Ella Langley continues to dominate the 2026 music landscape, and “Be Her” remains firmly planted inside the CLE Radio Power 40 Top 10.
For the week of August 8, 2026, “Be Her” finishes at No. 7, the same position it held last week. The song earns 176 Power 40 points, fueled by strong streaming activity and continued radio support.
There is no movement this week. “Be Her” is not a new entry, did not rise and did not fall.
But holding steady at No. 7 only tells part of the story.
Langley currently has an extraordinary three songs inside the CLE Radio Power 40 Top 10, making her the dominant artist on this week’s countdown.
“Be Her” Holds Steady at No. 7
Here is where the song stands this week:
This week: No. 7
Last week: No. 7
Movement: —
Power 40 points: 176
Billboard Radio Songs: No. 21
Billboard Streaming Songs: No. 5
Unlike several songs in this week’s Top 10 that are being powered primarily by radio, “Be Her” receives a major boost from streaming.
Its No. 5 position on Streaming Songs shows that listeners continue actively choosing the track rather than simply encountering it through radio programming.
At No. 21 on Radio Songs, its airplay performance is more modest. Together, however, those two measurements are enough to keep “Be Her” securely inside the Power 40’s upper tier.
“Be Her” Has Become Another Major Ella Langley Hit
“Be Her” was released in February 2026 and appears on Langley’s sophomore album, Dandelion. Spotify lists the single as a 2026 SAWGOD Records/Columbia release.
The song quickly developed into much more than an album preview.
By May, “Be Her” was spending its second consecutive week at No. 1 on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Radio Chart. At that time, Dandelion was also sitting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Its country-radio success continued.
In June, “Be Her” spent a third week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, tying Langley’s own record for her longest run atop that ranking. Her earlier smash “Choosin’ Texas” had also spent three weeks at No. 1 on Country Airplay.
That made it increasingly clear that “Be Her” was not simply benefiting from the popularity of “Choosin’ Texas.”
It had become a major hit of its own.
Ella Langley Has Three Songs in This Week’s Top 10
The scale of Langley’s current success becomes much clearer when looking at the entire CLE Radio Power 40.
“Be Her” is only her third-highest-ranked song this week.
Langley appears at:
No. 1 — “Choosin’ Texas”
No. 3 — “I Can’t Love You Anymore” with Morgan Wallen
No. 7 — “Be Her”
That means 30% of the entire Power 40 Top 10 belongs to Ella Langley.
It is an exceptional concentration of hits for any artist, particularly when all three songs are performing strongly across radio, streaming or both.
The success reflects what has become one of the biggest country-to-mainstream crossover stories of 2026.
“Choosin’ Texas” Has Turned Langley Into a Superstar
Any discussion of Langley’s current career inevitably returns to “Choosin’ Texas.”
The song has become one of 2026’s defining records.
The Guardian reported in late July that “Choosin’ Texas” had spent 15 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, establishing a record for the longest-running non-holiday No. 1 by a solo female artist. The song had also accumulated more than half a billion streams.
That extraordinary run has elevated everything surrounding Langley.
But “Be Her” demonstrates that she isn’t a one-song phenomenon.
In July, Forbes reported that “Be Her” debuted at No. 24 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, giving Langley another foothold outside traditional country radio. “Choosin’ Texas” had already reached that format’s Top 10.
Langley is increasingly operating as both a country artist and a mainstream pop-chart force.
Langley’s Success Is Moving Beyond Music
Her expanding popularity is also creating opportunities outside the charts.
Recent reporting has highlighted Langley’s appearances in national advertising campaigns, including promotions associated with Chase Sapphire Reserve and American Eagle. Those campaigns illustrate how quickly her profile has grown beyond Nashville.
Even football fans are talking about her.
With NBC preparing another season of Sunday Night Football, some viewers have publicly suggested Langley as a future candidate to perform the show’s famous opening theme. Carrie Underwood remains the performer for the upcoming season, so there is no announced change, but the discussion itself demonstrates Langley’s growing cultural visibility.
A year ago, that kind of conversation would have seemed far less likely.
Now Langley is one of the most recognizable new stars in American music.
Can “Be Her” Climb Higher?
The biggest challenge facing “Be Her” is its current radio position.
At No. 5 in streaming, the song already has the listener demand necessary to compete near the top of the Power 40. But its No. 21 radio position prevents it from challenging songs receiving stronger support across both formats.
If radio rebounds while streaming remains strong, “Be Her” could move considerably higher.
For now, holding No. 7 is still an impressive result.
More importantly, the song helps demonstrate the depth of Ella Langley’s remarkable 2026 run.
She doesn’t have one song in this week’s Top 10.
She has three.
And we haven’t reached her two biggest songs yet.
CLE Radio Power 40: No. 7 — “Be Her” by Ella Langley.
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