Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” notches an 18th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, moving to within a week of potentially tying for the longest command among non-holiday songs in the survey’s history. The smash first led the list in February and has already set multiple chart records.
Here’s an updated look at the longest-leading hits, ranked by most weeks at No. 1, over the Hot 100’s archives, which date to August 1958:
- 22 weeks, “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
- 18, “Choosin’ Texas,” Ella Langley, 2026
- 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
Meanwhile, country music continues its strong showing even beyond “Choosin’ Texas,” as the genre takes four of the chart’s top five spots.
Read on for details of the entire top 10 on this week’s Hot 100.
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‘Choosin’ Texas’ Streams, Airplay & Sales
“Choosin’ Texas,” on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, with Triple Tigers having promoted it to country radio, totaled 25 million official streams (up 1% week over week), 54.6 million radio airplay audience impressions (essentially even) and 8,000 sold (down 14%) in the United States Aug. 7-13.
Langley’s first Hot 100 leader holds for an 18th week at No. 1 on Streaming Songs and a 15th week atop Digital Song Sales and keeps at No. 6, after reaching No. 4, on Radio Songs.
“Choosin’ Texas” also dominates the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart for a 36th week and the Songs of the Summer chart for an 11th week.
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Country Claims Top 4
Below “Choosin’ Texas” at No. 1 on the Hot 100, Taylor Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew You” rebounds 5-2 after it spent its first two weeks on the chart at No. 1 in June; Morgan Wallen’s “Been by Now” holds at No. 3, two weeks after it debuted at No. 2; and Stella Lefty’s “Boston” rolls 6-4 after reaching No. 3.
Country adds another dominant week, two weeks after the genre monopolized the entire top five on the Hot 100 for the first time. Of the 11 weeks all-time with country songs at either Nos. 1-3, 1-4 or 1-5, all have occurred since August 2023, powered, in part, by country’s growth in streaming, among other factors.
Notably, pop and R&B/hip-hop have more commonly held sway throughout the Hot 100’s top five. For eight straight weeks last October-December, pop songs controlled the tier, a run that began when Swift took the top five (and 12) in the debut chart week for her album The Life of a Showgirl. The streak also included hits by HUNTR/X, Alex Warren, Olivia Dean and Mariah Carey.
Similarly, R&B/hip-hop last ruled the region on the Hot 100 dated Dec. 7, 2024, all thanks to debuts from Kendrick Lamar’s album GNX.
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Rest of Top 10: More ‘Love’ Than ‘Hate’
Elsewhere in the Hot 100’s top 10, Ariana Grande’s “Hate That I Made You Love Me” falls 2-5 after it led in its debut week in June.
Wallen and Langley’s “I Can’t Love You Anymore” rises 7-6 on the Hot 100 after reaching No. 4.
Olivia Dean’s “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” lifts 9-7 on the Hot 100, after hitting No. 5, and her “Man I Need” rebounds 11-9, after peaking at No. 2.
Tame Impala and JENNIE’s “Dracula” hovers at No. 8 after reaching No. 5 on the Hot 100. It tops the multimetric Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for a 32nd week and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs for a 14th week.
Plus, Langley’s “Be Her” is steady at No. 10 on the Hot 100, after reaching No. 2.
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