It happened: Ella’s “Texas” has taken the #Hot100 wks@No1 record. (I give Mariah 2 Christmases to get it back…)

Wanna know how + why? I offer my latest @slate.com #WhyIsThisSongNo1? column (slate.trib.al/Da3cHmt) or my chat w/Wesley Morris on @nytimes.com Cannonball: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/p...