Taylor Swift’s surprise September 25 release of *The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore* and its lead single “Patient Zero” has reshaped the Spotify landscape heading into the October 9 weekly chart. The track posted record-breaking debut streams, claiming the top US weekly spot with nearly 19 million plays while the three companion cuts—“Cleveland!,” “Babylon,” and “Pink Clouding”—occupied the next three positions. This intra-Swift competition, alongside sustained global traction for KAROL G’s “BbY WOW” and ADÉLA’s “Nicole Kidman,” creates a tight race for the #2 slot. Traders are weighing Patient Zero’s initial dominance against potential weekly rotation among the new tracks and any late surge from non-Swift holdovers as the chart period closes.