Taylor Swift’s “Merciless Summer time” turns into her sole longest-leading No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart, topping the tally (dated Oct. 7) for an eighth week. The track one-ups her seven-week reign with “I Knew You Have been Bother.” in 2013.
Right here’s an up to date have a look at Swift’s document 12 Pop Airplay No. 1s, ranked by most weeks spent on the summit:
Title, Weeks at No. 1, Yr(s):
- “Merciless Summer time,” eight (thus far), 2023
- “I Knew You Have been Bother,” seven, 2013
- “Clean House,” six, 2014-15
- “Unhealthy Blood” (feat. Kendrick Lamar), 5, 2015
- “Anti-Hero,” three, 2022-23
- “Model,” three, 2015
- “Wildest Desires,” two, 2015
- “Shake It Off,” two, 2014
- “Karma,” one, 2023
- “Delicate,” one, 2018
- “Look What You Made Me Do,” one, 2017
- “Love Story,” one, 2009
“Merciless Summer time” first hit No. 1 on the Pop Airplay chart dated Aug. 5, giving Swift sole possession of essentially the most leaders within the historical past of the survey, surpassing the 11 every for Maroon 5, Katy Perry and Rihanna. (Pop Airplay, which started in 1992, measures songs’ weekly performs, as tabulated by Mediabase and supplied to Billboard by Luminate, on over 150 U.S. mainstream high 40 radio stations.)
“Merciless Summer time” was initially launched on Swift’s 2019 album, Lover. Republic Data started selling it as a single in June, as Swift has carried out it on her The Eras Tour, her first through which she’s been in a position to highlight songs from Lover, which was launched shortly earlier than the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Merciless Summer time” beforehand turned Swift’s eleventh No. 1 on the Grownup Pop Airplay chart, pushing her previous P!nk for essentially the most leaders amongst soloists. It has hit No. 3 on the all-genre, multimetric Billboard Sizzling 100, extending Swift’s document for essentially the most high 10s amongst girls, a complete now as much as 42.
All charts dated Oct. 7 will replace on Billboard.com Tuesday, Oct. 3.
