The Showgirl Must Go On

Taylor's Encore Sashays Toward #1 Bow

September 28, 2026

With four new tracks high-kicking on the DSP charts and an armload of VMAs, Republic’s Taylor Swift has once again seized the spotlight—and will in all likelihood take possession of #1 on the next HITS Top 50 chart with The Life of a Showgirl: Encore.

Our data-crunching gerbils have paused from their labors to inform us that Tay will amass some 150k in activity.

As of this writing, “Patient Zero” (the spooky, star-studded video for which debuted on the VMAs) resides at #1 on Spotify’s U.S. chart, and “Babylon,” “Cleveland!” and “Pink Clouding” occupy #3, #4 and #6. While we’re at it, longtime hit "The Fate of Ophelia” (which took Video of the Year at MTV’s trophy fest) remains in the Top 15.

On Apple Music’s overall chart, “Patient Zero,” “Cleveland!” and “Babylon” command the top three spots and “Pink Clouding” floats in the Top 5.

Tay’s online store, one of the Internet’s preeminent emporiums, offers digital downloads of the expanded album ($9.99) and the “Patient Zero” single (99 cents).

What else might this multitasking mage have up her showgirl sleeve? Stay tuned.