Chart Data — a known tracker of U.S. sales and chart activity — reported that Ella Langley's "Be Her" is the best-selling song released in 2026 in the United States so far. That puts a country single at the top of year-to-date sales and highlights how country artists have performed commercially through most of the year.
What the numbers in the article say
The story provides concrete performance details for "Be Her": since its February 13 release it has accumulated 276 million Spotify streams, reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, spent 21 weeks inside the Hot 100 Top 10 and 13 weeks inside the Top 5. It also landed at No. 1 on country radio about 15 weeks after release — the fastest solo female ascent to No. 1 on country radio in ten years.
- Langley's earlier single "Choosin' Texas" has been a historic chart success: it became the longest-running No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 with 23 weeks at No. 1.
- Her sophomore album Dandelion debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 169,000 equivalent album units in its first week.
- Langley has collaborated with Morgan Wallen on "I Can't Love You Anymore," which appears at No. 6 on the year-to-date sales list.
Top 10 best-selling songs released in 2026 (U.S.)
The list cited by Chart Data, presented in order, is:
- 1"Be Her" — Ella Langley
- 2"I Just Might" — Bruno Mars
- 3"Janice STFU" — Drake
- 4"Boston" — Stella Lefty
- 5"E85" — Don Toliver
- 6"I Can't Love You Anymore" — Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen
- 7"Be By You" — Luke Combs
- 8"drop dead" — Olivia Rodrigo
- 9"Risk It All" — Bruno Mars
- 10"Sleepless In A Hotel Room" — Luke Combs
Country songs make up half of the Top 10, with Ella Langley and Luke Combs combining for four entries and Stella Lefty adding another. Bruno Mars also places two songs on the list, giving him parity with Langley and Combs in terms of multiple entries.
The article references Chart Data as the source of the sales ranking and lists concrete chart and streaming milestones for Langley's singles and album. Other artists in the Top 10 reflect a mix of pop, hip-hop, and country, showing the cross-genre competition for top-selling songs in 2026.