Taylor Swift's new single "Blank Space" is still holding out strong with audiences around the country. For the fifth week in a row, the second 1989 track has topped the Billboard Hot 100, keeping off major hits from Hozier, Meghan Trainor, Mark Ronson and even TSwift bestie Ed Sheeran from the top spot.
"Blank Space" has become Swift's longest-holding No. 1 single to date, according to Billboard. Thanks to a high-profile performance at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, the single has landed atop the Hot 100 yet again, surpassing "Shake It Off" and "I Knew You Were Trouble" as her longest No. 1.
(Meanwhile, "Shake It Off" is finally looking to fall out of the top 10, as it lands at No. 10 this week after falling four spots.)
Beneath Swift for the second week in a row, a fellow Victoria's Secret performer Hozier holds at No. 2 with "Take Me to Church." The power of streaming is continuing to help the Irish singer-songwriter on the charts, as "Take Me to Church" is the No. 1 song on the Subscription-Based Streaming Charts (a.k.a., Spotify, etc.).
Though the top two songs in the country remain the same, there are plenty of shake-ups right in the top 5. Thanks to a 12 percent spike in sales, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars's "Uptown Funk" vaulted up another two spots this week to No. 3. Meghan Trainor also joins the top five this week for a second time, as her sassy new single "Lips Are Movin'" jumped up five spots to land at No. 3.
Sam Smith's latest In The Lonely Hour single, "I'm Not The Only One" rounds out the top five.
Just beneath the very tippy-top of the chart, a massive vault appears in the top 10, as Ed Sheeran's x makes a second appearance in the U.S. top 10 with "Thinking Out Loud." After the success of "Don't," the tender ballad rose 18 spots to No. 6 this week - you guessed it - thanks to his performance slot at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
Familiar singles round out the top 10. Between Sheeran and Swift's "Blank Space," Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass" falls four spots to No. 7, Maroon 5's "Animals" lands at No. 8 and Ariana Grande and The Weeknd's "Love Me Harder" lifts ever-so-slightly to No. 9.
