Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' Spends Second Week Atop Billboard Hot 100
Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' remains No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week. The lead single from 'The Life of Showgirl: The Encore' is one of four new songs on the release, which helped Swift reach 100 total weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The track earned 17.4 million official streams, a 50% weekly decline, and fell to No. 2 on the Streaming Songs chart, while giving Swift her 51st career week atop the Hot 100.
Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” stays at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a second consecutive week. It is the lead track from “The Life of Showgirl: The Encore,” a release that contains four newly added Swift songs. That project also pushed her combined Billboard 200 No. 1 total to 100 weeks.
During the latest tracking period, the song drew 17.4 million official streams, a 50% drop from the prior week, and moved from No. 1 to No. 2 on Streaming Songs. The Hot 100 placement marks Swift’s 51st career week at No. 1. She now ranks fifth all-time, behind Mariah Carey (101), Rihanna (60), the Beatles (59), and Drake (58).
The continued chart success may reinforce Swift's commercial influence and could shape how labels prioritize deluxe or expanded releases with new tracks. Fans and streaming users may drive repeat listening, while rival artists and chart observers could see the feat as a benchmark. It may also intensify discussion about how streaming totals and chart longevity interact, though the second-week decline may indicate attention could shift quickly.