Miley Cyrus just broke her own record with a song she released when the iPhone 3GS was brand new. Following the July 4 holiday in 2026, her 2009 hit “Party in the U.S.A.” officially hit a brand-new peak on Billboard’s Streaming Songs tally. It also forced its way back onto the primary Billboard Hot 100.
The track always sees an annual surge during the Independence Day weekend. But this year hit different. According to a recent Forbes report by Hugh McIntyre, the seasonal boost pushed the anthem to unprecedented streaming highs that outpaced its previous chart runs. The renewed momentum is even spilling over internationally, with the track recently popping up on the U.K. charts.
“Party in the U.S.A.” originally dropped in August 2009 as the lead single for her EP The Time of Our Lives. That release was the exact moment Cyrus began pulling away from her Disney Channel Hannah Montana persona to build a standalone adult pop career. It originally peaked at number 2 on the Hot 100. Since then, it locked in a Diamond certification from the RIAA for moving over 10 million units in the United States alone.
Getting a nearly 20-year-old track to chart this high requires a specific kind of cultural anchor. Fans don’t just stream it; they use it as the default soundtrack for American summer content. That compounding nostalgia keeps expanding Cyrus’s ongoing 2026 chart successes without her having to lift a finger or launch a new promotional campaign. She just lets the calendar do the work.