Taylor Swift is still on top in America, but this week's charts are really about the newcomers. Here is what moved on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Global 200 for the week dated 24 October 2026.

Hot 100: the top 10 moves

  • No. 1: Patient Zero, Taylor Swift. A third week at the top.
  • No. 4: Been By Now, holding steady.
  • No. 5: Dracula, Tame Impala and JENNIE, rising.
  • No. 6: Nicole Kidman, ADÉLA, a new peak.
  • No. 7: Ariana Grande, holding.
  • No. 8: Stupid Song, Olivia Rodrigo, holding.
  • No. 9: BbY WOW, Karol G with Judeline and rusowsky, up one place.
  • No. 10: Babydoll, Dominic Fike, his first-ever top 10.

The big stories

  1. Taylor keeps winning. Patient Zero, the lead single from The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, logs a third week at No. 1. Read how the deluxe edition sent the album back to No. 1 at https://mediamarvels.in/blog/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-encore-billboard-200.
  2. ADÉLA arrives. The Slovak singer's Nicole Kidman climbs from No. 9 to a new high of No. 6. Meet her at https://mediamarvels.in/blog/who-is-adela-nicole-kidman-song.
  3. An eight-year-old song breaks through. Dominic Fike's 2018 track Babydoll finally reaches the top 10. Full story at https://mediamarvels.in/blog/dominic-fike-babydoll-first-top-10-how-to-quit-smoking.
  4. K-pop in the top 5. JENNIE's collaboration with Tame Impala, Dracula, rises to No. 5.

Billboard Global 200: top 10

  1. BbY WOW, Karol G with Judeline and rusowsky
  2. Nicole Kidman, ADÉLA
  3. Patient Zero, Taylor Swift
  4. Ain't In LA, ADÉLA
  5. Choosin' Texas, Ella Langley
  6. The Cure, Olivia Rodrigo
  7. Stupid Song, Olivia Rodrigo
  8. Training Season, Dua Lipa
  9. Man I Need, Olivia Dean
  10. Stop The Wedding!, Ashe

Two artists stand out. ADÉLA has two songs in the global top 4, and Olivia Rodrigo has two in the top 7. Karol G's BbY WOW is the biggest song in the world. Why, at https://mediamarvels.in/blog/karol-g-bby-wow-judeline-rusowsky-global-number-one.

The year's record holder

Ella Langley's Choosin' Texas, still in the global top 5, is 2026's biggest hit. Billboard reported in late September that it extended the Hot 100 record with a 24th week at No. 1. Langley also leads the CMA Awards nominations. See https://mediamarvels.in/blog/cma-awards-2026-date-nominees-how-to-watch.

Hot 100 this week: FAQs

What is the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 this week? Patient Zero by Taylor Swift, for a third week.

What is No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200? BbY WOW by Karol G with Judeline and rusowsky.

Who got their first top 10 this week? Dominic Fike, with Babydoll at No. 10.

Where is ADÉLA's Nicole Kidman on the Hot 100? At a new peak of No. 6.

Which song has spent the most weeks at No. 1 in 2026? Ella Langley's Choosin' Texas.

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Image: Taylor Swift on The Eras Tour. Photo via Wikimedia Commons, used under its free licence.