Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion’ Album Returns to No. 1 Spot on Billboard 200 for First Time in Four Months, So ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Won’t Get Lonely at the Top — SkimNews
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- Ella Langley's 'Dandelion' returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a third non-consecutive week, roughly four months after debuting atop the chart in late April.
- Langley now tops both Billboard flagship charts simultaneously, with 'Choosin' Texas' at No. 1 on the Hot 100 — within one week of tying Mariah Carey's all-time record of 22 weeks at the summit for 'All I Want for Christmas Is You.'
- 'Dandelion' climbed back with 67,000 equivalent album units, down just 1% week-over-week, but that total was the lowest for a No. 1 album in more than a year (SZA's 'SOS' was last lower in May 2025 at 52,000).
- The album's resurgence was aided by a Labor Day holiday window with no major new releases competing for the top spot.
- Adela's debut LP 'Prima' was the only new top 10 entry, bowing at No. 4 with 56,000 units (31,000 from pure album sales) and topping the album-sales chart.
- Beyoncé's 'B'Day' reentered the Billboard 200 at No. 8 with 38,000 units, 18 years after its original release, on the strength of a 20th anniversary deluxe reissue.
Why it matters: Langley's dual chart dominance is unusual: her album returned to No. 1 not on blockbuster demand but on the thinnest competitive slate in over a year — 67,000 units, a total that wouldn't have topped the chart in most recent weeks. The more historic milestone, though, is 'Choosin' Texas' closing in on Mariah Carey's 22-week Hot 100 record, which would reshape the all-time leaderboard if Langley breaks it next week.
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