Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay are charts that rank the top-performing country songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. Hot Country Songs ranks songs based on digital downloads, streaming, and airplay from radio stations of all formats, a methodology introduced in 2012. Country Airplay, which was first published in 2012, is based solely on country radio airplay, a methodology that had previously been used from 1990 to 2012 for Hot Country Songs.
In the issue of Billboard dated January 3, "Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley was at number one on Hot Country Songs and "Cowgirl" by the band Parmalee topped Country Airplay, both songs retaining the position from the previous week. In the issue dated February 14, "Choosin' Texas" was at number one on both charts and also topped Billboards overall singles chart, the Hot 100, the first time a female artist had simultaneously topped all three listings. In April, it broke the record for the longest-running number-one country song by a female artist on the Hot 100, and in June it broke the record for the longest-running Hot Country Songs number one by a solo female singer when it spent its 28th week in the top spot. A week later, it was displaced from the number-one spot by "I Knew It, I Knew You" by Taylor Swift, but it returned to number one on the chart dated July 4; it remains number one as of the chart dated October 10 and two weeks earlier set a new record for the longest-running Hot 100 number one of all time.
Blake Shelton reached number one on Country Airplay in the issue dated January 17 with "Stay Country or Die Tryin'". It was his 30th number one based on country radio plays, surpassing Tim McGraw for the second highest career total, behind only Kenny Chesney's 33. Chesney further extended his record in October when "Carry On" became his 34th number one. Two other singers achieved their 20th Country Airplay number ones early in the year. In February, Morgan Wallen gained his 20th chart-topper with "20 Cigarettes". Luke Combs reached the same career milestone six weeks later with "Sleepless in a Hotel Room"; the song spent five weeks at number one, the longest chart-topping run of the year so far on the listing. Justin Moore set a new record for the longest climb to number one on Country Airplay in April when "Time's Ticking" reached the top spot in its 67th week on the chart. As of the chart dated October 10, Langley and Wallen have the most Country Airplay number ones in 2026, having topped the listing with the duet "I Can't Love You Anymore" as well as two solo number ones each. Langley is tied with Combs for the most weeks at number one on that chart, each having spent nine weeks in the top spot.
Chart history
+Issue dateHot Country SongsCountry AirplayTitleArtist(s)TitleArtist(s) "Choosin' Texas""Cowgirl"Parmalee "Stay Country or Die Tryin'" "Favorite Country Song"Hardy "Choosin' Texas" "How Far Does a Goodbye Go" "20 Cigarettes" "Choosin' Texas" "Amen"Shaboozey and Jelly Roll "Time's Ticking" "Sleepless in a Hotel Room" "" "Brunette" "Be Her" "I Knew It, I Knew You" "Choosin' Texas""Hate How You Look" "Don't Tell on Me" "Don't We" "I Can't Love You Anymore" and Morgan Wallen "Be By You" "Boston" "Carry On"
See also 2026 in country music List of Top Country Albums number ones of 2026
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