Choosin’ Texas unseats All I Want for Christmas as longest-running No 1 song on Billboard Hot 100
Ella Langley performs at CMA Fest on 4 June 2026. Photograph: Connie Chornuk/Disney/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenElla Langley performs at CMA Fest on 4 June 2026. Co-written by Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick and Joybeth Taylor, the heartbreak track’s success has been described by Langley as “surreal”.“I think this has been the biggest moment for me, where I’ve seen where fans can change your career.
- ▪Ella Langley performs at CMA Fest on 4 June 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Connie Chornuk/Disney/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenElla Langley performs at CMA Fest on 4 June 2026.
- ▪Co-written by Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick and Joybeth Taylor, the heartbreak track’s success has been described by Langley as “surreal”.“I think this has been the biggest moment for me, where I’ve seen where fans can change your career.
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Ella Langley performs at CMA Fest on 4 June 2026. Photograph: Connie Chornuk/Disney/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenElla Langley performs at CMA Fest on 4 June 2026. Photograph: Connie Chornuk/Disney/Getty ImagesMusicChoosin’ Texas unseats All I Want for Christmas as longest-running No 1 song on Billboard Hot 100Ella Langley’s record-breaking song has spent 23 weeks at the top, surpassing Mariah Carey’s holiday anthemMaya YangTue 22 Sep 2026 15.45 EDTLast modified on Tue 22 Sep 2026 15.57 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleElla Langley’s hit song Choosin’ Texas has made Billboard Hot 100 history, spending 23 weeks on the chart and breaking the record for the longest-running No 1 song in the chart’s 68-year old history.The track, which was released last October as the lead single on…
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