Ella Langley has done the impossible. The rising country star just ousted the Queen of Christmas from the top of the charts.
The Alabama born-and-raised Langley has spent the past few months watching her newest album, Dandelion , take on a life of its own, rising up the charts and slowly turning her into a household name. Now, the singer-songwriter has done what was once unthinkable: She toppled the one and only Mariah Carey in the record books.
After 23 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, Langley's earworm "Choosin' Texas" just took the title as the longest-running single, taking the spot from Carey's Yuletide hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You."
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The song, which was written by Langley along with Luke Dick, Joybeth Taylor, and none other than Miranda Lambert , debuted on the Billboard charts back on November 1, 2025, and has been on the rise ever since. Now, 23 weeks later, it is the record holder.
"I think this has been the biggest moment for me, where I've seen where fans can change your career. For so long, you're like, 'Alright, one song at a time, one record at a time.' But with this one song — and they've done i...