Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has officially made Billboard Hot 100 history. As of the Oct. 31, 2026 chart, the song has spent 25 weeks at No. 1, the longest reign since the chart launched in August 1958. It passed Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which has accumulated 22 weeks on top across holiday seasons since December 2019.

 

The timeline is wild. “Choosin’ Texas” first reached No. 1 on the Feb. 14, 2026 chart, tied the 20-week mark for longest-leading non-holiday hit on Sept. 5, then kept right on going. Long reigns are rare air: only about 4% of all Hot 100 No. 1s have managed 10 or more weeks at the top, a list that includes Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You,” Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road,” Adele’s “Easy on Me,” Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men and Drake each have three double-digit No. 1s, and Santana was the first act with back-to-back singles that each topped the chart for 10-plus weeks.

Langley told Billboard News the run “feels surreal” and called it the biggest moment of her career, crediting fans for changing her trajectory. The milestone also lands as country continues its takeover of the pop chart. So now we need your vote: is “Choosin’ Texas” the biggest song of all time, or does the streaming era change how we should read this record?