Top 10 Ella Langley Songs — Ranked by a Country Music Journalist in 2026
“Choosin’ Texas,” on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Country Songs tally, and Country Airplay chart simultaneously — the first solo woman to lead all three at once. That single milestone tells you everything about where Ella Langley stands in country music right now.
Hope Hull, Alabama produced a 26-year-old who co-writes hit records with Miranda Lambert, headlines arena tours, and still makes room for quiet songs about faith and mental health. This ranked list covers all ten songs that define her catalog — the chart smashes, the vulnerable deep cuts, and the collaboration that first put her name on mainstream radio.
No. 1: Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” — The Song That Changed Country Music
“Choosin’ Texas” co-written by Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick, and Joybeth Taylor on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, became the 31st song to top both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs tally dating to 1958. Langley and Lambert wrote it on a writing retreat when Lambert started one of her Texas stories. Langley’s instinct — “she’s from Texas, I can tell” — stopped the room cold, per Country Now.
“I can’t thank y’all enough for what you’ve done with this song,” Langley told American Songwriter. “It blows my mind every single day. Here’s to women and country music.”
The track pulled 22.1 million official streams in the week it first hit No. 1. It now logs 11 weeks at the summit on the Billboard Hot 100 across 36 weeks on the tally. No country song by a woman has held that chart position longer. See the full “Choosin’ Texas” chart breakdown for every milestone in detail.
No. 2: Ella Langley’s “Be Her” — The Retro-Disco Single That Refuses to Quit
“Be Her,” the second Dandelion-era single from SAWGOD/Columbia Records, sits at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 as of the July 7, 2026 chart — blocked from No. 1 on Hot Country Songs only by Langley’s own “Choosin’ Texas.” That self-block is one of the stranger chart facts of 2026. No one predicted Langley would hold herself back from a second country No. 1.
The track pulses with shimmering disco production and hand claps. It sounds nothing like traditional country and everything like a radio hit that refuses to leave. Langley performs “Be Her” on every 2026 Dandelion Tour concert date as the set’s emotional centrepiece.
No. 3: Ella Langley feat. Morgan Wallen — “I Can’t Love You Anymore”
“I Can’t Love You Anymore,” written by Ella Langley and released on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, surged from No. 14 to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the July 7, 2026 chart. Morgan Wallen’s vocal weight and Langley’s precision give this brooding heartbreaker a reach neither artist could hit alone. The harmonies land smooth and unsettling at the same time.
Langley and Wallen performed “Cover Me Up” together on November 7, 2025 at the Ryman Auditorium — Night 2 of Langley’s Still Hungover Tour finale. That chemistry carries forward into “I Can’t Love You Anymore” with an intimacy that is hard to manufacture.
No. 4: Ella Langley feat. Riley Green “You Look Like You Love Me”
“You Look Like You Love Me,” featuring Riley Green on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, put Ella Langley on mainstream radio for the first time and earned the pair modern-day Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers comparisons. The talk-singing structure felt old-school and fresh at the same time. Green was the bigger star when they recorded it. The vision was all Langley.
The two quickly followed it with a second Green catalog duet, “Don’t Mind If I Do.” Both collaborations gave Langley’s name weight before Dandelion existed. Read the full story on the Ella Langley and Riley Green relationship page.
No. 5: Ella Langley’s “Loving Life Again” — The Mental Health Song She Had to Write
“Loving Life Again,” from Dandelion on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, climbs 42–35 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the July 7, 2026 chart — Langley’s fifth simultaneous hit on the tally this week. Langley wrote it after emerging from a period of mental health struggle at the peak of her early career. She has never shied away from songs about depression and anxiety.
The song doesn’t preach. Langley states the feeling, names the darkness, and then moves past it. That restraint is what makes “Loving Life Again” more affecting than a hundred more polished pop-country recovery anthems.
No. 6: Ella Langley’s “Butterfly Season”
“Butterfly Season,” from Dandelion on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, makes one simple argument: stop and look at how far you’ve come. Langley wrote it for herself as much as anyone. The lyric doesn’t dress up the message in metaphor or distance. She states the growth directly, with the same plainspoken confidence she brings to “Choosin’ Texas.”
The song resonates most with fans who followed Langley from the Still Hungover Tour circuit — people who watched her scale from mid-tier festival slots to 16-date arena headlining runs in under two years.
No. 7: Ella Langley’s “Dandelion”
“Dandelion,” the title track from Langley’s sophomore album on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, compares Langley to the yellow flower: colorful, underestimated, and built to survive. Langley told interviewers that during the album’s production she learned dandelion tea functions as a liver detox. That fact reframed the symbol entirely — not just resilience, but purging what no longer serves.
Dandelion as a title connects Langley’s sophomore album to Hungover in one unbroken emotional arc: the aftermath, the detox, the bloom. Track the full 2026 Dandelion Tour setlist to see where this song sits in her live show each night.
No. 8: Ella Langley’s “Weren’t for the Wind”
“Weren’t for the Wind,” from Dandelion on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, is reflective and autobiographical in equal measure. Langley wrote it after fame arrived — after the Riley Green duets landed, after “Choosin’ Texas” started climbing. The lyric holds gratitude and melancholy in the same breath without resolving either.
Country music rarely lets women sound ambivalent about success. Langley does it here without apology and without packaging the ambivalence as a lesson.
No. 9: Ella Langley’s “Speaking Terms”
“Speaking Terms,” from Dandelion on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, is the most introspective song in Langley’s catalog. She sings through a crisis of faith — a distance between herself and God — without offering resolution or reassurance. Country stars write about faith often. They rarely write about losing the thread of it.
Langley wrote “Speaking Terms” during her 2025 mental health break, when she stepped away from Nashville and social media for nearly a month to return home and reconnect with family. The song carries the weight of that specific silence.
No. 10: Ella Langley’s “Somethin’ Simple”
“Somethin’ Simple,” from Dandelion on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, closes this list as the most quietly surprising track in Langley’s catalog. It admits that she got everything she wanted from her career — and that what she wants now looks completely different. That is a hard thing to write at 26. Langley writes it without making herself the hero of the story.
The lyric functions as a companion piece to “Butterfly Season.” Together they map the full interior of the Dandelion era: where Langley has been, what she has processed, and what she is still figuring out.
Ella Langley Songs
Ella Langley built this catalog in under three years. Her debut album Hungover produced multiple Billboard Hot 100 placements and introduced a songwriter who heard gaps in country radio that other artists missed. “You Look Like You Love Me” with Riley Green filled one of those gaps — talk-singing and old-school chemistry in a format leaning toward polished pop production.
Dandelion, released April 10, 2026 and co-executive produced with Miranda Lambert and Ben West, expanded that catalog into something more personal and more structurally ambitious. The album produced five simultaneous Billboard Hot 100 hits in a single tracking week. Explore the Ella Langley 2026 Dandelion Tour hub for full tour dates, setlist data, and ticket information across all 16 headline dates.
FAQ — Ella Langley Best Songs
What is Ella Langley’s most famous song?
“Choosin’ Texas” is Ella Langley’s most famous song, logging 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and making her the first solo woman to simultaneously lead the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Country Airplay charts.
What album is “Choosin’ Texas” on?
“Choosin’ Texas” appears on Dandelion, Ella Langley’s sophomore album released April 10, 2026 on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, co-executive produced with Miranda Lambert and Ben West.
Who co-wrote “Choosin’ Texas” with Ella Langley?
Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick, and Joybeth Taylor co-wrote “Choosin’ Texas” with Ella Langley on a writing retreat; Lambert and Ben West co-produced the track.
What was Ella Langley’s first hit song?
“You Look Like You Love Me” featuring Riley Green was Ella Langley’s mainstream breakthrough, earning the pair Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers comparisons and building the audience that Dandelion inherited.
Does Ella Langley have any songs about mental health? “Loving Life Again” and “Speaking Terms” both address mental health directly — the first about depression during career success, the second about a crisis of faith during Langley’s 2025 break from Nashville.