Photo of Ella Langley by Miranda McDonald at Stagecoach.
It's not just the U.S. that has been choosing "Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley as their song of the summer. In fact, Australia is in a particularly country time in its life. On Spotify, Sydney, Australia, is the city that's been streaming the global smash the most this summer, over every other location globally, according to internal streaming data provided by the platform.
The Down Under metropolis's reverence for Langley's hit isn't an aberration. The city that's streaming "Choosin' Texas" the most this summer on Spotify after Sydney is Brisbane, Australia. Melbourne comes in at No. 5. The top U.S. city that's streaming "Choosin' Texas" is none other than the concrete jungle New York City (No. 3). Meanwhile, Texas's own Dallas comes in at No. 4.
Ella Langley has been riding her long road to streaming success since she released "Choosin' Texas" in Oct 2025. The track first hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 9, 2026. On August 31, 2026, it notched its 20th week at No. 1 on the chart. That's the longest consecutive run at the top of the charts for a non-holiday song.
About one third of Ella Langley's total Spotify streams this summer (from June 1 to August 19, 2026) came from outside of the U.S., according to the platform. These were Langley's top 10 markets on Spotify during this time period:
1. U.S.
2. Canada
3. United Kingdom
4. Australia
5. Netherlands
6. Germany
7. Sweden
8. Brazil
9. Mexico
10. Norway
The popularity of Langley globally is part of a wider trend of strong country-music streaming around the world. On Spotify, country music artists’ non-U.S. share of streams has remained consistent over the past four summers, hovering between 42% and 44%. This summer 43% of country music streams on Spotify this summer came from outside the United States. The top 10 international markets that are streaming country music on Spotify include Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Philippines, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden, and Indonesia.
Meanwhile, select countries have seen remarkable year-over-year growth in terms of their streaming of the genre on Spotify; South Korea and Egypt which have seen a 45% increase in country music streams on the platform. Meanwhile Guatemala has seen a 21% rise and Peru, %11.