Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' Adds 21st Week at No. 1 Hot 100, Moves to Within One of Tying All-Time Record

Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" scores a 21st week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — moving to within one frame of potentially tying the longest run ever atop the chart. The smash first led in February and has already set multiple chart records.

Here's an updated look at the longest-leading hits, ranked by most weeks spent at No. 1 on the Hot 100, since the chart began in August 1958:

22 weeks, "All I Want for Christmas Is You," Mariah Carey, 2019-26
21, "Choosin' Texas," Ella Langley, 2026
19, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)," Shaboozey, 2024
19, "Old Town Road," Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, 2019
16, "Last Night," Morgan Wallen, 2023
16, "Despacito," Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, 2017
16, "One Sweet Day," Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, 1995-96

"Choosin' Texas," on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, with Triple Tigers having promoted it to country radio, totaled 24.5 million official streams (up 1% week over week), 58.1 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 2%) and 7,000 sold (up 6%) in the United States Aug. 28-Sept. 3.

Langley's first Hot 100 leader holds for a 21st week at No. 1 on Streaming Songs; stays at No. 5, after reaching No. 4, on Radio Songs; and rebounds 7-4 after 16 weeks atop Digital Song Sales.

On Streaming Songs, "Choosin' Texas" claims the sole second-longest No. 1 run, breaking out of a tie with Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road." Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has notched 26 weeks on atop the chart. Meanwhile, after topping the Country Airplay chart for three weeks in February-March, "Choosin' Texas" continues crossing over at radio, bulleting at its highs of No. 4 on Adult Pop Airplay and No. 7 on Pop Airplay.

The song has run up its 21 weeks on the Hot 100 nonconsecutively over a span of 31 weeks, encompassing six distinct ascents to No. 1, the most for a song over a single release cycle.

Here's a look at the titles with the longest spans of time atop the Hot 100, from their first to most recent weeks at No. 1 (and their total weeks on top):

• 6 years, 2 weeks, Dec. 21, 2019-Jan. 3, 2026, "All I Want for Christmas Is You," Mariah Carey (22 weeks at No. 1)

• 1 year, 4 months, Sept. 19, 1960-Jan. 20, 1962, "The Twist," Chubby Checker (three)

• 41 weeks, April 6, 2024-Feb. 22, 2025, "Not Like Us," Kendrick Lamar (three)

• 31 weeks, Feb. 14-Sept. 12, 2026, "Choosin' Texas," Ella Langley (21)

• 25 weeks, April 16-Oct. 1, 2022, "As It Was," Harry Styles (15)

• 23 weeks, March 18-Aug. 19, 2023, "Last Night," Morgan Wallen (16)

• 21 weeks, July 13-Nov. 24, 2024, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)," Shaboozey (19)

Plus, "I Knew It, I Knew You" leads Radio Songs for a third week (74 million, up 11%).

Rod Wave Achieves Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'Don't Look Down'

1 (NE) Rod Wave - 'Don't Look Down' 99,000
2 (NE) Alex Warren - 'WILDCHILD' 75,000
3 (-1) Ella Langley - 'Dandelion' 67,000 (1,855,000)
4 (-1) Olivia Rodrigo - 'you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love' 67,000 (1,507,000)
5 (-1) Morgan Wallen - 'I'm the Problem' 60,000 (6,929,000)
6 (+1) Noah Kahan - 'The Great Divide' 53,000 (1,749,000)
7 (-2) Dolly Parton - 'Ultimate Dolly' 45,000
8 (+1) Drake - 'ICEMAN' 39,000 (1,722,000)
9 (+3) Olivia Dean - 'The Art of Loving' 38,000 (2,255,000)
10 (+6) KAROL G - 'NO ME ARREPIENTO DE SENTIR TANTO' 36,000 (156,000)

Edited September 8Sep 8 by Ger

karol comeback

Karol back in the top 10

rise NO ME ARREPIENTO DE SENTIR TANTO rise this is the beginning

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Weeks in Top 10 (Billboard 200)

68: I'm the Problem
39: The Art of Loving
21: Dandelion
19: The Great Divide
16: ICEMAN
12: you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
2: Ultimate Dolly Parton; NO ME ARREPIENTO DE SENTIR TANTO
1: Don't Look Down; WILDCHILD

'petal' spent 4 weeks inside the Top 10; 'THIS & THAT', 3; 'WILD', 2; 'THE SIN : BLISS', 1.

Alex Warren is going to have a WILD fall next week.

Life of a showhorse no where to be found

Just now, Kiddeaux said:

Life of a showhorse no where to be found

At least it's still always your first thought

Shocked at Ariana

Weren't the initial predictions were over 100k for Rod Wave? Flop

21st week at #1 for CT is official:

Choosin Texas with the most weeks in the top 2 overall. besides 21 weeks at #1 it has 9 weeks at #2.
30 Ella Langley "Choosin' Texas"
29 Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
25 Harry Styles "As It Was"

weeks in top 3
33 Alex Warren "Ordinary"
32 Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
30 Ella Langley "Choosin' Texas"

weeks in top 5
47 Shaboozey "A Bar Song (Tipsy)
46 Alex Warren "Ordinary"
43 The Weeknd "Blinding Lights"
35 Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
34 The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber "Stay"
34 Ella Langley "Choosin' Texas"

Karol outdoing other girls debut weeks on her 4th week iktr

8 minutes ago, jdanton2 said:

Choosin Texas with the most weeks in the top 2 overall. besides 21 weeks at #1 it has 9 weeks at #2.
30 Ella Langley "Choosin' Texas"
29 Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
25 Harry Styles "As It Was"

weeks in top 3
33 Alex Warren "Ordinary"
32 Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
30 Ella Langley "Choosin' Texas"

weeks in top 5
47 Shaboozey "A Bar Song (Tipsy)
46 Alex Warren "Ordinary"
43 The Weeknd "Blinding Lights"
35 Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
34 The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber "Stay"
34 Ella Langley "Choosin' Texas"

This is so depressing

watch Billboard sabotage Mariah and suddenly decide to go back to not allowing Xmas songs to chart again or create a seperate holiday chart just so Ella keeps this record forever I have a very bad feeling about this

Weeks in Top 10 (Hot 100)

40: Man I Need
36: Choosin' Texas
21: Be Her; So Easy (To Fall in Love)
15: Dracula (JENNIE Remix)
14: hate that i made you love me
13: I Knew It, I Knew You
8: Boston
6: Been By Now
3: Risk It All

"I Can't Love You Anymore" spent 14 weeks inside the Top 10.

i know what you mean but baby, no one could ever end Mariah

21 weeks for one song is ridiculous

33 minutes ago, Loca said:

21 weeks for one song is ridiculous

It's not just that CT has 21 weeks at #1, it's spent the last 11 weeks at #1, returning to the top after already having 10 weeks at #1. Pretty much every other long running #1 either had one long streak or several short spurts. I have never seen anything like this before.

CT could run this up to 30+ weeks at #1 before it is all said and done.

1 hour ago, Loca said:

21 weeks for one song is ridiculous

new zealand
31 weeks - Man I Need

UK: 23 - Rein Me In

Canada: 25 - Bar Song
21 - Ordinary

Aus: 24 - Dance Monkey
21 - Man I Need

Getting more common

Choosin Texas weeks at #1 so far.

US 21 weeks

Canada 17 weeks

New Zealand 16 weeks

Australia 12 weeks

Ireland 3 weeks

UK 1 week

2 hours ago, Loca said:

21 weeks for one song is ridiculous

well release your lead single then!

3 minutes ago, spree said:

well release your lead single then!

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Tennessee's impact. Sorry @suburbannature