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Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ extends its own record with 27 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has extended its record run at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 to 27 weeks. The achievement follows its earlier record-breaking stretch and underlines the song’s sustained popularity.
The track reached 22 weeks at number one, tying Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You”, then set a new record at 23 weeks. Langley, 27, has also recently completed a tour and is due to release “Here Then We’re Gone”, recorded for a new Hunger Games film, on Friday.
In short
- “Choosin’ Texas” has topped the Hot 100 for 27 weeks.
- It previously surpassed Mariah Carey’s 22-week record.
- Langley’s Hunger Games song is due Friday.
Explained simply
The Billboard Hot 100 is a US chart that ranks songs by measures including streams, radio play and sales. A song’s time at number one shows how long it has remained ahead of other tracks under the chart’s rules.
Ella Langley is a country singer whose song “Choosin’ Texas” has spent longer at the top than any other track in the chart’s history. Its run first matched the previous record, held by Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You”, before moving past it.