Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' Ties All-Time Hot 100 Record With 22nd Week at No. 1

22 weeks tied at the top of the Hot 100

Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" claims a 22nd week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying the longest run ever achieved atop the chart and matching Mariah Carey's perennial holiday standard "All I Want for Christmas Is You." Both Pitchfork and Billboard report the same total, and both frame the single as one week away from officially setting a new all-time mark. Pitchfork writes that the country song "is a hair's breadth from surpassing Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You,'" while Billboard's Chart Beat column, written by Gary Trust, lists the two songs at 22 weeks each.

Erasing the non-holiday record

"Choosin' Texas" had already rewritten a related benchmark before tying the overall mark. Billboard notes that two weeks earlier, the single's 20th week at No. 1 "surpassed the reigns of both Shaboozey's 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' and Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road,' featuring Billy Ray Cyrus," both of which had totaled 19 weeks. That gave "Choosin' Texas" the record for most weeks at No. 1 among non-holiday songs, a tier Pitchfork and Billboard each describe as a distinct milestone within the broader chart history.

A country hit that crossed formats

Langley's path to the summit was gradual rather than explosive. Billboard's account traces the song's Hot 100 debut to the chart dated Nov. 1, 2025, its first top 10 in January 2026, and its initial No. 1 in February, after which it began stringing together record-setting weeks. "Choosin' Texas" led the Country Airplay chart for three weeks in February-March, and Billboard reports it "has crossed to pop radio formats, currently ranking in the top 10 on Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay and Adult Contemporary." Pitchfork identifies the track as an "out-of-the-blue country smash," underscoring its unusual crossover reach from country radio into mainstream pop metrics.

Longest-leading Hot 100 singles, ranked

Billboard publishes an updated leaderboard of the Hot 100's longest-leading No. 1s, and the list doubles as a chart for the current event. The ranking shown by Billboard is: 22 weeks (to date), "Choosin' Texas," Ella Langley, 2026; 22, "All I Want for Christmas Is You," Mariah Carey, 2019-26; 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. Pitchfork adds that Carey's "One Sweet Day" duet with Boyz II Men had held the overall title "for 23 years" before being matched, situating the tie within a longer historical arc.

Holiday season looms as the next measurement point

The next verifiable milestone is the chart week that follows Sept. 14, 2026, which will determine whether "Choosin' Texas" extends to a 23rd week at No. 1 and becomes the outright record-holder. Billboard flags a separate dynamic for the holiday season, writing that "All I Want for Christmas Is You" "has topped the Hot 100 each Yuletide season since the classic 1994 carol initially led in 2019, and could add to its total in the holidays ahead." The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and sales data from full-service digital music retailers, a methodology both outlets cite as the basis for the rankings.

Other movement on this week's top 10

Outside the headline record, Billboard reports that Karol G's "BbY WOW," credited with Judeline and rusowsky, enters the Hot 100's top 10, jumping to No. 10. Pitchfork's lead focuses entirely on Langley's record-tying run and does not address the Karol G entry, so the additional top 10 movement is sourced solely from Billboard's Chart Beat column.