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Simply unreal numbers. As we sit in 2026, there’s simply no denying that Ella Langley is the hottest star in country music. Launching off the success of her Riley Green collaboration, “you look like you love me” throughout 2024 and 2025, the Alabama native has become nothing short of a phenomenon thanks to the megahit that is “Choosin’ Texas.” In case you haven’t been keeping up with “Choosin’ Texas’” success, it just spent its 13th week at #1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. As it stands today, “Choosin’ Texas” is the longest-running #1 hit by a female country artist on the Hot 100, the only country song by a woman to triple up and go #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, Hot Country and Country Airplay charts simultaneously and just one of 25 songs in history to stay at #1 for 12+ weeks on the Hot 100. In case that wasn’t enough, thanks to the success of her sophomore album, Dandelion, which debuted at #1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 and sold 169,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in its first week, Langley became just the second woman in history to hold the #1 album and song in the U.S. simultaneously with a country song/album. Of course, Taylor Swift was the first, going #1 with Red (Taylor’s Version) and “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” back in 2021. She would also capture other records on the Hot 100, such as becoming the first country artist IN HISTORY to hold the Top 2 songs in the United States simultaneously for more than one week and the first female country artist to score three of the Top 4 hits on the Hot 100 in a single week with country songs, becoming one of only nine artists in any genre to accomplish this feat. Langley’s generational success is not just limited to the Billboard charts, however. Back in June, “Choosin’ Texas” was also named the most-played song on TouchTunes, the popular digital jukebox platform, for the first half of 2026. Yesterday, Langley might have captured her most impressive feat yet. As reported by Luminate, “Choosin’ Texas” is the most-streamed song in all of music so far in 2026 in the United States with a staggering 570.9 million streams across platforms, beating out the likes of veteran superstars such as Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Bad Bunny and more. In case that wasn’t impressive enough, it currently holds a staggering 230 million-stream lead on the second-most-streamed track, Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need.” Top 10 most streamed songs of 2026 in the U.S. (midyear; via Luminate): #1. Choosin’ Texas 570.9M#2. Man I Need 340.2M#3. Ordinary 322.8M#4. Be Her 289.1M#5. DtMF 284.5M#6. Golden 282.8M#7. Stateside 272.4M#8. I Just Might 267.3M#9. The Fate of Ophelia 255.7M#10. So… — Talk of the Charts (@talkofthecharts) July 15, 2026 It doesn’t just stop at “Choosin’ Texas,” however. Langley’s other smash hit, “Be Her,” also makes an appearance at #4, allowing her to own two of the Top 5 most-streamed songs in the country. Diving into the numbers, “Choosin’ Texas” has been streamed nearly three million times per day this year, averaging 2,927,692 streams per day across platforms. As for “Be Her,” it averages nearly 1.5 million streams per day, sitting at 1,482,564. Though Morgan Wallen has blown expectations through the roof in terms of all-genre hit songs over the past few years with the likes of “Last Night” and “Heartless,” the massive success of “Choosin’ Texas” over the year has stamped its place in history as one of the most successful songs in the history of the genre. It’s hard to even understate its impact, especially for a female country artist, at this point in its run up the charts, and it’s still showing no signs of slowing down any time soon. Top 10 Most-Streamed Songs Of 2026 (U.S.) “Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley (570.9 million) “Man I Need” – Olivia Dean (340.2 million “Ordinary” – Alex Warren (322.8 million) “Be Her” – Ella Langley (289.1 million) “DtMF” – Bad Bunny (284.5 million) “Golden” – HUNTR/X (282.8 million) “Stateside” – PinkPanthress (with Zara Larsson) (272.4 million) “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars (267.3 million) “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift (255.7 million) “So Easy (To Fall In Love)” – Olivia Dean (252.9 million) “Choosin’ Texas” The Dandelion Tour Dates 7/23/2026 Pikeville, KY Appalachian Wireless Arena (#, %) 7/24/2026 Cary, NC Koka Booth Amphitheatre (#, %) 7/25/2026 North Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum (#, %) 7/30/2026 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion (@, %) 7/31/2026 Canandaigua, NY CMAC (@, %) 8/13/2026 Austin, TX Moody Center (#, &) 8/14/2026 Corpus Christi, TX Hilliard Center (#, &) 8/15/2026 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena (#, &) @ Kameron Marlowe + Dylan Marlowe # Kaitlin Butts & Gabriella Rose % Laci Kaye BoothThe post Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Is The Most Streamed Song Of 2026 With Over Half A Billion Streams first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

When TikTok becomes reality. When it comes to classic ’90s country songs, there aren’t may better than “Time Marches On” by Tracy Lawrence. The song was released in 1996 from Tracy’s album of the same name, and would go on to become his longest-running #1 hit of his career. And a couple of years ago, we got to talk to Tracy about why the song was such a success: “It’s probably the best lyric I’ve ever cut, because being able to paint that much imagery in a three and a half minute song, you’re talking about multiple generations of a family and just the dynamic. I mean, you can close your eyes and you can see that whole thing. I was fascinated by it.” But he says there’s one line in particular that really made him want to release it in the first place: “You really want to know why I cut it? Because of the shock factor. Because radio had never played anything that says ‘Smokes a lot of dope’ in it, and I knew that it would either be a massive record just because of the shock factor of it, or it would die a violent death. There was no in between. And it came out of the box with a bang.” @whiskeyriff “Smokes a lot of dope” 90s Country at its finest ♬ original sound – Whiskey Riff Well that line in particular became the focal point of a remix of the song that went viral on TikTok recently, with someone replacing every other line with “smokes a lot of dope” to create a hilarious new version of the 20-year-old classic. @participationcertificate Replying to @Edwin smoke responsibly #timemarcheson #tracylawrence #country #countrymusic #remix #edit #fyp #fypシ #foryou #funny #music #newsound ♬ Time Smokes On – Participation Certificate The new version of the song went so viral that it caught the attention of Tracy himself, who got a good laugh out of it: @bigdandbubba We called @tracy_lawrence to see if hed heard the “smokes a lot of dope” remix of Time Marches On… Hes going to come in and sing It now… #90scountry #90scountrymusic #timemarcheson #music #funny #comedy #420 #radio ♬ original sound – bigdandbubba And apparently it caught the attention of Jamey Johnson too. The “In Color” singer recently celebrated his 51st birthday with a star-studded night at the Grand Ole Opry, and his friend Tracy Lawrence was on hand for the event. In fact, there was even a “Time Marches On” themed birthday cake at the party: Courtesy of Tracy Lawrence Well naturally, the two had to perform “Time Marches On” together during the show. But after finishing the song, Jamey decided that they needed to break out the “last verse” of the song: The “smokes a lot of dope” verse from TikTok. “Sister’s wearing rouge, smokes a lot of dope Brother’s wearing beads and he smokes a lot of dope Mama is depressed, smokes a lot of dope Daddy’s got a girlfriend, smokes a lot of dope Willie Nelson sings anything he wants And he smokes a lot of dope Smokes a lot of dope” @tracy_lawrence I guess @JameyJohnsonOfficial has been on TikTok ♬ original sound – Tracy Lawrence Now, I’m not sure how many in the crowd at the Opry had heard the TikTok version of the song to even know what was going on, but apparently Jamey has spent some time on TikTok and saw the remix. Jamey Johnson has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 2022, and recently joined Tracy on his TL’s Road House podcast where he expressed his hope that Tracy becomes a member soon too: “I think this current team at the Opry is working hard to correct some of those overlookings. As your brother, I hope you come play the Opry and I hope they make you a member, and I hope you get to walk out there and have Tracy Lawrence night at the Opry.” Amen. If anybody deserves to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry, it’s Tracy…even if his family apparently smokes a lot of dope. The post Tracy Lawrence & Jamey Johnson Break Out The TikTok Version Of “Times Marches On” During Grand Ole Opry Performance first appeared on Whiskey Riff.