Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Bumps ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Out of No. 1 on Hot 100; ‘Encore’ Tracks Fill Four Out of Five Top Slots
At least for one week, America finally chose differently when it came to the nation’s most consumed song. Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” took a breather from its record-breaking run atop the Billboard Hot 100 to make room for Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero,” which claims the No. 1 spot in its first week out, to no […]
Taylor Swift's song "Patient Zero" has reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. According to Billboard, this marks Swift's 16th career leader on the chart. The song displaced Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas," which had been at the top for a record 24 weeks.
The song "Patient Zero" is part of the deluxe version of Swift's 2025 album, The Life of a Showgirl, dubbed The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, which was released on September 25. Billboard reports that three other new tracks from this reissue also made it to the top five on the Hot 100 chart: "Cleveland!" at number 3, "Babylon" at number 4, and "Pink Clouding" at number 5.
With this achievement, Swift now has the third-most number one hits in the Hot 100's history, behind The Beatles with 20 and Mariah Carey with 19, as per Billboard. The reissued album, The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, also surged back to number one on the Billboard 200 chart for a 13th week.
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