Ella Langley Breaks #1 Song Record, Doja Cat Now Knows Who She Is, Drake Remix Appears Imminent

12:50 PM EDT on August 31, 2026

Ella Langley now has the longest-running non-Christmas #1 song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. Last week "Choosin' Texas," the crossover country smash from Langley's Dandelion, spent its 19th week atop the chart, pulling into a tie with Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus' "Old Town Road" and Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" for the most weeks at #1. This week, the song spends a record-breaking 20th week at #1, Billboard confirms.

"Choosin' Texas" first hit #1 in February and has dropped out of the #1 spot five times, only to return to the top every time. It has remained at #1 uninterrupted for the past 10 weeks. The only song with more weeks at #1 is Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You," with 22. In 2019, thanks to the rise of streaming, Carey's Christmas classic began spending several weeks per year at #1 during the holiday season. It will presumably add more weeks at #1 this December, but before then, "Choosin' Texas" might have the legs to reach or surpass that 22-week mark.

Langley's reign may be further boosted by a "Choosin' Texas" remix featuring Drake. Rumors of a collaboration between the two artists began to swirl last week when Drake showed up at Langley's show in Arkansas. During a DJ set last night, Drake played a snippet of his own vocals singing the "Choosin' Texas" melody, seemingly teasing a remix. Notably, when Drake dropped three albums simultaneously in May, "Choosin' Texas" was the only song that kept him from monopolizing the Hot 100 top 10.

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In related news, Doja Cat now knows who Langley is. During a recent appearance on the Sundae Conversations podcast, host Caleb Pressley asked Doja whether she was a Langley fan — an "Ella's fella," in Pressley's parlance — to which she responded, "I don't know what that is." Later, on her Twitch stream, Doja played "Choosin' Texas" and concluded, "Yeah, this is not my vibe, but she has a very pretty voice." She added, "If this is like #1 on the charts, it's 'cause people are like putting on their radios and shit. I'm sure it's, like, on the radio. I can see them playing this shit on the radio. I don't like it, but that's fine."

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Doja's Twitch stream is where all the best music journalism is happening these days; for instance, it's where she recently called Tyga a penis.

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