Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' Is Now the Longest-Running No. 1 Hit of All Time
The country-pop crossover hit keeps drawing new listeners as more pop stations add it to rotation, Billboard said.
- On Tuesday, country artist Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' secured a 23rd week atop the Billboard Hot 100, officially surpassing Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' record of 22 weeks.
- The midtempo heartbreak track, released in October 2025, amassed 911 million on-demand streams in the U.S. and 1.26 billion globally as of mid-August, fueling Langley's meteoric rise.
- Musicologist Nate Sloan noted the song features 'shimmery disco grooves' and specific storytelling 'antithetical to what you usually expect from a big, hit pop song,' blending country with soul-inflected sounds.
- Drake recently teased a remix featuring Don Toliver that interpolates the chorus, while the track's cross-genre appeal solidified its place on global flagship playlists like 'Today's Top Hits.'
- Langley faces a busy autumn as the leading nominee for the upcoming CMA Awards, while continuing a sold-out 2026 tour following her sophomore album 'Dandelion' achieving a No. 1 debut.
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Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ breaks record for longest-running No. 1 song on Billboard Hot 100, besting Mariah Carey - Boston News, Weather, Sports
NEW YORK (AP) — Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ breaks record for longest-running No. 1 song on Billboard Hot 100, besting Mariah Carey.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” a simmering, midtempo, country-and-then-some heartbreak song released last October, is indisputably 2026’s biggest hit. “Choosin’ Texas” is also the longest-running No. 1 hit in the U.S., having spent 23 weeks at the top spot on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, it was announced Tuesday. That means the...
"Choosin' Texas" Breaks Record For Longest-Running No. 1 Non-Holiday Pop Single
UPDATED, 10:02 AM: All Mariah Carey’s wants for Christmas this year is her record back. There’s an official new Queen of Pop as Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has become the all-time Hot 100 champion with a 23rd week atop the Billboard singles chart, breaking the tie with Carey’s holiday ditty. The latter’s 22 weeks at […]
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