Taylor Swift’s ‘Cruel Summer’ hits no. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

[TaylorSwift 162,435]

“Cruel Summer” ascends to the summit on Billboard Hot 100, from No. 9, becoming Taylor Swift’s 10th leader. The song, which previously peaked at No. 3, was originally released on Swift’s 2019 Republic Records album Lover before being promoted as a single and gaining new prominence as the superstar has performed it on her The Eras Tour this year.

Helping spark the song’s Hot 100 coronation, new mixes were released during the latest tracking week, which also began with the Oct. 13 wide release of the concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.

“Cruel Summer” drew 77.8 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 2%) and 18.6 million streams (up 35%) and sold 41,000 downloads (up 1,482%) in the Oct. 13-19 tracking week. Helping spur the latest surges for “Cruel Summer,” new mixes arrived Oct. 18: a live version, recorded in Los Angeles during The Eras Tour, and an LP Giobbi remix. 

The song completes the fifth-longest trip to No. 1 on the Hot 100 in terms of time from a debut to scaling the summit. ”Cruel Summer” debuted, at No. 29, on the Hot 100 dated Sept. 7, 2019. The song fell to No. 71 on the Hot 100 the following week before re-entering, at No. 49, this June; in July, it hit the top 10 and stands as one of Swift’s 42 career top 10s.

Most Time to No. 1 on Hot 100, from Chart Debut:
• 19 years, 11 months, 2 weeks, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey (2000-19; originally released in 1994, the carol ultimately first led 25 years after its release)
• 6 years, 2 months, 3 weeks, “Die for You,” The Weeknd & Ariana Grande (2016-23)
• 5 years, 8 months, 2 weeks, “When I’m With You,” Sheriff (1983-89)
• 4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks, “Red Red Wine,” UB40 (1984-88; the pop/reggae classic and Sheriff’s love song above were renewed, in part, by adventurous radio exec Guy Zapoleon)
• 4 years, 1 month, 3 weeks, “Cruel Summer,” Taylor Swift (2019-23)

Most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s:
20, The Beatles
19, Mariah Carey
14, Rihanna
13, Drake
13, Michael Jackson
12, Madonna
12, The Supremes
11, Whitney Houston
10, Janet Jackson
10, Taylor Swift
10, Stevie Wonder
 

Here’s a recap of Swift’s 10 Hot 100 No. 1s:
• “Cruel Summer,” one week at No. 1 to-date, Oct. 28, 2023
• “Anti-Hero,” eight weeks, beginning Nov. 5, 2022
• “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version),” one week, Nov. 27, 2021
• “Willow,” one week, Dec. 26, 2020
• “Cardigan,” one week, Aug. 8, 2020
• “Look What You Made Me Do,” three weeks, beginning Sept. 16, 2017
• “Bad Blood,” feat. Kendrick Lamar, one week, June 6, 2015
• “Blank Space,” seven weeks, beginning Nov. 29, 2014
• “Shake It Off,” four weeks, beginning Sept. 6, 2014
• “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” three weeks, beginning Sept. 1, 2012

[GAGASEXUAL 3,979]

She's unstoppable 

[EGOT2027 10,966]

after four years of complaining about it not being the lead single, that perfect pop song finally did it. i could cry

[LateToCult 41,843]

Style next. Yup. Yup. 

[Tinnitus15 51,886]

As it should. It’s such a bop 

[Lanadelduck 2,056]

DESERVED. 

[JGD 12,098]

Okay now she needs to make New Romantics or Style a single from 1989 TV 

[ImMatt 2,058]

Damn. She's on another level. Not since Michael Jackson or really The Beatles has there been an artist this dominant in music.

[Gagaism 12,471]

Finally! 

[Ronnie 6,099]

Jewels and Drugs will have it's time next month for ARTPOP's 10th anniversary.

[TheFame Monster 9,015]

33 minutes ago, JGD said:

Okay now she needs to make New Romantics or Style a single from 1989 TV 

I can’t believe Style peaked at #6. I swear it hit #3

[AnglerfishbraBENUS 5,734]

26 minutes ago, TheFame Monster said:

I can’t believe Style peaked at #6. I swear it hit #3

I could see Clean being a single 

[Victorlpzz 18]

The music industry me thinks

 

[AnglerfishbraBENUS 5,734]

she’s gonna probably get one from 1989 Vault or Don’t Blame Me from Rep. Maybe one from Debut but idk

[sillynate 6,170]

About those two 80’s songs having a long gap, I thought that wasn’t allowed back then on the charts??? What does it mean that they were “renewed” ???