Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' 10th week

Billboard reported on May 18 that Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” spent a 10th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, extending one of 2026’s biggest chart runs. The trade publication said only a small share of songs to top the Hot 100 over its 67-year history have reached double-digit weeks at No. 1. (billboard.com) Billboard also said the milestone is especially rare for a country song. In the same weekly chart update, Bruno Mars’ “Risk It All” re-entered the top 10 at No. 8 after previously peaking at No. 4 in March. (whiskeyriff.com) ### How unusual is a 10-week No. 1 on the Hot 100? Billboard said “Choosin’ Texas” has now reached a benchmark hit by only 4% of all No. 1 songs in the chart’s archives. (billboard.com) That puts Langley’s single in a small group of long-running chart leaders across all genres, not just within country. The song first reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 in early February, when Billboard said it became Langley’s first leader on the all-genre chart. Billboard later described the single as a rare female country No. 1 without an obvious pop crossover setup or accompanying featured act. (billboard.com) ### What record does Whiskey Riff say Langley has set? Whiskey Riff reported on May 18 that the 10th week at No. 1 extended Langley’s record as the longest-running female country artist at the top of the Hot 100. The outlet had already reported in March that “Choosin’ Texas” moved past Taylor Swift’s three-week run with “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” (billboard.com) Whiskey Riff also said Langley is the only woman in country music to have a song at No. 1 simultaneously on the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay. In separate recent chart coverage, the outlet said Langley has also held the top two songs in the United States with “Choosin’ Texas” and “Be Her,” a feat it described as unprecedented for a country artist over more than one week. (billboard.com) ### When did “Choosin’ Texas” become a broader chart story? February 9 was the date Billboard published its report that “Choosin’ Texas” had climbed to No. 1 on the Hot 100. That report said the song gave Langley her first leader on the chart. (whiskeyriff.com) March 26 was the date Billboard framed the single as having halted a “revolving door” at No. 1, after a period of rapid turnover atop the Hot 100. By then, the song had already become a sustained chart presence rather than a one-week crossover spike. ### What else moved in this week’s top 10? (whiskeyriff.com) Bruno Mars was the other notable mover in Billboard’s May 18 Hot 100 report. Billboard said “Risk It All” climbed 15-8 to return to the top 10. March 9 was the date Billboard reported that “Risk It All” had launched at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, tied to Mars’ album “The Romantic,” which also opened atop the Billboard 200. (billboard.com) Billboard’s latest Hot 100 note shows the song still gaining U.S. traction even after its initial March peak. ### Where does the story go from here? Billboard’s next Hot 100 chart update will show whether Langley can push “Choosin’ Texas” beyond 10 weeks at No. 1 and whether Mars can keep “Risk It All” inside the top 10. (billboard.com) The current benchmark, as of Billboard’s May 18 report, is Langley at No. 1 and Mars at No. 8. (billboard.com 1) (billboard.com 2)