United States
North America
The US Billboard Hot 100 in 2026 has spent the year in what's being framed as country's revenge: Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' held #1 for nine consecutive weeks, and Morgan Wallen sits on roughly 34.3 million Spotify monthly listeners. The chart's surface has also gotten unusually international, with collaborations like BLACKPINK's Jennie x Tame Impala's 'Ordinary' breaking the top 10. Latin music continues to push deeper into the mainstream, with Bad Bunny and Peso Pluma functioning as headliners rather than crossover novelties.
Top domestic tracks
- Choosin' Texas โ Ella Langley ยท 2026
I'm choosin' Texas over you
Top foreign tracks
Generational / regional / economic split
Southern and Midwestern listeners run heavy on country and R&B / Hip-hop; coastal cities lean increasingly into Latin music. Gen Z women trend Taylor Swift / Sabrina Carpenter; Gen Z men split between new-generation country and mid-tier hip-hop. Black listeners stay close to R&B and increasingly to Afrobeats; Hispanic listeners run on Reggaeton and Regional Mexican. The chart's biggest 2026 story is that none of these audiences is shrinking โ they're all expanding their share simultaneously, which is what's pushed legacy pop into a more crowded room.
Sources
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