{"id":229639,"date":"2026-02-04T12:22:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/02\/04\/will-ella-langley-or-olivia-dean-score-her-first-hot-100-no-1-next-week\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:22:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:22:03","slug":"will-ella-langley-or-olivia-dean-score-her-first-hot-100-no-1-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/02\/04\/will-ella-langley-or-olivia-dean-score-her-first-hot-100-no-1-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Ella Langley or Olivia Dean Score Her First Hot 100 No. 1 Next\u00a0Week?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThe Contenders<\/a> is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the <\/em>Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard Hot 100<\/a> dated Feb. 14, we look at the chances of breakout stars Ella Langley and Olivia Dean to depose Harry Styles and score their first career No. 1. <\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tElla Langley, \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d (SAWGOD\/Columbia\/Triple Tigers)<\/strong>: As Harry Styles\u2019 \u201cAperture\u201d declines in its second week of release, the door is open for Langley<\/a>\u2019s new smash to seize the top spot on the Hot 100. The steady climb of \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d to the top tier of the chart was punctuated by it jumping 6-2 this week, reaching a new peak in its 15th week on the chart. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe song remains a strong performer on each Hot 100 component chart, ranking No. 2 on Streaming Songs<\/a>, No. 3 on Digital Song Sales<\/a> and No. 14 on Radio Songs<\/a> this week, having previously topped both of the first two listings. Radio is still where \u201cTexas\u201d has the most room to grow, and next week it\u2019s challenging for both its first week at No. 1 on Country Airplay<\/a> (where it holds at No. 2 this week behind HARDY\u2019s \u201cFavorite Country Song\u201d) and its first week in the top 10 on Radio Songs \u2014 as it continues to gradually amass top 40 spins, currently bubbling under the Pop Airplay<\/a> chart.<\/p>\n

\n\tIf \u201cTexas\u201d can make it to No. 1, it would not only be Langley\u2019s first trip to the top spot, but an extremely rare achievement as a Hot 100-topper by a woman in a lead role that also led Hot Country Songs<\/a>. This century, the only two to previously have managed that come with qualifiers: Beyonc\u00e9, who went country with \u201cTexas Hold \u2018Em\u201d in 2024, and Taylor Swift, with a 2021 re-recording of a 2012 song released when she was already well on her way to crossover pop stardom (\u201cAll Too Well [Taylor\u2019s Version]\u201d), following \u201cWe Are Never Ever Getting Back Together\u201d in 2012.<\/p>\n

\n\tOlivia Dean, \u201cMan I Need\u201d (Polydor\/Island\/Republic)<\/strong>: The week before \u201cTexas\u201d shot to No. 2, it was Dean<\/a>\u2019s turn to reach a new peak of No. 2 with her own long-building breakout hit, \u201cMan I Need.\u201d The song has already conquered the airwaves, capturing the top spot on Radio Songs this week for the first time, but it has begun to slip a little bit on DSPs, dropping to No. 4 on Streaming Songs as Langley takes the lead between the two on the overall Hot 100. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThat may reverse course next week, however, thanks to Dean\u2019s big night at the Grammys on Sunday (Feb. 1). Dean took home the best new artist trophy \u2014 giving a memorable speech about being the \u201cgranddaughter of an immigrant\u201d and a \u201cproduct of bravery\u201d \u2014 and also delivered a winning \u201cMan\u201d performance as part of the best new artist medley. Dean\u2019s catalog was given a boost on DSPs as a result following the performance, with \u201cMan\u201d (4-3) swapping places with \u201cTexas\u201d on the Spotify Daily Top Songs USA chart for Monday. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tWhether or not \u201cMan\u201d can secure its (and Dean\u2019s) first week at No. 1 \u2014 and give the Hot 100 back-to-back U.K. artists for the first time since Styles\u2019 \u201cAs It Was\u201d succeeded Glass Animals\u2019 \u201cHeat Waves\u201d in April 2022 \u2014 may depend on how much those gains can hold up throughout the week. Things are getting crowded early on the Hot 100 this year, though, and \u201cTexas\u201d is still growing on radio, so if \u201cMan\u201d can\u2019t capture the No. 1 this week, it might not get another chance this good for some time, if at all.<\/p>\n

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\n\tNoah Kahan, \u201cThe Great Divide\u201d (Mercury\/Republic)<\/strong>: He might not get as much mainstream attention as Bruno Mars or Harry Styles did in their returns, but don\u2019t discount the new single from Noah Kahan<\/a> in the discussion for next week\u2019s chart. The singer-songwriter\u2019s Friday (Jan. 30) release \u201cThe Great Divide\u201d \u2014 title track to his upcoming album, long-awaited follow-up to his 2022 blockbuster breakthrough Stick Season<\/em> \u2014 debuted atop the Spotify Daily Top Songs USA chart, and it still resides there three days later, helped by the song\u2019s music video debuting during a Grammys commercial break, presented by MasterCard. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tDespite the strong streaming debut \u2014 and likely a good sales showing, as the song has ranked in the iTunes top 10 since its debut \u2014 \u201cDivide\u201d may not have the immediate radio support to be a true threat for a No. 1 bow on the Hot 100. (It\u2019s aiming to debut on each of next week\u2019s Alternative Airplay<\/a>, Adult Alternative Airplay<\/a> and Adult Pop Airplay<\/a> charts, though.) Regardless, it has a good chance of instantly entering as Kahan\u2019s career-best showing on the Hot 100, with the No. 9 peak of \u201cStick Season\u201d in early 2014 marking his current highest to date. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tBad Bunny, \u201cDtMF\u201d (Rimas)<\/strong>: We\u2019re not even at Bad Bunny<\/a>\u2019s biggest weekend of the month yet \u2014 that\u2019s coming next Sunday, with a rather high-profile gig you may have heard mention of at some point \u2014 but he\u2019s already zooming up the streaming charts, thanks to his massive night at the Grammys. The global superstar not only picked up an historic album of the year victory for his Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos<\/em> album, he gave multiple memorable acceptance speeches (including one where he simply declared \u201cICE Out\u201d) and was the focus of comedic bits from host Trevor Noah all evening. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tConsequently, his streams have absolutely exploded on both Spotify and Apple Music. On the former, he had eight songs re-enter the Daily Top Songs USA top 200, with another four speeding back into the top 40 \u2014 led by \u201cDtMF\u201d getting all the way to No. 2 \u2014 while on the latter, he has 21 songs as of posting on the real-time top 200, with \u201cDtMF\u201d topping the ranking outright. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tWith Bad Bunny only appearing once on the Hot 100 this week, with \u201cVoy a Llevarte Pa PR\u201d ranking at No. 85, it\u2019s unlikely that this massive mid-week bump will immediately get him back to the top of the chart. (\u201cDtMF\u201d hit No. 2 last January when the album first topped the Billboard 200<\/a>; in May, it also became one of the set\u2019s six No. 1s on Latin Airplay.) But Grammy buzz might end with him recharting a few titles, likely led by \u201cDtMF\u201d \u2014 and again, this isn\u2019t even the main event of Bad Bunny\u2019s February, so if this is what he can do following Music\u2019s Biggest Night, just imagine what\u2019s in store when he\u2019s performing on sports and television\u2019s biggest night in four days\u2019 time. (Worth noting that Bad Bunny has still yet to score a Hot 100 No. 1 entirely of his own, only reaching the top previously alongside J Balvin and Cardi B on \u201cI Like It.\u201d) \u00a0<\/p>\n


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