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Taylor Swift Claims 15th Hot 100 #1, Pixar Song Triumph.

6/16/2026

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Taylor Swift Dominates

Taylor Swift topped the Billboard Hot 100 on June 20 2026 with “I Knew It, I Knew You,” her 15th #1.
The song debuted at No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, giving Swift her 10th country-chart leader and becoming the first Pixar-film track and third Disney-animated song to top the Hot 100.
Its 27.2 million streams and 87,000 sales in week one dethroned Ariana Grande’s single and lifted Swift to third on the all-time Hot 100 leaders list.

Summary

Taylor Swift #1

Max Martin reached 28 Hot 100 producer number-ones and 30 songwriter number-ones, second only to Paul McCartney.
Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music each set platform records, with Spotify logging the most-streamed country song in a day by a female artist.
The track debuted at No. 1 on the U.K. Singles Chart on June 12, giving Taylor Swift her first U.K. chart-topper from a Pixar film.

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Historical Context

Disney's November 1992 release Aladdin became the year's top-grossing animated film, earning over $504 million worldwide. Its duet “A Whole New World,” sung by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle, hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993—the first animated-film song to do so. The 2026 Pixar track produced by Max Martin for Taylor Swift mirrors that legacy, keeping Disney-linked soundtracks chart-dominant.

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Taylor Swift Dominates

Taylor Swift topped the Billboard Hot 100 on June 20 2026 with “I Knew It, I Knew You,” her 15th #1.
The song debuted at No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, giving Swift her 10th country-chart leader and becoming the first Pixar-film track and third Disney-animated song to top the Hot 100.
Its 27.2 million streams and 87,000 sales in week one dethroned Ariana Grande’s single and lifted Swift to third on the all-time Hot 100 leaders list.

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