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
- 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
Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has topped the Hot 100 each Yuletide season since the festive 1994 anthem initially led at last, and could add to its total in the holidays ahead.
Read on for details of the entire top 10 on this week’s Hot 100.
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