Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” continues at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a record-extending 27th week atop the chart.
The smash fends off a Halloween-sparked surge for Michael Jackson’s 1980s classic “Thriller,” which pounces to a new No. 2 Hot 100 peak.
As “Choosin’ Texas” furthers its reign, here’s an updated look at the longest-leading hits, ranked by most weeks spent at No. 1, since the Hot 100 began in August 1958:
- 27 weeks (to date), “Choosin’ Texas,” Ella Langley, 2026
- 22, “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
“Choosin’ Texas” first led the Hot 100 in February, on its way to setting multiple chart records.
Read on for details of the entire top 10 on this week’s Hot 100, including more about Jackson’s climb and a new No. 3 high for Tame Impala and JENNIE’s fellow Halloween-friendly hit, “Dracula.”
Notably, the three metrics that power the Hot 100 are paced by spook-tacular titles: “Thriller” tops the Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales charts, each for the first time, and “Dracula” holds at No. 1 on Radio Songs.
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 Nov. 14, 2026, will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Nov. 10. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. Plus, for all chart rules and explanations, click here.
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