RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 2 sourcesElla Langley ’s “Choosin’ Texas” claims a 16th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 , tying for the fourth-longest command in the chart’s history.
The single, which first hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 in February, is one of only seven songs to have led for 16 weeks or more. Here’s an updated rundown, ranked by most weeks at No. 1, over the chart’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
16, “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 songs monopolize the Hot 100’s entire top five for the first time ever, thanks to hits by Langley, Morgan Wallen — who debuts at No. 2 with his new single, “Been by Now” — a duet by the pair, Taylor Swift and Stella Lefty, adding to the records being rewritten by the genre.
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. 8, 2026, will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Aug. 4. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. Plus, for all chart rules and explanations, click here .
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