# 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'.
- Title: Taylor Swift Hits 16th Pop Airplay No. 1 · Billboard
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: taylor swift, pop airplay, billboard, i knew it i knew you, toy story 5, jessie, mediabase, luminate, radio songs, hot country songs, adult pop airplay, country airplay
- Source: Billboard — https://billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-i-knew-it-i-knew-you-number-1-pop-airplay-chart-1236343347
- Author: Gary Trust
- Published: 2026-09-18T16:22:07+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: taylor swift, pop airplay, billboard, i knew it i knew you, toy story 5, jessie, mediabase, luminate, radio songs, hot country songs, adult pop airplay, country airplay
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Taylor Swift has 16 No. 1 songs on Billboard's Pop Airplay chart, a record-breaking achievement.