Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” holds the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for a third consecutive week, extending her record-setting run at the top of the US singles chart. The track also pushes Swift to 52 career weeks at No. 1, placing her among just five acts to accumulate at least a year atop the chart in its 68-year history.
With another week at the summit, “Patient Zero” becomes Swift’s eighth song to spend at least three weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100. The milestone adds to a catalog of chart-toppers that includes “Look What You Made Me Do” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” both of which led for three weeks, alongside “Shake It Off” with four weeks and “Cruel Summer” with four.
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Her longest-running No. 1 hits remain “The Fate of Ophelia,” which spent 10 weeks at the top, “Anti-Hero” with eight weeks, and “Blank Space” with seven.
Taylor Swift now ranks fifth all-time for total weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Mariah Carey leads the historical standings with 101 weeks, followed by Rihanna with 60, The Beatles with 59 and Drake with 58.
The latest achievement also reinforces the commercial impact of The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, the deluxe edition of her 2025 album, released September 25. “Patient Zero” reached No. 1 following the expanded release, becoming Swift’s 16th Hot 100 chart-topper and her 10th song to debut at the summit. That opening-week achievement tied Drake for the most No. 1 debuts in the chart’s history.
“Patient Zero” was not the only new track to make an immediate impression. Earlier this month, three other songs from The Encore entered the Hot 100’s top five last week: “Cleveland!” debuted at No. 3, “Babylon” at No. 4 and “Pink Clouding” at No. 5.
Her dominance extends beyond individual songs. Swift also leads the Billboard 200 for a third consecutive week, giving her simultaneous control of the United States’ two principal charts.
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