Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' Is Now the Longest-Running No. 1 Hit of All Time
- 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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The hit "Choosin' Texas" has spent 23 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking Mariah Carey's record.
Ella Langley says 'Choosin' Texas' success is 'changing my life' after her song breaks Mariah Carey's record - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ella Langley knew “Choosin’ Texas” was special. Even she couldn’t have predicted just how far it would go. On Tuesday night, Langley took to Instagram to celebrate making Billboard Hot 100 history this week when “Choosin’ Texas” logged its 23rd week at No. 1, surpassing Mariah Carey’s [...]
Ella Langley says 'Choosin' Texas' success is 'changing my life' after her song breaks Mariah Carey's record
Ella Langley celebrated “Choosin’ Texas" making Billboard Hot 100 history after spending 23 weeks at No. 1 and surpassing Mariah Carey’s holiday classic.
Country Hit Dethrones 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'
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 US, having shot 23 weeks at the top spot on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, it was announced Tuesday. That means...
American country singer Ella Langley has become the longest-running artist in the 68-year history of the Billboard Hot 100 with "Choosin' Texas." According to the Hot 100 chart for September 26, released by Billboard on the 22nd (local time), "Choosin' Texas" continued from the previous week.
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