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Taylor Swift Hits 16th Pop Airplay No. 1
Taylor Swift extends her record to 16 chart-topping pop airplay songs with 'I Knew It, I Knew You'.
In brief
Taylor Swift extends her record to 16 chart-topping pop airplay songs with 'I Knew It, I Knew You'. Taylor Swift has 16 No. 1 songs on Billboard's Pop Airplay chart, a record-breaking achievement. Originally reported by Billboard.
New Chart Topper
Taylor Swift's 'I Knew It, I Knew You' reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Pop Airplay chart for the 16th time.
“Taylor Swift tallies her record-extending 16th No. 1 on Billboard's Pop Airplay chart as 'I Knew It, I Knew You' rises two spots to the top of the Sept. 26-dated list.”
Record-Breaking Run
Swift now holds 52 weeks at No. 1 across all her Pop Airplay chart leaders, surpassing Katy Perry's 47 weeks.
“Taylor Swift also extends her total to a record 52 weeks atop Pop Airplay across all her leaders.”
Toy Story 5 Connection
The song was inspired by the film's cowgirl character Jessie and launched as Swift's 15th No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“I Knew It, I Knew You is from Toy Story 5, inspired by the film's cowgirl star, Jessie.”
Chart Performance
The track also reached No. 2 on Country Airplay and No. 7 on Adult Contemporary, adding to Swift's career top 10s.
“It has also hit No. 2 on Country Airplay, after launching in the top 10, and No. 7 on Adult Contemporary, upping her career counts to 19 and 23 top 10s at the respective formats.”
Historic Milestone
This makes Swift the first artist from a Pixar studio to have a No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 from an animated movie.
“It became just the third leader on the list ever from an animated Disney movie, and the first from its Pixar studio.”
What it means
Taylor Swift has 16 No. 1 songs on Billboard's Pop Airplay chart, a record-breaking achievement.
