Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is not letting anyone past it. The country hit has spent a 14th non-consecutive week at No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and nothing on this week’s survey is budging it from the top of the leaderboard.
The streak is impressive, but it still has some ground to cover. Tones And I’s “Dance Monkey” holds the record for the ARIA Singles Chart with 24 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1. “Choosin’ Texas” will need to keep running if it wants to catch that mark.
The Run In The United States
The song has also gone the distance across the Pacific. On the Billboard Hot 100, “Choosin’ Texas” is scoring a 22nd week at No. 1, tying for the longest reign in that chart’s history. It matches Mariah Carey’s festive run with “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” The United States numbers add weight to the achievement. A 22-week run on the Billboard Hot 100 ties with Mariah Carey’s holiday classic, and that is a rare club.
One new title broke through on this week’s ARIA chart, published Friday, Sept. 18. Adéla’s “Nicole Kidman” (Capital/Universal) starts at No. 14, just one place behind the Slovak singer and songwriter’s other entry, “Ain’t In LA,” which moved up 15-13.
Tame Impala Holds Its Ground
The Australian contingent on the national singles survey is small but strong. Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker has two tracks in the top 40, and both are moving in opposite directions. “Loser” dropped 7-9, while “Dracula” climbed 26-21.
Both songs are from the band’s Deadbeat (Columbia/Sony) album.
Olivia Rodrigo’s Comeback
On the ARIA Albums Chart, Olivia Rodrigo’s You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love (Geffen/Universal) returned to No. 1 after a four-week break. That brings the album’s total to six non-consecutive weeks at the summit.
The chart also saw a major vinyl debut this week. Jack Gray, an Australian-born, Los Angeles-based artist and producer, sent his debut album Swimming In Jeans (Island/Universal) to No. 7, making it the week’s best-seller in Australia on vinyl.
Gray recorded the album across a 12-month period in studios around the world. He produced and performed almost the entire record himself, contributing drums, bass, guitar, synth and piano. After his Saturday performance at Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany, he joins In Color for tour dates in the United States and Canada.
New Entries Across The Board
Bonobo (Simon Green) drops in at No. 22 with Distance in Static (Ninja Tune/Inertia), his eighth album. Jhené Aiko’s Westside Whimsy lands at No. 42 via Def Jam/Universal, and homegrown folk artist Mietta’s When The Water Stills arrives at No. 49 via GYRO.
Here is the full picture of the week’s new entries:
- Jack Gray’s Swimming In Jeans (No. 7)
- Adéla’s “Nicole Kidman” (No. 14)
- Bonobo’s Distance in Static (No. 22)
- Jhené Aiko’s Westside Whimsy (No. 42)
- Mietta’s When The Water Stills (No. 49)
What This Means For “Choosin’ Texas”
The chart situation is simple: “Choosin’ Texas” is the only title that matters this week. Everything else is new, and none of the newcomers came close to unseating it.
A 14th week at No. 1 is a long run, and it has done it without a single consecutive week.
But the record is still out there. “Dance Monkey” has 24 weeks, and “Choosin’ Texas” would need to match or beat that to claim the crown.
For now, the song keeps its place, and the rest of the chart moves around it.
This week’s ARIA survey shows a chart with one anchor and a handful of fresh faces. “Choosin’ Texas” remains the story, and Jack Gray’s Swimming In Jeans is the standout arrival.
Source material: “Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Notches 14th Week Atop ARIA Chart,” Billboard.
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