Taylor Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew You” Reaches No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
Taylor Swift has added another historic achievement to her career with “I Knew It, I Knew You,” her song from the Toy Story soundtrack. The track has officially become her 15th No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
With this milestone, Swift now holds the third-highest number of No. 1 songs in the Hot 100’s 68-year history. She trails only The Beatles, who have 20 chart-toppers, and Mariah Carey, who has 19.
“I Knew It, I Knew You” Makes Disney and Pixar History
The song also marks a rare achievement for Disney music. “I Knew It, I Knew You” is only the third Hot 100 No. 1 ever connected to an animated Disney film.
It follows “A Whole New World” by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle from Aladdin, which topped the chart in 1993, and the ensemble hit “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from Encanto, which reached No. 1 in 2022.
The achievement is even more notable because Swift’s song is the first Hot 100 No. 1 from Pixar, making it a landmark moment for the Toy Story franchise.
Strong First-Week Numbers Push Song to No. 1
According to Billboard, “I Knew It, I Knew You” had a powerful opening week from June 5 to June 11.
The track debuted with 27.2 million U.S. streams, 46.7 million radio audience impressions, and 87,000 copies sold during its first tracking week.
Of those sales, 70,000 came from digital downloads, while 17,000 were CD singles. The physical CD release included the original version of the song along with acoustic and piano versions.
Spotify Record Adds to the Song’s Success
The song also made history on Spotify immediately after its release.
On June 5, 2026, “I Knew It, I Knew You” became the most-streamed country song in a single day by a female artist in Spotify history.
That record helped strengthen the track’s already massive debut and showed the scale of Swift’s fan support across streaming, sales, and radio.
Taylor Swift Reflects on Writing for Toy Story
Swift recently shared how meaningful it was to create a country song for the Toy Story universe. She described the writing process as both a musical change and a return to something familiar.
The song was created for Jessie, one of the beloved Toy Story characters. Swift said writing for Jessie felt like a fresh challenge, but also something that came naturally.
She also reflected on her long connection to the franchise, explaining that she has loved Toy Story since she was five years old and continues to feel emotionally connected to its world.
Song Was Inspired by Toy Story 5
Swift previously revealed that she had always hoped to write music for the characters she grew up loving. After seeing an early version of Toy Story 5, she immediately connected with the film.
She said she fell in love with the movie during its early stages and wrote “I Knew It, I Knew You” shortly after returning home from the screening.
For Swift, the song appears to represent both nostalgia and creative inspiration, linking her childhood love for Toy Story with her current success as one of the biggest artists in the world.
Taylor Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew You” has become a major chart and streaming milestone. By reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the song gives Swift her 15th chart-topper and places her behind only The Beatles and Mariah Carey in Hot 100 history. Its success also makes it the first Pixar song to lead the chart and one of the rare animated Disney songs to reach No. 1. With huge first-week streams, sales, radio play, and a Spotify record, the Toy Story track has become another defining moment in Swift’s career.
