Ranking the Longest-Running #1 Songs Ever

Overview

This video is a playful, opinionated ranking of the 11 longest-running songs that reached #1 for the most weeks. It’s sparked by the news that Ella Langley’s “Choosing Texas” recently topped the chart for 20 weeks.

The host debates whether staying at #1 the longest automatically makes a song the “best”, then ranks tracks mainly based on:

• Vocal performance
• Production
• Replay value
• Whether the song feels like an “actual song” or a “commercial product”

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Highlights from the Host’s Countdown / Rants

#11 (last place): “Tipsy” (bar/party song)

• The host sounds genuinely unimpressed, even annoyed by how obvious the lyrics are (the punchline: “everyone in the bar is drunk”).
• They joke that the song is basically stating what everyone already knows—because it’s a bar.

#10: Bruno Mars / Mark Ronson (“Uptown Funk” implied)

• Big praise for the bass line, energy, and party rhythm.
• The host emphasizes how impossible it is to sit still.
• They suggest it’s near the very top, implying it could be second place.

#1 (winner): Whitney Houston powerhouse

• The host calls it a vocal masterpiece.
• It’s described as originally recorded by Dolly Parton as a farewell, later transformed by Whitney Houston into one of the greatest vocal performances ever.
• The reaction is immediate—goosebumps—and they basically surrender to it being #1:

  “I give her first place. Sorry.”

“This feels like a product” critique (especially “Despacito”)

• “Despacito” gets downgraded because the host believes the Bieber remix success feels too perfectly engineered for charts.
• There’s also mockery that the vocalist apparently “forgot all the words.”
• Even though it’s catchy, the host argues it’s more of a cultural hit than a track you revisit often.

#8: Lil Nas X / Billy Ray Cyrus (“Old Town Road” implied)

• The host is surprised it lasted at #1 for 19 weeks, but credits it for being more characterful than “Despacito.”
• They highlight the banjo sample and an extremely sticky hook, praising the unique country-rap fusion.

#7: “As It Was” (Harry Styles)

• The host likes the minimalist synth moment, but admits they don’t feel strong attachment.
• It lands mid-low at seventh.

Ella Langley’s “Texas Hold ’Em” (separate from “Choosing Texas”)

• The host praises it as real country—from Texas—with sincere lyrics and a melody that makes you move immediately.
• They claim it deserves a top-5 spot and place it at #4.
• They also note UK chart success.
• They explicitly contrast it with “simplified” country hits, arguing this one doesn’t water down the sound.

Christmas song interlude: placed at #4, pushes Ella to #5

• The host reacts with excitement to a festive track (described like a modern Mariah Carey-style phenomenon: bells, polyphonies, growing tension).
• It’s treated like an addictive, long-term hit—almost a “money glitch”—with Mariah Carey used as the model for Christmas-song longevity.
• It’s placed #4, which forces Ella down to #5.

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Tone, Jokes, and Recurring Reactions

The host’s humor often comes from:

• Over-the-top physical reactions, like:
  • “can’t sit still”
  • goosebumps
• Annoyance at lyrics that feel too obvious or overly commercial
• Snappy asides and mockery of chart-engineered success (especially around Despacito)
• A meta-commentary about commenters (“don’t let him make ratings anymore”), which he dismisses while still encouraging viewers to argue their own rankings

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People Mentioned

• Ella Langley
• Bruno Mars
• Mark Ronson
• Whitney Houston
• Dolly Parton
• Harry Styles
• Justin Bieber
• Lil Nas X
• Billy Ray Cyrus
• Mariah Carey
• Black Eyed Peas (mentioned for the #11 era/vibe)
• Morgan Wallen (mentioned as a taste reference)