Culture · From the edition of Jul 18, 2026
✳ Dated TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2026 ✳
89%certain · Polymarket
SWIFT SEIZES BILLBOARD'S NO. 2 SPOT
"I Knew It, I Knew You" locks the Hot 100 runner-up slot as her era rolls on
NEW YORK, July 28 — Taylor Swift parked "I Knew It, I Knew You" at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week — an outcome traders had priced at 89 per cent. The rest of the field never got close.
Olivia Rodrigo and Ella Langley each split the remaining scraps, none clearing 3 per cent on the market. Swift, in other words, ran unopposed for the silver.
The runner-up line still stings a little: only one song sat higher. But observers read the placement plainly — the airwaves remain hers, and the streams keep printing.
Source: Polymarket · 89% probability — View market ↗