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Taylor Swift shared makeup-free behind‑the‑scenes clips from the Opalite recording with Max Martin and Shellback, celebrating the track’s No. 1 status on the Billboard Hot 100 and posting intimate studio moments on Instagram.
Taylor Swift marked Opalite’s No. 1 debut on the Billboard Hot 100—her 14th Hot 100 chart-topper and her first two No. 1s since 2014’s 1989—sharing Instagram behind‑the‑scenes footage from studio sessions with Max Martin and Shellback and thanking fans. The Opalite single is from her twelfth studio album The Life of a Showgirl, whose video features Domhnall Gleeson and cameos from Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lewis Capaldi and Cillian Murphy; it was shot on film. The lead single from the album is The Fate of Ophelia.
Taylor Swift’s Opalite rises to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving her 14 career No. 1s and tying Rihanna for the most Hot 100 leaders in history (beat by the Beatles at 20 and Mariah Carey at 19). The win was driven by stronger radio play and sales (168,000 copies, including 144,000 physicals), aided by Billboard’s rule change that excludes free YouTube streams and Swift’s two-day exclusive video on paid services.
Taylor Swift’s “Opalite” climbs to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving her a 14th Hot 100 leader and tying Rihanna for third-most all-time; the rise is powered by a sales surge (including physical copies) and new remixes, making it her ninth Hot 100 No. 1 since 2020 and marking a second No. 1 from her 2025 album The Life of a Showgirl.
Bad Bunny’s Spanish-language single DtMF rockets from No. 10 to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 after his Super Bowl LX halftime show, marking his second Hot 100 leader and first solo No. 1. The track leads the week’s streaming, airplay, and sales in the U.S. and helps place four Bad Bunny songs in the Hot 100 top 10, all tied to his Super Bowl performance.
Zara Larsson rides a 2016 nostalgia revival into a 2026 Billboard Hot 100 resurgence, charting three concurrent songs—Stateside (with PinkPantheress), Lush Life, and Midnight Sun—thanks to a viral TikTok dolphin meme, retro visuals, and savvy collaborations; her Midnight Sun era also earns a Grammy nomination and boosts her U.S. touring momentum.
Harry Styles’ new single “Aperture” blasts to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in its first week, earning Styles his third Hot 100 leader and second debut at the top. It drew 18.2 million official streams, 27.1 million radio-impression audience, and sold about 4,000 downloads in the U.S., also debuting at No. 1 on Streaming Songs and No. 19 on Radio Songs. The release sets the stage for Styles’ fourth solo album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, due March 6, and marks one of the year’s early No. 1 debut pair on the Hot 100.
Jeff Buckley’s 1994 ballad 'Lover, You Should’ve Come Over' enters the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 97 for the week of Jan. 31, 2026, nearly 30 years after his death, boosted by 3.8 million U.S. streams in mid‑January and a TikTok resurgence. The Grace track had previously charted on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs list in 2025 and has lingered on charts since Buckley’s passing in 1997.
Mariah Carey celebrates a historic week with her classic 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the 20th week, while also achieving a new chart-topping hit with her 2025 single 'In Your Feelings,' which rises to No. 1 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart, marking her fourth chart-topping on this list.
For the first time since 1990, no rap songs are in the Billboard Hot 100's top 40, marking a significant shift in the genre's chart dominance, influenced partly by recent rule changes and market trends.
Taylor Swift's 'The Fate of Ophelia' remains at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second week, as her album 'The Life of a Showgirl' dominates the charts with eight of the top 10 songs and all 12 in the top 14. The album also continues its record-breaking run at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with significant streaming, sales, and airplay success.
HUNTR/X's 'Golden' from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack tops the Billboard Hot 100 for the third week, making history as the first all-female Korean pop group to lead the chart. The soundtrack continues to dominate with multiple top 10 hits, and 'Golden' has now spent three weeks at No. 1, a rare achievement for songs associated with Korean pop. The success is boosted by the film's release and streaming, highlighting the growing influence of KPop in mainstream music.
The 'KPop Demon Hunters' soundtrack made history by having four songs simultaneously in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, a first for any soundtrack, with 'Golden' remaining at No. 1 and other tracks like 'Your Idol,' 'Soda Pop,' and 'How It’s Done' also charting highly.
The soundtrack for Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters' has achieved remarkable success, with three songs entering the top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the first time, including 'Soda Pop,' 'Your Idol,' and 'Golden,' the latter becoming the first all-female K-pop group song to reach No. 1. The film has become Netflix's most popular animated original, and the soundtrack is only the third in history to have more than three top 10 entries.
Alex Warren's song 'Ordinary' has become the unofficial song of the summer, dominating the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks and popular on TikTok, despite mixed critical reception. The love song, dedicated to his wife, has gained widespread radio play and internet use, exemplifying how a broadly appealing, generic love song can become a cultural phenomenon, even if its artistic value is questioned.