Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Scores 16th Week at No. 1 on Hot 100, Country Takes Entire Top 5 for First Time

Langley's smash ties for the fourth-longest reign of all time.

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” claims a 16th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying for the fourth-longest command in the chart’s history.

The single, which first hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 in February, is one of only seven songs to have led for 16 weeks or more. Here’s an updated rundown, ranked by most weeks at No. 1, over the chart’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