Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Zooms In at No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts
All four new songs on the deluxe version of The Life of a Showgirl start in the top 10 of both surveys.
Taylor Swift's "Patient Zero" has soared to the top of both the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excluding U.S. charts. This marks her eighth consecutive week at No. 1 on the Global 200, tying her with BTS for the most since the chart's inception in September 2020. She has also broken the tie with Bad Bunny and Ariana Grande as the solo act with the most No. 1s on the Global Excluding U.S. chart, securing her fifth No. 1 in this category.
"Patient Zero" is one of four new tracks on the deluxe edition of Swift's 2025 album, The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, which debuted at No. 1 on the US-based Billboard 200 chart for its 13th week.
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