Ella Langley tops the charts for the fourth time Billboard Country Airplay climbed one spot—in its 15th week on the chart, marking its fastest climb to the top—in the June 6 survey. According to Luminate, streams increased 3% from May 15 to 21, reaching 29.8 million.
«"Be Her" follows Langley's "Choosin' Texas," which topped the chart for three weeks in February and March, and two collaborations with Riley Green: "Don't Mind If I Do" (one week, December 2025) and "You Look Like You Love Me" (one week, December 2024).
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The new triumphant rise is happening rapidly across virtually all metrics, especially among women. Some 371 of all number-one hits since the chart's inception in 1990 have held the top spot for 15 weeks or less. Solo female artists account for only 61 of this group's top ten, with Shania Twain's "Love Gets Me Every Time" leading the way (six weeks, 1997).
Narrowing the scope to the last decade (since June 2016) places Langley in a unique position. "Be Her" became the fastest solo hit by a female in that period, surpassing the 16-week run of "Choosin' Texas" and Carrie Underwood's "Church Bells" in July 2016. Among all artists in that period, the fastest record belongs to Post Malone and Morgan Wallen's "I Had Some Help" (seven weeks, 2024).
Meanwhile, "Choosin' Texas" remains in the Top 10 country radio charts at No. 6, while "I Can't Love You Anymore," featuring Wallen, climbs from No. 15 to No. 13 (16.2 million, up 19%). The latter reaches the top spot in just its fifth week, becoming only the 13th song in the last decade to reach that position so quickly. Another song featuring a woman: "Setting the World on Fire" by Kenny Chesney and P!NK (four weeks, 2016).
«Wallen's "problem" persists.
Elsewhere on the Country Airplay charts, Wallen enters the top 10 with "Don't We" (11-9; 19.5 million, up 8%). The song marks his 23rd top 10 hit and his seventh from the album. «I'm the Problem» . The first six songs reached number one; the last of them, "20 Cigarettes," held the top spot for two weeks in February and March.
All charts from June 6 will be updated on Tuesday, June 2, on Billboard.com.
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