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How Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' Became the Longest-Running No. 1 Hit of All Time
The country-pop crossover hit keeps drawing new listeners as more pop stations add it to rotation, Billboard said.
- On Tuesday, country artist Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' secured a 23rd week atop the Billboard Hot 100, officially surpassing Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' record of 22 weeks.
- The midtempo heartbreak track, released in October 2025, amassed 911 million on-demand streams in the U.S. and 1.26 billion globally as of mid-August, fueling Langley's meteoric rise.
- Musicologist Nate Sloan noted the song features 'shimmery disco grooves' and specific storytelling 'antithetical to what you usually expect from a big, hit pop song,' blending country with soul-inflected sounds.
- Drake recently teased a remix featuring Don Toliver that interpolates the chorus, while the track's cross-genre appeal solidified its place on global flagship playlists like 'Today's Top Hits.'
- Langley faces a busy autumn as the leading nominee for the upcoming CMA Awards, while continuing a sold-out 2026 tour following her sophomore album 'Dandelion' achieving a No. 1 debut.
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