American Songwriter reports that "Loving Life Again" has peaked at No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart, giving Ella Langley her fourth chart-topper of 2026.

Per the outlet, all four — "Loving Life Again," "Choosin' Texas," "Be Her," and "I Can't Love You Anymore" — come from her second studio album, *Dandelion*, a run that has made the singer the story of the country year.

The milestone arrived as Langley was already coming off what American Songwriter calls a career-defining year, with the album dominating the genre and the single adding yet another historic notch.

According to American Songwriter, Langley is now the first female artist in country music history to earn four or more No. 1 songs in a single calendar year.

Only three other artists have achieved the feat at all: Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, and Garth Brooks — and American Songwriter notes that as of that moment, the list was entirely male.

The outlet's framing positions Langley alongside a generational-superstar tier, arguing she is "just getting started" rather than peaking, a surprising reversal for a singer who only recently wondered aloud how she would follow her breakthrough run.

The record is corroborated beyond one writer's take: American Songwriter cites a Billboard Charts post dated October 27, 2026, stating that Langley earned her sixth career No. 1 on Country Airplay with "Loving Life Again," and that her fourth No. 1 of 2026 made her the first woman in history to earn at least four No. 1s in a calendar year.

Billboard's post also notes that only three other artists have ever earned four or more Country Airplay chart-toppers in a single year, putting a measurable, chart-verifiable foundation under the claim that 2026 belongs to Langley.

American Songwriter details the exclusive club Langley has joined. Garth Brooks crossed the four-in-a-year mark twice — in 1991 with "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House," "The Thunder Rolls," "Shameless," and "What She's Doing Now," and again in 1993.

Morgan Wallen did it three times, then topped it with five in 2024, from "I Had Some Help" with Post Malone to "Lies Lies Lies." Langley is also the second woman, after Shania Twain with *The Woman in Me*, to land four or more No. 1s from a single album — with all four drawn from *Dandelion*.

VICE reports that Post Malone, whose 2024 country pivot with *F-1 Trillion* followed his hip-hop rise on "White Iverson," is now teasing a return toward rap with a new melodic teaser on Instagram and a promised double album that pushed his Big A** Stadium tour back about three weeks.

American Songwriter suggests the record books may need more room: the outlet closes by arguing that if the past year is any indication, Langley is not at her peak but at the start of something bigger, and that fans have been left wondering how she could possibly follow *Dandelion*.