Ella Langley Breaks Record For Longest-Running #1 Hit Of All Time

It's official: Ella Langley's monster country smash "Choosin' Texas" is in a chart-history class of one. "Choosin' Texas" first reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in February — already an amazing feat for a relatively untested performer, especially in country, where radio famously gives short shrift to female artists. Other songs have knocked "Choosin' Texas" out of the #1 spot in the weeks since then, but only for a week or two at a time. The song has come to rule the Hot 100 for most of 2026. Last week, the song tied Mariah Carey's holiday perennial "All I Want For Christmas Is You," sharing the record for longest-reigning #1 hit in the 68-year history of the Hot 100. Today "Choosin' Texas" breaks that tie as it notches its 23rd non-consecutive week at #1. At this point, there is every reason to believe that Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" will retake its record at some point, since that song has reliably recaptured the #1 spot every holiday season since 2019, a situation that will likely continue unless Billboard changes its chart-tabulation rules. At this rate, however, that might not happen for a few years, as "Choosin' Texas" shows absolutely no signs of slowi...