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Ella Langley speaks out after breaking Mariah Carey’s record for longest-running No. 1 of all time

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Silverstein, A. (2026, September 23). Ella Langley speaks out after breaking Mariah Carey’s record for longest-running No. 1 of all time. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/09/23/entertainment/ella-langley-speaks-out-after-choosin-texas-breaks-mariah-careys-record-for-longest-running-no-1-of-all-time/

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Ella Langley, a 27-year-old country singer, broke Mariah Carey’s record for the longest-running No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 with her hit “Choosin’ Texas,” which has spent 23 weeks at the top of the chart since February. In an Instagram video posted from her poolside, Langley expressed her shock and gratitude to her fans, noting that she was waiting for someone to tell her it was a prank. The song has been on the Hot 100 for 48 weeks in total and continues to perform well across various charts.

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Ella Langley's country hit "Choosin' Texas" broke Mariah Carey's long-standing record by spending 23 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing the previous record of 22 weeks held by "All I Want for Christmas Is You." The song, released in October last year as part of Langley’s album Dandelion and co-written with Miranda Lambert among others, gained widespread popularity. Langley expressed her surprise at the track's success, noting it has transformed her career beyond what she ever imagined possible. She celebrated on social media, acknowledging that fans have played a crucial role in propelling the song to historic heights, while also expressing disbelief about the milestone achievement feeling surreal and almost unbelievable.

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“While both articles describe Ella Langley breaking Mariah Carey's record with 'Choosin’ Texas', Article A reports on the historical chart achievement, whereas Article B focuses on Langley's reaction after the fact.”

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Ella Langley credited her hit song “Choosin’ Texas” for “changing her life” after she broke Mariah Carey’s record for the longest run at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. asserted

she → credit → Hot

“I’m genuinely trying to find the words to help explain what’s going on in my brain today,” Langley, 27, said on Tuesday in an Instagram video posted from beside her pool just hours after the record was announced. asserted

record → try → pool

“Choosin’ Texas” has spent 23 weeks atop the chart since February, surpassing Carey’s 1994 hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which held the record at 22 weeks, accumulated across the holiday seasons from 2019 through 2026. asserted

which → spend → 2026

I don’t even know what to say at this point. asserted

I → know → point

I’m running out of hyperboles to describe how I feel, so I will just let my dog in the background show you his excitement,” Langley continued. asserted

Langley → run → excitement

The country star joked she was waiting to be pranked. asserted

she → joke → ?

“It’s changing my life. asserted

It → change → life

It’s changing the lives of the writers of this song. asserted

It → change → song

It’s changing the lives of my family and it is truly growing in atmosphere for something I’m going to be able to do for the rest of my life,” she said. asserted

she → change → life

“It doesn’t feel like a real thing. asserted

It → feel → thing

It feels fake and somebody is going to come and say, ‘Haha, we’re kidding the whole time.’ asserted

we → feel → ?

” “I’m going to go out and celebrate tonight and I’m really excited to just experience a moment like this in my life,” she added. asserted

she → go → life

“Choosin’ Texas” debuted on the Hot 100 in November 2025 and became Langley’s first top 10 hit in January before reaching No. 1 in February. asserted

Choosin → Choosin → February

The song has now spent 48 weeks on the chart overall, Billboard reported. asserted

Billboard → spend → chart

The Hot 100 combines US streaming, radio airplay and sales data across all genres. asserted

Hot → combine → genres

The song, which Langley co-wrote alongside Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert and Joybeth Taylor, collected 21.8 million official streams in the latest tracking week, down 9 percent from the previous week, while its radio audience rose 2 percent to 58.3 million impressions. asserted

audience → co → impressions

But Langley’s record could face a challenge from Carey when Christmas arrives. uncertain

Christmas → face → Carey

“All I Want for Christmas Is You,” released in 1994, has returned to No. 1 during the holiday season every year since it first topped the Hot 100 in 2019. asserted

it → want → 2019

The closest songs to Langley and Carey on the all-time Hot 100 leaderboard are Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” from 2024 and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, from 2019, which each spent 19 weeks at No. 1. asserted

which → feature → .

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