{"id":163121,"date":"2025-12-01T19:17:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/163121\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T19:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:17:04","slug":"taylor-swifts-the-fate-of-ophelia-no-1-on-hot-100-for-eighth-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/163121\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018The Fate of Ophelia\u2019 No. 1 on Hot 100 for Eighth Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tTaylor Swift<\/a>\u2019s \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d rules the Billboard Hot 100<\/a> for an eighth week, tying \u201cAnti-Hero\u201d as her longest-leading hit.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d has been No. 1 in each of its weeks on the Hot 100 so far, dating to its mid-October debut; \u201cAnti-Hero\u201d began its reign upon its arrival in November 2022.<\/p>\n

\n\tElsewhere in the Hot 100\u2019s top 10, Mariah Carey<\/a>\u2019s \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You\u201d leads four festive holiday songs rising in the region, up from No. 8 to No. 5. It\u2019s joined by Wham!<\/a>\u2019s \u201cLast Christmas\u201d (11-6), Brenda Lee<\/a>\u2019s \u201cRockin\u2019 Around the Christmas Tree\u201d (13-7) and Bobby Helms<\/a>\u2019 \u201cJingle Bell Rock\u201d (14-8).<\/p>\n

\n\tPlus, Leon Thomas<\/a>\u2019 \u201cMutt,\u201d at No. 9 on the Hot 100, reaches No. 1 on the Radio Songs<\/a> chart.<\/p>\n

\n\tCheck out the full rundown of this week\u2019s Hot 100 top 10 below.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts (dated Dec. 6, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Dec. 2. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. Plus, for all chart rules and explanations, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tLuminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.<\/p>\n

\t\u2018Ophelia\u2019 Streams, Airplay & Sales<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d drew 21.6 million official streams (down 8% week-over-week) and 62.1 million radio airplay audience impressions (down 1%) and sold 25,000 (up 30%) in the United States Nov. 21-27.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe single adds a seventh week at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs<\/a> chart; rises 3-2 for a new high on Radio Songs; and rebounds a spot for a sixth week atop Digital Song Sales<\/a>. Helping its totals: its remix<\/a> with the Chainsmokers, released digitally Nov. 25.<\/p>\n

\tSwift No. 1 for 4 Fortnights \u2026<\/p>\n

\n\tAs \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d matches \u201cAnti-Hero\u201d for Swift\u2019s longest Hot 100 command, here\u2019s a recap of her signature<\/a> 13 No. 1s, ranked by most weeks at the summit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Fate of Ophelia,\u201d eight weeks at No. 1 to date, beginning Oct. 18, 2025<\/p>\n

\u201cAnti-Hero,\u201d eight weeks, beginning Nov. 5, 2022<\/p>\n

\u201cBlank Space,\u201d seven weeks, beginning Nov. 29, 2014<\/p>\n

\u201cCruel Summer,\u201d four weeks, beginning Oct. 28, 2023<\/p>\n

\u201cShake It Off,\u201d four weeks, beginning Sept. 6, 2014<\/p>\n

\u201cLook What You Made Me Do,\u201d three weeks, beginning Sept. 16, 2017<\/p>\n

\u201cWe Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,\u201d three weeks, beginning Sept. 1, 2012<\/p>\n

\u201cFortnight,\u201d feat. Post Malone, two weeks, beginning May 4, 2024<\/p>\n

\u201cIs It Over Now? (Taylor\u2019s Version) [From the Vault],\u201d one week, Nov. 11, 2023<\/p>\n

\u201cAll Too Well (Taylor\u2019s Version),\u201d one week, Nov. 27, 2021<\/p>\n

\u201cWillow,\u201d one week, Dec. 26, 2020<\/p>\n

\u201cCardigan,\u201d one week, Aug. 8, 2020<\/p>\n

\u201cBad Blood,\u201d feat. Kendrick Lamar, one week, June 6, 2015<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d and \u201cAnti-Hero\u201d contribute to Swift\u2019s eight No. 1s totaling 26 weeks on top in the 2020s \u2014 both the most among all artists this decade.<\/p>\n

\t\u2026 or 56 Sweet Days<\/p>\n

\n\tMeanwhile, \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d is the first song to spend its first eight weeks on the Hot 100 at No. 1 since Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s \u201cDrivers License\u201d did so starting in January 2021. No song has led longer from a debut since Drake\u2019s \u201cGod\u2019s Plan\u201d dominated for its first 11 weeks beginning in February 2018.<\/p>\n

\n\tOf the 86 hits that have debuted at No. 1<\/a> on the Hot 100, \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d is just the eighth to hold the spot for at least its first eight weeks. Here\u2019s a rundown of the elite songs to maintain the most such momentum from the start:<\/p>\n

First 16 weeks on the Hot 100 at No. 1: \u201cOne Sweet Day,\u201d Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, 1995-96<\/p>\n

First 14 weeks at No. 1: \u201cCandle in the Wind 1997\u201d\/\u201cSomething About the Way You Look Tonight,\u201d Elton John, 1997-98<\/p>\n

First 11 weeks at No. 1: \u201cGod\u2019s Plan,\u201d Drake, 2018<\/p>\n

First 11 weeks at No. 1: \u201cI\u2019ll Be Missing You,\u201d Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112, 1997<\/p>\n

First 10 weeks at No. 1: \u201cHello,\u201d Adele, 2015-16<\/p>\n

First 8 weeks at No. 1: \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia,\u201d Taylor Swift, 2025<\/p>\n

First 8 weeks at No. 1: \u201cDrivers License,\u201d Olivia Rodrigo, 2021<\/p>\n

First 8 weeks at No. 1: \u201cFantasy,\u201d Mariah Carey, 1995<\/p>\n

\tHoliday Parade<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Mariah
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy Photo\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tMariah Carey\u2019s \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You\u201d returns to the Hot 100\u2019s top five (8-5), with 22.2 million streams (up 41%), 16.4 million airplay audience impressions (up 68%) and 2,000 sold (up 28%).<\/p>\n

\n\tA week earlier, the carol \u2014 the No. 1 hit<\/a> on Billboard\u2019s Greatest of All Time Holiday 100 Songs<\/a> retrospective \u2014 made its earliest<\/a> jolly journey back to the Hot 100\u2019s top 10. It was originally released in 1994 and hit the top 10 for the first time in December 2017. In December 2019, it ascended to No. 1<\/a> at last, for three weeks that holiday season. It led for two more weeks over the 2020 holidays, three over the 2021 season, four during the 2022 holidays, two in 2023 and another four last season, upping its total to 18 weeks at No. 1<\/a> \u2014 one week shy of the record for the most time<\/a> on top.<\/p>\n

\n\tWith the 2019 coronation for \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You,\u201d Carey collected her 19th Hot 100 No. 1, extending her mark for the most among soloists and moving to within one<\/a> of The Beatles\u2019 overall record 20.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe song is concurrently the highest ornament on the multimetric Holiday 100<\/a> chart, for a 67th of the list\u2019s 75 total weeks.<\/p>\n

\n\tWham!\u2019s \u201cLast Christmas\u201d rises 11-6 on the Hot 100 (20.5 million streams, up 41%; 15.9 million in radio reach, up 65%; and 1,000 sold, up 30%). The 1984 release hit a No. 3 best<\/a> over last year\u2019s holidays.<\/p>\n

\n\tBrenda Lee\u2019s \u201cRockin\u2019 Around the Christmas Tree\u201d climbs 13-7 on the Hot 100, with 19.3 million streams (up 41%) and 15.4 million in airplay audience (up 78%). It led<\/a> for three weeks in the 2023 holiday season \u2014 65 years after its release.<\/p>\n

\n\tPlus, Bobby Helms\u2019 \u201cJingle Bell Rock\u201d hops 14-8 on the Hot 100\u00a0 (17.8 million streams, up 35%; 15.9 million airplay audience impressions, up 88%). Released in 1957, it has reached a No. 3 high in each of the past five holiday seasons.<\/p>\n

\t\u2018Mutt\u2019 Rules Radio<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Leon
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Raymond Alva\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tLeon Thomas\u2019 \u201cMutt\u201d drops to No. 9 from its No. 6 Hot 100 best \u2014 and takes over at No. 1 on Radio Songs, where it lifts one spot (64.4 million, down 1%). It completes the longest ride to the top of Radio Songs, 35 weeks, for a title by a male soloist; overall, only Dua Lipa\u2019s \u201cLevitating\u201d took longer, 37 weeks, to lead in 2021, while Gabby Barrett\u2019s \u201cI Hope,\u201d featuring Charlie Puth, now shares second place via its 35-week trek in 2020.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMutt\u201d is Thomas\u2019 first Radio Songs leader as a recording artist and second as a co-writer and co-producer; it follows SZA\u2019s \u201cSnooze,\u201d which notched three weeks at No. 1 in 2023.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMutt\u201d also leads the multimetric Hot R&B\/Hip-Hop Songs<\/a> chart for a 14th week and Hot R&B Songs<\/a> for a 31st frame.<\/p>\n

\tRest of Top 10: \u2018Golden\u2019 & More<\/p>\n

\n\tHUNTR\/X\u2019s \u201cGolden,\u201d from Netflix\u2019s KPop Demon Hunters, keeps at No. 2 on the Hot 100, after eight weeks at No. 1 beginning in August.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlex Warren\u2019s \u201cOrdinary,\u201d which ruled the Hot 100 for 10 weeks starting in May, holds at No. 3 and Olivia Dean\u2019s \u201cMan I Need\u201d is steady at its No. 4 high.<\/p>\n

\n\tBookending the Hot 100\u2019s top 10, Swift falls 5-10 with \u201cOpalite,\u201d which hit No. 2.<\/p>\n

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