Ella Langley’s 15 Best Songs Prove Traditional Country Can Innovate [Listen]

For a breakout artist, having a massive first hit can be sort of a mixed blessing. On the one hand, everybody knows your name and your song. But on the other, can you follow it up? And will it pigeonhole you into releasing only a specific kind of music?

For Ella Langley, the answers to those questions are a resounding yes, and a resounding no, in that order.

Langley achieved mainstream acclaim in 2024 with "you Look Like You Love Me," a Riley Green duet that dominated country music that year and collected multiple major awards. It was catchy as all get-out, but featured some unusual (and old-school) stylistic choices, like talk-singing.

But that turned out to be just the beginning of what Langley had to offer. She followed up "You Look Like You Love Me" with more hits like "Weren't For the Wind." Then, along came "Choosin' Texas," and opened up a whole new stratosphere of success for the singer.

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At first listen, "Choosin' Texas" — which was co-written by Miranda Lambert, Joybeth Taylor and Luke Dick — seemed too twangy to be a big crossover hit. But cross over it did.

The song went on to be a record-busting, all-genre Billboard chart smash, proving that Langley didn't have to leave traditional country behind to claim out-of-genre fans: They were willing to come to her.

Now, no one's downplaying Langley's extraordinary success as a hitmaker. But she's also got some best-kept secrets: Deep-cut songs that haven't seen much airplay, but we'd argue they're even better that the singles you know and love.

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In fact, No. 1 on our list of Langley's all-time best songs is one that, if you haven't listened to her albums, you've never heard before.

Keep scrolling for Taste of Country's roundup of Ella Langley's best songs to date.