Five Burning Questions About Taylor Swift’s No. 1 Hot 100 Debut With ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’
Categoria: Musica
The soundtrack single from 'Toy Story 5' becomes Swift's first movie song to top the Hot 100.
Por Billboard | 16/06/2026
This week, “I Knew It, I Knew You” becomes the 15th Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 of Taylor Swift ‘s illustrious pop career — and the 10th from this decade alone. But it also marks a first for Swift: It’s the only one of her 15 No. 1s to come from a movie soundtrack. Swift has a long track record of notable movie songs, including a pair of No. 2-peaking Hot 100 smashes with 2010’s “Today Was a Fairytale” (from Valentine’s Day ) and 2016’s “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” alongside ZAYN (from Fifty Shades Darker ). But it’s the Jack Antonoff-co-written/co-produced “I Knew It,” from the upcoming Toy Story 5 , which becomes her first to get over the top on the chart — while also becoming the former Nashville hitmaker’s first song in over a decade to be embraced by country radio. How long do we think the hit will last? And do we think it presages a full country pivot from Taylor? Billboard staffers discuss these questions and more below. 1. Is it surprising to you that this is Swift’s first soundtrack No. 1 — either that she’d never had one before with any of her many movie songs, or that this was the song to finally get her there? Eric Renner Brown : I was initially surprised – partly because I simply didn’t realize how many soundtrack songs she’s made – but after digging in to the specifics, it makes sense. It’s easy to forget, but Taylor Inc. is a relatively recent phenomenon; before the late ’10s, it wasn’t a foregone conclusion that her singles would go No. 1 just by virtue of their sheer existence. Plus several of her soundtrack songs came much earlier in her career: five before Billboard adjusted its chart criteria to include streaming, and four of those before Red , her true pop crossover. So really, the question is why her four other soundtrack singles from 2016 onward didn’t top the chart – and they mostly have explanations, whether its being attached to a more risqué property ( Fifty Shades Darker ‘s “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”), a more maligned property ( Cats ‘ “Beautiful Ghosts”) or no traditional property at all (“Only The Young,” from Netflix’s Miss Americana documentary about Swift herself). Why Where The Crawdads Sing ‘s “Carolina” from 2022 not only didn’t top the Hot 100, but stalled out at No. 60, is the only real headscratcher. But Swift is now bigger than ever, Toy Story is an iconic property and the Disney machine is among the most powerful in pop culture – so it’s easy to understand why this Swift soundtrack song was the one to finally get her to No. 1. Christopher Claxton : Toy Story might be the biggest film franchise she’s ever had her music featured in. Behind it, the closest comparison might be The Hannah Mont