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Mariah Carey Has Some Catching Up To Do On The Charts — And It Could Take Years

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Newest development Sep 23, 2026 · 4 reportsElla Langley And Mariah Carey Both Reset The Same All-Time Record In The Same Year

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” passes Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” but the Hot 100 record could change hands again.

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  1. Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Breaks Mariah Carey’s All-Time Record For Weeks At No. 1

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    Ella Langley And Mariah Carey Both Reset The Same All-Time Record In The Same Year

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  1. Variety

    Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Finally Breaks Mariah Carey’s All-Time Record for Weeks at No. 1, Eclipsing ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ (opens Variety)

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    There’s no long tail like a “Choosin’ Texas” long tail. Ella Langley’s smash has just set the all-time record for the most weeks spent by a single at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: 23. That pushes it out of the tie it held last week with Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for […]

  2. Forbes

    Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Breaks Mariah Carey’s All-Time Record For Weeks At No. 1 (opens Forbes)

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    The megapopular “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was the previous Billboard record holder.

  3. Breitbart News

    Country Singer Ella Langley's 'Choosin’ Texas' Beats Mariah Carey’s Christmas Classic for Most Weeks at #1 on Billboard Chart (opens Breitbart News)

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    Country singer Ella Langley's hit song, "Choosin’ Texas," has officially broken the record the most weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after being atop the Billboard chart for 23 weeks.

  4. Deseret News

    Ella Langley just beat another record (opens Deseret News)

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    Ella Langley has been breaking records all summer and just broke another major record, previously held by Mariah Carey. Langley’s ballad “Choosin’ Texas” toppled the Billboard’s Hot 100 chart for a 23rd nonconsecutive week, beating out the record set by Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.

  5. Fox News

    Ella Langley says 'Choosin' Texas' success is 'changing my life' after her song breaks Mariah Carey's record (opens Fox News)

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    Ella Langley celebrated a career-defining milestone after “Choosin’ Texas" spent its 23rd week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

  6. New York Post

    Ella Langley speaks out after breaking Mariah Carey’s record for longest-running No. 1 of all time (opens New York Post)

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    Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has now spent 23 weeks atop the chart since Feb. 14, surpassing Carey’s 1994 hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

  7. The Daily Caller

    Country Star Dethrones Mariah Carey From Historic Top Spot (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    ‘Choosin’ Texas’ defeats record-holding hit ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’

  8. WFLA

    Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' is no longer the longest running No. 1 hit (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” a simmering, midtempo, country-and-then-some heartbreak song released last October, is indisputably 2026’s biggest hit.

  9. Forbes

    Ella Langley And Mariah Carey Both Reset The Same All-Time Record In The Same Year (opens Forbes)

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    Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” passes Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” for the longest No. 1 run in Hot 100 history.

  10. Forbes

    Mariah Carey Has Some Catching Up To Do On The Charts — And It Could Take Years (opens Forbes)

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    Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” passes Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” but the Hot 100 record could change hands again.

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