{"id":50441,"date":"2026-09-01T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=50441"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:45:16","slug":"choosin-texas-is-the-longest-leading-non-holiday-song-in-billboard-hot-100-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/09\/choosin-texas-is-the-longest-leading-non-holiday-song-in-billboard-hot-100-history\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221; Make Billboard Hot 100 History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ella Langley&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a 20th week.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s\u00a0officially\u00a0the longest-leading non-holiday song in history. It&#8217;s second only to\u00a0<strong>Mariah Carey&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;All I Want for Christmas Is You&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>, which leads with 22 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DctoF3KRxkE\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p>Also on the Hot 100,\u00a0<strong>Dolly Parton&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;Jolene&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;I Will Always Love You&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0entered the Top 40 for the\u00a0first time.\u00a0 This brings Dolly to 10 career Top 40 Hot 100 hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drake seems to be\u00a0teasing\u00a0a possible collab with Ella.\u00a0 This weekend he played a &#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221; remix at a nightclub.<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dcsd5OYpPHx\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ella Langley&#8217;s\u00a0&#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221;\u00a0is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a 20th week.\u00a0 It&#8217;s\u00a0officially\u00a0the longest-leading non-holiday song in history. 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