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State: South Carolina

Robert Faith founded Greystar in 1993. He is the chair and CEO of the real estate company, which specializes in rental housing properties, including senior housing and student housing.

State: Maryland

Annette Lerner’s husband, Ted Lerner, built a real estate company in 1952 after she gave him a $250 loan. The firm, Lerner Enterprises, is one of the largest real estate owners in Washington, DC.

After Ted Lerner died in 2023, she and her children inherited his estate.

State: Pennsylvania

Mitchell Morgan is the founder and chair of Morgan Properties, which specializes in apartment complexes. The firm owns over 97,000 units across the US.

State: Florida

While Donald Trump’s presidency has added billions to his net worth, largely through crypto, according to Forbes, much of his fortune remains tied to real estate. His portfolio includes golf clubs, resorts, and commercial skyscrapers.

State: California

Rick Caruso built his fortune through Caruso, the real estate company he founded. The firm developed shopping and mixed-use destinations such as The Grove and The Americana at Brand.

State: Texas

Ross Perot Jr. founded Hillwood, a real estate development firm, after borrowing against his billionaire father’s fortune. The company’s portfolio includes residential and commercial developments, as well as logistics hubs.

State: Indiana

Herb Simon founded the company that would eventually become Simon Property Group in 1960 with his brother. The real estate investment trust owns hundreds of properties around the world, such as malls and mixed-use spaces.

Simon also owns stakes in the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever.

State: California

Edward Roski Jr. is the chair of Majestic Realty, which his father founded in 1948. The commercial real estate development firm counts Walmart, Amazon, and UPS among its tenants.

State: Illinois

Ty Warner created the Beanie Babies line of stuffed toys, the profits of which he invested in real estate. His portfolio includes the Four Seasons in New York and Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Los Cabos.

State: New York

Leonard Stern is the chair and CEO of Hartz Mountain Industries, which has an extensive portfolio of real estate holdings, including industrial warehouses.

State: Florida

Igor Olenicoff founded Olen Companies in 1974. The firm’s portfolio includes over 8 million square feet in office space and over 17,000 luxury apartment units.

State: Illinois

Neil Bluhm cofounded JMB Realty in 1970, which became one of the largest real estate developers in the US. Bluhm expanded beyond real estate into casinos and private equity, cofounding Rush Street Gaming and Walton Street Capital.

State: Florida

Jeff Greene became a billionaire betting against the mid-2000s housing bubble, using credit default swaps tied to subprime mortgage securities before the 2008 financial crisis.

State: California

Donald Bren is the chair and principal shareholder of Irvine Company, a real estate development firm. The company’s portfolio spans new home villages, hundreds of office buildings, and the MetLife Building.

State: Florida

Stephen Ross founded Related Companies, a real estate development and lifestyle firm, in 1972. He then founded Related Ross, a real estate development firm focused on West Palm Beach, in 2024.

Ross also holds stakes in the sports and wellness industries, including the Miami Dolphins, the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, SoulCycle, and Equinox Fitness.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 26%

The lowest-rated Bond movie by critics is 1967’s “Casino Royale,” starring David Niven as the titular spy.

This version of “Casino Royale” is a parody of spy films, rather than a straightforward Bond caper. It’s also one of two films about James Bond that wasn’t produced by Eon Productions.

“Casino Royale” also starred Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Joanna Pettet, Daliah Lavi, Barbara Bouchet, and Terence Coop in double roles — all of them play different versions of Bond. Woody Allen also appeared as Bond’s nephew, Jimmy.

“Unfortunately, after the introductory sequences, ‘Casino Royale’ begins a downhill slide. It gets progressively sillier and more incoherent until it’s impossible to keep any of the plot elements straight. Worse, with only occasional exceptions, the humor ceases to be funny, and the whole production degenerates into absurdity,” wrote James Berardinelli of ReelViews.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 36%

Roger Moore’s seventh and final outing as 007 was also his worst, according to critics.

The film sees Bond travel to San Francisco to save Silicon Valley from a former KGB agent played by Christopher Walken. His bodyguard and lover, May Day, was notably played by Grace Jones.

The classic “Bond girl” was played by Tanya Roberts, of future “That ’70s Show” fame.

“It’s not double-oh-seven anymore, but double-oh-seventy, the best argument yet for the mandatory retirement age,” wrote The Washington Post’s Paul Attanasio.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 40%

“The Man with the Golden Gun” starred Moore as Bond and legendary actor Christopher Lee as the titular man with the golden gun, Francisco Scaramanga. Meanwhile, Bond’s love interest, Mary Goodnight, was played by Britt Ekland.

Bond and Scaramanga engage in a game of cat-and-mouse for much of the movie, as no one knows what Scaramanga looks like, outside the fact that he has a third nipple.

“If you enjoyed the early Bond films as much as I did, you’d better skip this one,” wrote Nora Sayre of The New York Times.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 41%

Let’s get it out of the way: Yes, this movie is really called “Octopussy.” Its titular character, a successful businesswoman and jewel smuggler, was played by Maud Adams. Bond and Octopussy have personal business: Years earlier, Bond arrested her father for treason.

The two form an uneasy alliance to defeat an exiled Afghan prince, Kamal Khan, played by Louis Jourdan.

“It’s an easy film to hate (and often paints a big target on its back encouraging you to do so), but it works perfectly as a piece of entertainment, where the good ultimately outweighs the bad,” wrote Jake Tropila of Film Inquiry.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 51%

Critics think the worst Bond film starring Pierce Brosnan is 1999’s “The World Is Not Enough,” Brosnan’s third.

Bond shares the screen with an American nuclear physicist named Dr. Christmas Jones. Equally improbable, she’s played by Denise Richards. His other female costar is Elektra King, an oil heiress played by Sophie Marceau.

The classic Bond villain, Renard, an ex-KGB agent who became a terrorist, was played by Robert Carlyle.

“What do the James Bond series, the Chicago Cubs, and Master P’s No Limit empire have in common? All owe their considerable commercial success more to loyalty, marketing, and tradition than to quality,” wrote Nathan Rabin for the AV Club.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 55%

Brosnan’s fourth and final appearance as Bond, 2002’s “Die Another Day,” saw him get overshadowed by Halle Berry.

“Die Another Day” plays as a classic early 2000s film: heavy on the CGI and the product placement. But it’s notable for its casting of Berry as Jinx Johnson, an NSA agent, whose entrance in an orange bikini remains iconic over 20 years later.

“Die Another Day” was also the first Bond movie in 39 years to not feature Desmond Llewelyn’s Q as the head of the British Secret Service’s fictional research and development division — in other words, he provided Bond with all of his nifty gadgets.

Llewelyn died in 1999, just a few weeks after the premiere of “The World Is Not Enough.” He was replaced as Q by John Cleese for “Die Another Day,” which would end up being Cleese’s only appearance as the character.

“In a year when ‘Austin Powers’ has scoffed at 007 as a joke and ‘xXx’ has scoffed at him as an anachronism, ‘Die Another Day’ is a fluffed opportunity to assert that nobody does it better,” wrote Nicholas Barber for The Independent.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 58%

Brosnan suited up for his second Bond film in 1997 with “Tomorrow Never Dies,” which introduced international audiences to Michelle Yeoh — for that alone, it remains an important cultural moment.

The film follows Bond as he attempts to stop power-hungry media tycoon Elliot Carver, played by Jonathan Pryce, from engineering events that will bring about World War III.

The Wall Street Journal’s Joe Morgenstern criticized the film for its overuse of product placements.

“In the latest James Bond, our hero saves the world from brand-name unawareness. ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ is a dramatized trade show; imagine Comdex or the Geneva Automobile Salon with a plot,” he wrote.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 59%

It took four movies for Moore’s Bond to blast off into space, which he does by the end of “Moonraker.”

He takes on an all-time Bond villain, Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale), who somehow wants to kill the entire population of Earth with nerve gas and use his own space station as Noah’s Ark to repopulate the planet with a “master race.”

“The space-age plot is spread dangerously thin, the fights all tend to slapstick, and the wanton destruction has become rather too predictable. But it’s held together by likable performances,” wrote Chris Auty for Time Out.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 63%

One of Daniel Craig’s lowest-rated Bond movies is 2015’s “Spectre.”

It was the first Bond film since “Diamonds Are Forever” to include Bond’s most famous villain, Blofeld (now played by Christoph Waltz), and his criminal organization SPECTRE.

Also notable was Sam Smith’s Bond song, “Writing’s on the Wall,” which became the second consecutive Bond theme to win an Oscar.

“‘Spectre,’ Sam Mendes’ latest entry in the James Bond franchise, is a real oddity: the first 007 film that’s more enjoyable to think about than to watch,” wrote FlavorWire’s Jason Bailey.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 63%

Craig’s second outing as Bond, 2008’s “Quantum of Solace,” received a similar critical response.

The movie picks up almost immediately after the events of Craig’s first Bond installment, “Casino Royale.” He once again faces off against Jesper Christensen as Mr. White, an assassin.

Bond also faces environmental entrepreneur Dominic Greene (played by French filmmaker and actor Mathieu Amalric), who claims to want to stop deforestation but is actually trying to stage a coup in Bolivia to take control of the country’s natural resources.

“Although it’s not the most crushing disappointment of all time — finding you have won the lottery but lost the ticket is probably more crushing, I imagine — it is still a crushing disappointment,” wrote Deborah Ross for The Spectator.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 64%

After starring in five Bond films, Sean Connery left the role and let someone else take a (relatively successful) crack at the character. But he returned for Bond No. 7, which you might recall from its iconic theme song sung by Shirley Bassey.

Connery would once again leave the role until 1983, when he appeared in the second non-Eon Productions Bond movie, “Never Say Never Again.”

In “Diamonds Are Forever,” Bond faces his archenemy Blofeld (Charles Gray).

“The movie’s momentum is such that one never has much time to react to its lack of reason, only to its sensations of speed and narrow escape, and to the splendor of its crazy gadgets and decor,” wrote The New York Times’ Vincent Canby.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 67%

“Live and Let Die” (1973) might’ve been Moore’s first outing as Bond, but it’s most remembered for the Paul McCartney song of the same name.

In total, Moore played Bond seven times, the same number of appearances as the first-ever Bond, Sean Connery.

“Live and Let Die,” per IndieWire, was released during the height of the blaxploitation movement in cinema, and therefore led to a supporting cast of mainly Black actors, including the first Black Bond girl, Rosie Carver, played by Gloria Hendry

“It is good, lively, mindless entertainment, slow to warm up but once embarked upon its improbable story quick to appreciate its own absurdity,” wrote The Guardian’s Derek Malcolm.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 69%

“For Your Eyes Only” is Moore’s fifth Bond movie, and a real course correction from the campier, sci-fi tone of “Moonraker.”

In this installment, Bond’s love interest, Melina Havelock, played by Carole Bouquet, is dead set on getting revenge for the murder of her parents. Meanwhile, Bond teams up with a former smuggler, Milos Columbo, played by Chaim Topol, to recover a dangerous piece of submarine tech.

“No. 12 in the phenomenally durable James Bond series. ‘For Your Eyes Only’ is undeniably easy on the eyes. Maybe too easy to prevent the mind from wandering and the lids from drooping,” wrote Gary Arnold for The Washington Post.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 71%

“Never Say Never Again” is the result of some complicated rights issues from the Ian Fleming novels on which the Bond movies are based. It’s a remake of the 1965 movie “Thunderball,” which also starred Connery, which was in turn based on the 1961 Fleming novel of the same name.

Due to conflicts between Fleming and producer Kevin McClory, McClory ended up with the rights to “Thunderball” and anything introduced in that story, including SPECTRE.

So, in 1983, McClory commissioned a remake of “Thunderball,” titled “Never Say Never Again,” starring Connery once again, for a non-Eon Bond film. The title was reportedly inspired by Connery’s wife, who told her husband he couldn’t say he’d “never” return to Bond again, per Screen Rant.

“In ‘Never Say Never Again,’ the formula is broadened to accommodate an older, seasoned man of much greater stature, and Mr. Connery expertly fills the bill,” wrote Janet Maslin for The New York Times.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 73%

Fun fact about “You Only Live Twice”: Children’s author Roald Dahl, the mind behind “The BFG,” “The Witches,” “James and the Giant Peach,” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” wrote the screenplay.

The biggest legacy of “You Only Live Twice” is the performance of Donald Pleasence as Bond’s enemy, Blofeld. In just two minutes, you can see where Mike Myers got the idea for Dr. Evil in the “Austin Powers” movies.

“What I can say for sure is ‘You Only Live Twice’ is the Bond film I have seen most often and I have enjoyed the hell out it every single time,” wrote Phelim O’Neill for The Guardian.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 75%

Timothy Dalton’s first entry into Bond lore, 1987’s “The Living Daylights,” was well-received.

After Moore left the role, the British actor stepped into Bond’s very prolific shoes. The only constant remaining from Moore’s tenure was Desmond Llewelyn as Q.

The plot, as usual, involved Bond investigating shady activities by the KGB. In this case, he was investigating suspicious deaths of KGB defectors, which put him directly in the path of Brad Whitaker, an American arms dealer played by Joe Don Baker.

“‘The Living Daylights’ is different; even from a quarter of a century away, there’s nothing to sully the romantic air. It’s no coincidence that the most recent Bond films are the closest in tone,” wrote The Guardian’s Les Roopanarine.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 79%

Dalton’s second (and final) outing as Bond, “Licence to Kill,” was even more well-received than his debut.

The film was, at the time, the darkest Bond movie ever released — it followed Bond as he was suspended from MI6 in order to help his friend and CIA agent Felix Leiter, played by David Hedison, avenge the murder of his new wife … all while trying to take down a Latin American drug kingpin.

“Dalton revives the cool, ironic detachment of the Connery years, but he also allows a touch of obsession to show through Bond’s surface aplomb,” wrote the Chicago Reader’s Dave Kehr.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 81%

After six Bond-less years, Irish star Brosnan brought the world’s most dashing spy back to the big screen with 1995’s “GoldenEye.” His version of Bond began his tenure taking down a rogue MI6 agent played by Sean Bean and romancing a Russian programmer played by Izabella Scorupco.

This movie also marked the first appearance of Judi Dench as Bond’s boss at MI6, M, who would go on to appear in the Craig movies.

The most lasting legacy of this movie, though, may be the Nintendo 64 game based on it, simply titled “GoldenEye 007,” released in 1997. It became the third-best-selling Nintendo 64 game of all time, per VGChartz.

“With a dynamite opening reel that showcases the series’ renewed vigor, ‘GoldenEye’ is two hours of well-executed thrills, high-tech mayhem and one-of-a-kind comedy,” wrote David Hunter for The Hollywood Reporter.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 81%

It wasn’t critically beloved at the time, but George Lazenby’s one and only Bond movie has been reevaluated in the following five decades. Now, it’s one of the most critically admired Bond films.

Part of what makes this film so different than any other Bond movie, besides Lazenby, who is Australian, is that it ends in true tragedy: After Bond falls in love with Diana Rigg’s Countess Tracy di Vicenzo, the two wed at the end of the movie, only for Tracy to be shot by Bond’s nemesis Blofeld (Telly Savalas) immediately after.

“‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ is pure poetry. It transcends the idea of a Bond film. Gorgeously photographed, thrillingly executed, and wonderfully performed, this is the franchise zenith,” wrote Jake Tropila for Film Inquiry.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 82%

“The Spy Who Loved Me” was Moore’s third outing as Bond, and his best, according to critics. It covers similar territory as other Bond movies, including a megalomaniac villain dedicated to starting World War III — this time a shipping tycoon named Karl Stromberg, played by Curt Jürgens.

This movie was also the debut of Jaws, one of the most memorable henchmen in Bond history, played by Richard Kiel.

“The end result is unquestionably one of the Bond series’ brightest spots, and includes a good deal of its finest moments,” wrote Gerardo Valero for RogerEbert.com.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 83%

After five movies and 15 years, Craig drank his final shaken, not stirred, martini in the epic conclusion to his series, “No Time to Die.”

While Craig, as usual, performed his role admirably, audiences left “No Time to Die” talking about Ana de Armas’ CIA agent, Paloma, and Lashana Lynch’s new 007 agent, Nomi.

The less we say about Rami Malek’s performance as the film’s nanobots-obsessed villain Lyutsifer Safin, the better.

“No Time to Die” also became the third Bond film in a row to have its theme — this time sung by Billie Eilish — win an Oscar.

“With this fifth and final go-round, it’s clear who the best Bond is. It’s Craig, Daniel Craig,” wrote Mark Feeney for The Boston Globe.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%

“Thunderball” is the second-highest-grossing Bond film ever, accounting for inflation, only behind “Skyfall,” per Screen Rant. At this point in history, Connery’s Bond had become a full-blown phenomenon.

In the movie, Bond’s mission was to recapture two atomic bombs stolen by the evil criminal organization SPECTRE. Much of the film’s action takes place underwater, an impressive feat for the ’60s. Bond also, of course, falls in love with the girlfriend of a SPECTRE agent, Domino, played by Claudine Auger.

“The color is handsome. The scenery in the Bahamas is an irresistible lure. Even the violence is funny. That’s the best I can say for a Bond film,” wrote Bosley Crowther for The New York Times.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%

The highest-grossing Bond film of all time is 2012’s “Skyfall,” starring Craig.

“Skyfall” was Craig’s third Bond film, and, to many, a high point of his Bond tenure. The film delves into Bond’s past in a way that hadn’t been done for many years, and introduced viewers to the super-spy’s ancestral home in Scotland, fittingly named Skyfall.

Javier Bardem’s performance as Raoul Silva, a former MI6 agent (and now cyber-terrorist), instantly solidified Bardem as one of the top-tier Bond villains.

“Skyfall” also introduced audiences to the new versions of Q (Ben Whishaw) and Miss Moneypenny (Naomie Harris).

The film’s theme, “Skyfall” by Adele, also started the three-film streak of Bond themes winning the Academy Award.

“Bond traditions haven’t just been updated — they’ve been intelligently modified and rethought, giving us the franchise’s inherent pleasures in a new package,” wrote Tim Grierson of Deadspin.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 94%

“Casino Royale” kicked off an entirely new generation of Bond after a multi-year break. The film follows a newly appointed 007 as he joins a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale in Montenegro, in order to bankrupt the terrorist financier Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen).

Bond is paired with Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), a British Treasury agent. Their relationship would haunt Bond until Craig’s final installment, “No Time to Die.”

“Daniel Craig, an excellent actor, has more than earned his Walther PPK,” wrote Stephanie Condron and Sinclair McKay for The Telegraph.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 95%

The very first Bond movie, 1962’s “Dr. No,” is still a high bar that the franchise rarely clears.

Without the success of “Dr. No,” which was released 64 years ago, it’s unlikely that we would’ve ever gotten 26 more films about the most debonair spy on his side of the Atlantic.

But “Dr. No” was successful, much due to Connery’s iconic take on the character.

Does the plot, in which Bond teams up with a seashell diver in Jamaica named Honey Ryder (the first Bond girl ever, Ursula Andress) to take down a mad scientist determined to stop a rocket launch with a radio beam named Dr. Julius No, make the most sense? No, but we love it anyway.

“[The] first screen adventure of Ian Fleming’s hard-hitting, fearless, imperturbable, girl-loving Secret Service Agent 007, James Bond, is an entertaining piece of tongue-in-cheek action hokum,” wrote Variety.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 97%

Connery’s second outing as Bond follows him as he goes up against multiple SPECTRE agents who want him dead after the events of “Dr. No.” He also falls in love with a Soviet clerk, Tatiana Romanova, played by Daniela Bianchi.

Notably, this was Desmond Llewelyn’s first appearance as Bond’s technology supplier Q. He’d play the role until his death in 1999.

“A highly immoral film in every imaginable way but it sure is fun…,” wrote Richard Roud for The Guardian.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 99%

It seems increasingly unlikely we’ll ever have a Bond movie that tops “Goldfinger,” a movie in which Bond meets a female pilot (played by Honor Blackman), investigates a sociopath obsessed with gold named Auric Goldfinger (played by Gert Fröbe), and sleeps with a woman named Jill Masterson (played by Shirley Eaton) who gets painted in gold for her betrayal and dies from “skin suffocation.”

Not all of it has aged well — specifically, the scene where Bond forcibly kisses Galore in a barn comes to mind — but it’s still where many of the tropes we’ve come to associate Bond with began.

“Perfection. Farty critics may scoff, but ‘Goldfinger’ should take its place among the greats,” wrote Ian Nathan for Empire.

WalletHub ranked Vermont as the safest state in the US.

Vermont’s unemployment rate is 2.7% — one of the lowest in the country — which helped it place fourth in the financial safety ranking. It’s also the state with the second-fewest reported identity theft complaints per capita.

The state’s road safety ranking was the third-highest in the US, with the second-best road quality and the fifth-fewest traffic fatalities of any state.

Its workplace safety ranking also made the top 10, placing sixth overall.

Vermont placed 16th in the personal and residential safety ranking and 11th in emergency preparedness.

As the second-safest state in the US, Massachusetts ranked in the top 10 of nearly every category of WalletHub’s analysis.

The state placed second in the personal and residential safety ranking, with low crime rates, including the eighth-fewest thefts and fourth-fewest murders of any state, according to the WalletHub report. Massachusetts also placed second in WalletHub’s road safety ranking, eighth in financial safety, and ninth in emergency preparedness.

Its workplace safety ranking was the lowest, coming in at 23rd overall.

Maine’s low crime rate propelled it into the top three safest states in the US. With the fewest mass shootings between 2024 and September 2026, the third-fewest murders per capita, and the fewest aggravated assaults per capita, it ranked fourth in personal and residential safety.

Maine ranked 16th in financial safety with an unemployment rate of 3.4% and the 12th-lowest poverty rate in the US.

It ranked 8th in road safety, 21st in workplace safety, and second in emergency preparedness.

New Hampshire was ranked the fourth-safest state in the US, but it had the highest financial safety ranking of any state.

It placed third in personal and residential safety and fourth in emergency preparedness.

New Hampshire’s road safety and workplace safety rankings were lower, at 12th and 41st, respectively.

Connecticut’s personal and residential safety ranking was the highest of any state.

It placed 21st in both the financial safety and the road safety rankings, 25th in workplace safety, and 15th in emergency preparedness.

Utah was ranked No. 1 in road safety, No. 3 in emergency preparedness, and No. 4 in workplace safety.

It placed 26th in financial safety and 35th in personal and residential safety.

Minnesota’s workplace safety ranked second, road safety ranked sixth, and financial safety ranked seventh. The state’s personal and residential safety and emergency preparedness both ranked 23rd.

WalletHub ranked Indiana 7th in personal and residential safety, 25th in financial safety, 11th in road safety, 10th in workplace safety, and 28th in emergency preparedness.

In Rhode Island, the state’s personal and residential safety and emergency preparedness were both ranked eighth-best in the US. It placed 20th in financial safety, 16th in road safety, and 39th in workplace safety.

Hawaii rounded out WalletHub’s list of the top 10 safest states in the US, placing 10th.

Hawaii performed well in financial safety, with the second-highest ranking of any state. Personal and residential safety ranked 20th, road safety 26th, workplace safety 22nd, and emergency preparedness 13th.

Keep reading for the bottom 10 states, which were ranked the least safe in the US.

Georgia ranked 34th and 35th in personal and residential safety and road safety, respectively.

It placed 47th in financial safety and has the second-highest share of uninsured people.

Alabama ranked 36th in personal and residential safety, 34th in financial safety, and 31st in road safety. It ranked 40th in emergency preparedness.

The state tied in the lowest unemployment rate with Vermont, North Dakota, Hawaii, and South Dakota.

In Colorado, personal and residential safety ranked 46th among US states.

The state placed 19th in financial safety, 41st in road safety, and 38th in workplace safety.

When reached by Business Insider, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ press secretary Eric Maruyama questioned the methodology of WalletHub’s ranking, saying in an email, “It’s unclear why this ranking of safest to least safe states takes into account things like credit scores, college savings, and household emergency funds, which are very different things than public safety and crime.”

Maruyama added that Colorado is “seeing major year-over-year reductions in crime in key areas” since Polis has “signed laws to fund law enforcement, invest in proactive crime prevention strategies, and toughen penalties for auto theft.”

“From 2024 to 2025 violent crime dropped by 10.7%, aggravated assaults dropped by 9%, property crime decreased by 17.3%, and motor vehicle thefts plummeted by 36.8%,” he said. “Our work is showing results and this is the kind of data Gov. Polis looks at when assessing how to make our state safer.”

Missouri ranked 46th for road safety.

It ranked 23rd for financial safety and 29th for personal and residential safety.

In the emergency preparedness category, it ranked 41st.

In WalletHub’s study, Oklahoma ranked 32nd for personal and residential safety and 41st for financial safety.

It has the third-highest share of uninsured people and ranked 44th in workplace safety, per the report.

Arkansas ranked 44th for personal and residential safety, and 43rd in financial safety.

It has the fourth-most fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles of travel, and is ranked 47th for assaults per capita, WalletHub reported.

Florida is ranked 31st for personal and residential safety.

The Sunshine State ranked 45th in financial safety, 46th in workplace safety, and 47th in emergency preparedness.

Texas is ranked 40th in personal and residential safety, financial safety, and road safety.

It ranked 48th in emergency preparedness in WalletHub’s report and has the highest share of uninsured people.

Louisiana ranked 49th in financial safety and emergency preparedness. It’s ranked 43rd for workplace safety.

WalletHub’s rankings also show that Louisiana is tied with New Jersey and Wyoming for the most law-enforcement employees per capita, and the state has the third-most assaults per capita.

Ranked the least safe state in the US by WalletHub, Mississippi also ranked the lowest in financial, road, work, and emergency preparedness safety.

For personal and residential safety, however, it ranked in the middle: The state is the 22nd safest.

Mississippi has the highest fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, and it’s tied with New Mexico for the second-lowest share of people with rainy-day funds.

Per WalletHub, the state tied with Florida, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Louisiana for the highest total loss amount from climate disasters per capita.

Mars earned his 10th No. 1 single — and his first song to debut at No. 1 — in January 2026 with “I Just Might.”

This comes 16 years after his first chart-topper, “Nothin’ on You,” in May 2016. Then came: “Just the Way You Are” also in 2010, “Grenade” in 2011, “Locked Out of Heaven” in 2012, “When I Was Your Man” in 2013, “Uptown Funk!” in 2015, “That’s What I Like” in 2017, “Leave the Door Open” in 2021, and “Die With a Smile” in 2025.

In 1963, at just 13 years old, Stevie Wonder earned his first No. 1 song with “Fingertips.” He was the youngest artist ever to top the chart.

Throughout his illustrious career, Wonder has added nine more hits to the list: “Superstition” in 1972, “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” in 1973, “You Haven’t Done Nothin'” in 1974, “I Wish” in 1976, “Sir Duke” in 1977, “Ebony and Ivory” in 1982, “I Just Called to Say I Love You” in 1984, and both “Part-Time Lover” and “That’s What Friends Are For” in 1985.

Janet Jackson’s reign on the Hot 100 began with 1986’s “When I Think of You,” which topped the chart when she was 20 years old.

Next came 1989’s “Miss You Much,” 1990’s “Escapade,” “Black Cat,” and “Love Will Never Do (Without You),” 1993’s “That’s the Way Love Goes” and “Again,” 1997’s “Together Again,” 2000’s “Doesn’t Really Matter,” and 2001’s “All for You.”

Jackson is the rare artist to claim the No. 1 spot in three different decades, like Stevie Wonder.

Whitney Houston had no shortage of iconic songs, but she earned her first No. 1 with “Saving All My Love for You” in 1985. That same year, she also put “How Will I Know” in the top spot.

Over the next decade, Houston collected nine more chart-toppers: “The Greatest Love of All” in 1986; “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),” “Didn’t We Almost Have It All,” and “So Emotional” in 1987; “Where Do Broken Hearts Go” in 1988; “I’m Your Baby Tonight” and “All the Man That I Need” in 1990; “I Will Always Love You” in 1992; and “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” in 1995.

Madonna has been topping the charts for decades, and it all began with “Like a Virgin” in 1984.

She followed up with “Crazy for You” in 1985 before she scored three No. 1 hits in 1986 alone: “Live to Tell,” “Papa Don’t Preach,” and “Open Your Heart.” 

The so-called “Queen of Pop” added to her collection with “Who’s That Girl” in 1987, “Like a Prayer” in 1989, “Vogue” and “Justify My Love” in 1990, “This Used to Be My Playground” in 1992, “Take a Bow” in 1994, and “Music” in 2000.

The Supremes are known as one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, earning 12 No. 1 hits in half as many years.

In the mid-’60s, the trio released a string of five singles that all went to No. 1 on the chart: “Where Did Our Love Go,” “Baby Love,” and “Come See About Me” in 1964, then “Stop! In the Name of Love” and “Back in My Arms Again” in 1965.

They continued to dominate the decade with a flood of hits: “I Hear a Symphony,” also in 1965; “You Can’t Hurry Love” and “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” in 1966; “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone” and “The Happening” in 1967; “Love Child” in 1968; and “Someday We’ll Be Together” in 1969.

Michael Jackson began appearing on the charts as a child with The Jackson 5, but after he struck out on his own, the so-called “King of Pop” racked up more hits than any solo artist at the time.

Perhaps most impressively, five out of his 13 No. 1 songs came from the same album (“Bad”), setting a record that remains unbroken. (It was tied in 2011 by Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream.”)

Jackson’s first chart-topper was “Ben” in 1972 when he was 14 years old. “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” and “Rock With You” both took the top spot in 1979, followed by “Billie Jean,” “Beat It,” and “Say Say Say” in 1983; “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” “Bad,” and “The Way You Make Me Feel” in 1987; “Man in the Mirror” and “Dirty Diana” in 1988; and “Black or White” in 1993.

He capped his collection with “You Are Not Alone” in 1995, which also became the first song in history to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100.

Drake is one of the most dominant artists of the streaming era, racking up 14 chart-topping singles to date — the vast majority of them at breakneck speed over a seven-year period.

The rapper notched his first No. 1 hit thanks to Rihanna when their collaboration, “What’s My Name,” reigned atop the chart in 2010.

In 2016, Drake topped the chart again as a featured artist on Rihanna’s song “Work.” Later that year, “One Dance” became his first solo hit to ascend to first place.

He notched three No. 1 hits in 2018 with “God’s Plan,” “Nice for What,” and “In My Feelings,” followed by “Toosie Slide” in 2020; “What’s Next” and “Way 2 Sexy” in 2021; “Wait for U” and “Jimmy Cooks” in 2022; “Slime You Out” and “First Person Shooter” in 2023; and “Janice STFU” in 2026.

Ten of those songs arrived in the chart’s top spot, making Drake the artist with the most No. 1 song debuts in history.

In the span of just 14 years, Rihanna earned 14 No. 1 songs, starting with “SOS” in 2006 when she was still a teenager.

Next came “Umbrella” in 2007; “Take a Bow,” “Live Your Life,” and “Disturbia” in 2008; “Rude Boy,” “Love the Way You Lie,” “Only Girl (In the World),” and “What’s My Name” in 2010; “S&M” and “We Found Love” in 2011; “Diamonds” in 2012; “The Monster” in 2013; and finally “Work” in 2016, the lead single from her most recent album, “Anti.”

Taylor Swift’s first No. 1 hit was “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” in 2012. It was released as the lead single from Swift’s fourth album, “Red.”

Swift’s fifth album, “1989,” spawned three No. 1 singles: “Shake It Off” and “Blank Space” in 2014, followed by the “Bad Blood” remix featuring Kendrick Lamar in 2015.

“Look What You Made Me Do” became her fifth chart leader in 2017, followed by “Cardigan” and “Willow” in 2020.

In 2021, Swift launched her series of rerecorded albums, sending an extended version of an old deep cut, “All Too Well,” to the top of the chart. At 10 minutes and 13 seconds, it’s the longest No. 1 hit in Billboard history.

In her “Midnights” era, Swift’s 2022 single “Anti-Hero” topped the chart for eight weeks.

In 2023, Swift notched her milestone 10th No. 1 with “Cruel Summer,” fueled by the success of the Eras Tour. Shortly after, “Is It Over Now?” and “Fortnight” joined the ranks.

“The Fate of Ophelia,” the lead single from “The Life of a Showgirl,” became Swift’s 13th leader and her biggest No. 1 hit to date, topping the chart for 10 weeks.

The album’s second single, “Opalite,” topped the chart dated February 28, thanks to a unique strategy that kept the music video exclusive to Spotify and Apple Music, and off YouTube (since YouTube views no longer count toward the charts).

In 2026, “I Knew It, I Knew You” and “Patient Zero” became her 15th and 16th No. 1s, putting her behind only Elvis Presley, Mariah Carey, and The Beatles.

Notably, Swift is credited as the lead cowriter on all of her No. 1 songs.

Technically, some of Elvis Presley’s career predated the Hot 100, which was launched in 1958. But he topped its predecessor, the pop chart, and the Hot 100 a combined total of 18 times.

In 1956, his No. 1 singles were: “Heartbreak Hotel,” “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Hound Dog,” and “Love Me Tender.”

The next year, 1957, he released the chart-toppers “Too Much,” “All Shook Up,” “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear,” and “Jailhouse Rock.”

In 1958, there was “Don’t” and “Hard Headed Woman,” while in 1959, there was “A Big Hunk o’ Love.”

The ’60s were slower for the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. He had the No. 1s “Stuck on You,” “Now or Never,’ and “Are You Lonesome Tonight,” in 1960; “Surrender” in 1961; “Good Luck Charm” in 1962; and his final No. 1, “Suspicious Minds,” in 1969.

In terms of No. 1 songs, Mariah Carey is the second-best-selling artist of all time, the best-selling solo artist of all time, and the best-selling female artist of all time.

Her first No. 1 hit was also her debut single, 1990’s “Vision of Love.” Her next four singles would also top the chart: “Love Takes Time” in 1990, followed by “Someday,” “I Don’t Wanna Cry,” and “Emotions” in 1991.

Then came a veritable feast of hit songs: “I’ll Be There” in 1992; “Dreamlover” and “Hero” in 1993; “Fantasy” and “One Sweet Day” in 1995; “Always Be My Baby” in 1996; “Honey” in 1997; “My All” in 1998; “Heartbreaker” in 1999; “Thank God I Found You” in 2000; “We Belong Together” and “Don’t Forget About Us” in 2005; and “Touch My Body” in 2008.

In 2020, she became the first and only artist in history to top the Billboard Hot 100 in four different decades, thanks to the longevity of her 1994 holiday single “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

The Beatles still reign supreme with the most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 and the most No. 1 songs on the Hot 100, earning 20 in just eight years.

In chronological order, the British band topped the chart with “Love Me Do” in 1962; “She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in 1963; “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” and “I Feel Fine” in 1964; “Eight Days a Week,” “Ticket to Ride,” “Help!,” “Yesterday,” and “We Can Work It Out” in 1965; “Paperback Writer” in 1966; “Penny Lane” “All You Need Is Love,” and “Hello, Goodbye” in 1967; “Hey Jude” in 1968; “Get Back” and “Something” in 1969; and “Let It Be” and “The Long and Winding Road” in 1970.

The band’s most recent song, “Now and Then,” peaked at No. 7 on the chart and won best rock performance at the 2024 Grammy Awards.

Michael Jackson was the first artist to achieve this feat with “You Are Not Alone,” which debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated September 2, 1995.

It was the second single from Jackson’s ninth album, “HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I.”

“Fantasy” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated September 30, 1995. It was the lead single from Mariah Carey’s fifth album, “Daydream.”

“Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated November 25, 1995. It was the lead single from the soundtrack for the film “Waiting to Exhale.”

“One Sweet Day” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated December 2, 1995. It was the second single from Carey’s fifth album, “Daydream.”

“I’ll Be Missing You” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated June 14, 1997. It was the second single from Diddy’s debut album, “No Way Out,” when he was known as Puff Daddy.

“Honey” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated September 13, 1997. It was the lead single from Carey’s sixth album, “Butterfly.”

“Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated October 11, 1997. The double A-side single later became the first song ever to be certified diamond.

“My Heart Will Go On” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated February 28, 1998.

The famous ballad was written for the soundtrack of “Titanic” and served as the movie’s main romantic theme. It was also released as a single from Dion’s fifth English-language album, “Let’s Talk About Love.”

“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated September 5, 1998. It was recorded for the film “Armageddon.”

“Doo Wop (That Thing)” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated November 14, 1998. It was the lead single from Lauryn Hill’s debut album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” which won the Grammy Award for album of the year.

“This Is the Night” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated June 28, 2003. It was Clay Aiken’s debut single after competing on season two of “American Idol.”

“I Believe” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated July 10, 2004. It was Fantasia’s debut single after winning season three of “American Idol.”

“Inside Your Heaven” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated July 2, 2005. It was Carrie Underwood’s debut single after winning season four of “American Idol.”

Underwood made history as the first country artist to have a No. 1 debut on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Do I Make You Proud” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated July 1, 2006. Taylor Hicks first performed the song on the fifth season finale of “American Idol,” and it was released as a single shortly after his victory.

“3” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated October 24, 2009. It was the lead (and only) single from Britney Spears’ second greatest hits album, “The Singles Collection.”

“Not Afraid” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated May 22, 2010. It was the lead single from Eminem’s seventh album, “Recovery.”

“We R Who We R” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated November 13, 2010. It was the lead single from Kesha’s debut EP, “Cannibal.”

“Hold It Against Me” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated January 29, 2011. It was the lead single from Spears’ seventh album, “Femme Fatale.”

“Born This Way” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated February 26, 2011. It was the lead single from Lady Gaga’s second studio album of the same name.

“Part of Me” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated March 3, 2012. It was the lead single from “Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection,” a reissue of Katy Perry’s third album.

“Harlem Shake” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated March 2, 2013.

Baauer’s viral hit benefited from a recent adjustment to the Hot 100’s formula, which saw the chart begin incorporating YouTube data. The chart methodology is updated at least once a year to reflect rapidly evolving listening trends. (YouTube song user-generated content was later removed from chart calculations in 2020.)

“Shake It Off” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated September 6, 2014. It was released as the lead single from Taylor Swift’s fifth album, “1989.”

“What Do You Mean?” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated September 19, 2015. It was the lead single from Justin Bieber’s fourth album, “Purpose.”

“Hello” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated November 14, 2015. It was the lead single from Adele’s third studio album “25,” which sold over 3 million copies in its first week.

“Pillowtalk” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated February 20, 2016. It was the lead single from Zayn’s debut solo album, “Mind of Mine.”

“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated May 28, 2016. It was the lead single for the soundtrack of the film “Trolls.”

“Shape of You” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated January 28, 2017. It was one of the lead singles, along with “Castle on the Hill,” from Ed Sheeran’s third album, “Divide.”

“I’m the One” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated May 20, 2017. It was the second single from DJ Khaled’s 10th album, “Grateful.”

“God’s Plan” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated February 3, 2018. It was the lead single from Drake’s fifth studio album, “Scorpion.”

“Nice for What” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated April 21, 2018. It was released as the second single from “Scorpion.”

“This Is America” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated May 19, 2018. It was released as a standalone single and later became the first rap song to win record of the year at the 2019 Grammys.

“Thank U, Next” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated November 17, 2018. It was the lead single from Ariana Grande’s fifth studio album of the same name.

“7 Rings” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated February 2, 2019. It was the second single from “Thank U, Next.”

“Sucker” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated March 16, 2019. It was the lead single from the Jonas Brothers’ fifth studio album, “Happiness Begins.”

“Highest in the Room” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated October 19, 2019. It was featured on “JackBoys,” a compilation EP by Travis Scott and other members of his label.

“Toosie Slide” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated April 18, 2020. It was the lead single from Drake’s compilation mixtape, “Dark Lane Demo Tapes.”

“The Scotts” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated May 9, 2020. It was the debut single from newly formed hip-hop duo The Scotts, aka Travis Scott and Kid Cudi.

“Stuck With U” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated May 23, 2020. It was released as a charity single to raise money for the First Responders Children’s Foundation.

“Rain On Me” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated June 6, 2020. It was the second single from Gaga’s sixth album, “Chromatica.”

“Trollz” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated June 27, 2020. It became the fifth No. 1 debut in 2020 alone, marking a new single-year high.

“Cardigan” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated August 8, 2020 — the same week as its parent album, “Folklore,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making Swift the first artist ever to debut at No. 1 on both charts in the same week.

“Folklore” received less than 24 hours’ promotion before its release at midnight on July 24. The music video for “Cardigan” arrived at the same time.

“WAP” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated August 22, 2020. It was Cardi B’s first single since 2019’s “Press” and became her fourth No. 1 hit.

The raunchy song also became the fourth all-female collaboration to hit No. 1 in 2020 — and just the ninth in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 — while setting a record for first-week streams with 93 million.

“Dynamite,” the septet’s first all-English-language single, debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated September 5, 2020.

BTS is the first all-South Korean group to top the Hot 100.

“Franchise” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated October 10, 2020.

It became Scott’s third single to debut atop the chart in less than a year — following “Highest in the Room” and “The Scotts” — setting a record for the fastest accumulation of three No. 1 entries by any artist in the Hot 100’s history.

It was Scott’s fourth No. 1 song overall, Young Thug’s second, and M.I.A.’s first.

“Positions” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated November 7, 2020. It was the lead single from Grande’s sixth studio album of the same name.

Grande made history as the first artist with three No. 1 Hot 100 debuts in a single calendar year.

In the “Positions” music video, Grande assumed the role of US president, flanked by an all-female staff.

“Life Goes On” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated December 5, 2020, the same week as its parent album, “Be,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — making BTS the second artist in history to debut at No. 1 on both charts simultaneously, mere months after Swift became the first.

“Willow” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated December 26, 2020 — the same week as Swift’s ninth album, “Evermore,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Swift became the first artist in history to debut atop both charts simultaneously — twice.

She previously became the first artist to do so with “Folklore,” less than five months previously.

“Willow” was also the 12th song in 2020 to arrive on the chart in its top position, handily setting a single-year record.

“Drivers License,” Olivia Rodrigo’s official debut single, debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated January 23, 2021.

At just 17 years old, the Disney Channel star is the youngest solo artist in history to arrive atop the Hot 100. The record was previously held by Fantasia, who was 20 when “I Believe” debuted at No. 1. 

“Drivers License” was ranked at No. 2 on Business Insider’s list of the best songs of 2021.

“What’s Next” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated March 20, 2021.

The rapper became the first artist in history to have three songs arrive in the Hot 100’s top three simultaneously. “What’s Next” was joined by “Wants and Needs,” featuring Lil Baby, at No. 2, and “Lemon Pepper Freestyle,” featuring Rick Ross, at No. 3.

“Peaches” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated April 3, 2021, becoming Bieber’s fourth instant chart-topper.

It was released as the fifth single from Bieber’s sixth album, “Justice,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 the same week.

“Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated April 10, 2021. It was the lead single from Lil Nas X’s album, “Montero.”

“Rapstar” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated April 24, 2021. It was the third single from Polo G’s third album, “Hall of Fame.”

“Good 4 U” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated May 29, 2021. It was the third single from Rodrigo’s debut album, “Sour.”

“Butter,” the second all-English single from BTS, debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated June 5, 2021. It was ranked at No. 8 on Business Insider’s list of the best K-pop songs of 2021.

“Permission to Dance” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated July 24, 2021, giving BTS their fourth instant chart-topper in less than one year.

“Way 2 Sexy” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated September 18, 2021. It was the lead single from Drake’s sixth studio album, “Certified Lover Boy,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 the same week.

“My Universe” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated October 9, 2021. It was the second single from Coldplay’s ninth album, “Music of the Spheres.”

Thanks to their feature, “My Universe” became the fifth No. 1 debut for BTS.

“All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated November 27, 2021.

It was released alongside Swift’s rerecorded album “Red (Taylor’s Version),” which simultaneously debuted atop the Billboard 200.

“All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” was included on the updated “Red” tracklist in two different iterations: its original five-minute length and the long-awaited 10-minute version, both of which are combined into one listing on Billboard’s charts.

At 10 minutes and 13 seconds long, “All Too Well” is the longest No. 1 hit of all time.

The record was previously held by Don McLean’s 1972 hit “American Pie (Parts I & II),” which ran for 8 minutes and 37 seconds.

“As It Was” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated April 16, 2022. It was released as the lead single from Harry Styles’ third solo album, “Harry’s House.”

The song dropped out of first place in its second week of tracking, but later returned to the No. 1 spot for 15 nonconsecutive weeks, setting a record for a British performer.

“First Class” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated April 23, 2022. It was released as the second single from Jack Harlow’s sophomore album, “Come Home the Kids Miss You.”

“Wait For U” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated May 14, 2022. It was released as the seventh track on Future’s album, “I Never Liked You.”

“Jimmy Cooks” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated July 2, 2022. It was released alongside Drake’s album, “Honestly, Nevermind,” which also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

“Super Freaky Girl” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated August 27, 2022.

“Anti-Hero” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated November 5, 2022.

It was released alongside Swift’s 10th album, “Midnights,” which also arrived atop the Billboard 200.

Among the album’s other records, Swift became the first artist in history to debut 10 songs in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, as “Anti-Hero” was joined by nine fellow tracks from “Midnights.”

“Flowers” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated January 28, 2023. It was released as the lead single from Miley Cyrus’ eighth album, “Endless Summer Vacation.”

“Like Crazy” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated April 8, 2023, making Jimin the first South Korean soloist to top the Hot 100. (He previously achieved the feat as a member of BTS.)

“Vampire” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated July 15, 2023. It was released as the lead single from Rodrigo’s sophomore album, “Guts.”

“Seven” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated July 29, 2023, making Jung Kook the second member of BTS to have a chart-topping solo hit.

“Rich Men North of Richmond,” Oliver Anthony Music’s breakout single, debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated August 26, 2023.

The controversial country singer is the first and only artist to achieve the feat without any previous entries on a Billboard chart.

“I Remember Everything” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated September 9, 2023. It was released on Zach Bryan’s self-titled album, which simultaneously arrived atop the Billboard 200.

“Slime You Out” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated September 30, 2023. It was released as the lead single for Drake’s eighth studio album, “For All the Dogs.”

“First Person Shooter” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated October 21, 2023. It was released alongside “For All the Dogs,” which simultaneously debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

“Is It Over Now?” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated November 11, 2023.

The vault track from “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” dethroned Swift’s own “Cruel Summer,” which had reigned for two weeks. (It later returned to the summit for two more weeks.)

Swift is the only woman to have replaced herself atop the Hot 100; she previously achieved the feat in 2014 with the original “1989,” when “Blank Space” climbed the chart to replace “Shake It Off.”

“Yes, And?” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated January 27, 2024. It was released as the lead single for Grande’s seventh album, “Eternal Sunshine.”

“Hiss” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated February 10, 2024. In the fiery track, Megan Thee Stallion seemed to take subliminal shots at Drake.

“We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated March 23, 2024. It was released as the second single from “Eternal Sunshine,” which simultaneously topped the Billboard 200.

“Like That” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated April 6, 2024.

“Fortnight,” a duet between Swift and Post Malone, debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated May 4, 2024. It was released alongside Swift’s 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” which also arrived atop the Billboard 200.

For the second time in her career, Swift occupied the Hot 100’s entire top 10 with brand-new songs.

The diss track “Not Like Us” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated May 18, 2024.

“Not Like Us” was released amid Lamar’s heated feud with Drake, ignited by Lamar’s verse on “Like That,” and widely praised as Lamar’s symbolic killshot.

Another of Lamar’s diss tracks, “Euphoria,” peaked on the same chart at No. 3, while Drake’s response, “Family Matters,” debuted at No. 7.

“I Had Some Help” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated May 25, 2024.

The country duet became Malone’s second song to arrive in the top spot after “Fortnight” — both within the same month — and his sixth No. 1 song overall.

As for Wallen, “I Had Some Help” marks his second Hot 100 leader after “Last Night” charted at No. 1 for 16 weeks in 2023, setting a record for a solo song. (It has since been broken by Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song.”)

“Love Somebody” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated November 2, 2024.

“Squabble Up” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated December 7, 2024, making Lamar the first solo male artist in history with three instant chart-toppers in a single year.

The song was released alongside Lamar’s “GNX,” which also arrived atop the Billboard 200.

“Squabble Up” was accompanied on the Hot 100 by other “GNX” tracks, including “TV Off” (No. 2), “Luther” (No. 3), “Wacced Out Murals” (No. 4), and “Hey Now” (No. 5). Lamar joins Swift, Drake, and The Beatles as the only artists to blanket the entire top five with songs debuting in those positions.

“4X4” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated February 8, 2025, becoming Scott’s fourth song to arrive in the top spot and fifth No. 1 hit overall.

“What I Want” was released as the fourth track on Wallen’s album, “I’m the Problem.”

It debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated May 31, 2025, becoming Wallen’s third song to arrive in the top spot and Tate McRae’s first No. 1 hit overall.

“Manchild” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated June 21, 2025. It was released as the lead single for Carpenter’s album, “Man’s Best Friend.”

“The Fate of Ophelia” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated October 18, 2025. It was released alongside Swift’s 12th album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” which also arrived atop the Billboard 200 — making Swift the first and only artist in history to debut at No. 1 on both charts simultaneously on seven separate occasions.

“Ophelia” became the most-streamed song in a single week in Spotify history, breaking the record previously held by Cyrus’ “Flowers.”

Swift is also the only artist to occupy the Hot 100’s entire top 10, a feat she’s now managed on three separate occasions. Every track on “Showgirl” debuted within the chart’s top 12, with “Ophelia” flanked in the top five by “Opalite,” “Elizabeth Taylor,” “Father Figure,” and “Wood.”

“I Just Might” debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated January 24, 2026. It was Mars’ 10th chart-topper, but his first to debut in the top spot.

“Aperture” was released as the lead single from Styles’ fourth album, “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.” It’s also Styles’ second song to debut at No. 1 after “As It Was” in 2022.

“Swim” was BTS’ comeback single after a four-year break so the band’s members could complete their mandatory military service in South Korea.

Rodrigo cemented her status as a princess of pop when she filmed the music video for “Drop Dead,” the lead single from her third album, at the Palace of Versailles.

Rodrigo is the only artist in history to have all three lead singles (“Drivers License,” “Vampire,” and “Drop Dead”) from her first three albums (“Sour,” “Guts,” and “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” respectively) arrive in the chart’s top position.

She’s also the only artist born in the 21st century with multiple No. 1 hits.

Drake earned his 14th career No. 1 with a track from his album, “Iceman.”

With “Janice STFU,” Drake extended his record for the most No. 1 song debuts in history.

“Hate That I Made You Love Me,” the lead single from Grande’s eighth studio album, “Petal,” became Grande’s eighth instant chart-topper.

Swift wrote “I Knew It, I Knew You” for “Toy Story 5,” inspired by the cowgirl doll Jessie and her former owner, Emily.

Swift’s soundtrack single is the first song from a Disney animated film to debut at No. 1 — though not the first Disney song to ever reach the top (“We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” from “Encanto” and “A Whole New World” from “Aladdin” also did that).

Swift’s milestone 10th No. 1 debut (and 16th overall) is one of four deluxe tracks from “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore.”

The song was paired with a romantic-horror music video starring Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell, which debuted at the 2026 VMAs.

Swift and Drake are now tied for the most No. 1 debuts in history, with 10 apiece.