‘IT SOUNDS GOOD NEXT TO ALMOST ANYTHING’: HOW CHOOSIN’ TEXAS BECAME THE BIGGEST SONG OF THE YEAR

Ella Langley’s country single has spent 15 weeks as US number one thanks to its retro-modern sound, a viral misheard lyric – and a boost from the Ella Fellas This week, Ella Langley beat a chart record held by Whitney… The country singer’s Choosin’ Texas has now spent 15 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, making it the longest-running US No 1 by a female solo artist for a non-holiday single.

Culture | The Guardian reports that ella Langley’s country single has spent 15 weeks as US number one thanks to its retro-modern sound, a viral misheard lyric – and a boost from the Ella Fellas This week, Ella Langley beat a chart record held by Whitney…

The report adds: The country singer’s Choosin’ Texas has now spent 15 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, making it the longest-running US No 1 by a female solo artist for a non-holiday single.

The previous record holders, Houston’s I Will Always Love You and Carey’s We Belong Together, were bombastic pop events, the sort of unassailable hits that make sense as Hot 100 chartbusters.

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