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Taylor Swift's 'The Fate of Ophelia' Dethrones Her 'Anti-Hero', Becomes the Longest-Running No. 1 in Her Career
"The Fate of Ophelia" reclaimed No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a ninth nonconsecutive week with 18.3 million U.S. streams, surpassing Swift's previous record.
- On Jan. 5, 2026, Taylor Swift's `The Fate of Ophelia` returned to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a ninth nonconsecutive week, becoming her longest-leading chart-topper, surpassing `Anti-Hero`.
- Billboard reports 18.3 million official U.S. streams for `The Fate of Ophelia`, up 9% week over week, while Luminate reviews and authenticates data for the Billboard Hot 100.
- `The Fate of Ophelia` leads the Hot Country Songs chart for a sixth week, while `The Life of a Showgirl` logged its 12th week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and Ella Langley vaulted 48-5 into the Hot 100 top five.
- Swift's chart haul now ties her for fourth-most Hot 100 No. 1s, with `Blank Space`'s seven-week run highlighting her broader sustained success.
- The single reclaimed the summit after sliding amid the holiday season as seasonal tracks receded from the chart's upper ranks; all charts dated Jan. 10, 2026 will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Jan. 6.
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Taylor Swift's 'The Fate of Ophelia' dethrones her 'Anti-Hero', becomes the longest-running No. 1 in her career
Taylor Swift’s The Fate of Ophelia has spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing her own Anti-Hero to become her longest-running chart topper yet.
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“The Fate of Ophelia” has dethroned “Anti-Hero” as Taylor Swift’s longest-running Number One single. The Life of a Showgirl single returns to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for a ninth week. “Anti-Hero” previously spent eight weeks at Number One and 53 total weeks on the chart. “The Fate of Ophelia” slipped out of the Top 10 and down to Number 28 at the onset of the holiday streaming rush, but returns alongside “Opalite,” which moves from Nu…
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