Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Ties for Longest Hot 100 Rule Among Non-Holiday Hits With 19th Week at No. 1

"Texas" equals the reigns of "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" and "Old Town Road."

Ella Langley at SXSW Conference on March 14, 2026, in Austin, Texas.

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Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” achieves a 19th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — tying for the longest run ever atop the chart among non-holiday songs. The smash first led 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: