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From Wynonna to Ella Langley: Albums With 3 or More Country Airplay No. 1s by Women

Written by: News Room Last updated: October 23, 2026
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Women have spent much of 2026 rewriting Billboard’s country record books. Ella Langley has been at the center of many of those milestones, while Taylor Swift, Stella Lefty and others have contributed to a broader run of new benchmarks on Hot Country Songs.

Now, Langley’s Dandelion, which has spent 21 weeks at No. 1 on Top Country Albums since it debuted in April, has delivered yet another milestone.

With “Choosin’ Texas,” “Be Her,” the Morgan Wallen duet “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” and on the Oct. 31-dated chart, “Loving Life Again,” each reaching No. 1, Dandelion is just the second album by a woman or an act with a woman vocalist to generate at least four leaders since the chart launched in 1990. It’s the first to reach the threshold since Shania Twain’s The Woman In Me in 1996.

Wallen brings some impressive album history of his own to the occasion. His “Don’t We,” which immediately preceded “I Can’t Love You Anymore” atop Country Airplay, became the seventh No. 1 from I’m the Problem, making it the first album to generate seven leaders from an original version. Luke Combs’ What You See Is What You Get also produced seven when counting its original and deluxe editions.

For albums by women, however, even three has become rare. Ten of the 13 qualifying sets arrived between 1992 and 2009. Carrie Underwood leads with three — Some Hearts, Carnival Ride andPlay On — while Shania Twain follows with two. Twain’s The Woman in Me and Langley’s Dandelion remain the only albums in the group to produce four Country Airplay No. 1s.

Below, Billboard looks back at the 13 albums and the hits they sent to the top.

  • Dandelion, Ella Langley

    Country Airplay No. 1s:

    • “Choosin’ Texas,” three weeks, beginning Feb. 14, 2026
    • “Be Her,” four, June 6, 2026
    • “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” with Morgan Wallen, two, Aug. 15, 2026
    • “Loving Life Again, one, Oct. 31, 2026
  • The First Time, Kelsea Ballerini

    Image Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images

    Country Airplay No. 1s:

    • “Love Me Like You Mean It,” one week, July 4, 2015
    • “Dibs,” one, March 5, 2016
    • “Peter Pan,” one, Sept. 24, 2016
  • Need You Now, Lady A

    Country Airplay No. 1s:

    • “Need You Now,” five weeks, beginning Nov. 28, 2009
    • “American Honey,” two, April 24, 2010
    • “Our Kind of Love,” two, Sept. 25, 2010
  • Play On, Carrie Underwood

    Carrie Underwood performs during the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena April 5, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    Image Credit: Ethan Miller/ACM2009/Getty Image

    Country Airplay No. 1s:

    • “Cowboy Casanova,” one week, Nov. 21, 2009
    • “Temporary Home,” one, April 10, 2010
    • “Undo It,” one, Aug. 7, 2010
  • Love on the Inside, Sugarland

    Country Airplay No. 1s:

    • “All I Want to Do,” one week, Aug. 16, 2008
    • “Already Gone,” one, Jan. 17, 2009
    • “It Happens,” two weeks, beginning May 23, 2009
  • Carnival Ride, Carrie Underwood

    Country Airplay No. 1s:

    • “All-American Girl,” two weeks, beginning March 15, 2008
    • “Last Name,” one week, June 21, 2008
    • “Just a Dream,” two, Nov. 8, 2008
  • Some Hearts, Carrie Underwood

    Country Airplay No. 1s:

    • “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” six weeks, beginning Jan. 21, 2006
    • “Before He Cheats,” five, Nov. 11, 2006
    • “Wasted,” three, April 21, 2007
  • Wide Open Spaces, The Chicks

    Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Robison of The Chicks in 1998.
    Image Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

    Country Airplay No. 1s:

    • “There’s Your Trouble,” two weeks, beginning Aug. 8, 1998
    • “Wide Open Spaces,” four, Nov. 7, 1998
    • “You Were Mine,” two, March 13, 1999
  • I’m Alright, Jo Dee Messina

    Jo Dee Messina performs on the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage at the 2015 CMA Festival on June 14, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee.
    Image Credit: Beth Gwinn/Getty Images

    Country Airplay No. 1s:

    • “Bye Bye,” two weeks, beginning April 18, 1998
    • “I’m Alright,” three, Aug. 22, 1998
    • “Stand Beside Me,” three, Jan. 30, 1999
  • Come On Over, Shania Twain

    Country Airplay No. 1s:

    • “Love Gets Me Every Time,” five weeks, beginning Nov. 8, 1997
    • “Honey, I’m Home,” one week, Oct. 31, 1998
    • “You’re Still the One,” one, May 2, 1998
  • Did I Shave My Legs for This?, Deana Carter

    Country Airplay No. 1s:

    • “Strawberry Wine,” two weeks, beginning Nov. 23, 1996
    • “We Danced Anyway,” two, March 15, 1997
    • “How Do I Get There,” one week, Oct. 18, 1997
  • The Woman in Me, Shania Twain

    Shania Twain performs onstage during a soundcheck for her appearance on the David Letterman Show, New York, New York, February 26, 1996.
    Image Credit: Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

    Country Airplay No. 1s:

    • “Any Man of Mine,” two weeks, beginning May 13, 1995
    • “(If You’re Not in It for Love) I’m Outta Here!,” two, Nov. 18, 1995
    • “You Win My Love,” two, Feb. 24, 1996
    • “No One Needs To Know,” one week, May 11, 1996
  • Wynonna, Wynonna Judd

    Wynonna Judd performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on June 21, 1992 in Mountain View, California.
    Image Credit: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images

    Country Airplay No. 1s:

    • “She Is His Only Need,” one week, April 11, 1992
    • “I Saw the Light,” three weeks, beginning July 4, 1992
    • “No One Else on Earth,” four, Oct. 24, 1992

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