Chart Commentary — MAY 9, 2026

ELLA, ELLA, ELLA, 8, 8, 8

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” rebounds a spot for an eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.  The song became Langley’s first Hot 100 leader and stakes its fifth distinct stay at No. 1, previously leading on charts dated Feb. 14; March 7 and 21-28; and April 11-25. It ties for the most separate No. 1 stays over a single release cycle, matching those for Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” in 2023 and Harry Styles’ “As It Was” in 2022. Overall, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” leads with eight ascents to No. 1 in 2019-25.

Amid the No. 1 run on the Hot 100 for the resilient “Choosin’ Texas,” five other songs have taken turns at the top: Bad Bunny’s “DtMF,” Taylor Swift’s “Opalite,” Bruno Mars’ “I Just Might,” BTS’ “Swim” and Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drop Dead.” (The commands of “Last Night” and “As It Was” were interrupted by six No. 1s each.)

Elsewhere in the Hot 100’s top 10, Langley’s “Be Her” holds at No. 5 and “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” with Morgan Wallen, debuts at No. 7 — becoming the first song by two core-country acts in lead roles ever to debut in the top 10 and giving Langley a historic triple in the tier.  They are from Langley’s Billboard 200-topping album Dandelion, with the duet added to the set (which was released April 10). She cowrote and coproduced all three songs.
Wallen notches his 19th Hot 100 top 10.

In part reflecting Langley and Wallen’s high profiles, “I Can’t Love You Anymore” makes a historic start: It’s the first song by two core-country acts each with lead billing to debut in the Hot 100’s top 10. The last such top 10 at all (regardless of debut rank)? Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s iconic “Islands in the Stream.” The Bee Gees-written duet dominated for two weeks in 1983.

KAHAN OPENING “DOORS”

Noah Kahan’s “Doors” debuts at No. 9 on the Hot 100.  The song is the singer-songwriter’s third Hot 100 top 10, after “The Great Divide” (No. 6 peak in February) and “Stick Season” (No. 9, 2024). “Doors” and the former are from his new album, The Great Divide, which blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with the biggest week for a rock album.

AN “ORDINARY” YEAR

Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” dips 6-8 on the Hot 100 after 10 weeks at No. 1 last June-August. It spends a 52nd week in the top 10, becoming just the fourth song to reach the milestone; Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” leads with 80 top 10 weeks in 2024-25.

7 SONGS BY WOMEN FOR THE 7th WEEK

Like Langley, Olivia Dean charts multiple songs in the Hot 100’s top 10: “Man I Need” lifts 4-3, off its No. 2 peak, and “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” rebounds a spot to its No. 6 best.

Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drop Dead” falls to No. 4 on the Hot 100 a week after it debuted at No. 1.

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Kehlani’s “Folded” keeps at No. 10 after reaching No. 6.

For a seventh consecutive week, seven songs by women place in the Hot 100’s top 10. It’s the longest streak of seven or more concurrent top 10s by women acts since an eight-week stretch in August-October 2014, which was highlighted by No. 1s for Taylor Swift (“Shake It Off”) and Megan Trainor (“All About That Bass”) and featured women monopolizing the top five for a record five consecutive weeks.