Taylor Swift's "Patient Zero" Debuts at No. 1, Ending Ella Langley's 24-Week Record Reign

Taylor Swift’s“Patient Zero”debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving her a 16th career chart-topper and her 10th No. 1 debut, which ties Drake for the most in chart history. The track opened with 34.5 million streams, 28.5 million radio impressions and 65,000 in sales, and the Swift-directed video premiered during the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.

The debut also ended one of the most impressive runs the Hot 100 has ever seen. Ella Langley’s“Choosin’Texas”had held No. 1 for 24 straight weeks since February, the longest reign in the chart’s history. That streak is now over.

Swift’s deluxe album“The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore”returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a 13th week, and its other new tracks,“Cleveland!,”“Babylon”and“Pink Clouding,”debuted at Nos. 3, 4 and 5. The album now holds a record 14 Hot 100 top 10s, and Swift’s career total of 74 top 10s is the most among women. Which of the new songs is your favorite?