Taylor Swift has the top album and song in the country yet again, as The Life of a Showgirl and "The Fate of Ophelia" hold down the No. 1 spots for a sixth consecutive week. But even as sombr and Rosalía hit new career highs, there's a major churn taking place just below the top 10, as Mariah Carey , Wham! and their cheerful ilk gear up for yet another jingling assault on the charts.

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Last week, the Billboard charts absorbed the full force of spooky season , as a weekend of Halloween parties produced a Hot 100 full of scary-ish songs and a return to the top 10 for Michael Jackson 's "Thriller." At the same time, a different holiday began its annual attack on the chart, as two Christmas classics — Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and Wham!'s "La

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