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The New Basement Tapes’ “Kansas City” Tops Billboard’s August TV Songs Chart

The track, heard in Ted Lasso’s season‑4 premiere, earned 1.9 million streams and 1,000 downloads in August.

By Felo News Desk · Published Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:42:05 GMT

Billboard said The New Basement Tapes’ song “Kansas City” entered at No. 1 on the August 2026 Top TV Songs chart, driven by its use in the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso season 4 premiere.

The chart, compiled by Tunefind and weighted with sales and streaming data from Luminate, listed “Kansas City” with 1.9 million official streams and 1,000 downloads in the United States for August. The song appears in the episode that aired on Aug. 5, 2026, marking a shift in the show as the titular character now coaches a women’s soccer team.

Other tracks on the chart include the Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind?” at No. 2 and Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man” at No. 3, both from Prime Video’s Reacher season 4.

Key facts

• “Kansas City” by The New Basement Tapes was No. 1 on Billboard’s August 2026 Top TV Songs chart. (billboard.com)
• The song earned 1.9 million streams and 1,000 downloads in the United States during August 2026. (billboard.com)
• It was featured in the season‑4 premiere of Apple TV+’s <i>Ted Lasso</i>, which aired on Aug. 5, 2026. (billboard.com)

Sources

• [1] billboard.com — originally reported as “The New Basement Tapes’ ‘Ted Lasso’ Synch Leads August 2026 Top TV Songs Chart”