Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" No. 1 on the Hot 100 for the 25th week

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” moves up one spot to land a record 25th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Here’s an updated look at the longest-running hits, ranked by number of weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100, since the chart began in August 1958:

25 weeks (to date), “Choosin’ Texas”, Ella Langley, 2026
22, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey, 2019-26
19, “A bar song (Tipsy)”, Shaboozey, 2024
19, “Old Town Road”, Lil Nas Billy Ray Cyrus, 2019
16, “Last Night”, Morgan Wallen, 2023
16, “Despacito”, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, 2017
16, “One Sweet Day”, Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, 1995-96

“Choosin’ Texas” initially topped the Hot 100 in February, on track to set several chart records.

Additionally, three songs crack the Hot 100’s top five: Tate McRae’s “Housewife” debuts at No. 2; Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan’s “Expectations” moves to 63-3, following the release of its remix adding Roan; and Zach Bryan’s “Lies,” featuring Lana Del Rey, opens at No. 4.

Read on for details on this week’s entire Hot 100 top 10.

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Broadcasts, circulation and sales of “Choosin Texas”
“Choosin’ Texas”, on SAWGOD/Columbia Records, and Triple Tigers promoted it to country radio, had 20 million official streams (up 1% week over week), 58.6 million radio audience impressions (essentially equal), and 4,000 sales (down 17%) in the United States from October 16-22.
The single goes from No. 1 to No. 4 after a record 26 weeks at the top of the streaming songs chart; holds second place on Radio Songs; and falls 2-5 after a record 19 weeks at the top of digital song sales.
“Choosin’ Texas” also topped the multi-metric Hot Country Songs chart for a 46th week, passing Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” from 2024 for the second-longest #1 run; Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line’s “Meant To Be” reigned for 50 weeks in 2017-2018.
Ella, lying
“Choosin’ Texas” records its seventh distinct stay at No. 1 on the Hot 100, previously topping the charts on February 14; March 7 and 21-28; April 11-25; from May 9 to 23; and from July 4 to October. 3. It extends its mark for the most distinct #1 executions on a single release cycle. (Overall, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” leads with eight climbs to No. 1 over the 2019-25 period.)
Further reflecting its longevity, between the first and last week at the top of the Hot 100 for “Choosin’ Texas”, nine other songs topped: Bad Bunny’s “DtMF”; “Opalite” by Taylor Swift; “I Just Could” by Bruno Mars; “Swimming” by BTS; “Drop Dead” by Olivia Rodrigo; “Janice STFU” by Drake; “I Hate That I Made You Love Me” by Ariana Grande; and Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew You” and “Patient Zero.”
Meanwhile, “Choosin’ Texas” (released just over a year ago, on October 17, 2025) reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart the same week it first reached the Hot 100 in February. Langley has since added four top 10s to the format, including three additional leaders from his album Dandelion: “Be Her”, “I Can’t Love You Anymore” with Morgan Wallen and “Loving Life Again”.
“Housewife” n°1 in streaming

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Tate McRae’s “Housewife” launches at No. 2 on the Hot 100 with 22.9 million streams, 12.7 million audiences and 4,000 sold in its first full week of tracking, following the song and its official video’s arrival on October 15. Additionally, she performed it on October 18 at the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
After describing the song as “a woman who can’t be contained”, McRae adds his fourth top 10 hit on the Hot 100 and his highest ranking as a lead artist. “Greedy” rose to No. 3 in January 2024; Morgan Wallen’s “What I Want”, on which she appears, premiered in its first week in May 2025; and “Tit for Tat” entered at its peak No. 3 last October.
“Housewife” debuts atop Streaming Songs, as McRae’s second No. 1 and first in a lead role, after “What I Want” led for six weeks.
Higher “expectations”

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Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan’s “Expectations” soars 63-3 on the Hot 100, following the Oct. 15 release of its remix and video, adding Roan. The song was originally released in June by Rodrigo as a solo album you look pretty sad for a girl so in love.
The title (all versions combined) totaled 18.2 million streams (+302%), 2.6 million radio audiences (compared to a negligible amount), 4,000 downloads sold (+465%) and 15,000 physical sales in the first week (on cassette, CD and 7-inch vinyl).
Rodrigo marks his 11th Hot 100 top 10 with “Expectations,” which previously peaked at No. 20 on its debut. This is his fifth top 10 you look pretty sad for a girl so in love – his first album to release so many – after “Drop Dead” (No. 1 for one week), “Stupid Song” (No. 3), “The Cure” (No. 5) and “Honeybee” (No. 9). She collected four top 10s for her first album, Sourin 2021.
Roan earns his fifth top 10 on the Hot 100, tying last year’s “The Subway” for his highest ranking.
Notably, Dan Nigro produced or co-produced each of Rodrigo and Roan’s top 10 Hot 100 hits, and co-wrote all but one (“Honeybee”, which Rodrigo solely wrote). Additionally, Roan opened for Rodrigo on the former’s Sour Tour and Guts World Tour.
Bryan and Del Rey make their debut

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Also new to the Hot 100’s top five, Zach Bryan’s “Lies,” featuring Lana Del Rey, enters at No. 4 with 19.6 million streams and 5,000 sold. It was released on October 16 on Bryan’s new eight-song set, Young manhood and other organs that can be donated.
Bryan achieves his fourth top 10 on the Hot 100 and Del Rey, her third; she equals her best placement, after her featured performance in Taylor Swift’s “Snow on the Beach” in 2022.
“Lies” also opened at No. 1 on digital song sales, where Bryan and Del Rey each lead for the first time.
Rest of the Top 10: “Zero” is 5 and above
Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” drops four spots to No. 5 after reigning in its first three weeks on the Hot 100. With 26,000 physical sales and 4,000 downloads, it’s the best-selling song of the week overall.
Stella Lefty’s “Boston” drops three spots (3-6) on the Hot 100, as does Morgan Wallen’s “Been by Now” (4-7), both having reached No. 2.
Tame Impala and JENNIE’s “Dracula” fall to No. 8 after peaking at No. 5 on the Hot 100. It tops the multi-metric Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for a 42nd week and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs for a 24th, as it leads Radio Songs for a sixth frame (63.2 million, down 1%).
ADÉLA’s “Nicole Kidman” moves to No. 9 after being ranked 6th on the Hot 100 and, rounding out the top 10, Olivia Rodrigo’s “Stupid Song” slips 8-10.