Taylor Swift joins the elite club of artists with 10 or more No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, with “Cruel Summer” rising to the top from No. 9, becoming her 10th topper. The song, which previously peaked at No. 3, was originally released on Swift’s 2019 Republic Records album. Beloved before it was promoted as a single and gained new fame as the superstar performed it on his The Eras Tour this year.
The new mixes that contributed to the song’s Hot 100 coronation were released during the final week of tracking, which also began on October 13 with the wide release of the concert film. Taylor Swift: Eras Tour.
Elsewhere, Drake’s “IDGAF” featuring Yeat, which peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100 a week after its debut at No. 2, becomes the most-streamed song in the US, rising to the top of the Streaming Songs chart, where it ranks at a record 20 Drake’s leader.
In addition, Bad Bunny achieved his 12th position in the Hot 100 top 10, debuting at number 5 with Monaco. Song from his new album. Nadi Sabe Lo Ke Wa and Pasar Manyanawhich becomes his third number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
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Here’s a deeper look at how “Cruel Summer” becomes the 1,158th single to top the Hot 100 in the chart’s 65-year history.
Broadcast, streams and sales: According to Luminate, during the tracking week of October 13-19, “Cruel Summer” generated 77.8 million radio impressions (up 2%), 18.6 million plays (up 35%) and 41,000 downloads (up 1,482%). ). earns Hot 100 streaming and sales awards.
The single rose from No. 13 to No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart, becoming Swift’s 27th record-breaking topper; holds number two on the Radio Songs chart after a week at the top three weeks earlier, becoming her eighth number one; and returns to No. 5 from No. 32 on Streaming Songs, where, like the Hot 100, several songs are at No. 1 a week after Drake charted all 23 tracks from his album. For all dogswhich opened at the top of the Billboard 200 the week before.
On October 18, new mixes emerged that helped fuel “Cruel Summer’s” latest surge in popularity: a live version recorded in Los Angeles during The Eras Tour and a remix of the Giobbi record. They watched the film’s wide premiere on October 13th. Taylor Swift: Eras Tourwhich has already become the highest-grossing concert film of all time.
“Cruel Summer” was included on Swift’s 2019 album. Beloved and since June it has been promoted as a full-length single. The song gained momentum when Swift performed it on The Eras Tour (which began in March), her first tour in which she was able to highlight songs from Belovedwhich was released shortly before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Taylor’s 10th place: Swift joins 10 other acts since the Hot 100 began on August 4, 1958, each with 10 or more No. 1s.
Top spots on the Billboard Hot 100:
- 20, Beatles
- 19, Mariah Carey
- 14, Rihanna
- 13, Drake
- 13, Michael Jackson
- 12, Madonna
- 12, Supreme
- 11, Whitney Houston
- 10, Janet Jackson
- 10, Taylor Swift
- 10, Stevie Wonder
Here’s a quick look at Swift’s top 10 Hot 100 spots:
- “Cruel Summer”, one week at number one to date, October 28, 2023
- Antihero, eight weeks, begins November 5, 2022
- “It’s Too Good (Taylor’s Version)” One Week November 27, 2021
- “Willow”, one week, December 26, 2020
- “Cardigan”, one week, August 8, 2020
- “Look What You Made Me Do” for three weeks starting in September. 16, 2017
- “Bad Blood”, feat. Kendrick Lamar, one week, June 6, 2015
- “Blank Space”, seven weeks, began November 29, 2014.
- “Shake It Off”, four weeks starting in September. 6, 2014
- “We’ll Never Get Together Again” for three weeks starting in September. 1, 2012
Four years later…: “Cruel Summer” debuted at number 29 on the Hot 100 in September. November 7, 2019 as parent album Beloved launched to the top of the Billboard 200. The song dropped to #71 on the Hot 100 the following week before re-entering at #49 in June of this year; it entered the top 10 in July and is among Swift’s top 42 career hits, the most among women.
The song completes the fifth-longest run to number one on the Hot 100 in terms of time from debut to summit. Of those five enduring songs, two have dominated this year (both on Republic), as “Cruel Summer” follows The Weeknd’s similarly revived “Die for You,” which reigned for a week in March after releasing a remix with Ariana Grande.
Longest time to reach number one on the Hot 100 since debut on the chart:
- 19 years, 11 months, 2 weeks, “All I Want for Christmas Is You”, Mariah Carey (2000–19; originally released in 1994, the song eventually reached number one for the first time 25 years after its release)
- 6 years, 2 months, 3 weeks, “To Die For”, The Weeknd and Ariana Grande (2016–23)
- 5 years, 8 months, 2 weeks, “When I’m With You”, Sheriff (1983–89)
- 4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks, “Red Red Wine”, UB40 (1984-88; the pop/reggae classic and Sheriff’s love song above were partially updated by enterprising radio manager Guy Zapoleon)
- 4 years, 1 month, 3 weeks, “Cruel Summer”, Taylor Swift (2019–23)
First #1 of Beloved: More than four years later Beloved“Cruel Summer” debuts at No. 1 on the Hot 100. The first two singles each hit No. 2: “Me!” featuring Brendon Urie and “You Need To Calm Down.” The album reached four top 10s, with the title track peaking at number 10. The first three top 10 peaked in May, June and September 2019, respectively.
Non-violent version of “Summer”: Chart watcher Jesper Tan of Subang Jaya, Malaysia, wrote last week, noting: “If ‘Cruel Summer’ tops the Hot 100, it will be the first No. 1 with ‘violent’ in the title.” “It will also be only the third song with the word ‘summer’ in the title and the first in over 57 years.” Here are three of them, of which only one was in the lead in the summer:
- “Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift, one week at number one to date, October 28, 2023
- “Summer in the City”, The Lovin’ Spoonful, three weeks starting August 13, 1966
- “Theme from On Summer Place“Percy Faith and His Orchestra”, nine weeks starting February 22, 1960
Notably, Elvis Presley’s classic “Don’t Be Cruel” topped several charts in 1956, before the Hot 100 even existed. Until this week, Swift’s new number one was tied with James Darren’s “Goodbye Cruel World,” which reached number three in 1961 , on the Hot 100 with the word “violent” in the title. Next up: Cheap Trick’s cover of Presley’s “Don’t Be Cruel” (No. 4, 1988). Meanwhile, Bananarama’s “Cruel Summer” peaked at #9 in 1984.
Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red” climbs 4-2 on the Hot 100 after three straight weeks at No. 1 since September. This adds a seventh and eighth week, respectively, to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, which use the same multi-metric methodology as the Hot 100.
SZA’s “Snooze” climbs 7-3 on the Hot 100, landing at No. 2. She leads the Radio Songs rankings for the third week (80 million viewers, up 3%), and in the 12th week she ranks first in the ratings. metric Hot R&B Songs chart.
Drake’s “IDGAF” featuring Yeat drops to No. 4 on the Hot 100, a week after it debuted at No. 2. He’s up 2-1 on Streaming Songs despite a 36% drop to 26 million streams, tying Drake’s record. – adding the 20th leader to the list and the first Yate; Drake collected his 19th No. 1 streaming song, “First Person Shooter,” featuring J. Cole, a week earlier.
Bad Bunny’s “Monaco” debuts at No. 5 on the Hot 100 with 25.7 million first-week streams.
The song ranks 12th in the star’s top 10 on the Hot 100. It’s from his new album. Nadi Sabe Lo Ke Wa and Pasar Manyanawhich became his third No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The track also became his 14th No. 1 on the Hot Latin Songs multi-metric chart.
Zach Bryan’s “I Remember Everything,” featuring Kacey Musgraves, advances 14-6 on the Hot 100 after leading for a week following its debut in September. It topped the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Rock Songs multimetric charts for an eighth week each, and the Hot Country Songs chart for its fourth frame.
Luke Combs’ “Fast Car” is 13-7 on the Hot 100 after eight weeks at No. 2; Drake’s “First Person Shooter” featuring J. Cole falls to No. 8, a week after becoming Drake’s 13th No. 1 and J. Cole’s first; and Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” is 19-9 after 16 weeks at No. 1 dating back to March, the most ever for a non-collaboration.
Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Wallen’s “Thinkin’ Bout Me” returns to that level, up 25-10. A track similar to “Last Night” from his album. One thing at a time, debuted at No. 9 in March, coinciding with the record’s debut at the top of the Billboard 200. As previously reported, “Thinkin’ Bout Me” becomes Wallen’s 10th No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart on October 28; During the tracking week, it attracted 36.2 million audiences across all radio formats, up 7%.
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