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The Hits With the Most Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s ‘Hot’ Songs Charts: ‘You Say,’ ‘Choosin’ Texas’ & More

Ella Langley has the Hot 100 record with “Choosin’ Texas.” What about Billboard ’s other multimetric song surveys?

The Hits With the Most Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s ‘Hot’ Songs Charts: ‘You Say,’ ‘Choosin’ Texas’ & More

Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" has achieved an unprecedented feat by holding the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the most weeks, now totaling 24 weeks. The singer, who co-wrote the song with Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert and Joybeth Taylor, expressed her gratitude for the song's success on Instagram. Langley believes the song is transforming her life, her family's lives, and paving the way for a long-lasting career in music.

The Hot 100 chart has been tracking songs since August 4, 1958, with the Hot Country Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts following suit in October 1958. Other genre-specific charts, including Hot Latin Songs (October 1986), Hot Rap Songs (March 1989), Hot Christian Songs (October 2007), and Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (October 2014), have also been in existence for several decades.

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