Taylor Swift Connects Miley Cyrus and Mariah Carey as ‘Cruel Summer’ Rules

attends the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center on August 26, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV)

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Four years after its initial release, Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” has become one of the biggest hits of her career. The track, chosen as the most incredible of the singles, dominated. Billboards The popular Airplay chart has been around for a few months now and it shows no sign of stopping at the moment. Now with another week at the top, the cut made history and helped Swift once again prove that she is among the most successful women in music history.

“Cruel Summer” has been at the top of the Pop Airplay chart for 10 weeks. Billboard

publishes the rankings every week and lists the most successful tracks on US pop radio. Now with 10 weeks at No. 1, “Cruel Summer” ranks as one of the longest-running chart toppers of all time due to a solo performance. female musician.

In fact, Swift is now tied with four other solo women for fifth place in the number of weeks spent at number one on the Pop Airplay chart. She’s currently on par with Dionne Farris (“I Know”), Mariah Carey (“We Belong Together”) and Miley Cyrus (“Flowers”), who joined the list earlier this year.

The three solo artists managed to keep the song at number one on the Pop Airplay chart for over 10 weeks, but not much longer. Mariah Carey (“One Sweet Day” with Boyz II Men), Natalie Imbruglia (“Torn”) and Halsey (“Closer” with The Chainsmokers) all saw one of their hits go 11 frames past record-breaking competition.

When taking into account all musical groups in which women participate, the rating changes slightly. Currently, the longest-running No. 1 single on the Pop Airplay chart is Ace of Base’s 1994 hit “The Sign.” This track lasted 14 weeks.

Earlier this year, “Cruel Summer” helped Swift make history in another way in the same rankings. The track became her twelfth topper on the Pop Airplay chart, and when it reached its peak position, she officially severed ties with several other stars and became the artist with the most No. 1 songs of all time. Before “Cruel Summer” peaked, Swift was tied with Rihanna, Katy Perry and Maroon 5, who have a consistent top 11 chart position.

Radio played a major role in the ongoing success of Cruel Summer. Although the track was originally a fan favorite from her 2019 album. Beloved, it returned to fame after Swift began performing it on her The Eras Tour. The track quickly began to air well, and Swift and her label released it as a single to catch the wave. Now it looks like the tune is on the verge of becoming her landmark tenth No. 1 on the Hot 100, with radio largely responsible for its continued success.

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