Taylor Swift is starting the New Year by breaking her own record as “The Fate of Ophelia” becomes her longest-leading No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
“The Fate of Ophelia,” which was pushed back to No. 28 amid the rush of holiday singles, returns to the summit for its ninth week atop the singles chart, besting “Anti-Hero” as her longest-reigning hit among her 13 chart-toppers. Beyond that, “Blank Space” held at No. 1 for seven weeks, followed by “Cruel Summer” for four, “Shake It Off” for four, “Look What You Made Me Do” for three and “We Are Never Getting Back Together” for three. Overall, Swift’s singles tie her for fourth-most No. 1s in Hot 100 history.
Elsewhere on the Hot 100, Huntr/x’s “Golden” flies back to No. 2, followed by Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” and Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need.” Ella Langley rounds out the top five with her first top 10 “Choosin’ Texas,” which surges from No. 48. Rounding out the top 10 are Kehlani’s “Folded” (No. 6), Sombr’s “Back to Friends” (No. 7), Swift’s “Opalite” (No. 8), Leon Thomas’ “Mutt” (No. 9) and Justin Bieber’s “Daisies” (No. 10).
Over on the Billboard 200, Swift continues her reign with “The Life of a Showgirl” as it scores its 12th week atop the chart. Filling out the top 10 behind her are Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem,” the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack, Olivia Dean’s “The Art of Loving,” Sabrina Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend,” Peso Pluma and Tito Double P’s “Dinastía,” SZA’s “SOS,” Tate McRae’s “So Close to What,” Wallen’s “One Thing at a Time” and Carpenter’s “Short N’ Sweet.”