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5 reasons why 'Choosin' Texas' is now the longest-running No. 1 hit of all time (opens the original)
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This week, for the 23rd time, country star Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" sits at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Those 23 nonconsecutive weeks are an all-time record, though the singer's hold on that mantle could well be brief: Langley snatches the record from the Queen of Christmas herself, Mariah Carey, whose 1994 standard "All I Want for Christmas Is You" hit its 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd week at No. 1 just this past December. There'll be plenty of questions to answer in the coming months,
Dolly Parton's music rises on the charts (opens the original)
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A week after her death, Dolly Parton's songs are hitting new heights on the Billboard charts. Stephen Thompson of NPR Music has more. STEPHEN THOMPSON, BYLINE: The three biggest chart hits of Dolly Parton's singing career all reenter this week's Billboard Hot 100. "Here You Come Again" and "Islands In The Stream" both land inside the top 50, and the former chart-topper "9 To 5" reenters the chart at No. 18. DOLLY PARTON: (Singing) Working 9 to 5. What a way to make a living. THOMPSON: But two mo
Katseye and Phoebe Bridgers have the two biggest albums in the country this week (opens the original)
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For the 19th week, country singer Ella Langley has the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, but there is a huge shake-up at the top of this week's albums chart. Stephen Thompson of NPR Music has more. STEPHEN THOMPSON, BYLINE: The K-pop influenced global girl group KATSEYE has its first-ever chart-topping album this week. "Wild" debuts at No. 1. KATSEYE: (Singing) Nobody knows you're out of control. But I see a side behind the closed doors. THOMPSON: Katseye was formed via a reality TV show and
K-pop group Stray Kids has the No. 1 album in the country (opens the original)
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A K-pop group has this week's No. 1 album in the U.S. It's made a habit of debuting at the top of the charts lately. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson has the story. STEPHEN THOMPSON, BYLINE: The biggest pop and hip-hop stars of the 21st century have racked up a ton of No. 1 albums - Taylor Swift, Drake and Jay-Z each have more than a dozen. But a newer act is catching up with them in a hurry. The K-pop boy band Stray Kids now has nine chart-topping albums, and those have all debuted at No. 1 within
Phoebe Bridgers' gorgeous ‘Lost Weekend' juggles grief and joy (opens the original)
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Phoebe Bridgers is your favorite pop star's favorite pop star. And she's just released a gorgeous new solo album, Lost Weekend. It's packed with guest stars including her boygenius bandmates, pop superproducer Jack Antonoff and her partner, Bo Burnham. The record's 16 songs are full of lore, lush sonic ideas, and quotable insights about love, sex, and death. But does Bridgers' long-awaited return make up for lost time?
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