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Ella Langley Ties Mariah Carey With 22nd Week at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

Her song Choosin’ Texas matches the all-time record, while her album Dandelion also returns to number one on the Billboard 200.

6 publishers · 15 articles · first seen 11 Sept 2026 · updated 42d ago

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How the odds moved · Will Morgan Wallen be the Billboard #1 top artist in 2026?
0%50%100%84%14 Sept, 17:10 UTCnowBillboard: Chart Rewind: In 2006, Tracy Lawrence & ‘Friends’ Began Their Ride to No. 1 · 16 Sept, 14:31 UTCStereogum: Drake Debuts “Choosin’ Texas” Remake And More New Music In FOMO Short Film · 16 Sept, 13:05 UTCBillboard: Ella Langley, Adéla, Beyoncé & More: Highlights of This Week’s Billboard Charts · 15 Sept, 17:03 UTCBillboard: Ella Langley Has a 2-Word, 2-Emoji Reaction to Tying Mariah Carey’s Hot 100 Record · 14 Sept, 20:23 UTCBillboard: Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown for Sept. 19, 2026 | Billboard News · 14 Sept, 18:33 UTCPitchfork: Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Ties Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 · 14 Sept, 17:20 UTC

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The story so far

6 publishers have covered this in 15 articles since 11 Sept 2026. Billboard published first, on 11 September at 17:55 UTC; South China Morning Post followed 28h 04m later. The most recent article, from Billboard, appeared on 16 September at 14:31 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), Billboard, South China Morning Post, Stereogum, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Will Morgan Wallen be the Billboard #1 top artist in 2026? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. BillboardElla Langley’s ‘Dandelion’ Becomes First Album by a Woman This Decade With 4 Country Airplay Top 10s—
  2. BillboardHow Much Money Has Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Generated?—
  3. BillboardElla Langley’s Dandelion Tour 2026: Here’s Where to Buy Last-Minute Concert Tickets Online—
  4. South China Morning PostMeet ‘Choosin’ Texas’ singer Ella Langley’s parents, Jason and Heather Langley—
  5. BillboardElla Langley’s ‘Dandelion’ Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart—
  6. VarietyElla Langley’s ‘Dandelion’ Album Returns to No. 1 Spot on Billboard 200 for First Time in Four Months, So ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Won’t Get Lonely at the Top—
  7. BillboardElla Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Ties All-Time Hot 100 Record With 22nd Week at No. 1—
  8. StereogumElla Langley Ties Mariah Carey For Longest-Running #1 Hit Of All Time—
  9. Rolling StoneElla Langley Is Coming for Christmas: ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Ties Mariah Carey—
  10. PitchforkElla Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Ties Record for Most Weeks at No. 184%
  11. Show 5 later sources
    1. BillboardBillboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown for Sept. 19, 2026 | Billboard News84%
    2. BillboardElla Langley Has a 2-Word, 2-Emoji Reaction to Tying Mariah Carey’s Hot 100 Record84%
    3. BillboardElla Langley, Adéla, Beyoncé & More: Highlights of This Week’s Billboard Charts84%
    4. StereogumDrake Debuts “Choosin’ Texas” Remake And More New Music In FOMO Short Film75%▼8 points since the previous source
    5. BillboardChart Rewind: In 2006, Tracy Lawrence & ‘Friends’ Began Their Ride to No. 175%
  12. Current odds84%

Sources

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

  1. Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion’ Album Returns to No. 1 Spot on Billboard 200 for First Time in Four Months, So ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Won’t Get Lonely at the Top Variety ·
  2. Chart Rewind: In 2006, Tracy Lawrence & ‘Friends’ Began Their Ride to No. 1 Billboard
  3. Drake Debuts “Choosin’ Texas” Remake And More New Music In FOMO Short Film Stereogum
  4. Ella Langley, Adéla, Beyoncé & More: Highlights of This Week’s Billboard Charts Billboard
  5. Ella Langley Has a 2-Word, 2-Emoji Reaction to Tying Mariah Carey’s Hot 100 Record Billboard
  6. Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown for Sept. 19, 2026 | Billboard News Billboard
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  1. Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Ties Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 Pitchfork
  2. Ella Langley Is Coming for Christmas: ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Ties Mariah Carey Rolling Stone
  3. Ella Langley Ties Mariah Carey For Longest-Running #1 Hit Of All Time Stereogum
  4. Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Ties All-Time Hot 100 Record With 22nd Week at No. 1 Billboard
  5. Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion’ Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart Billboard
  6. Meet ‘Choosin’ Texas’ singer Ella Langley’s parents, Jason and Heather Langley South China Morning Post
  7. Ella Langley’s Dandelion Tour 2026: Here’s Where to Buy Last-Minute Concert Tickets Online Billboard
  8. How Much Money Has Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Generated? Billboard
  9. Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion’ Becomes First Album by a Woman This Decade With 4 Country Airplay Top 10s Billboard

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