Taylor Swift has made history once again.
And this time, it’s with her hit single ‘Cruel Summer.’
For, the track – which is housed on the megastar’s 2019 album ‘Lover’ – has rocketed to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and etched Swift’s name into the history books anew.
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After going viral four years after its release, ‘Summer’ soared eight spots on this week’s tally to snatch pole position.
The single now serves as her 10th #1.
It managed the feat by way of the following US metrics in the latest tracking week:
- 18.6 million streams
- 77.8 million all format radio impressions
- 71,000 downloads (*Includes Price Slash to $0.69)
‘Summer’ becomes the singer’s milestone tenth #1 hit on the Hot 100. It breaks the record for the longest climb to #1 in the history of the chart for a non-holiday song by a female soloist.
There’s more!
Swift has now earned #1’s on the Hot 100 from each of her last seven albums: ‘Red,’ ‘1989,’ ‘Reputation,’ ‘Lover’ (which notably didn’t have a #1 until now), ‘Folklore,’ ‘Evermore,’ and ‘Midnights.’
Furthermore, the Pop titan now ties Ariana Grande as the female artist with the most #1 hits on the Hot 100 this decade (five each).
Check out all of Swift’s Hot 100 #1s
- We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
- Shake It Off
- Blank Space
- Bad Blood
- Look What You Made Me Do
- cardigan willow
- All Too Well (Taylor’s Version/10 Minute)
- Anti-Hero
- Cruel Summer
Icing on the cake? Swift also becomes the first female artist in history with ten #1 hits on the Hot 100 and ten #1 albums on the Billboard 200.