The Hits With the Most Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s ‘Hot’ Songs Charts: ‘You Say,’ ‘Choosin’ Texas’ & More
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Ella Langley has the Hot 100 record with “Choosin’ Texas.” What about Billboard ’s other multimetric song surveys?
Ella Langley ’s “Choosin’ Texas” is the newly minted record holder for the most weeks at No. 1 in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 , with its reign now up to 24 weeks .
“Just thank you so much. It’s changing my life, it’s changing the lives of the writers of this song,” Langley marveled Sept. 22 on Instagram about “Choosin’ Texas,” which she co-penned with Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert and Joybeth Taylor. “It’s changing the lives of my family and it is truly growing an atmosphere for something I’m gonna be able to do the rest of my life.”
What are the leaders on Billboard ’s other multimetric song surveys?
In addition to the Hot 100, Billboard publishes weekly “Hot”-named charts that measure songs’ U.S. streams, radio airplay and sales in genres covering Christian, country, dance, gospel, Latin, R&B/hip-hop and rock/alternative. Plus, the Holiday 100 does the same for festive songs during the holiday season each year.
Among those rankings, the Hot 100’s history dates to Aug. 4, 1958. Hot Country Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs became the respective genres’ singular listings in October 1958, following beginnings in various forms in the 1940s. Hot Latin Songs (October 1986) and Hot Rap Songs (March 1989) also trace back before this century (with all charts below having shared the Hot 100’s current methodology since October 2012).
Below, Billboard runs down the longest-leading hit on every “Hot”-branded songs chart (through rankings dated Oct. 3). In the cases of the top titles on Christian, country, dance/electronic, R&B/hip-hop and rock/alternative lists, songs’ crossover success at multiple radio formats helped them reach historic runs at No. 1.