‘Choosin’ Texas’ Named Billboard Song Of The Summer

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Ella Langley. Photo: Caylee Robillard

“Choosin’ Texas” continues its historic run as the Ella Langley smash hit has been named No. 1 on the Billboard Songs of the Summer Chart 2026.

The 20-song chart ranks the most popular songs based on their combined streaming, radio and sales performance on the Billboard Hot 100 from Memorial Day through Labor Day. This year’s tracking period covers charts dated June 6 through Sept. 12. Songs that appeared on the 2025 Songs of the Summer chart or reached the Hot 100 before or during summer 2025 were not eligible for this year’s ranking.

“Choosin’ Texas” has topped the Hot 100 for 21 weeks and counting, including 11 straight weeks since July 4. During its run, country songs, defined as songs that have appeared on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, made up the Hot 100’s entire top five for the first time in August.

The tune is also a rare Songs of the Summer winner that was released the previous year, debuting in October 2025. The last song to do so was OMI’s “Cheerleader,” which won in 2015 after being released in May 2014. However, “Cheerleader” first appeared on the Hot 100 in 2015, while “Choosin’ Texas” debuted in 2025. That makes “Choosin’ Texas” the first Songs of the Summer No. 1 in 30 years to enter the Hot 100 in a previous year. The last was Los Del Rio’s “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix),” which won the 1996 Songs of the Summer ranking after spending 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100, where it debuted in September 1995.

Country music also made history by claiming the top three spots on the Songs of the Summer chart for the first time. “Choosin’ Texas” led the way, followed by Taylor Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew You” at No. 2 and Langley’s “Be Her” at No. 3.

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