Ella Langley has owned the Hot 100 for a record 23 weeks. Will Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' debut at No. 1 on the Oct 10 chart?
92% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 13 predictions cast.
Taylor Swift's "Patient Zero" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated Oct. 10, ending Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" record 24-week run atop the chart. The song is one of four new tracks on "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore," a deluxe reissue of Swift's 2025 album released Sept. 25. Three of its companion tracks — "Cleveland!," "Babylon" and "Pink Clouding" — also entered at Nos. 3, 4 and 5, giving Swift four of the chart's top five slots simultaneously.
The debut is Swift's 16th Hot 100 No. 1 overall and her 10th career No. 1 debut, tying her with Drake for the most such debuts in chart history. The surge was driven by strong first-day streaming and radio uptake tied to the deluxe album's release, which renewed commercial momentum for "Showgirl" more than a year after its original launch.
The Predict Six community put 92% odds on this outcome, correctly anticipating that Swift's new single would unseat Langley's record-setting track.