Taylor Swift ends Ella Langley’s record-breaking Hot 100 streak

See more of our coverage in your search results. Taylor Swift ended Ella Langley’s reign on the Billboard Hot 100. Swift’s single “Patient Zero” replaced Langley’s country hit “Choosin’ Texas” at the No. 1 spot on the list on Monday. “Choosin Texas,” which spent a historic 24 weeks leading the list, dropped to No. 2 to make room for “Patient Zero,” which came out on Sept. 25. Taylor Swift (seen here) took over Ella Langley’s top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. taylorswift/Instagram Swift’s “Patient Zero” replaced Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” which fell to No. 2, on Monday (Langley is pictured above performing at the 2025 Country Music Association Awards). Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for CMA Swift’s three other songs from “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore” — “Cleveland!”, “Babylon” and “Pink Clouding” — rounded out the top five. “Patient Zero” is Swift’s 16th song to reach the top spot on the Hot 100 chart. Her other No. 1 songs include “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “Shake It Off,” Bad Blood,” “Blank Space,” Anti-Hero,” “Cruel Summer,” and more. The pop star, 36, has the third-most No. 1s in Hot 100s history, after The Beatles (20) and Mariah Carey (19). Swift’s three other songs from “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,” rounded out the top five. (Swift is pictured above at the 2026 VMAs.) Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency / BACKGRID “Patient Zero” is Swift’s 16th song to reach the top spot on the list. taylorswift/instagram Langley, meanwhile, broke through on the Billboard Hot 100s list when her viral “Choosin’ Texas” single reached the top spot in February — and stayed there for the next 24 weeks. Thus, the song surpassed Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which spent 22 weeks atop the chart. After the historic achievement, Langley, 27, spoke out, gushing that she was speechless and couldn’t “find the words to help explain what’s going on in my brain today.” Langley (seen here) spent 24 weeks on the top of the Billboard Hot 100 thanks to “Choosin’ Texas.” Columbia Records Langley’s song surpassed Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which spent 22 weeks atop the chart. Getty Images Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily. Thanks for signing up! “Thank you so much. Thank you for loving this song. For listening to it. I don’t even know what to say at this point,” she told her followers in a Sept. 22 Instagram video. Days later, at her concert in Columbus, Ohio, Langley hit back at her haters for “picking on” her after she beat Carey’s record. “I don’t think I’ve ever had more opinions on myself in my life than I have in this last year,” she told the crowd, noting she’s been criticized for so many things including “the way I look, the way I speak, the way I dress.” Langley (seen above) celebrated her historic achievement in an Instagram video last month. Ella Langley / Instagram The singer (seen here at the 9th Annual Nashville Songwriter Awards) told her fans she was speechless and thanked them for their support. Getty Images Langley admitted that she doesn’t know if she’s “strong enough” to handle the public scrutiny, before pointing out that “the girl that they’re kind of picking on is the girl that got me where I’m sitting here today.” “So I’m going to tell you right now. I am proud of that girl that everybody seems to be picking on all the time,” she concluded. Community Guidelines Welcome to the Page Six Community! Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas in a safe space. In order to do so, we've created a simple set of rules that will improve your experience. Simply put, keep it civil. Your post will/might be rejected if it contains: Spam Insults, profanity, incoherent, obscene or inflammatory language and threats of any kind Attacks on the identity of other commenters or the article's author User accounts will/might be blocked if we notice: Continuous attempts to re-post comments that have been previously moderated/rejected Racist, sexist, or homophobic comments Attempts or tactics that put the site security at risk So, how can you be a power user? Stay on topic and share your passion. Feel free to elaborate to get your point across. 'Like' or 'Dislike' when you are filled with emotions! Protect your community. Use the report tool to alert us when someone breaks the rules. Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Don't forget, freedom of speech is not the freedom of reach!