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Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Holds Steady at No. 1 for Second Week on Singles Chart
Taylor Swift has scored a second week atop the Billboard Hot 100 with “Patient Zero,” the lead single off of “The Life of Showgirl: The Encore.” “Patient Zero” is one of four new Swift songs included on “Encore,” which, just yesterday, earned her a 100th week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for all
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Holds Steady at No. 1 for Second Week on Singles Chart
Taylor Swift has scored a second week atop the Billboard Hot 100 with “Patient Zero,” the lead single off of “The Life of Showgirl: The Encore.” “Patient Zero” is one of four new Swift songs included on “Encore,” which, just yesterday, earned her a 100th week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for all
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