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Ella Langley’s 'Choosin’ Texas' Breaks Billboard Hot 100 Record With 23 Weeks at No. 1

The song surpasses Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' to become the longest-running number one in chart history.

6 publishers · 6 articles · first seen 22 Sept 2026 · updated 52m ago

First reported by Billboard, 5 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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How the odds moved · Will “Choosin' Texas” by Ella Langley win Best Country at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards?
0%50%100%85%21 Sept, 08:38 UTCnowThe Hollywood Reporter: Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Is the Longest-Running Number One In Hot 100 History · 22 Sept, 16:25 UTCVariety: Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Finally Breaks Mariah Carey’s All-Time Record for Weeks at No. 1, Eclipsing ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ · 22 Sept, 15:50 UTCRolling Stone: Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Is Now the Most Popular Song in Billboard Chart History · 22 Sept, 16:19 UTCRSS: News: Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Breaks Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 · 22 Sept, 15:58 UTCConsequence: Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Breaks Hot 100 Record with 23rd Week at No. 1 · 22 Sept, 15:55 UTCBillboard: Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Breaks All-Time Hot 100 Record With 23rd Week at No. 1 · 22 Sept, 15:45 UTC

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Will “Choosin' Texas” by Ella Langley win Best Country at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. BillboardElla Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Breaks All-Time Hot 100 Record With 23rd Week at No. 184%
  2. VarietyElla Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Finally Breaks Mariah Carey’s All-Time Record for Weeks at No. 1, Eclipsing ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’84%
  3. ConsequenceElla Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Breaks Hot 100 Record with 23rd Week at No. 184%
  4. RSS: NewsElla Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Breaks Record for Most Weeks at No. 184%
  5. Rolling StoneElla Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Is Now the Most Popular Song in Billboard Chart History84%
  6. The Hollywood ReporterElla Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Is the Longest-Running Number One In Hot 100 History84%
  7. Current odds85%

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Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Is the Longest-Running Number One In Hot 100 History The Hollywood Reporter ·
  2. Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Finally Breaks Mariah Carey’s All-Time Record for Weeks at No. 1, Eclipsing ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Variety ·
  3. Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Is Now the Most Popular Song in Billboard Chart History Rolling Stone
  4. Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Breaks Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 RSS: News
  5. Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Breaks Hot 100 Record with 23rd Week at No. 1 Consequence
  6. Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Breaks All-Time Hot 100 Record With 23rd Week at No. 1 Billboard

In this story

  • Ella Langley
  • Mariah Carey
  • Billboard Hot 100