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How Ella Langley's ‘Choosin' Texas' became the longest-running No. 1 hit of all time

Ella Langley 's "Choosin' Texas," a simmering, midtempo, country-and-then-some heartbreak song released last October, is indisputably 2026's biggest hit. 1 hit in the U.S., having spent 23 weeks at the top spot on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, it was announced Tuesday.

How Ella Langley's ‘Choosin' Texas' became the longest-running No. 1 hit of all time

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Ella Langley 's "Choosin' Texas," a simmering, midtempo, country-and-then-some heartbreak song released last October, is indisputably 2026's biggest hit.

Here's how huge 'Choosin' Texas' has become Luminate, the industry data and analytics company, found that "Choosin' Texas" brought in 911 million on-demand streams in the U.S.

1 hit in the U.S., having spent 23 weeks at the top spot on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, it was announced Tuesday.

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Ella Langley 's "Choosin' Texas," a simmering, midtempo, country-and-then-some heartbreak song released last October, is indisputably 2026's biggest hit. 1 hit in the U.S., having spent 23 weeks at the top spot on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, it was announced Tuesday. The song's laid-back sound, cross-genre appeal and heartache narrative are a few reasons why.

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  • Here's how huge 'Choosin' Texas' has become Luminate, the industry data and analytics company, found that "Choosin' Texas" brought in 911 million on-demand streams in the U.S.
  • Considering that Langley started 2023, around the time she made her Grand Ole Opry debut, with under 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify — and now boasts of over 32 million — her rise has been meteoric.

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"Choosin' Texas" is also the longest-running No. That means the track has surpassed various records set by Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)," Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" and most impressively, Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You." Her holiday classic held the previous record, with 22 weeks at No. Historically, country listenership has centered on radio play.

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