Taylor Swift is having one of the most record-breaking weeks in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart – surpassing the all-time highs she previously set – as she claims the top 14 positions in the survey on 4 may. “Fortnight”, featuring Post Malone, is taken from his new album, The Department of Tortured Poetswhich, following the release of the Republic Records set on April 19, reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Swift was already the only artist to dominate the entire Hot 100 top 10 — thanks to tracks from her latest album featuring brand new material, Midnightsin 2022, worn by the “Anti-Hero” of the collection.
Among Swift’s other new achievements, “Fortnight” becomes her 12th Hot 100 No. 1, while she is tied for sixth among leaders in the chart archives; she increases her career top 10 ranking from 49 to 59, the most among women; and it lists 32 songs – all 31 from the deluxe version of The Department of Tortured Poets plus established hit “Cruel Summer” – on the latest overall list, the most ever in a single week by a woman.
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Below is a look at Swift’s groundbreaking final week on the Hot 100.
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Swift at Nos. 1-14 on the Hot 100
Swift ranks 1st through 14th on the Hot 100, rewriting the record-breaking week she had on the chart dated November 5, 2022 when she became the first artist to boast the entire top 10 in one week.
Here’s a recap of Swift’s songs in the top 14 spots on the May 4 Hot 100:
- No. 1, “Fortnight”, feat. Post Malone
- No. 2, “Down Bad”
- #3, “I can do this with a broken heart”
- No. 4, “The Department of Tortured Poets”
- No. 5, “Goodbye, London”
- No. 6, “My boy only breaks his favorite toys”
- No. 7, “But dad, I love him”
- No. 8, “Florida!!! », feat. Florence + The Machine
- No. 9, “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” »
- No. 10, “Guilty as a sin?
- No. 11, “Fresh Out the Slammer”
- No. 12, “loml”
- No. 13, “Alchemy”
- No. 14, “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived”
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Broadcasts, diffusion and sales of the first week of “Fortnight”
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“Fortnight,” which arrives as the 1,170th No. 1 in the 65-year history of the Hot 100, attracted 76.2 million official streams and 31.1 million radio audience impressions and sold 19,000. in the United States from April 19 to 25.
The single establishes itself as Swift’s ninth leader on the streaming songs chart, the most among women (and second overall only behind Drake’s 20), and her 29th number one in song sales digital, which extends the record. On the Radio Songs chart, it debuted at No. 14 (Swift’s second highest entry, after “Anti-Hero” debuted at No. 13).
“Fortnight’s” premiere with 76.2 million streams marks the highest total for a song in a single week since YouTube’s song user-generated content was removed from chart calculations in 2020, surpassing 76.1 million that Olivia Rodrigo’s “Driver’s License” attracted in its first frame, as evidenced by charts dated January 23, 2021. (With 66.2 million official on-demand streams, “Fortnight” scores the biggest week by that metric since “Driver’s License” drew 66.8 million that week.)
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Swift’s 12th Hot 100 No. 1
With her 12th Hot 100 No. 1, Swift passes Whitney Houston and ties Madonna and The Supremes for sixth place leaders in the chart’s history. Among women, only Mariah Carey (19 years old) and Rihanna (13 years old) have more.
Most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s:
- 20, the Beatles
- 19, Mariah Carey
- 14, Rihanna
- 13, Drake
- 13, Michael Jackson
- 12, Madonna
- 12, The Supremes
- 12, Taylor Swift
- 11, Whitney Houston
- 10, Janet Jackson
- 10, Stevie Wonder
Here’s a recap of Swift’s 12 Hot 100 No. 1s (with debuts at the top of the chart noted by *). “Fortnight” is his second leader presented with another artist, after “Bad Blood”, with Kendrick Lamar:
- “Fortnight”, feat. Post Malone, one week at No. 1 to date, May 4, 2024*
- “Is it over now?” (Taylor Version) (From the Vault)”, one week, November 11, 2023*
- “Cruel Summer”, two weeks, starting October 28, 2023
- “Anti-Heroes”, eight weeks, from November 5, 2022*
- “All Too Well (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,” three weeks, starting September 16, 2017
- “Bad blood”, feat. Kendrick Lamar, one week, June 6, 2015
- “Blank Space”, seven weeks, starting November 29, 2014
- “Shake It Off”, four weeks, starting September 6, 2014*
- “We will never get back together”, three weeks, starting September 1, 2012
With now seven debuts at No. 1 on the Hot 100, Swift ties Ariana Grande for first place among women. In total, only Drake has more (nine).
Additionally, Swift brings her total to seven Hot 100 No. 1s in the 2020s, tying Drake for the most this decade. BTS and Grande follow with six No. 1s each in the 20s.
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Swift’s Record Streak of Top 100 No. 1 Albums
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As reported last October, when the revived “Cruel Summer” reached No. 1 on the Hot 100, four years after its release on her 2019 album. LoverSwift tied Rihanna for the number of consecutive studio albums featuring all-new material — seven — each generating at least one Hot 100 No. 1.
Now, under the reign of “Fortnight,” Swift has only a record eight consecutive albums of all new music (excluding her re-recorded projects), each one from Hot 100 No. 1s. Here’s a rundown:
- The Department of Tortured Poets: “Fortnight” (feat. Post Malone), 2024
- Midnights: “Anti-Heroes”, 2022
- Always: “Willow”, 2020
- Folklore: “Vest”, 2020
- Lover: “Cruel Summer”, 2023 (originally released in 2019)
- Reputation: “Look What You Made Me Do”, 2017
- 1989: “Shake It Off”, “Blank Space”, “Bad Blood” (feat. Kendrick Lamar), 2014-15
- Red: “We will never get back together”, 2012
Title Track Department: While debuting at No. 4, “The Tortured Poets Department” becomes Swift’s highest-charting album track, and her first such top five entry, on the Hot 100. It surpasses four others from her that also reached the top 10: “Red” (No. 6), “Speak Now” (No. 8), “Fearless” (No. 9) and “Lover” (No. No. 10).
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Swift, first woman with more than 50 Hot 100 Top 10s
By instantly adding 10 new Hot 100 top 10s, Swift becomes the first woman to surpass 50 career top 10s, increasing her total from 49 to 59.
Most Top 10s on the Billboard Hot 100:
- 77, Drake
- 59 years old, Taylor Swift
- 38, Madonna
- 35, the Beatles
- 32 years old, Rihanna
- 30 years old, Michael Jackson
- 29, Elton John
- 28, Mariah Carey
- 28, Stevie Wonder
- 27, Janet Jackson
- 26, Justin Bieber
- 25, Lil Wayne
- 25 years old, Elvis Presley (whose career began before the creation of the Hot 100)
In total, Swift lists 32 songs – all 31 on the deluxe edition of The Department of Tortured Poets plus “Cruel Summer” – on the latest Hot 100, the most in a single week by a woman. Only Morgan Wallen sent more songs to the chart in a frame: 36, on the chart dated March 18, 2023, when his album One thing at a time reached number one on the Billboard 200.
While Wallen debuted 27 songs on the Hot 100 that week, Swift’s 31 debuts that week mark the most debuts in a single week.
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Swift’s most recent No. 1 as a writer and producer
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Swift co-wrote “Fortnight” with Post Malone and Jack Antonoff, the latter of whom also produced it with Swift. Swift has now co-written 12 and co-produced six Hot 100 No. 1s.
Antonoff adds his sixth Hot 100 No. 1 as a songwriter and producer. Post Malone lands his fifth lead as a writer.
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Post Malone, Florence + the new hits of The Machine
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Just as Lana Del Rey contributed to Swift’s top 10 on the Hot 100 as of November 5, 2022, as seen in the No. 4 hit “Snow on the Beach,” Post Malone and Florence + The Machine join Swift in her second realization.
With “Fortnight,” Post Malone earns his fifth Hot 100 No. 1 — and his first No. 1 debut — and his 12th top 10. Here’s a look at his leaders:
- “Fortnight”, feat of Taylor Swift. Post Malone, one week at No. 1 so far, May 4, 2024
- “Circles”, three weeks, from November 30, 2019
- “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”, with Swae Lee, one week, January 19, 2019
- “Psycho”, feat. Ty Dolla $ign, one week, June 16, 2018
- “Rockstar”, feat. 21 Savage, eight weeks, starting October 28, 2017
Meanwhile, Florence + The Machine reached the top 10 of the Hot 100 for the first time thanks to the group’s performance on “Florida!!!”, at No. 8. Singer Florence Welch has already scored a top 10 hit, as featured on Calvin Harris’ “Sweet Nothing”, which reached #10 in February 2013.
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Beyond Swift: Boone and More
Below Swift’s songs at Nos. 1 to 14 on the Hot 100, Benson Boone records the highest number of hits, while his “Beautiful Things,” at peak No. 2, falls 3 to 15. (When Swift took all top 10 with pieces of MidnightsSam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy” halted its run, ranking at No. 11, a week after reaching No. 1.)
Hozier’s “Too Sweet,” at No. 16, follows the all-new Hot 100, a week after reaching No. 1. Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar’s former three-week leader, “Like That,” is pushed back 2-17. and Teddy Swims’ former one-week No. 1, “Lose Control,” goes back 4-18, as it tops radio songs for a third week (69.5 million audience, down from 1 %).
