Posted October 15Oct 15 BILLBOARD HOT 100 Week ending October 18, 2025 | Tracking period: 10/3–10/9TW LW PP WC Artist – Song01 ** 01 01 Taylor Swift ‒ The Fate Of Ophelia (HOT SHOT DEBUT)02 ** 02 01 Taylor Swift ‒ Opalite03 ** 03 01 Taylor Swift ‒ Elizabeth Taylor04 ** 04 01 Taylor Swift ‒ Father Figure05 ** 05 01 Taylor Swift ‒ Wood06 ** 06 01 Taylor Swift ‒ Wi$h Li$t07 ** 07 01 Taylor Swift ‒ Actually Romantic08 ** 08 01 Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter ‒ The Life Of A Showgirl09 ** 09 01 Taylor Swift ‒ Eldest Daughter10 ** 10 01 Taylor Swift ‒ Cancelled!11 ** 11 01 Taylor Swift ‒ Ruin The Friendship12 ** 12 01 Taylor Swift ‒ Honey13 01 01 16 HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI ‒ Golden14 02 01 35 Alex Warren ‒ Ordinary15 05 02 13 Justin Bieber ‒ Daisies16 08 07 21 Morgan Wallen ‒ I Got Better17 06 01 112 Teddy Swims ‒ Lose Control18 11 11 36 Leon Thomas ‒ Mutt19 07 03 15 Saja Boys: Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo & samUIL Lee ‒ Soda Pop20 12 12 07 Olivia Dean ‒ Man I Need21 10 04 16 Saja Boys: Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo & samUIL Lee ‒ Your Idol22 13 01 60 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars ‒ Die With A Smile23 03 03 02 Tate McRae ‒ Tit For Tat24 04 01 21 Morgan Wallen feat. Tate McRae ‒ What I Want25 15 02 89 Benson Boone ‒ Beautiful Things26 09 05 28 Ravyn Lenae ‒ Love Me Not27 18 18 17 Kehlani ‒ Folded28 17 08 15 HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI ‒ How It's Done29 14 01 18 Sabrina Carpenter ‒ Manchild30 22 22 28 sombr ‒ Back To Friends31 25 02 36 Morgan Wallen ‒ I'm The Problem32 24 03 06 Sabrina Carpenter ‒ Tears33 19 02 29 Morgan Wallen ‒ Just In Case34 23 12 46 Shaboozey ‒ Good News35 26 17 24 Benson Boone ‒ Mystical Magical36 27 15 15 HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI ‒ What It Sounds Like37 21 16 27 sombr ‒ Undressed38 28 01 46 Kendrick Lamar & SZA ‒ Luther39 29 29 11 Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller ‒ It Depends40 30 21 15 HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI ‒ Takedown41 31 23 15 Rumi, JINU, EJAE & Andrew Choi ‒ Free42 33 17 13 Justin Bieber ‒ Yukon43 41 41 14 Jordan Davis ‒ Bar None44 34 25 23 Mariah the Scientist ‒ Burning Blue45 38 38 11 Luke Combs ‒ Back In The Saddle46 40 19 32 Benson Boone ‒ Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else47 37 04 27 BigXthaPlug feat. Bailey Zimmerman ‒ All The Way48 39 28 25 Russell Dickerson ‒ Happen To Me49 45 22 26 Tate McRae ‒ Revolving Door50 44 39 13 Disco Lines & Tinashe ‒ No Broke Boys51 35 17 06 Sabrina Carpenter ‒ When Did You Get Hot?52 46 41 12 Tyler, the Creator ‒ Sugar On My Tongue53 42 26 03 Cardi B feat. Kehlani ‒ Safe54 50 45 12 KATSEYE ‒ Gabriela55 32 32 16 Scotty McCreery & Hootie & The Blowfish ‒ Bottle Rockets56 36 28 07 Doja Cat ‒ Jealous Type57 49 41 08 sombr ‒ 12 To 1258 48 35 09 BigXthaPlug feat. Ella Langley ‒ Hell At Night59 51 51 25 Hudson Westbrook ‒ House Again60 43 43 03 Cardi B ‒ ErrTime61 52 30 16 Megan Moroney ‒ 6 Months Later62 58 54 14 Lainey Wilson ‒ Somewhere Over Laredo63 54 17 69 Billie Eilish ‒ Wildflower64 53 53 08 Jelly Roll ‒ Heart Of Stone65 64 64 04 YoungBoy Never Broke Again ‒ Shot Callin66 72 59 09 Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis ‒ Is It A Crime67 71 67 08 Gavin Adcock ‒ Last One To Know68 61 40 05 Lady Gaga ‒ The Dead Dance69 68 68 10 Riley Green feat. Ella Langley ‒ Don't Mind If I Do70 55 55 02 Tame Impala ‒ Dracula71 63 50 14 JEONGYEON, JIHYO & CHAEYOUNG Of TWICE ‒ Takedown72 66 51 12 Twice ‒ Strategy73 67 50 17 Max McNown ‒ Better Me For You (Brown Eyes)74 70 64 21 Fuerza Regida ‒ Marlboro Rojo75 57 10 16 Cardi B ‒ Outside76 73 73 18 Myles Smith ‒ Nice To Meet You77 75 66 09 Gunna feat. Burna Boy ‒ wgft78 81 78 03 Chase Matthew ‒ Darlin'79 90 79 02 RAYE ‒ Where Is My Husband!80 59 43 03 Cardi B ‒ Pretty & Petty81 60 37 03 Cardi B ‒ Magnet82 62 12 06 Sabrina Carpenter ‒ Nobody's Son83 85 81 12 G Herbo ‒ Went Legit84 79 77 13 Coldplay ‒ Sparks85 65 33 19 Tate McRae ‒ Just Keep Watching86 78 74 05 The Marias ‒ Sienna87 98 87 02 Olivia Dean ‒ So Easy (To Fall In Love)88 ** 88 01 Diplo feat. Trippie Redd ‒ Wish89 99 89 02 Metro Boomin, Quavo, Breskii & YK NIECE ‒ Take Me Thru Dere90 77 03 10 Chappell Roan ‒ The Subway91 86 86 02 Cody Johnson ‒ The Fall92 ** 92 01 YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Mellow Rackz ‒ What You Is93 74 16 12 Alex Warren ‒ Eternity94 84 20 21 Morgan Wallen ‒ 20 Cigarettes95 80 58 04 Ed Sheeran ‒ Camera96 96 17 13 Bad Bunny ‒ Voy A Llevarte Pa PR97 94 94 04 Parker McCollum ‒ What Kinda Man98 91 91 07 Radiohead ‒ Let Down99 82 82 04 Rihanna ‒ Breakin' Dishes100 87 23 11 Drake & Central Cee ‒ Which OneOUT 16 01 77 Shaboozey ‒ A Bar Song (Tipsy)OUT 20 04 68 Chappell Roan ‒ Pink Pony ClubOUT 47 20 38 Riley Green ‒ Worst WayOUT 56 56 01 Doja Cat ‒ GorgeousOUT 69 69 01 Young Thug ‒ NinjaOUT 76 46 02 Cardi B ‒ HelloOUT 83 27 05 Sabrina Carpenter ‒ House TourOUT 88 47 02 Cardi B feat. Summer Walker ‒ DeadOUT 89 53 02 Cardi B ‒ Bodega BaddieOUT 92 63 02 Cardi B feat. Lizzo ‒ What's Goin OnOUT 93 45 02 Cardi B feat. Selena Gomez ‒ Pick It UpOUT 95 90 09 KATSEYE ‒ GnarlyOUT 97 97 01 Olivia Dean ‒ Nice To Each OtherOUT 100 100 01 Phil Wickham ‒ What An Awesome GodBubbling Under TW LW Artist – Song01 ** Luke Combs ‒ Days Like These02 ** Kid Cudi ‒ Maui Wowie03 RE Tucker Wetmore ‒ Brunette04 05 Loe Shimmy & Don Toliver ‒ 3am05 04 Josiah Queen ‒ Dusty Bibles06 02 Laufey ‒ From The Start07 15 Jackson Dean ‒ Heavens To Betsy08 09 Forrest Frank ‒ Good Day09 03 HARDY ‒ Favorite Country Song10 17 Emmanuell Cortes ‒ Amor11 13 Jeff Buckley ‒ Lover, You Should've Come Over12 19 Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton ‒ A Song To Sing13 11 Elevation Worship feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore ‒ Praise14 22 YoungBoy Never Broke Again ‒ Wine & Dine15 16 Tyler Braden ‒ God & Guns N Roses16 21 Fuerza Regida ‒ Ansiedad17 RE BigXthaPlug ‒ Texas18 RE Role Model ‒ Sally, When The Wine Runs Out19 RE Junior H ‒ Mientras Duermes20 14 Tyler Nance ‒ Keeps Me Sane21 RE Xavi & Manuel Turizo ‒ En Privado22 RE Cardi B ‒ Check Please23 RE Alex Warren ‒ Carry You Home24 ** Olivia Dean ‒ Baby Steps25 ** Olivia Dean ‒ Let Alone The One You Love
October 15Oct 15 Author Taylor Swift Takes Top 12 Spots on Billboard Hot 100, Led by ‘The Fate of Ophelia’By Gary Trust | 10/13/2025Taylor Swift claims the top 12 spots on the latest Billboard Hot 100, all via her new album, The Life of a Showgirl. On the chart dated Oct. 18, “The Fate of Ophelia” leads her dozen debuts at No. 1 — as the 12-song set becomes the first album ever to place all its songs uninterrupted from the top of the chart on down.Swift was already the only artist ever to hold the Hot 100’s entire top 10 and now achieves the feat for a third time. She first filled the top 10 thanks to her album Midnights in November 2022 and outpaced herself via The Tortured Poets Department in May 2024 — when she stormed the chart’s top 14 positions. (Whereas the entirety of The Life of a Showgirl resides in the Hot 100’s top 12, Midnights, along with the top 10, yielded 10 more debuts, between Nos. 13 and 45, for a total of 20 songs from the set in its debut week; The Tortured Poets Department in its first frame added another 17 debuts below the top 14 spots, from Nos. 22 to 55, making for 31 total entries from the LP.)With “The Fate of Ophelia,” Swift scores her 13th career Hot 100 No. 1, tying for the fourth-most over the chart’s 67-year history. She also ups her count to 69 top 10s, the most among women.Also notably, the song blasts in with 92.5 million official U.S. streams, according to data tracker Luminate — the most for a title in a single week since official streams became the metric’s sole contributor to the Hot 100 in September 2020.As previously reported, The Life of a Showgirl, released Oct. 3 on Republic, launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with the biggest week for an album, by equivalent album units and album sales, since Luminate began collecting album data electronically in 1991. Swift earns her 15th No. 1 set, passing JAY-Z for the most among soloists in the chart’s 69-year archives.Read on for in-depth highlights of Swift’s latest historic week on the Hot 100.Swift swoops in from Nos. 1 through 12 on the Hot 100, as the entirety of The Life of a Showgirl blocks all competition atop the chart. Here’s a look at Swift’s songs in the top 12 on the Oct. 18-dated Hot 100:No. 1, “The Fate of Ophelia”No. 2, “Opalite”No. 3, “Elizabeth Taylor”No. 4, “Father Figure”No. 5, “Wood”No. 6, “Wi$h Li$t”No. 7, “Actually Romantic”No. 8, “The Life of a Showgirl,” feat. Sabrina CarpenterNo. 9, “Eldest Daughter”No. 10, “Cancelled!”No. 11, “Ruin the Friendship”No. 12, “Honey”“The Fate of Ophelia,” which arrives as the 1,184th No. 1 in the Hot 100’s history, drew 92.5 million official streams and 38.5 million radio airplay audience impressions in the United States Oct. 3-9. It, like all tracks from The Life of a Showgirl, has no sales counting toward the list, as they were not available for purchase individually during the album’s first week of release.The single is Swift’s 10th leader on the Streaming Songs chart, the most among women (and second overall only to Drake’s 21). On Radio Songs, it debuts as her 22nd top 10 at No. 7; it’s just the fifth song to start in the top 10 since the ranking began measuring all-format airplay in December 1998, joining Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” (No. 6, 2022); Adele’s “Easy on Me” (No. 4, 2021); Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” (No. 6, 2011); and Janet Jackson’s “All for You” (No. 9, 2001).The start of “The Fate of Ophelia” (whose official video premiered Oct. 5) with 92.5 million streams marks the top total for a song in a single week since all YouTube user-generated content (UGC) was removed from chart calculations in 2020. The sum surpasses the 76.4 million streams that Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen, drew in its first week (May 25, 2024).Meanwhile, cuts from The Life of a Showgirl hold the nine biggest weekly streaming totals of 2025, excluding holiday fare, from “The Fate of Ophelia” through the title track, which drew 49.1 million streams. Prior leader “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar now ranks 10th, with 49 million (Feb. 22). Combined, the 12 tracks on The Life of a Showgirl collected 679 million official streams Oct. 3-9.Plus, each of the 12 songs from The Life of a Showgirl totaled at least 1.1 million in airplay audience, from “The Fate of Ophelia” through “Eldest Daughter.” Cumulatively, they rang up 68.5 million in radio reach. Swift’s 13th Hot 100 No. 1Swelling her count to a signature 13 Hot 100 No. 1s, Swift ties Drake and Michael Jackson for the fourth-most leaders in the chart’s history; she breaks out of a tie with Madonna and the Supremes. Among women, only Mariah Carey (19) and Rihanna (14) have more.Most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s:20, The Beatles19, Mariah Carey14, Rihanna13, Taylor Swift13, Drake13, Michael Jackson12, Madonna12, The Supremes11, Whitney Houston10, Janet Jackson10, Stevie WonderHere’s a recap of Swift’s 13 Hot 100 No. 1s (with debuts atop the chart noted with *):“The Fate of Ophelia,” one week at No. 1 to date, Oct. 18, 2025*“Fortnight,” feat. Post Malone, two weeks, May 4, 2024*“Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault],” one week, Nov. 11, 2023*“Cruel Summer,” two weeks, beginning Oct. 28, 2023“Anti-Hero,” eight weeks, beginning Nov. 5, 2022*“All Too Well (Taylor’s Version),” one week, Nov. 27, 2021*“Willow,” one week, Dec. 26, 2020*“Cardigan,” one week, Aug. 8, 2020*“Look What You Made Me Do,” three weeks, beginning Sept. 16, 2017“Bad Blood,” feat. Kendrick Lamar, one week, June 6, 2015“Blank Space,” seven weeks, beginning Nov. 29, 2014“Shake It Off,” four weeks, beginning Sept. 6, 2014*“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” three weeks, beginning Sept. 1, 2012Now with eight No. 1 Hot 100 debuts, Swift passes Ariana Grande for the most among women. Overall, only Drake has more (nine).Plus, Swift pushes her total to eight Hot 100 No. 1s in the 2020s, one-upping Drake for the most this decade. BTS and Grande follow with six No. 1s each in the ‘20s.As “The Fate of Ophelia” towers over the Hot 100, Swift extends her record streak to nine consecutive albums of all-new music (excluding rerecorded projects) housing at least one Hot 100 No. 1.Here’s a rundown:The Life of a Showgirl: “The Fate of Ophelia,” 2025The Tortured Poets Department: “Fortnight” (feat. Post Malone), 2024Midnights: “Anti-Hero,” 2022Evermore: “Willow,” 2020Folklore: “Cardigan,” 2020Lover: “Cruel Summer,” 2023 (originally released in 2019)Reputation: “Look What You Made Me Do,” 20171989: “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” “Bad Blood” (feat. Kendrick Lamar), 2014-15Red: “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” 2012Adding 10 new Hot 100 top 10s, Swift boosts her career total from 59 to 69, the most among women.Most Billboard Hot 100 Top 10s:81, Drake69, Taylor Swift38, Madonna35, The Beatles32, Rihanna30, Michael Jackson29, Elton John28, Mariah Carey28, Stevie Wonder27, Justin Bieber27, Janet Jackson26, Lil Wayne25, Elvis Presley (whose career start predated the Hot 100’s inception)Of Swift’s 69 Hot 100 top 10s, 30 are from her three most recent studio albums of all-new material, with The Life of a Showgirl joining The Tortured Poets Department and Midnights in spinning off a record 10 top 10s each.Swift also lifts her career sums to 177 top 40 hits (trailing only Drake’s 218) and 276 overall appearances (second to Drake’s 361).Swift co-wrote and co-produced “The Fate of Ophelia” with Max Martin and Shellback. She has now co-written 13 Hot 100 No. 1s and co-produced seven.Martin adds his 28th Hot 100 No. 1 as a songwriter, second only to Paul McCartney’s 32. Martin tallies his record-extending 26th No. 1 as a producer.Shellback notches his 11th Hot 100 leader as a writer and 10th as a producer. Amid Swift’s top 10 Tay-keover, the Hot 100 histories of Sabrina Carpenter and the late George Michael add new honors. As featured on “The Life of a Showgirl,” Carpenter collects her sixth Hot 100 top 10. It’s her third this year, following her own “Manchild” (No. 1, one week, June) and “Tears” (No. 3, September), both from her latest album, Man’s Best Friend.Swift’s “Father Figure” interpolates Michael’s song of the same name, which topped the Hot 100 for two weeks in 1988, following its release on his album Faith. The new track is his 22nd top 10 as a writer, with “Father Figure” previously sampled in P.M. Dawn’s top 10 hit “Looking Through Patient Eyes” (No. 6, 1993). Beyond Swift: ‘Golden’ & ‘Ordinary’Below Swift’s haul on the Hot 100, HUNTR/X’s “Golden,” from Netflix’s record-breaking animated movie KPop Demon Hunters, is the list’s highest-charting hit, falling to No. 13 after eight weeks at No. 1. “Golden” tops Digital Song Sales for a fourth week (7,000, up 19%, boosted by the trio’s appearances on NBC’s Saturday Night Live Oct. 4 and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Oct 7.)At No. 14 on the Hot 100, Alex Warren’s former 10-week leader “Ordinary” drops from No. 2, while ruling Radio Songs for a 17th week, up 1% to 77.4 million in audience — a new weekly best for the track and the most for any song in more than a year, since Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (78.2 million) on the Oct. 5, 2024, chart.
October 15Oct 15 HOT 100 14.10.25 #54 THE TOP TEN: 10. Cancelled! - Taylor Swift (NEW) 9. Eldest Daughter – Taylor Swift (NEW) 8. The Life Of A Showgirl – Taylor Swift/Sabrina Carpenter (NEW) 7. Actually Romantic - Taylor Swift (NEW) 6. Wish List – Taylor Swift (NEW) 5. Wood – Taylor Swift (NEW) 4. Father Figure – Taylor Swift (NEW) 3. Elizabeth Taylor - Taylor Swift (NEW) 2. Opalite - Taylor Swift (NEW) 1. The Fate Of Ophelia - Taylor Swift (NEW) NEW ENTRIES: 92. What You Is – YoungBoy Never Broke Again/Mellow Rackz (0.1/10) One of the few Youngboy songs I avoided reviewing ended up charting… *sighs,* let's do this again then. As you can guess, Youngboy is screaming at the top of his lungs like an alcoholic walking out of the pub; he then raps on top of a goofy piano progression in the most questionable way, with him sounding all over the place and unlistenable, with the feature thankfully at least sounding like she can rap better. This song was genuinely so all over the place that it feels like music that would fit a chase scene in a cartoon. I actually can't… this guy has the two worst songs in the Hot 100 chart, and he does it effortlessly. In fact, I'll go even deeper; I think YoungBoy is a contender for the worst artist ever. Also, this is a contender for the worst song of 2025. 88. Wish – Diplo/Trippie Redd (6.6/10) A song from years ago with an unusually high AOTY user score resurfaces, in what I can only describe as fitting for the melancholic feeling, but improvement is necessary. The beat feels generic, Trippie feels like he could give more to the song, and the whole thing is a fine song. Nothing special. 12. Honey – Taylor Swift (8/10) 11. Ruin The Friendship – Taylor Swift (8.1/10) 10. Cancelled! - Taylor Swift (8.5/10) 9. Eldest Daughter – Taylor Swift (8/10) 8. The Life Of A Showgirl – Taylor Swift/Sabrina Carpenter (7.9/10) 7. Actually Romantic – Taylor Swift (8.2/10) 6. Wish List – Taylor Swift (8/10) 5. Wood – Taylor Swift (7.8/10) 4. Father Figure – Taylor Swift (7.5/10) 3. Elizabeth Taylor - Taylor Swift (8.3/10) 2. Opalite – Taylor Swift (7.5/10) 1. The Fate Of Ophelia - Taylor Swift (8.3/10) Releasing as the lead single for Taylor's new album, we start with a song where I can definitely see radio potential, but it doesn't grip me as much as her other lead singles do. On one hand this feels like a slightly brighter version of some things we got on "TTPD", and it certainly has the substance to carry the songs' notes & direction; it's just not her finest lead single. Now that's said, this song is rumoured to be about her husband, Travis Kelce; I don't know if that's true. RE-ENTRIES: None NOTEABLE CHANGES: Songs that climbed 10 spots or more: 89. Take Me Thru Dere – Metro Boomin/Quavo/Breskii/YK NIECE (Up 10) 87. So Easy (To Fall In Love) - Olivia Dean (Up 11) [JOINT HIGHEST CLIMBER] 79. Where Is My Husband! - Raye (Up 11) [JOINT HIGHEST CLIMBER] Songs that fell 10 spots or more: 100. Which One – Drake/Central Cee (Down 13) 99. Breakin' Dishes - Rihanna (Down 17) 95. Camera - Ed Sheeran (Down 15) 94. 20 Cigarettes - Morgan Wallen (Down 10) 93. Eternity - Alex Warren (Down 19) 90. The Subway - Chappell Roan (Down 13) 85. Just Keep Watching - Tate McRae (Down 20) 82. Nobody's Son - Sabrina Carpenter (Down 20) 81. Magnet – Cardi B (Down 21) 80. Pretty & Petty - Cardi B (Down 21) 75. Outside – Cardi B (Down 18) 70. Dracula – Tame Impala (Down 15) 64. Heart Of Stone - Jelly Roll (Down 11) 60. Errtime – Cardi B (Down 17) 58. Hell At Night – BigXthaPlug/Ella Langley (Down 10) 56. Jealous Type - Doja Cat (Down 20) 55. Bottle Rockets – Scotty McCreery/Hootie & The Blowfish (Down 23) [HIGHEST FALLER] 53. Safe – Cardi B/Kehlani (Down 11) 51. When Did You Get Hot? - Sabrina Carpenter (Down 16) 47. All The Way - BigXthaPlug/Bailey Zimmerman (Down 10) 44. Burning Blue - Mariah The Scientist (Down 10) 41. Free - Rumi/Jinu/Ejae/Andrew Choi (Down 10) 40. Takedown – Huntr/X/Ejae/Audrey Nuna/Rei Ami (Down 10) 39. It Depends – Chris Brown/Bryson Tiller (Down 10) 38. Luther – Kendrick Lamar/SZA (Down 10) 37. Undressed - Sombr (Down 16) 34. Good News – Shaboozey (Down 11) 33. Just In Case - Morgan Wallen (Down 12) 29. Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter (Down 15) 28. How It's Done – Huntr/X/Ejae/Audrey Nuna/Rei Ami (Down 11) 26. Love Me Not - Ravyn Lenae (Down 17) 25. Beautiful Things - Benson Boone (Down 10) 24. What I Want - Morgan Wallen/Tate McRae (Down 20) 23. Tit For Tat - Tate McRae (Down 20) 21. Your Idol – Saja Boys (Down 11) 19. Soda Pop – Saja Boys (Down 12) 17. Lose Control - Teddy Swims (Down 11) 15. Daisies – Justin Bieber (Down 10) 14. Ordinary - Alex Warren (Down 12) 13. Golden – Huntr/X/Ejae/Audrey Nuna/Rei Ami (Down 12) Songs that reached a new peak or repeaked (excluding new entries or songs that stuck at their peak): 89. Take Me Thru Dere - Metro Boomin/Quavo/Breskii/YK NIECE 87. So Easy (To Fall In Love) - Olivia Dean 79. Where Is My Husband! - Raye 78. Darlin' – Chase Matthews 67. Last One To Know – Gavin Adcock BEST AND WORST: New entries: BEST - CANCELLED! - Taylor Swift WORST - What You Is - YoungBoy Never Broke Again/Mellow Rackz The whole top 100: BEST - Lose Control - Teddy Swims WORST - What You Is - YoungBoy Never Broke Again/Mellow Rackz NEXT WEEK'S PREDICTIONS: Possible new entries for David Guetta, Tones And I & Teddy Swims, Madison Beer & Jisoo & ZAYN.
October 16Oct 16 Author I was looking forward to the Taylor tracks pushing out all the long-runners except 'Lose Control', but in the end 'Die With A Smile' and 'Beautiful Things' survive too. 'Lose Control' would be #5 without Taylor's album!! Oh well, it was worth it getting 'A Bar Song' out at least. Looking forward to the Christmas song takeover now.
Monday at 18:395 days apparently Billboard have now changed the recurrence rules (mostly for the purpose of finally yeeting Pineapple off the chart as clearly the Taylor album bomb didn't do the job)new limits are:Top 5 -> 78 weeksTop 10 -> 52 weeksTop 25 -> 26 weeksTop 50 -> 20 weekshallelu
Monday at 19:315 days 51 minutes ago, danG said:apparently Billboard have now changed the recurrence rules (mostly for the purpose of finally yeeting Pineapple off the chart as clearly the Taylor album bomb didn't do the job)new limits are:Top 5 -> 78 weeksTop 10 -> 52 weeksTop 25 -> 26 weeksTop 50 -> 20 weekshalleluLooks like they put them in place because the charts have got incredibly stale worldwide. The OCC should do something like this, as well.
Tuesday at 08:254 days I never see it mentioned anywhere, but I always find with these sorts of upheavals that you create a weirdly distorted chart as a result, one that doesn't fix the 'problem' but hides it under a thin veil. The chart becomes shaped around the rules in ways that just don't pass the eye test. The #51-#100 section of the Hot 100 has always felt like a Bubbling Under chart to me because once all those hugely popular hits are evacuated, the vibe is completely different and the #100 song doesn't feel like it's anywhere near that mark in reality. Increasing the number of thresholds just creates more tiers of this phenomenon, and the funny result of it is that you're going to get songs that might have previously had respectable runs get pulled into hitting the benchmark longevity limits instead. You won't have a Teddy Swims sized hit, but you'll create plenty more miniature versions.I guess the way I differ from most is that I've never been certain what the rationale is for it, or rather, what kind of chart people seem to want. I always felt like the conventional wisdom was that a chart where movement is slow and there aren't many songs breaking through to the upper bounds, those are the nadir. Yet instead of this, it's always the disruptions that seem to cause disarray, like 'oh, this artist has too many songs' or 'oh, this song is sticking around too long'. Longevity kings are inherently interesting to me, maybe as a fan of sport and also someone with dozens of video game world records, because I always want to know 'how far can they go?'. Instead, the sheer act of sticking around seems to create these pariahs who are easily communicated as symbols of a systematic issue that needs to be re-arranged. Everyone sees the long running hits every week and makes them the standard bearer, the norm. They never have been that, it's just that anything that doesn't stick around gets forgotten about. For every song that debuted 112 weeks ago and was (until this week) still charting, there are 99 songs there that aren't anymore, and hundreds more that have come and gone in the ensuing weeks. But hey, at least that song you don't care about will peak at #97 instead of #3 on the Bubbling Under chart.
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