Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Moves Closer to More Hot 100 History With 18th Week at No. 1

Ella Langley ’s “Choosin’ Texas” notches an 18th week at No.

1 on the Billboard Hot 100 , moving to within a week of potentially tying for the longest command among non-holiday songs in the survey’s history.

The smash first led the list in February and has already set multiple chart records .

Here’s an updated look at the longest-leading hits, ranked by most weeks at No.

1, over the Hot 100’s archives, which date to August 1958: 22 weeks, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey, 2019-26 19, “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey, 2024 19, “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X feat.

Billy Ray Cyrus, 2019 18, “Choosin’ Texas,” Ella Langley, 2026 16, “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen, 2023 16, “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat.

Justin Bieber, 2017 16, “One Sweet Day,” Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, 1995-96 Meanwhile, country music continues its strong showing even beyond “Choosin’ Texas,” as the genre takes four of the chart’s top five spots.

Read on for details of the entire top 10 on this week’s Hot 100.

The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations.

All charts dated Aug.

22, 2026, will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, Aug.

18.

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