Taylor Swift’s “august” finished at number 24 on the 2020 US year-end Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart.
This was a year-end ranking, not the song’s weekly peak. During its initial chart run, “august” reached number 5 on the same Billboard genre chart and remained there for 20 weeks in total.
The distinction matters because a weekly peak records a song’s best single position, while a year-end chart summarizes performance across the calendar year. “august” benefited from Folklore’s strong debut in July 2020.
Its later August streaming revivals are a separate part of the song’s story. Those seasonal resurgences brought renewed attention in later years, but the year-end position reflects its 2020 performance rather than a subsequent trend.