Only five songs by women and no male collaborators have led for 12 weeks or more all-time.
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” holds for a 12th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song’s latest history: The hit, which first led the Hot 100 in February, joins an elite 25 others over the chart’s archives, which dates to August 1958, that have reigned for a dozen weeks or more. Among songs by women with no male-billed acts, it’s one of just five, and the only one by an act known for primarily recording country music.
Here’s a rundown, ranked by most weeks at No. 1:
22 weeks (the overall record), “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey, 2019-26
