The biggest song of summer 2026 isn't pop music -- it's an easy-listening country hit

By late summer 2026, “Choosin’ Texas” by Ella Langley is being framed as the standout hit of the season, even as major pop releases from artists including Harry Styles, Drake, and Ariana Grande have topped charts earlier in the year. The song has stayed at No. 1 for its 15th consecutive week on the Billboard Hot 100, extending its lead as the longest-running solo No. 1 by a woman, surpassing Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” and Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” (with the holiday exception of “All I Want For Christmas Is You”). “Choosin’ Texas” also leads Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart for four months, while other Langley singles—“I Can’t Love You Anymore” (No. 4) and “Be Her” (No. 8)—sit in the Hot 100 top 10.