Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” notches an 18th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, moving to within a week of potentially tying for the longest command among non-holiday songs in the survey’s history. The smash first led the list 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:
- 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
- 18, “Choosin’ Texas,” Ella Langley, 2026
- 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
Meanwhile, country music continues its strong showing even beyond “Choosin’ Texas,” as the genre takes four of the chart’s top five spots.
Read on for details of the entire top 10 on this week’s Hot 100.
The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts dated Aug. 22, 2026, will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, Aug. 18. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X and Instagram. Plus, for all chart rules and explanations, click here.
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