At No. 1 for an eighth week, the song surpasses the reign of “I Knew You Were Trouble.”
Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” becomes her sole longest-leading No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart, topping the tally (dated Oct. 7) for an eighth week. The song one-ups her seven-week reign with “I Knew You Were Trouble.” in 2013.
Here’s an updated look at Swift’s record 12 Pop Airplay No. 1s, ranked by most weeks spent at the summit:
Title, Weeks at No. 1, Year(s):
- “Cruel Summer,” eight (to date), 2023
- “I Knew You Were Trouble,” seven, 2013
- “Blank Space,” six, 2014-15
- “Bad Blood” (feat. Kendrick Lamar), five, 2015
- “Anti-Hero,” three, 2022-23
- “Style,” three, 2015
- “Wildest Dreams,” 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
“Cruel Summer” first hit No. 1 on the Pop Airplay chart dated Aug. 5, giving Swift sole possession of the most leaders in the history of the survey, surpassing the 11 each for Maroon 5, Katy Perry and Rihanna. (Pop Airplay, which began in 1992, measures songs’ weekly plays, as tabulated by Mediabase and provided to Billboard by Luminate, on over 150 U.S. mainstream top 40 radio stations.)
“Cruel Summer” was originally released on Swift’s 2019 album, Lover. Republic Records began promoting it as a single in June, as Swift has performed it on her The Eras Tour, her first in which she’s been able to spotlight songs from Lover, which was released shortly before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Cruel Summer” previously became Swift’s 11th No. 1 on the Adult Pop Airplay chart, pushing her past P!nk for the most leaders among soloists. It has hit No. 3 on the all-genre, multimetric Billboard Hot 100, extending Swift’s record for the most top 10s among women, a total now up to 42.
All charts dated Oct. 7 will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, Oct. 3.
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