it actually held the spot. That's two weeks in a row now.
You might remember from our 30-day breakdown that the album debuted at #1, slipped to #2 behind Bad Bunny for a stretch, then bounced around the top 5 with really nice retention. Then ACM week happened and Dandelion climbed back to the top. The fun part is what happened next: instead of fading after the trophy bump, it just... stayed there.
Why the second week is the part to pay attention to
First weeks at #1 are kind of expected when you have a fan base like Ella's. Pre-orders, release-week energy, everybody showing up at once. Second weeks are different. Second weeks mean people are still putting the record on a week later, which is honestly the nicest compliment a record can get.
That's the thing about Dandelion. People keep coming back to it. The retention numbers we've been watching since release are really good for a country album in 2026, and you can feel it just by looking at how the playlists keep adding tracks instead of cycling away from them.
Some other very fun chart news while we're here
A few other things worth a quick mention from this week's charts:
"Choosin' Texas" just clocked its 10th straight week at #1 on the Hot 100. We wrote about week seven and said something like "if it makes it to ten, we start talking about song of the year." Well, here we are. Pretty wild.
She also holds the top three spots simultaneously on Hot Country Songs, with the Morgan Wallen duet "I Can't Love You Anymore" sliding in behind "Choosin' Texas" and "Be Her." Three songs, top three slots, all hers. We had to look up the last time that happened in country, and the answer involves Garth Brooks in 1991, which we mention not to compare careers but just because, c'mon, that's a fun fact.
What we're keeping an eye on this week
A few things on our radar for the next chart cycle. Whether Dandelion can grab a third week at #1 (the album doing this without a deluxe-edition push would be really impressive). Whether "Choosin' Texas" makes it to week eleven. And the Independence, Missouri show coming up next on the tour, which based on the Toledo opener we'd bet adds another little nudge to the streaming numbers.
Anyway, if you've been streaming Dandelion on repeat for the last six weeks, this is partly your fault and we love you for it. Keep going.
Sources: Billboard chart data via Billboard.com, week ending May 23, 2026.