Taylor Swift’s “august” peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song entered the chart after Folklore’s release in 2020, when all 16 of the album’s tracks appeared on the Hot 100. “august” debuted at number 23 on the chart dated August 8, 2020, and remained on the Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks.
Its later seasonal popularity can make the song’s chart history easy to overstate. Despite its annual streaming resurgence, “august” did not reach number one on the Hot 100. It also became a recurring chart presence in other countries and on global charts during later Augusts.
The track’s enduring cultural impact therefore comes from a combination of storytelling, fan activity, and predictable seasonal listening—not from a number-one peak. Its chart performance is a useful example of how catalog songs can gain new life years after release.