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Could ‘Cruel Summer’ Become Taylor Swift’s Biggest Chart Hit?

Taylor Swift's 'Cruel Summer' could improbably become her biggest Billboard chart hit.

The viral resurgence of the synth-pop gem from Swift’s Lover, which was not released as a single during the 2019 album run, began in 2023 to coincide with the launch of her Eras Tour, eventually brought the song to the top of the Hot 100 last October, and has continued through the start of 2024 with no end in sight. As the song spends another week in the upper reaches of the Hot 100, its unlikely run has prompted another improbable question: Could “Cruel Summer” become the biggest chart hit of Swift’s career? “Shake It Off” “Anti-Hero” “Cruel Summer” “You Belong With Me” “Blank Space” “Love Story” “I Knew You Were Trouble.” “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” “Bad Blood” “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)”

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