Ella Langley Makes Country Music History With a Chart Milestone No Woman Has Ever Achieved
Ella Langley became the first woman in country music to score at least four Country Airplay No. 1 hits in a calendar year. The milestone came as “Loving Life Again” reached the top of the chart, adding to a record-setting run for her album *Dandelion*.
Langley’s four 2026 chart-toppers are “Loving Life Again”, “Choosin’ Texas”, “Be Her” and “I Can’t Love You Anymore”; the latest is her sixth career No. 1 on Country Airplay. She is also only the second woman, after Shania Twain with *The Woman in Me*, to earn four or more No. 1s from one album. Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs and Garth Brooks are the other artists cited as having achieved four or more Country Airplay No. 1s in a calendar year.
In short
- Langley is the first woman with four Country Airplay No. 1s in one year.
- All four 2026 hits came from her album *Dandelion*.
- “Loving Life Again” is her sixth career No. 1 on the chart.
Explained simply
Country Airplay is a Billboard chart that tracks songs played on US country radio. A No. 1 means a song has reached the top of that chart; it is a measure of radio success, separate from sales or streaming charts.
Ella Langley is a country singer whose album Dandelion has produced several chart-topping songs. Shania Twain is the only other woman cited as having earned at least four Country Airplay No. 1s from one album.
The milestone puts Langley in a small group that includes Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs and Garth Brooks, who have each had at least four Country Airplay No. 1s in a calendar year. It offers a way to compare her radio success with other artists in country music.
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