The turnover at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this year has really been something to watch. Through the first six months of last year, only six songs had topped the Hot 100 for the first time — but we’re already up to 10 such tracks this year, with only one of them (Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas”) occupying the top spot for more than three weeks total. And the names behind those other No. 1s are some of the biggest in 2020s popular music: Bad Bunny, Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo, Bruno Mars, BTS, Drake, Ariana Grande and of course, Taylor Swift (twice).
It’s made for a robust first half of the year in terms of talking about pop music and pop stardom at its highest levels. Which isn’t to say big things haven’t been happening elsewhere on (or totally off) the charts either — artists like PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson and Slayyyter have been pushing things forward at pop music’s cutting edge, while Olivia Dean, RAYE and Sienna Spiro have given things a more classic (and yes, British) spin and Bella Kay and Sombr have brought a bedroom indie sensibility to top 40.
You’ll find all those artists here, as well as plenty of rap hitmakers, country breakouts, R&B favorites and dozens of other artists in between. You won’t find “Choosin’ Texas,” though — we already included that in our 2025 best songs list, along with Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need,” RAYE’s “Where Is My Husband!” and Taylor Swift’s “Opalite,” among other 2025 leftovers that were still climbing on the charts in 2026. (Luckily, all those artists had other strong 2026-eligible songs to choose from, so we don’t feel too bad about the song exclusions.)
See our staff’s top 50 picks ranked below, and make sure to keep your eyes peeled to the Hot 100’s top spot all year long.
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