Taylor Swift Shatters Records Again with Historic 16th Pop Airplay No. 1 Hit!
Taylor Swift achieves a new record with her 16th No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart for “I Knew It, I Knew You,” extending her cumulative time at the top to 52 weeks. The hit single, from “Toy Story 5,” has also made significant chart impact across multiple formats, reaffirming her status as a music powerhouse.
Taylor Swift has achieved a new milestone on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart, tallying her record-extending 16th No. 1 hit as “I Knew It, I Knew You” ascended two spots to the top of the Sept. 26-dated list. This accomplishment further solidifies Swift's dominant presence in the music industry, setting her apart from other artists with the most chart-toppers since the chart's inception in October 1992.
In comparison to Swift's remarkable 16 No. 1s, Bruno Mars holds the second position with 13 Pop Airplay chart-toppers, followed by Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Katy Perry, and Rihanna, each having achieved 11 No. 1s. “I Knew It, I Knew You” originates from “Toy Story 5,” reportedly inspired by the film’s cowgirl star, Jessie. The song made a significant impact across various charts, launching in June as Swift’s 15th No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also became only the third leader on the Hot 100 ever from an animated Disney movie, and notably, the first from its Pixar studio. Furthermore, the single arrived as her 10th No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. It also secured Swift’s ninth No. 1 on the all-format Radio Songs chart and her record-furthering 16th leader on Adult Pop Airplay. On other formats, it hit No. 2 on Country Airplay, after initially launching in the top 10, and reached No. 7 on Adult Contemporary, boosting her career top 10 counts to 19 and 23 at these respective formats.
A comprehensive look at Swift's Pop Airplay chart leaders highlights her consistent success, including the title, weeks at No. 1, and year(s) of achievement: “I Knew It, I Knew You” (one week to date, 2026); “Opalite” (three weeks, 2026); “The Fate of Ophelia” (five weeks, 2025); “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault]” (one week, 2024); “Cruel Summer” (10 weeks, 2023); “Karma” (one week, 2023); “Anti-Hero” (three weeks, 2022-23); “Delicate” (one week, 2018); “Look What You Made Me Do” (one week, 2017); “Wildest Dreams” (two weeks, 2015); “Bad Blood” (feat. Kendrick Lamar) (five weeks, 2015); “Style” (three weeks, 2015); “Blank Space” (six weeks, 2014-15); “Shake It Off” (two weeks, 2014); “I Knew You Were Trouble.” (seven weeks, 2013); and “Love Story” (one week, 2009).
Beyond individual No. 1s, Swift has also extended her total time at the summit of Pop Airplay to a record 52 weeks across all her leading tracks. This achievement saw her surpass Katy Perry, who held 47 weeks at No. 1, with her song “The Fate of Ophelia.” The Pop Airplay chart methodology involves measuring songs’ weekly plays as tabulated by Mediabase and provided to Billboard by Luminate, gathered from nearly 150 U.S. mainstream top 40 radio stations. All charts dated Sept. 26 will be updated on Billboard.com on Wednesday, Sept. 23, a day later than usual due to the observance of Yom Kippur on Sept. 21.