Choosin’ Texas has already proved a slow-burning smash in the UK. After first entering the Official Singles Chart in January, the track has climbed as high as Number 3 and spent 10 weeks inside the Top 10 to date.
Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Landmark 20th Week at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100It's now solely the longest-leading non-holiday hit by a woman with no co-billed acts.
Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You holds the overall record with 22 weeks at the top, which includes chart-topping runs over the past seven festive seasons.
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” collects a 20th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — surpassing two classic songs for yet more chart history.
The single, which first hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 in February, one-ups 14-week leaders “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey, from 2005, and “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston, in 1992-93, for the most weeks at No. 1 ever among non-holiday titles by women with no co-billed acts.
Considering the seasonal qualifier, “Choosin’ Texas” trails only Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” for the longest Hot 100 command among songs by only women.
Here’s an updated rundown, ranked by most weeks at No. 1, of the elite eight songs that have ruled the Hot 100 for 15 or more weeks 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
19, “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, 2019
16, “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen, 2023
16, “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, 2017
16, “One Sweet Day,” Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, 1995-96
15, “Choosin’ Texas,” Ella Langley, 2026
15, “As It Was,” Harry Styles, 2022
