Ella Langley's song "Choosin' Texas" dethroned Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" after 23 consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, ending the American singer's longest-running record.
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Mariah Carey held the record for longevity at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with her Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas Is You."
Even if she remains close to the throne, Mariah Carey is no longer the queen of listening. Choosin' Texas, a country ballad by singer Ella Langley, little known until then, took the record on Tuesday for the number of weeks at the top of Billboard magazine's American top 100.
Released last October, the song has been at the top of the ranking for twenty-three weeks, which includes streaming, radio and sales listening data, explains the publication, which draws its figures from the company Luminate.
An unbeatable piece dethroned
Ella Langley, 27, beats American legend Mariah Carey, holder of the previous record for many years with her unbeatable Christmas song, All I Want for Christmas Is You.

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