'Patient Zero' gave Taylor Swift her 16th Hot 100 No. 1. Will it still be on top of the chart dated Oct 17?
89% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 9 predictions cast.
Taylor Swift's "Patient Zero" held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated Oct. 17, 2026, marking its third consecutive week atop the chart, per Billboard's published rankings and reporting from Yahoo Entertainment. The song debuted at No. 1 in late September, becoming Swift's 16th career Hot 100 leader and tying Drake for the most No. 1 debuts in the chart's history, while ending Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas," which had logged a record 24 consecutive weeks at No. 1. "Patient Zero," from the deluxe edition of Swift's album, built its chart run on a combination of streaming, airplay and sales data, with other tracks from the same release, including "Cleveland!," "Babylon" and "Pink Clouding," also occupying top-five positions in the weeks following its debut. Its continued hold reflects sustained consumption across formats rather than a single release-week spike, as later tracking weeks showed the song still leading the Billboard Streaming Songs chart as well. The community strongly favored yes, with 89% expecting the song to remain on top through the Oct. 17 chart, and the outcome matched that expectation: Swift's commercial momentum, built on a deep slate of competing album tracks, proved durable enough to hold the top spot for a third straight week.