The Canada Brief

Culture · 7 d ago

Tate McRae performing in Adelaide

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Canadian singer Tate McRae debuts at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 with Housewife

Streams in the first week

22.9 million streams

Housewife, her first release of 2026, is her highest-charting song as a lead artist. It drew 22.9 million streams and 12.7 million in airplay audience in its first full tracking week.

Hot 100, top five

  1. 1 Choosin' Texas, Ella Langley
  2. 2 Housewife, Tate McRae
  3. 3 Expectations remix, Rodrigo and Roan
  4. 4 Lies, Zach Bryan and Lana Del Rey
  5. 5 Patient Zero, Taylor Swift

Housewife landed right behind Ella Langley's Choosin' Texas, ahead of songs by Olivia Rodrigo, Zach Bryan and Taylor Swift.

Early predictions had five releases separated by only a couple of points, and McRae's song surged midweek after topping Spotify's global chart. It is the first time since Mar 23, 2025 that several songs by different artists debuted in the top five.