A Traditional Country Song is Now The Longest-Running #1 (and addressing its criticisms)

It’s officially official. Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is now the longest-running #1 single in the all-genre Billboard 100 history—a history that goes back all the way to 1958. This week, the song spent its 23rd week at #1.
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