The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing songs in the United States. Its data is compiled by Luminate Data and is published by the American music magazine Billboard. The chart is based on each song's weekly physical and digital sales collectively, the amount of airplay impressions it receives on American radio stations, and its audio and video streams on online digital music platforms.
With 24 non-consecutive weeks atop the Hot 100, "Choosin' Texas" (2025) by Ella Langley became the longest-reigning chart-topper in Hot 100 history, surpassing "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey. Taylor Swift broke the record for the most number-one singles amassed in the 21st century, following her 15th chart-topper, "I Knew It, I Knew You" (2026) from the soundtrack of the 2026 film Toy Story 5. It also marked the third number-one hit from an animated Disney film, after "A Whole New World" from Aladdin (1992) and "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from Encanto (2021), and the first for Pixar studios.
As of the chart dated October 3, ten artists have reached the number one spot in 2026, with one―Langley―reaching the top spot for the first time. Swift is the only artist to chart more than one number-one song during the year so far; she has four.
Chart history
Issue date Song Artist(s) re January 3 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey re January 10 "The Fate of Ophelia" Taylor Swift January 17 1185 January 24 "I Just Might" Bruno Mars January 31 1186 February 7 "Aperture" Harry Styles 1187 February 14 "Choosin' Texas" Ella Langley 1188 February 21 "DTMF" Bad Bunny 1189 February 28 "Opalite" Taylor Swift re March 7 "Choosin' Texas" Ella Langley re March 14 "I Just Might" Bruno Mars re March 21 "Choosin' Texas" Ella Langley March 28 1190 April 4 "Swim" BTS re April 11 "Choosin' Texas" Ella Langley April 18 April 25 1191 May 2 "Drop Dead" Olivia Rodrigo re May 9 "Choosin' Texas" Ella Langley May 16 May 23 1192 May 30 "Janice STFU" Drake June 6 1193 June 13 "Hate That I Made You Love Me" Ariana Grande 1194 June 20 "I Knew It, I Knew You" Taylor Swift June 27 re July 4 "Choosin' Texas" Ella Langley July 11 July 18 July 25 August 1 August 8 August 15 August 22 August 29 September 5 September 12 September 19 September 26 October 3 1195 October 10 "Patient Zero" Taylor Swift
Number-one artists + List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one Artist Weeks at No. 1 24 6 3 Drake 2 1 Bad Bunny BTS
See also List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2026 List of Billboard Global 200 number-ones of 2026 List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2026 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 2020s 2026 in American music
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