songs that – From Debby Boone’s “You Light Up My Life” to Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” only 49 songs have managed double-digit weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The record is held by Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” now at 22 weeks on top—again,
On Valentine’s Day, Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” returned to the top and then refused to disappear. The ballad about a boyfriend going back to his ex first summited the chart on February 14, 2026—and since then it has been atop the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 nonconsecutive weeks.
Langley’s milestone lands in a rare club. A small fraction of all No. 1 hits have ruled the Hot 100 for 10 weeks or more, and only 49 songs have reached that double-digit run. The Billboard Hot 100 is widely regarded as the definitive all-genre singles chart in the US. and since the chart launched in 1958. hundreds of tracks have hit No. 1. Far fewer have held it long enough to make the 10-week threshold.
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” sits at the very top of that history. It has now notched its 22nd week atop the chart. surpassing Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” for the longest domination in history. Carey’s holiday smash has cyclically returned to No. 1 each holiday season since 2019, and in December 2022 it returned to No. 1 again for its milestone 10th week.
The songs that have stayed at No. 1 for at least 10 weeks are listed below in the order they reached that milestone.
1. “You Light Up My Life” by Debby Boone — charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks. 2. “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John — charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks. 3. “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men — charted at No. 1 for 13 weeks. 4. “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston — charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks. 5. “I Swear” by All-4-One — charted at No. 1 for
11 weeks. 5. “I’ll Make Love to You” by Boyz II Men — charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks. 7. “One Sweet Day” by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men — released on November 14, 1995; charted at No. 1 for 16 weeks; it made Boyz II Men the first artist in history to earn double-digit weeks atop the chart with three different songs. 8. “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” by Los Del Rio —
charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks. 9. “Un-Break My Heart” by Toni Braxton — charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks. 10. “I’ll Be Missing You” by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 — released on May 23, 1997; charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks. 11. “Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight” by Elton John — charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks. 12. “The Boy Is
Mine” by Brandy and Monica — charted at No. 1 for 13 weeks. 13. “Smooth” by Santana featuring Rob Thomas — charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks. 14. “Maria Maria” by Santana featuring The Product G&B — charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks. 15. “Independent Women, Pt. 1” by Destiny’s Child — charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks. 16. “Foolish” by Ashanti — charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks. 17. “Dilemma”
by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland — charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks. 18. “Lose Yourself” by Eminem — charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks. 19. “Yeah!” by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris — charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks. 20. “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey — charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks. 21. “Gold Digger” by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx — charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks.
22. “Irreplaceable” by Beyonce — charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks. 23. “Low” by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain — charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks. 24. “Boom Boom Pow” by The Black Eyed Peas — charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks. 25. “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas — charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks. 26. “We Found Love” by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris — charted at No. 1
for 10 weeks. 27. “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell — charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks. 28. “Happy” by Pharrell Williams — charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks. 29. “Uptown Funk!” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars — charted at No. 1 for 14 weeks. 30. “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth — charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks. 31. “Hello” by Adele — released
in 2015; charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks. 32. “One Dance” by Drake featuring WizKid and Kyla — charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks. 33. “Closer” by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey — charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks. 34. “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran — charted at No. 1 for 12 weeks. 35. “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber — charted at No. 1 for 16 weeks.
36. “God’s Plan” by Drake — charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks. 37. “In My Feelings” by Drake — charted at No. 1 for 10 weeks. becoming Drake’s third entry on this list; Drake holds the record for the most solo songs with double-digit weeks atop the Hot 100. 37. “In My Feelings” by Drake — also holds the record for the most No. 1 song debuts in history. 38. “Old Town Road” by
Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus — after Lil Nas X recruited Billy Ray Cyrus for a remix. it dominated the Hot 100 for 19 weeks in 2019. the most ever for a collaboration; it became the fastest song in history to be certified diamond and won two Grammy Awards. 39. “The Box” by Roddy Ricch — released in 2019 and re-released as a single in 2020; charted at No. 1 for 11 weeks.
40. “Butter” by BTS — charted at No. 1 for 10 nonconsecutive weeks. 41. “Easy On Me” by Adele — charted at No. 1 for 10 nonconsecutive weeks, becoming Adele’s second song to reach the milestone. 42. “As It Was” by Harry Styles — released on March 31, 2022; charted at No. 1 for 15 nonconsecutive weeks in 2022, the longest reign ever for a British artist. 43. “All I Want for Christmas Is You”
by Mariah Carey — returned to No. 1 in December 2022 for its milestone 10th week on top of the chart; more than three decades after its release; the holiday hit became Carey’s third song to earn double-digit weeks atop the Hot 100. making her the third artist and first woman ever to achieve the feat thrice; in 2025. the song experienced another holiday-season surge. earning its 22nd total week at No. 1 and setting
a record for the longest reign in history. 44. “Last Night” by Morgan Wallen — charted at No. 1 for 16 nonconsecutive weeks in 2023, despite Morgan Wallen’s many controversies. 45. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey — charted at No. 1 for 19 nonconsecutive weeks in 2024, tying “Old Town Road” for the second-longest reign in history. 46. “Luther” by Kendrick Lamar with SZA — reached No. 1 on the chart dated March 1,
2025; released as track three on Kendrick Lamar’s album, “GNX,” and originally debuted at No. 3 on the Hot 100; shortly after Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show (which SZA joined to perform both “Luther” and their 2018 hit “All the Stars”). “Luther” rose to the top spot. where it remained for 13 consecutive weeks. 47. “Ordinary” by Alex Warren — reached No. 1 on the chart dated June 7. 2025; released as the lead single
from Alex Warren’s debut studio album. “You’ll Be Alright. Kid”; Warren performed the song on the “Love Is Blind” season eight reunion special. which boosted its streaming numbers; it later became a summertime radio hit. reaching No. 1 on the Hot 100 in June 2025. nearly four months after its release; “Ordinary” spent nine consecutive weeks atop the chart before rebounding for its milestone 10th in late August. 48. “The Fate of Ophelia” by Taylor
Swift — reached No. 1 on the chart dated October 18. 2025; released alongside Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album. “The Life of a Showgirl. ” and promoted as the lead single; the Shakespeare-inspired pop song debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 and remained atop the chart for eight consecutive weeks; after falling to lower positions during the 2025 holiday season. it returned to the summit for its ninth and 10th weeks in January
2026. surpassing “Anti-Hero” as Swift’s longest-leading hit to date. 49. “Choosin’ Texas” by Ella Langley — reached No. 1 on the chart dated February 14. 2026; has been atop the Hot 100 for 10 nonconsecutive weeks since Valentine’s Day. when the ballad about a boyfriend going back to his ex first summited the chart; originally released in October 2025 as the lead single off her second album. “Dandelion.”.
Langley’s run also comes with a rare crossover distinction: per Billboard, it’s one of just five songs to have stayed at No. 1 on the Hot 100 for 10 weeks and charted in the top five of the Hot Country chart.
The list ends where the story currently is—on top, again—showing how difficult it is to hold the same number through changing weeks, competing songs, and shifting listening habits.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 songs 10 weeks at No. 1 Mariah Carey All I Want for Christmas Is You Ella Langley Choosin' Texas Old Town Road A Bar Song (Tipsy) chart records