Ella Langley's Choosin' Texas held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for a 27th week, holding off Michael Jackson's Thriller, according to a report by Gary Trust in Billboard. The Billboard report described the Langley single as extending its record No. 1 run, and it called the song a smash.
Billboard's summary also placed Jackson's Thriller at No. 2, a position where it reached "a new high" on the chart. The Billboard headline and summary both place the Jackson song directly behind Langley's single.
Fox News reported in its headline that Choosin' Texas extends its own record with 27 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Its summary said the run was "widening her already record-breaking lead even further," referring to Langley's place on the chart. The Fox News summary does not mention Jackson's song or its position.
Both reports agree on the length of the run, 27 weeks at No. 1, and both describe it as a record. Neither the titles nor the summaries name the earlier record holder or say when the run began, so this story does not report either point.
Billboard's byline credits Gary Trust, while the Fox News item has no author listed in the material provided. Both reports center on the Billboard Hot 100, the chart named in the Billboard title and in the Fox News headline.
Sources: Billboard: Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Holds Off Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ for 27th Week Atop Hot 100; Fox News: Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' extends its own record with 27 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.