Historic first: Megan Moroney & Ella Langley top Billboard 200 & Hot 100 simultaneously, a groundbreaking feat for women in country music.
- March 4, 2026
AceShowbiz - Megan Moroney and Ella Langley have achieved a groundbreaking milestone in country music by simultaneously topping Billboard’s major all-genre charts.
On the Billboard 200 albums chart, Megan Moroney's Cloud 9 debuted at No. 1, while Ella Langley's single "Choosin' Texas" reclaimed the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week, having first led the chart three weeks prior. This marks a historic first since the Hot 100's inception in August 1958 and the regular weekly publication of the Billboard 200 starting March 1956: two women primarily recording country music reigning simultaneously on these premier charts.
Prior to this, only four other instances have seen country music titles topping both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts in the same week, but never with two women artists achieving this feat together. Those previous chart-topping weeks involved combinations of men, women, and groups, but not a female duo from the country genre.
Here is a summary of the five weeks in which country titles led both charts simultaneously, with the Billboard 200 No. 1 album and Hot 100 No. 1 song listed:
- March 7, 2026: Cloud 9 by Megan Moroney / "Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley
- October 26, 2024: Beautifully Broken by Jelly Roll / "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey
- August 31, 2024: F-1 Trillion by Post Malone / "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey
- July 22, 2023: Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift / "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen
- April 30, 1977: Hotel California by Eagles / "Southern Nights" by Glen Campbell
Adding to the significance of the achievement, Miranda Lambert contributed as a co-writer and co-producer of "Choosin' Texas." The song was co-written by Ella Langley, Lambert, Luke Dick, and Joybeth Taylor, and co-produced by Ella Langley, Lambert, and Ben West. "Choosin' Texas" marks the first Hot 100 No. 1 for each of these talents, while Megan Moroney earns her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200.
Both Cloud 9 and "Choosin' Texas" are releases under Sony Music Entertainment. Cloud 9 is distributed through Megan Moroney’s Columbia Nashville and Sony Music Nashville affiliations, while "Choosin' Texas" is released via SAWGOD and Columbia, with country radio promotion handled by Triple Tigers.
Following the success of Cloud 9, "Choosin' Texas" serves as a preview for Ella Langley's upcoming album Dandelion, which is scheduled for release on April 10.
The Billboard charts dated March 7, 2026, reflecting these accomplishments, will be officially updated on Billboard.com on March 3.