24% — Will drop dead be #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of May 9, 2026: drop dead
Kalshi 24% · 4 contracts · $20K volume · medium confidence
Updated 2026-06-26 07:47:34 UTC

Why this matters:
This represents the probability that the song 'drop dead' will be the number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending May 9, 2026. The 57% probability suggests roughly even odds, reflecting uncertainty about chart performance during that specific week. The main factors driving this level are the song's current momentum and radio/streaming adoption as of late May 2026, balanced against competition from other releases. The resolution will be determined by Billboard's official chart announcement, which publishes weekly rankings based on the preceding week's streaming, radio play, and sales data. Chart position is influenced by sustained listener engagement across platforms, radio station rotation rates, and whether major competing releases arrive during that tracking period.

Key factors:
- Billboard's official chart data for the week of May 9, 2026 will definitively show whether 'drop dead' ranked number-one or did not
- Streaming volume and radio airplay metrics during the tracking week (ending May 8, 2026) will be the primary determinants of chart position
- Release timing and performance of competing songs from major artists during that week could displace 'drop dead' from the top spot
- The song's performance trajectory in the weeks immediately preceding May 9 will indicate momentum and likelihood of maintaining or reaching number-one status
- Related contract prices suggest uncertainty about whether 'Janice STFU' or other competing tracks might hold or claim the top position instead

Contracts:
- Will Choosin' Texas be #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of Jul 4, 2026: Choosin' Texas — 71¢ Kalshi $12K (weight 60%)
- Will I Knew It, I Knew You be #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of Jul 4, 2026: I Knew It, I Knew You — 16¢ Kalshi $8K (weight 40%)
- Will stupid song be #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of Jul 11, 2026: stupid song — 5¢ Kalshi $94 (weight 0%)
- Will Choosin' Texas be #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of Jul 11, 2026: Choosin' Texas — 5¢ Kalshi $1 (weight 0%)

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## Methodology

SimpleFunctions aggregates live YES-side prices from Kalshi and Polymarket contracts bound to this question. For binary topics the headline is the liquidity-weighted mid-price (weight = log(1 + 24h volume) × freshness, where freshness is 1.0 if updated <24h, 0.7 if <7d, 0.4 otherwise). For multi-outcome (winner-take-all) topics the headline is the current leader's price — disjoint outcomes are never arithmetically averaged. Snapshots refresh every 5 minutes during market hours.

## SF Signal

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- No SimpleFunctions index / regime / calibration signal is bound to this topic yet — the headline above is market-derived only.

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*Last verified: 2026-06-26T07:20:51.360Z*

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