Ella Langley is getting closer to a major piece of Billboard history as her hit song “Choosin’ Texas” holds the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for an 18th week.
The country star’s first Hot 100 leader is now just one week away from tying the longest run at No. 1 among non-holiday songs in the chart’s history. The song first reached the top in February and has continued its long stay there through the latest chart week.
According to Billboard, only three songs have spent more time at No. 1 on the Hot 100. Mariah Carey’s holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” leads the all-time list with 22 weeks, while Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, each spent 19 weeks at the summit.
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That puts “Choosin’ Texas” alongside some of the biggest chart hits of the modern era. If it remains at No. 1 for another week, it will tie the 19-week record shared by Shaboozey and Lil Nas X for the longest command by a non-holiday song.
“Choosin’ Texas” posted strong numbers across streaming, radio and sales during the latest tracking period.
Billboard reported that the song earned 25 million official streams in the United States from Aug. 7 through Aug. 13, up 1% from the previous week. It also recorded 54.6 million radio airplay audience impressions and sold 8,000 copies.
The song’s success is not limited to the Hot 100.
Langley’s hit is spending its 18th week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart and its 15th week atop Digital Song Sales. It also remains at No. 6 on Radio Songs after previously reaching No. 4.
On the Hot Country Songs chart, “Choosin’ Texas” is even further into its historic run. The single has now led the multimetric country chart for 36 weeks. It is also spending an 11th week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Songs of the Summer chart.
The song first appeared on the Hot Country Songs chart in November 2025 and reached No. 1 about a month later. Its long run eventually pushed it past Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road,” which spent 34 weeks at No. 1.
Langley has also scored three No. 1 songs on the Country Airplay chart. “Choosin’ Texas” spent three weeks at the top, while “Be Her” held the position for four weeks. Her collaboration with Morgan Wallen, “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” also reached No. 1.
The latest chart milestone came after a busy weekend for Langley in Texas during her 2026 The Dandelion Tour.
She performed in Austin, Corpus Christi and Fort Worth and later shared photos and video from the shows on Instagram.
Her recent Texas posts also drew attention from Drake. The rapper commented, “Goated pen,” alongside a pen emoji, praising Langley’s songwriting.
The interaction came shortly after Langley shared a TikTok in which she lip-synched to Drake and Lil Wayne’s 2011 song “HYFR.”
@ellalangleymusic1 🤍
♬ HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right) – Drake
Langley’s chart success has continued during a busy year that also included the release of her second album, Dandelion.
For now, “Choosin’ Texas” stands at No. 1 as Langley continues her Dandelion Tour and adds to one of the biggest country music chart runs of 2026.
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