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Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Takes No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart After a Slow Climb
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” reaches No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart after 19 weeks, ending Olivia Dean’s long run at the summit.
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has finally reached the top of the ARIA Singles Chart, landing at No. 1 some six months after its release and after a steady, patient climb that now reads as more than just a late-arriving hit. Released via Sony Music, the song rises 3-1 this week after spending 19 weeks on the chart.
In the process, Langley edges Olivia Dean out of the top spot. Dean’s five-times platinum “Man I Need” slips from No. 1 to No. 2 after 21 non-consecutive weeks leading the chart, while her Sam Fender collaboration “Rein Me In” drops 2-3. For Langley, the result gives “Choosin’ Texas” a distinctly hard-won profile, the kind of chart run that feels less like a sudden takeover than a long, incremental breakthrough.
The achievement also carries a bit of historical weight. “Choosin’ Texas” becomes the first song by a female country singer to top the ARIA Singles Chart since Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” got there in 2021. In a chart landscape that has spent the last several weeks moving through imported pop and genre-blurring crossover, Langley’s ascent stands out for how quietly it arrived.
One of the more visible Australian success stories in the frame is Tame Impala’s “Dracula,” which climbs 5-4 to set a new career peak for Kevin Parker’s project. The song’s recent momentum has been boosted by a remix featuring Jennie from BLACKPINK and a viral TikTok dance, and that visibility has already translated beyond Australia: “Dracula” entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 10 and reached No. 2 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart.
It’s also the only homegrown song in the ARIA Top 50 this week, a chart published late Friday, May 15. There are no new releases on the singles frame.
ARIA Albums Chart sees Noah Kahan hold, while local releases land
On the ARIA Albums Chart, Noah Kahan’s The Great Divide spends a third straight week at No. 1, with Olivia Dean’s sophomore album The Art of Loving remaining at No. 2. The top debut belongs to Brisbane indie band The Jungle Giants, whose third studio album Experiencing Feelings Of Joy arrives at No. 3 via Orchard. It follows Love Signs, which reached No. 1 in 2021.
Four Australian releases debut in the top 50 this week. Katherine Halloran’s independently released Nobody’s Baby enters at No. 26, contemporary jazz singer Simone Waddell’s Unforgettable arrives at No. 43 through Ambition/MGM, and Brisbane indie rock band Beddy Rays place their EP Sunday Slowdown at No. 50 via Beddy Rays/ADA.
Elsewhere on the chart, a cluster of American artists makes its mark: Chris Brown’s Brown lands at No. 16, Josh Groban’s Cinematic opens at No. 24, Neil Diamond’s Wild at Heart appears at No. 29, Audrey Hobert’s Who’s The Clown debuts at No. 36, and Social Distortion’s Born To Kill comes in at No. 46. New Zealand artist Aldous Harding also appears at No. 41 with Train on the Island via Flying Nun/Orchard.
