Taylor Swift remains one position away from the top of the CLE Radio Power 40.
For the week of August 8, 2026, “I Knew It, I Knew You” finishes at No. 2, exactly where it ranked last week. The song earns 188 Power 40 points, backed by impressive results across both radio and streaming.
It is not a new entry, and there is no movement this week. Instead, Swift has successfully defended the No. 2 position while several songs beneath her continue to move.
This week, “I Knew It, I Knew You” ranks No. 4 on Billboard Radio Songs and No. 10 on Streaming Songs in the data used to calculate the CLE Radio Power 40.
That combination keeps Swift firmly in contention for No. 1.
“I Knew It, I Knew You” Holds at No. 2
Here is the song’s performance this week:
This week: No. 2
Last week: No. 2
Movement: —
Power 40 points: 188
Billboard Radio Songs: No. 4
Billboard Streaming Songs: No. 10
Those numbers reveal why Swift remains so close to the top.
Unlike songs that depend heavily on one form of consumption, “I Knew It, I Knew You” is performing strongly in both categories. It is a Top Five radio hit and Top 10 streaming hit.
That balance makes it one of the most powerful songs in America right now.
Taylor Swift Recorded the Song for “Toy Story 5”
“I Knew It, I Knew You” arrived on June 5, 2026, as an original song connected to Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5. Spotify identifies the track as a Walt Disney Records/Pixar release and lists its running time at just over three minutes.
The project also brought Swift back together creatively with Jack Antonoff. Contemporary coverage described the track as a return toward country for Swift, revisiting musical territory associated with the beginning of her career.
That makes the record an interesting addition to her catalog.
Swift has spent much of her career expanding beyond the country sound that first made her famous. “I Knew It, I Knew You” allows her to reconnect with those roots without simply recreating one of her early records.
The song’s emotional theme also fits naturally into the Toy Story universe. It centers on reconnecting with someone important after believing that relationship might have been lost.
The Song Became an International No. 1
The Toy Story 5 connection gave the single enormous visibility, but listeners clearly responded to the song itself.
In Britain, “I Knew It, I Knew You” debuted at No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart and remained there for a second week. The Official Charts Company shows that the song stayed inside the UK Top 10 for its first seven chart weeks through July 30.
That is an important distinction.
Movie soundtrack songs can experience enormous opening weeks because of the film surrounding them, then fade rapidly once the initial excitement passes.
Swift’s song has shown considerably more staying power.
More than two months after its June release, it remains No. 4 on radio and No. 10 in streaming in this week’s Power 40 source data.
Swift Also Released Alternate Versions
The original single wasn’t the only version listeners received.
On June 12, Swift expanded the release with piano and acoustic versions of “I Knew It, I Knew You.” Apple Music lists the three-song package as containing the main track plus both alternate arrangements.
Those versions allow the songwriting to stand apart from the production of the main recording.
They also fit a release strategy Swift has used successfully before: giving fans multiple interpretations of a song while keeping the original recording at the center of the campaign.
Spotify currently shows the original Toy Story 5 recording with more than 120 million plays, illustrating the scale the song has achieved since June.
Taylor Swift Makes News Over Unauthorized Political Use of Her Music
Swift is also making headlines this weekend for reasons unrelated to her chart position.
Reuters reported on August 9 that several Swift songs were removed from social-media videos posted by President Donald Trump’s campaign and the White House after unauthorized use. One of the political videos reportedly used “I Knew It, I Knew You.”
Other Swift songs had also been used in political posts.
According to Reuters, Swift has not publicly commented on this latest dispute. The removal comes against the background of her previous objections to unauthorized political associations with her image and music.
Entertainment Weekly separately reported that multiple Trump-related TikTok posts using Swift’s music were muted after the tracks became unavailable for use in those videos.
The distinction is important: the reports concern the use of Swift’s copyrighted music in political social-media content, not an endorsement by Swift.
Can Taylor Swift Take No. 1 Next Week?
Swift is certainly within striking distance.
“I Knew It, I Knew You” has 188 Power 40 points, but this week’s No. 1 song remains stronger when radio and streaming are combined.
Swift’s biggest advantage is balance.
A song sitting at No. 4 in radio and No. 10 in streaming has two strong foundations. If streaming moves upward while radio remains near the top, the race for No. 1 could become considerably tighter.
But Swift also needs to watch what is happening behind her.
Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen have climbed to No. 3 with “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” while Ariana Grande and Stella Lefty remain close behind.
For now, none of them has passed Swift.
After finishing No. 2 last week, “I Knew It, I Knew You” holds at No. 2 again this week.
Only one song stands between Taylor Swift and the top of the CLE Radio Power 40.
And that song belongs to an artist who has been nearly impossible to stop in 2026.
CLE Radio Power 40: No. 2 — “I Knew It, I Knew You” by Taylor Swift.
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