Swift’s “Patient Zero” tops Hot 100; Jennie’s “Dracula” 19 weeks in top 10
In short
Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, her 16th chart-topper and 10th No. 1 debut, while her album “The Life Of A Showgirl” returned to the top of the Billboard 200. Blackpink’s Jennie held in the Hot 100 top 10 for a 19th week with “Dracula,” a collaboration with Tame Impala, slipping five places to No. 10. Several other K-pop acts appeared on the Billboard 200, including &TEAM’s “Mark on Me” at a career-best No. 20.
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Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, the US singles chart, according to the latest chart figures reported by the outlets. It is her 16th No. 1 on the chart and her 10th song to debut in the top spot, Dong-A Ilbo reported, tying her with Drake for the most No. 1 debuts. On the all-time list of No. 1 songs she ranks third behind the Beatles with 20 and Mariah Carey with 19, the outlet said. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
“Patient Zero” is from the deluxe edition of Swift’s album “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,” released on September 25, and was co-written and produced with Max Martin and Shellback, Dong-A Ilbo reported. Another track added to the deluxe version, “Cleveland!”, debuted at No. 3. Yonhap reported that Swift’s “The Life Of A Showgirl” returned to No. 1 on the main album chart, the Billboard 200, displacing Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” which had held the top spot for 24 weeks. [ 2 , 3 ]
Blackpink’s Jennie stayed in the Hot 100 top 10 for a 19th week with “Dracula,” her collaboration with the Australian artist Tame Impala, Yonhap reported. The song fell five places to No. 10, but the run extends the record she holds as the K-pop artist with the longest stay in the top 10. [ 1 , 3 ]
Other Korean acts appeared across the charts. Cats Eye’s “Animal” fell one place to No. 31 on the Hot 100. On the Billboard 200, &TEAM’s new release “Mark on Me” entered at No. 20, the group’s highest placing and its second entry on the chart after “We on Fire,” Yonhap reported. Stray Kids’ “This & That” was 34th, Cats Eye’s “WILD” 39th and the soundtrack to the Netflix animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” 40th. BTS’s fifth studio album “ARIRANG” was also 40th, in its 28th consecutive week on the chart, and ENHYPEN’s “THE SIN : BLISS” was 161st. [ 3 ]
One outlet’s article text did not match its headline: Newsis’s headline reported Swift’s 16th Hot 100 No. 1 and Jennie’s 19th week in the top 10, while the article text carried under it described the Nuriho rocket launch instead. [ 1 ]
Why it matters
The chart results are a marker of how Korean pop acts continue to hold positions on the main US Billboard charts, with Jennie extending her record for the longest top-10 run by a K-pop solo artist. For Korean outlets, the weekly Billboard release is a routine item that tracks the international performance of domestic releases alongside global stars such as Swift.
Key facts
- Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” entered Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 1, her 16th No. 1 song on the chart and her 10th No. 1 debut, according to Billboard. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The song is from the deluxe version of her album “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,” released on September 25, and was co-written and produced with Max Martin and Shellback. [ 2 ]
- Another new track from the deluxe version, “Cleveland!”, debuted at No. 3. [ 2 ]
- Jennie’s “Dracula,” a collaboration with Tame Impala, fell five places to No. 10 on the Hot 100, its 19th week in the top 10. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Swift’s “The Life Of A Showgirl” returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, displacing Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” which had held the top spot for 24 weeks. [ 3 ]
- On the Billboard 200, &TEAM’s “Mark on Me” debuted at No. 20, the group’s highest placing and second entry on the chart. [ 3 ]
- Also on the Billboard 200, Stray Kids’ “This & That” was 34th, Cats Eye’s “WILD” 39th, the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack 40th, BTS’s “ARIRANG” 40th in its 28th consecutive week, and ENHYPEN’s “THE SIN : BLISS” 161st. [ 3 ]
- Cats Eye’s “Animal” fell one place to No. 31 on the Hot 100. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The date Billboard posted the latest chart preview. One outlet says Billboard published the chart article on the 5th local time, while another says the chart figures were reported on the 6th local time.
- Whether “Patient Zero” and “Dracula” will hold their positions in the following week’s chart. The documents report only the latest chart and give no indication of future rankings.