Taylor Swift Joins Country Royalty As Her Latest Single Debuts
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- The single debuts within the top 10 on multiple airplay tallies.
Hollywood & Entertainment Taylor Swift Joins Country Royalty As Her Latest Single Debuts By Hugh Mc Intyre,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh Mc Intyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow Author Jun 21, 2026, 08:00am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Summary Taylor Swift makes country radio history with “I Knew It, I Knew You,” her new single from Toy Story 5. The track debuts at No. 8 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, making Swift only the second artist — and the first woman — to launch a song inside the top 10 on the ranking.
Taylor Swift joins Garth Brooks as the only artists to debut a song inside the top 10 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart thanks to "I Knew It, I Knew You." LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS — Episode 1713 — Pictured: Singer Taylor Swift during an interview with host Seth Meyers on October 8, 2025 — (Photo by: Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty Images)Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty ImagesAs Taylor Swift's new single "I Knew It, I Knew You," taken from Toy Story 5, debuts on the Billboard charts, the song makes history across multiple tallies. It should come as no surprise to anybody who has been following the singer-songwriter's unmatched career that the cut was an instant bestseller and quick win on streaming platforms.