Ella Langley’s “Choozin’ Texas” spends a historic fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song first peaked in mid-February and remained at the top for a second week in early March.
“Choosin’ Texas” claims the most weeks spent on the Hot 100 for a song entirely by a woman, also peaking at number 1. boardOn the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart, 2012 once again led Taylor Swift’s three-week Hot 100 reign with “We’re Never Ever Getting Back Together”.
Beyond “Chussin’ Texas” and “We’re Never Ever Getting Back Together”, three No. 1 country hits by women topped the Hot 100 for two weeks: Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” and Dolly Parton’s “Islands in the Stream” with Kenny Rogers (1983), and “9 to 5” (1981).
Also notable among country classics by women: the Parton-penned “I Will Always Love You”, a cover of Whitney Houston’s which ruled the Hot 100 for 14 weeks in 1992–93 (after Parton sent two of her versions to No. 1 on Hot Country Songs in 1974 and 1982). Also, Debbie Boone’s “You Light Up My Life” dominated the Hot 100 for 10 weeks and peaked at number 4 on Hot Country Songs in 1977 and Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe” led the Hot 100 for four weeks in 1967 and peaked at number 17 on Hot Country Songs.
“Choosin’ Texas” was crowned Hot Country Song for the 17th week.
Also in the Hot 100’s top 10, Olivia Dean scores her second career hit with “So Easy (To Fall in Love)”, moving up 11-9. It joins “Man I Need”, which remains at its peak at number 2.
See the full list of this week’s Hot 100 top 10 below.
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‘Chuzin’ Texas’ stream, broadcast and sales
“Choozin’ Texas” on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, Triple Tigers promoted it to country radio, receiving 21.8 million official streams (down 4% on the week) and 43.6 million radio airplay audience impressions (down 3%) and selling 6,000 in the United States (down 1%) on March 13–19.
The single reaches number 1 for a fourth week on the Streaming Songs chart; Repeated at its best peak at number 9 on Radio Songs; and dropped to number 2 on Digital Song Sales after five weeks.
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Dean doubles into top 10
Olivia Dean earns her second Hot 100 top 10 as “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” rises 11-9. The song attracted 11.6 million streams (down 11%) and 32.2 million airplay viewers (up 20%) and sold 2,000 copies (up 13%) in the tracking week.
Meanwhile, the London-born singer-songwriter’s “Man I Need” remains at its No. 2 Hot 100 high, as it enters its fifth non-consecutive week as runner-up (the most weeks for a No. 2-peak title by a woman in a lead role since Ariana Grande’s “Problem”, which also features Iggy Azalea, held the rank for five weeks in 2014); Last such song by a female and no co-billed artist? Lady Gaga’s seven-week No. 2 anthem “Bad Romance”) in 2009–10.
With “Man I Need” reaching the top 10 of the Hot 100 for the first time in November, Dean has scored his first two top 10s in less than five months. This is the fastest accumulation of two initial top 10s for a solo female since her Island Records labelmate Sabrina Carpenter tallied her first two with “Espresso” in April 2024 and “Please Please Please” less than two months later (like Dean this week, both songs were in the top 10 simultaneously at the time).
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Remaining Top 10: ‘I Just Might’ and More
Bruno Mars’ “I Just Might” remains at number 3 after spending three consecutive weeks at the top of the Hot 100 from January to mid-March. It leads Radio Songs for the fourth week with 81.5 million viewers (up 7%) – becoming the first song to surpass 80 million in weekly broadcast reach since Shaboozee’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (82 million, September 7, 2024).
Additionally, “I Just Might” debuted at number 1 on the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot R&B Songs charts for every 10th week. Formerly, it is tied with “That’s What I Like” (2017) for Mars’ longest command among its five leaders.
Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” moves 5-4 on the Hot 100 after spending 10 weeks at No. 1 last June-August.
Hunter/X’s “Golden” climbs 7-5 on the Hot 100 after spending eight weeks at No. 1 last August-October. It rose 11% to 12.3 million streams in the week ending March 19, when the trio performed it, and it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song on March 15, while the original film kpop demon hunter Won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. It rises to 9–1 in its sixth week with digital song sales (6,000, up 185%).
The Pink Panthers’ “Stateside,” featuring Zara Larsson, holds steady at its No. 6 Hot 100 high, as it adds its fifth week at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Pop Songs.
Taylor Swift’s “Oplight” moves 10-7 on the Hot 100, a month after leading it for one week, and “The Fate of Ophelia” remains at No. 8. “The Fate of Ophelia” remains at No. 8 after leading the chart for a career-best 10 weeks following its debut in October and remaining at the top through January.
Falling out of the Hot 100’s top 10, Harry Styles’ “American Girls” dropped to number 10, a week after debuting at number 4.
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