{"id":4982,"date":"2026-10-12T17:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T17:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=4982"},"modified":"2026-10-12T17:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T17:53:55","slug":"taylor-swifts-patient-zero-spends-second-week-at-no-1-on-billboard-hot-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=4982","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018Patient Zero\u2019 Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard Hot\u00a0100"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script>\r\nif( document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ) ) document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ).insertAdjacentHTML( \"beforebegin\", \"<link rel='stylesheet' href='https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/wp-content\/themes\/themify-music\/themify\/themify-builder\/css\/themify-builder-style.css' type='text\/css' \/>\" );\r\n<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t\n<p>Plus, Drake &amp; Don Toliver debut at No. 5 and AD\u00c9LA earns her first top 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/taylor-swift\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a>\u2019s \u201cPatient Zero\u201d tops the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\">Billboard Hot 100<\/a> for a second week, a week after it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/taylor-swift-patient-zero-hot-100-number-one-debut\/\">launched at No. 1<\/a>, becoming her 16th career leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The single is one of four new cuts on the deluxe version, released Sept. 25, of Swift\u2019s 2025 album, <em>The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0uSORr6EfYM?si=oOI1K2ssHmG4o-rd\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, two songs enter the Hot 100\u2019s top 10, led by Drake and Don Toliver\u2019s \u201cSolar Eclipse,\u201d which debuts at No. 5. One of four tracks added to the Oct. 2 reissue of Drake\u2019s album <em>HABIBTI<\/em> (originally released in May), the collab is Drake\u2019s record-extending 91st top 10 and Toliver\u2019s second, and his first in a lead role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, \u201cSolar Eclipse\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/don-toliver-drake-fomo-solar-eclipse-cold-shoulder-1236356530\/\">interpolates<\/a> Ella Langley\u2019s \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas,\u201d which holds at No. 2 on the Hot 100 following its record <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/ella-langley-choosin-texas-hot-100-number-one-24th-week\/\">24 weeks<\/a> at No. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, Slovak singer-songwriter AD\u00c9LA achieves her first Hot 100 top 10 as \u201cNicole Kidman\u201d climbs three spots to No. 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on for details of the entire top 10 on this week\u2019s Hot 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts dated Oct. 17, 2026, will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Oct. 13. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. Plus, for all chart rules and explanations, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/billboard-charts-legend\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: billboard.com<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-4982\" data-postid=\"4982\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-4982 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus, Drake &amp; Don Toliver debut at No. 5 and AD\u00c9LA earns her first top 10. Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cPatient Zero\u201d tops the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week, a week after it launched at No. 1, becoming her 16th career leader. 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