Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Adds 21st Week at No. 1 Hot 100, Moves to Within One of Tying All-Time Record

"Choosin' Texas" is now one week shy of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" reign.

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” scores a 21st week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — moving to within one frame of potentially tying the longest run ever atop the chart. 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 spent at No. 1 on the Hot 100, since the chart began in August 1958:

22 weeks, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey, 2019-26

21, “Choosin’ Texas,” Ella Langley, 2026