Texas, Ella Langley and Billboard singles

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"Choosin' Texas" Breaks Record For Longest-Running No. 1 Pop Single
UPDATED, 10:02 AM: All Mariah Carey’s wants for Christmas this year is her record back. Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has become the all-time Hot 100 champion with a 23rd week atop the Billboard singles chart, breaking the tie with Carey’s holiday ditty. The latter’s 22 weeks at the summit took multiple chart-year runs, making the […]

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How Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' Became the Longest-Running No. 1 Hit of All Time
Ella Langley breaks Billboard Hot 100 record with 'Choosin' Texas'
How Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ became the longest-running No. 1 hit of all time
NEW YORK — Ella Langley ’s “Choosin’ Texas,” a simmering, midtempo, country-and-then-some heartbreak song released last October, is indisputably 2026’s biggest hit.

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Ella Langley’s Record-Breaking No. 1 Is Only Part Of Her Historic Week
Ella Langley Officially Dethrones Mariah Carey to Become Longest-Running Billboard Hot 100 Hit of All Time
Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ sets record with 23rd week at No. 1
Luminate, the industry data and analytics company, found that “Choosin’ Texas” brought in 911 million on-demand streams in the U.S. and 1.26 billion globally as of mid-August, The Associated Press rep...

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Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Breaks Mariah Carey’s All-Time Record For Weeks At No. 1
Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Breaks All-Time Hot 100 Record With 23rd Week at No. 1

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