“Choosin’ Texas” sets the record for most weeks at No. 1 spot on Billboard 100 chart

 

If you haven’t been “Choosin’ Texas,” well, someone has. Country Singer Ella Langley’s two-steppin’ song recently set a new record for most weeks at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. The hit, currently in its 24th week at the top of the chart, unseated previous record holder Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You”—despite everyone online claiming they’ve never heard Langley’s song.

“Choosin’ Texas” was more of a slow burn. The song debuted last November at No. 39, and didn’t break the top 10 until January, eventually reaching No. 1 in February. It dropped from the top spot in May, but clawed its way back up in July, and has remained there ever since.

That’s a pretty big feat for a country artist: Between 2000 and 2023, only four country songs occupied the top spot. Two of them were Taylor Swift songs.

Is this a psyop? If you have no idea who or what is doing the song’s choosing, you’re not alone. Folks are developing a slew of theories as to how a song can get so popular despite so many people having never heard it. Unquestionably, the song is all over TikTok (though it’s not attached to a distinct trend). It’s also inspiring think pieces: Rolling Stone says if you’re unaware of it, it’s because of your anti-country bubble, CNN says it means the monoculture is for real dead this time, and Garbage Day considers that maybe the whole system is made up and the points don’t matter.—MM

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