**Stella Lefty’s “Boston” holds the strongest position among challengers for the Billboard Hot 100’s No. 2 spot the week of September 12, backed by sustained streaming gains, multi-format radio airplay, and crossover momentum that has kept it in the top five for weeks amid Ella Langley’s prolonged dominance at No. 1 with “Choosin’ Texas.”** Traders see a tight race because several established tracks—including Taylor Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew You,” Morgan Wallen’s “Been By Now,” and additional Langley cuts like “Be Her”—maintain solid but not overwhelming chart metrics, while catalog plays such as Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” and “Jolene” or Ariana Grande’s “hate that i made you love me” sit further back with lower implied probabilities. The wide spread across many options reflects ongoing volatility in streaming and sales data this late in the tracking period, with no single release expected to surge dramatically before the chart locks. Key differentiators remain radio reach and consistent consumption patterns rather than a single breakout event.