Women’s Country Chart Sweep Is Unlike Any Before, Thanks to Ella Langley, Taylor Swift & Stella Lefty

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Langley holds three of Hot Country Songs' top five as women extend a record run — though Country Airplay tells a different story.

Ella Langley at SXSW Conference on March 14, 2026, in Austin, Texas.

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Women continue an unprecedented run on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, occupying all of the ranking’s top five positions for a record seventh consecutive week on the Aug. 1-dated list. The streak is already longer than all previous such runs since 1980 combined.