Ella Langley Scores 21st Week at No. 1 With 'Choosin' Texas' — One Week Away From Mariah Carey's Record

Country breakout star Ella Langley isn't letting go of the top spot on the charts anytime soon. Her runaway smash "Choosin' Texas" has officially logged its 21st week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, putting her on the absolute brink of historic pop-culture immortality. Langley is now just seven days away from matching the single biggest run in the 68-year history of the main singles chart. That all-time record currently belongs to Mariah Carey’s modern holiday classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You," which sits at 22 total weeks at the top following multi-year seasonal surges.

how many weeks has choosin texas been number 1 Since first claiming the peak back in February, "Choosin' Texas" has dominated streaming platforms, digital sales, and terrestrial radio stations nationwide. The country star’s massive anthem has already shattered several streaming and genre milestones during its multi-month reign, but reaching week 21 officially places her above nearly every legendary hit in modern music history. Before Langley’s monstrous run, second place on the all-time chart leaderboards was shared by Shaboozey’s 2024 summer anthem "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" and Lil Nas X’s 2019 genre-bending sensation "Old Town Road" featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. Both of those tracks spent an astonishing 19 weeks at No. 1 before finally ceding the crown.

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what is the longest running number 1 song of all time By hitting frame 21, Langley has also zoomed past other major 16-week chart monsters. That elite club includes Morgan Wallen’s 2023 smash "Last Night," Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s 2017 global phenomenon "Despacito" featuring Justin Bieber, and the classic 1995 ballad "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men. The Hot 100 tallies overall U.S. performance across all genres by combining official audio and video streaming numbers, broad radio airplay stats, and physical or digital purchasing data. With Langley maintaining an iron grip across all three metrics, all eyes are on next week's rankings. If "Choosin' Texas" holds its ground at the summit for one more week, Langley will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Queen of Christmas herself. And if her reign stretches to 23 weeks, she will hold the undisputed title of the longest-running No. 1 song in music history.