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# 🔥 Weekly Music Trends | October 26, 2026
- URL: https://weekly-music-trends.ghost.io/weekly-music-trends-october-26-2026/
- Published: 2026-11-04T22:50:10.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T22:52:50.000Z
- Author: El Mexican Morrison
- Tags: Weekly Music Trends, Chart Intelligence, Music Discovery

Global Chart Intelligence · Issue #43

Weekly Music Trends

Curated by @ElMexicanMorrison · Global Chart Intelligence

October 26, 2026

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⚡ This Week's Biggest Story

### GTA VI: The Album Takes Over — 4 Singles, Multiple Genres, One Campaign

Rockstar's pre-release campaign for the November 19 launch is unprecedented: Fuerza Regida, Cardi B, Morgan Wallen, and Justice (ft. Tame Impala + SZA) have all dropped singles under the GTA VI: The Album banner. Corridos, Hip-Hop, Country, and Art-Rock simultaneously flooding charts from a single game soundtrack. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift's "Patient Zero" holds #1 and Halloween season TikTok virality is driving massive numbers for two very different tracks.

Charts · Week of Oct 26

🔥 Hottest Right Now

1

Taylor Swift

"Patient Zero" #1 HOT 100

**#1 Billboard Hot 100 (October 2026, took over from Ella Langley Oct 10)** · #1 UK (3 weeks) · Pop

2

KAROL G, Judeline & rusowsky

"BbY WOW" TRIPLE #1

**#1 Hot Latin Songs · #1 Spotify Global · #1 Apple Music** · Latin Urban / Reggaetón-Flamenco

3

Ella Langley

"Choosin' Texas" HISTORIC

**14 consecutive weeks at #1 Hot 100 (July 4 – Oct 3 chart)** · 2026's longest chart run · Country

4

BTS

"SWIM" 20+ WKS

**Debuted #1 Hot 100 (April 4 chart) · 20+ consecutive weeks** on chart through summer 2026 · K-Pop

Velocity · Oct 16–26

📈 Fastest Rising

1

Tate McRae

"Housewife" +23 HOT 100

Oct 15 release · TikTok viral trend driving streams · Pop

2

Zach Bryan ft. Lana Del Rey

"Lies (feat. Lana Del Rey)" #1 APPLE

Oct 16 release · Critics calling it the song of the fall · Country / Folk

3

girl in red

"we fell in love in october" 2M TT

**2M+ TikTok videos** · Annual Halloween-season peak · Indie Pop

4

Róisín Murphy

"Ramalama (Bang Bang)" 🎃

**456K+ TikTok videos** · Halloween season peak · Electronic / Dance

Latin · Charts + Streets

🌶️ Latin Spotlight

1

KAROL G, Judeline & rusowsky

"BbY WOW" #1 GLOBAL

**#1 Hot Latin Songs · #1 Spotify Global** · Biggest Latin song globally this week

2

Fuerza Regida & Grand Theft Auto VI

"Suzuki (from GTAVI: The Album)" GTA VI 🎮

TikTok trending · Corridos crossover moment · GTA VI pre-release campaign

3

Bulin 47, Kevin Wai & Breyco En Producidera

"Dame Hombro" #3 TIKTOK

**#3 TikTok Trending · 8.9M Revid views** · Dembow street anthem

International · Beyond the US Chart

🌍 Global Signals

1

A2O

"NEON" #1 MELON KR

**#1 Melon Chart, Korea (Oct 26)** · Rising 4th-gen K-pop group · Watch for global crossover

2

Cardi B & Grand Theft Auto VI

"Don't Chart (from GTAVI: The Album)" GTA VI 🎮

Oct 8 release · Hip-Hop × Gaming cultural crossover

3

Justice ft. Tame Impala, SZA & King Gizzard

"Flower In A Hurricane" GTA VI 🎮

Oct 15 release · French house + psych-rock + R&B · Electronic / Rock Fusion

4

Morgan Wallen & Grand Theft Auto VI

"Last Thing You Need" GTA VI 🎮

Sep 17 release · Country meets GTA VI · Bridging country fans into the game

5

Olivia Rodrigo

"the cure" RESURGING

Back on charts · Consistent streaming performer · Pop / Alt-Pop

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Curator's Watch List · @ElMexicanMorrison

🔥 Catching Fire

"These are the songs I'm watching before they explode. YouTube view velocity, Shazam momentum, Spotify editorial adds — all tracked." — @ElMexicanMorrison

LISA

"Tarantino"

**52M views / 2 days** · #2 YouTube Trending 🔥🔥🔥

Megan Thee Stallion

"Thin Ice" (Tina Tuesday)

**7M views / 5 days** · #4 Top Music Video 🔥🔥

Anuel AA

"Vuelve"

**16.1M views / 7 days** · #6 YouTube Trending 🔥🔥

Victony, Don Toliver & Summer Walker

"SLICK Remix"

**2.4M views / 9 days** · Afrobeats × R&B 🔥🔥

A$AP Rocky

"SWAT TEAM"

**1.5M views / 4 days** · from "Don't Be Dumb" 🔥🔥

J Balvin x Bon Bon Bum

"Para llegar al chicle, ¡toca chupar!"

**1.7M views / 2 weeks** · 254× sub ratio 🔥🔥

Neton Vega & Fuerza Regida

"Olimpo"

**767K views / 2 days** · Strong first-48h velocity 🔥

Tyla

"THAT GIRL"

**1.9M views / 9 days** · from "A\*POP" 🔥

Ruzzo Doblezz, Dj Drewther & more

"Ronroneame" (Remix)

**698K views / 2 days** · Cumbia / Urban Latin 🔥

Dei V, Myke Towers & Nicky Jam

"UNA DE UNA"

**908K views / 11 days** · from "Flavorz Pack" 🔥

Doechii

"CATWOMAN" (Swamp Sessions)

**471K views / 5 days** · Post-Grammy momentum 🔥

Danna

"SUEÑO MOJADITO"

**91K views / 3 days** · from "WET DREAMS" 🔥

Analysis · Week of Oct 26

📊 Genre Trend Report

Country

DOMINANT ↑

Ella Langley, Zach Bryan, Morgan Wallen. Genre of 2026.

K-Pop

SURGING ↑

BTS 20+ weeks. A2O #1 Korea. LISA 52M views in 2 days.

Latin Urban

ON FIRE ↑

KAROL G triple #1\. Corridos in GTA VI. Dembow trending.

Gaming × Music

BREAKOUT ↑

GTA VI: The Album — 4 singles, 4 genres, 1 campaign.

Editor's Note

### Halloween Season Is a Data Event

Every October, TikTok's algorithm surfaces specific songs tied to the season. girl in red's "we fell in love in october" hit 2M+ TikTok videos again, and Róisín Murphy's "Ramalama (Bang Bang)" sits at 456K+ Halloween-coded videos. These aren't flukes — they're annual events. If you're building an October playlist, both tracks belong in it.

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