{"id":628551,"date":"2026-10-12T18:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T18:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/628551\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T18:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T18:48:09","slug":"taylor-swifts-patient-zero-no-1-on-hot-100-for-2nd-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/628551\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018Patient Zero\u2019 No. 1 on Hot 100 for 2nd Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tTaylor Swift<\/a>\u2019s \u201cPatient Zero\u201d tops the Billboard Hot 100<\/a> for a second week, a week after it launched at No. 1<\/a>, becoming her 16th career leader.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe single is one of four new cuts on the deluxe version, released Sept. 25, of Swift\u2019s 2025 album, The Life of a Showgirl.<\/p>\n

\n\tMeanwhile, two songs enter the Hot 100\u2019s top 10, led by Drake and Don Toliver\u2019s \u201cSolar Eclipse,\u201d which debuts at No. 5. One of four tracks added to the Oct. 2 reissue of Drake\u2019s album HABIBTI (originally released in May), the collab is Drake\u2019s record-extending 91st top 10 and Toliver\u2019s second, and his first in a lead role.<\/p>\n

\n\tNotably, \u201cSolar Eclipse\u201d interpolates<\/a> Ella Langley\u2019s \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas,\u201d which holds at No. 2 on the Hot 100 following its record 24 weeks<\/a> at No. 1.<\/p>\n

\n\tPlus, Slovak singer-songwriter AD\u00c9LA achieves her first Hot 100 top 10 as \u201cNicole Kidman\u201d climbs three spots to No. 9.<\/p>\n

\n\tRead on for details of the entire top 10 on this week\u2019s Hot 100.<\/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 Oct. 17, 2026, will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Oct. 13. 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\u2018Patient Zero\u2019 Streams, Airplay & Sales<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPatient Zero,\u201d on Republic Records, totaled 17.4 million official streams (down 50% week over week), 26.1 million radio airplay audience impressions (down 9%), 8,000 downloads sold (down 88%) and 134,000 first-week copies sold on CD in the U.S. Oct. 2-8.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe track dips to No. 2 in its second week on the Streaming Songs<\/a> chart; rises 16-15 on Radio Songs<\/a>; and adds a second week at No. 1 on Digital Song Sales<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\t5th-Most Weeks at No. 1 All-Time<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPatient Zero\u201d gives Swift a 51st week career week atop the Hot 100, combining all her chart-toppers. She solely claims the fifth-highest total in the chart\u2019s 68-year history.<\/p>\n

\n\tMost Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100:<\/p>\n

101, Mariah Carey<\/p>\n

60, Rihanna<\/p>\n

59, The Beatles<\/p>\n

58, Drake<\/p>\n

51, Taylor Swift<\/p>\n

50, Boyz II Men<\/p>\n

\tOne of 4 Acts With 10-Plus Multiweek No. 1s<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPatient Zero\u201d also marks Swift\u2019s 10th Hot 100 No. 1 to reign for double-digit weeks. She\u2019s just the fourth artist with at least that many such leaders.<\/p>\n

\n\tMost Multiweek No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100:<\/p>\n

\n\tMultiweek No. 1s, Artist, Total No. 1s<\/p>\n

17, Mariah Carey (19)<\/p>\n

15, The Beatles (20)<\/p>\n

10, Rihanna (14)<\/p>\n

10, Taylor Swift (16)<\/p>\n

\n\tHere is a rundown of Swift\u2019s 10 titles that have led the Hot 100 for two or more weeks each:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Fate of Ophelia,\u201d 10 weeks at No. 1, beginning Oct. 18, 2025<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

\u201cPatient Zero,\u201d two to date, Oct. 10, 2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI Knew It, I Knew You,\u201d two weeks, beginning June 20, 2026<\/p>\n

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

\t\u2018Eclipse\u2019 Shines<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Drake\"
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Ben Dorado\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tDrake and Don Toliver\u2019s \u201cSolar Eclipse\u201d debuts at No. 5 on the Hot 100 with 15.1 million streams, 712,000 in airplay audience and 1,000 sold in its first week.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe track marks Drake\u2019s record-extending 91st career top 10, dating to his first, \u201cBest I Ever Had,\u201d in 2009.<\/p>\n

\n\tMost Billboard Hot 100 Top 10s:<\/p>\n

91, Drake<\/p>\n

74, Taylor Swift<\/p>\n

38, Madonna<\/p>\n

35, The Beatles<\/p>\n

32, Rihanna<\/p>\n

30, Michael Jackson<\/p>\n

29, Elton John<\/p>\n

28, Mariah Carey<\/p>\n

28, Stevie Wonder<\/p>\n

27, Justin Bieber<\/p>\n

27, Janet Jackson<\/p>\n

26, Lil Wayne<\/p>\n

25, Elvis Presley (whose career start predated<\/a> the Hot 100\u2019s inception)<\/p>\n

\n\tToliver notches his second Hot 100 top 10, and first as a lead artist. Internet Money and Gunna\u2019s \u201cLemonade,\u201d featuring Toliver and NAV, hit No. 6 in November 2020.<\/p>\n

\n\tConcurrently, \u201cSolar Eclipse\u201d arrives as Drake\u2019s record-extending 33rd No. 1 on the Hot R&B\/Hip-Hop Songs<\/a> chart and his 10th on Hot R&B Songs<\/a>, both of which use the same multimetric methodology as the Hot 100.<\/p>\n

\n\tToliver tops both Hot R&B\/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot R&B Songs for the first time.<\/p>\n

\tAD\u00c9LA & \u2018Nicole Kidman\u2019 Co-Star in Top 10<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Ad\u00e9la
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Christopher Polk\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tAD\u00c9LA ascends to her first Hot 100 top 10 as \u201cNicole Kidman\u201d rolls 12-9. The song tallied 13.6 million streams (up 2%), 3 million in radio reach (up 100%) and 1,000 sold (up 3%) in the tracking week.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn September, the song became the rising<\/a> singer-songwriter and dancer\u2019s first Hot 100 entry; her \u201cAin\u2019t in LA\u201d continues in the top 30, after reaching No. 27. Both are from her first LP, PRIMA, which last month debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n

\n\tAD\u00c9LA recently told Pop Crave<\/a> that she sought \u2014 and received \u2014 Nicole Kidman\u2019s permission to use the revered actress\u2019 name in the song. \u201cI can\u2019t believe Nicole Kidman knows who I am,\u201d she marveled. \u201cTo get the recognition from the person that you wrote the song about, and it being not just any person \u2026 it\u2019s Nicole Kidman. Like, she\u2019s a legend.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tRest of Top 10: \u2018Choosin\u2019 Texas\u2019 & More<\/p>\n

\n\tElla Langley\u2019s \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d holds at No. 2 following its record 24 weeks atop the Hot 100. It rules the multimetric Hot Country Songs<\/a> chart for a 44th week.<\/p>\n

\n\tStella Lefty\u2019s \u201cBoston\u201d rebounds 6-3 on the Hot 100 and Morgan Wallen\u2019s \u201cBeen by Now\u201d bumps 7-4, with both having hit No. 2.<\/p>\n

\n\tTame Impala and JENNIE\u2019s \u201cDracula\u201d is up 10-6 on the Hot 100 after reaching No. 5. It leads the multimetric Hot Dance\/Electronic Songs<\/a> chart for a 40th week and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs<\/a> for a 22nd week, as it tops Radio Songs for a fourth week (62.5 million, essentially even).<\/p>\n

\n\tAriana Grande\u2019s \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me\u201d lifts a spot (8-7) on the Hot 100, after it led in its debut week in June, as does Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s \u201cStupid Song\u201d (9-8), after peaking at No. 3.<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding out the Hot 100\u2019s top 10, Karol G\u2019s \u201cBbY WOW,\u201d with Judeline and rusowsky, returns to the region (11-10), after reaching No. 6. It\u2019s No. 1 on the multimetric Hot Latin Songs<\/a> chart for an eighth week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cPatient Zero\u201d tops the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week, a week after it launched…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":628552,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[1647,156,3295,157,3296,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-628551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-breaking","tag-entertainment","tag-genre-pop","tag-music","tag-music-news","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=628551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/628552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=628551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=628551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=628551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}