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Taylor Swift ends Ella Langley’s record-breaking Hot 100 streak

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Todisco, E. (2026, October 6). Taylor Swift ends Ella Langley’s record-breaking Hot 100 streak. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/06/entertainment/taylor-swift-ends-ella-langleys-record-breaking-hot-100-streak/

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Taylor Swift’s new song “Patient Zero” has ended Ella Langley’s record-breaking 24-week reign at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This is Swift’s 16th number one hit on the chart, making her third overall for most No. 1s in Hot 100 history after The Beatles and Mariah Carey. Langley, 27, had broken through with her viral single “Choosin’ Texas,” which surpassed Carey’s record of 22 weeks at number one. During a concert in Columbus, Ohio, Langley addressed criticism she faced for breaking the record, expressing pride despite public scrutiny.

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Taylor Swift's latest single "Patient Zero" ended Ella Langley's record-breaking streak at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Langley had held the number-one spot for an impressive 24 weeks with her viral hit "Choosin’ Texas," surpassing Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” which previously held the longest stay at 22 weeks. At a concert in Columbus, Ohio, Langley addressed critics who were negative about her success and noted she had received extensive criticism over various aspects of herself. Swift now has the third-most No. 1 hits on the Hot 100 chart with 16, behind only The Beatles (20) and Mariah Carey (19).

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“Patient Zero” is Swift’s 16th song to reach the top spot on the Hot 100 chart. asserted

Zero → reach → chart

Her other No. 1 songs include “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “Shake It Off,” Bad Blood,” “Blank Space,” Anti-Hero,” “Cruel Summer,” and more. asserted

We → include → It

The pop star, 36, has the third-most No. 1s in Hot 100s history, after The Beatles (20) and Mariah Carey (19). asserted

star → have → Beatles

Langley, meanwhile, broke through on the Billboard Hot 100s list when her viral “Choosin’ Texas” single reached the top spot in February — and stayed there for the next 24 weeks. asserted

single → break → weeks

Thus, the song surpassed Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which spent 22 weeks atop the chart. asserted

which → surpass → chart

After the historic achievement, Langley, 27, spoke out, gushing that she was speechless and couldn’t “find the words to help explain what’s going on in my brain today.” asserted

what → speak → brain

Days later, at her concert in Columbus, Ohio, Langley hit back at her haters for “picking on” her after she beat Carey’s record. asserted

she → hit → record

“I don’t think I’ve ever had more opinions on myself in my life than I have in this last year,” she told the crowd, noting she’s been criticized for so many things including “the way I look, the way I speak, the way I dress.” asserted

I → think → way

Langley admitted that she doesn’t know if she’s “strong enough” to handle the public scrutiny, before pointing out that “the girl that they’re kind of picking on is the girl that got me where I’m sitting here today.” asserted

I → admit → me

“So I’m going to tell you right now. asserted

I → go → you

I am proud of that girl that everybody seems to be picking on all the time,” she concluded. asserted

she → seem → that

Conversation Your voice matters. asserted

voice → matter → ?

Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted

Discussions → moderate → civility

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