Billie Eilish's Second Bestseller Reaches A Momentous Landmark
Happier Than Ever Hits a Major Milestone
Happier Than Ever, Eilish's sophomore full-length, climbs ever so slightly on the Billboard 200 this frame, inching from No. 196 to No. 193. The project moved 8,900 equivalent units in the past tracking period, according to Luminate — almost exactly the same number as the period before. What makes this moment so special for Happier Than Ever is the fact that it has now spent 208 weeks, or four full years, on the list.
Billie Eilish's Three 200-Week-Charters
Eilish has now seen three different works rack up four years of stays on the Billboard 200. Her debut full-length When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Remains her longest-lasting hit, with 331 frames to its credit. Don't Smile at Me, her EP which preceded her debut album, has spent 269 turns on the tally. Unlike her trio of full-lengths, Don't Smile at Me doesn't regularly live on the Billboard 200, but it has easily passed four years on the roster.
Billie Eilish's No. 1 Albums
Both When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? and Happier Than Ever are tied as not just Eilish's only No. 1s on the Billboard 200, but her longest-running champions. The two spent three frames running at the summit, separated by two years.
Multiple Billie Eilish Albums Reappear
Happier Than Ever is enjoying a big week on the Billboard charts. In addition to reaching four years on the Billboard 200, the set returns to both the Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums rankings at Nos. 24 and 48, respectively. So far, Eilish's second complete project has yet to crack 208 frames on either of those lists, but it's likely only a matter of time before it does so.
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? barely manages to hang on in second-to-last place next on the Billboard 200, adding again to its growing total number of frames on the list. Just like Happier Than Ever, it also returns to the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart at No. 49, one space below its successor.
Hit Me Hard and Soft Continues to Lead
Eilish's biggest win at the moment when it comes to albums is Hit Me Hard and Soft. Her 2024 full-length is still performing spectacularly well. On the Billboard 200, it holds at No. 22. The project leads the Top Alternative Albums ranking and keeps in third place on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart. It also appears on both the Top Album Sales and Top Streaming Albums tallies as well.
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