Britney Spears is not focused on releasing music right now, but that doesn’t mean she’s not still present on the Billboard charts. This week, one of the singer’s most popular singles climbs to a new high, proving its popularity hasn’t waned in the years since it was first released.
“Toxic” lifts to No. 4 on this week’s edition of the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs chart. The tune steps up from No. 12, breaking into the top 10 on the list of the most-streamed tracks labeled by Billboard as either dance or electronic in genre.
Amazingly, “Toxic” reaches a new high point on the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs chart this week. The track may be surging in consumption thanks to Halloween’s arrival. It’s possible that the smash is returning to people’s playlists as the spooky holiday approaches. Halloween parties soundtracked by any cut that’s thematically relevant are popular, and tunes like “Toxic” can benefit from the season.
Helping highlight this theory is the sudden success of another track that, while not intended as a Halloween smash, may have also earned that distinction. Rihanna’s “Disturbia” soars on the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs chart at the same time “Toxic” improves. The singer and entrepreneur’s former Hot 100 hit actually performs even better than Spears’, shooting from No. 15 to No. 2.
“Toxic” is one of Spears’ four top 10 hits on the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs chart. Now that it’s reached No. 4, it ties “Scream & Shout,” a collaboration with Will.I.Am, as her third-highest-charting single on the tally. Only “Hold Me Closer” with Elton John and “Work Bitch” have appeared even higher. Those tunes reached Nos. 1 and 3, respectively.
Despite being released back in 2004, “Toxic” was late to the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs chart. The single debuted on the list in October, perhaps in advance of Halloween’s impeding arrival.