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Forbes
3 days ago
- Business
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Billie Eilish's New Single Matches The One That Made Her A Star
Billie Eilish's 'Wildflower' ties 'Bad Guy' as her second-longest-charting song on the Hot 100, ... More hitting 49 weeks on the tally. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Billie Eilish performs onstage during the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by) Billie Eilish's most recent album Hit Me Hard and Soft recently celebrated its first birthday. The singer-songwriter released her third full-length in May 2024, and it was immediately welcomed as both a commercial and critical success. As the album continues to overperform across the Billboard rankings, two of its most popular songs are still present on the Hot 100, the most important tally for individual tracks in the U.S. Thanks to one more stay on that list, Eilish's current single reaches a very special milestone. "Wildflower," the current focus track from Hit Me Hard and Soft, is still charting on the Hot 100. At the moment, it marks 49 weeks on Billboard's ranking of the most-consumed tracks in the country. As "Wildflower" reaches 49 frames on the Hot 100, it ties with "Bad Guy" as her second-longest-charting track of all time on the competitive tally. While both "Wildflower" and "Bad Guy" have spent 49 weeks apiece on the Hot 100, their chart journeys have been quite different. "Bad Guy" debuted in April 2019 and reached No. 1 by August, becoming Eilish's first – and so far, only – leader. "Wildflower," however, opened at what turned out to be its peak, debuting on the Hot 100 in June 2024. Despite its longevity, "Wildflower" has only ever climbed as high as No. 17. This week, "Wildflower" declines more than 10 spaces, dipping from No. 44 to No. 58 on the Hot 100. That's a relatively low position for a cut that's nearing a full year on the roster, and it's not even Eilish's highest-rising smash at the moment. "Birds of a Feather" remains the longest-charting tune in Eilish's catalog on the Hot 100. Last frame, it became her first one-year charter. Now, it has collected a total of 53 appearances somewhere on the list. Currently, "Birds of a Feather" drops from No. 12 to No. 17 after peaking at No. 2, where it became one of Eilish's most successful releases to date – and one of two to stall in the runner-up space, joining 'Therefore I Am.'
Forbes
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Billie Eilish's Entire Catalog Has Now Reached The Same Milestone
Billie Eilish's Hit Me Hard and Soft celebrates 52 weeks on the U.K.'s Official Albums Chart, ... More marking her fourth release to reach that milestone. UNSPECIFIED: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) In this image released on August 11, Billie Eilish performs at the LA28 Olympic Games Handover Celebration. (Photo byfor LA28) Billie Eilish has only released three full-length albums — an incredible stat to ponder, considering how hugely successful she has become. She first made her name with the short project Don't Smile at Me, an EP that preceded her debut album and introduced her to the world, and which also became a big commercial win. As of this week, all of her releases have now reached the same important milestone in the United Kingdom. People in that country just can't seem to stop streaming and buying all the music the young talent has made, and their continued listening has kept her trio of full-lengths and her EP on the tally for a landmark length of time. Hit Me Hard and Soft, Eilish's latest full-length, has now spent 52 weeks on the Official Albums Chart. In fact, the title hits that milestone on four different rosters, including those dedicated to streaming activity and pure purchases. This week, Hit Me Hard and Soft is falling on all four of the tallies on which it appears, and the same can be said for her other two projects, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? and Happier Than Ever. Hit Me Hard and Soft is her top performer at the moment, sitting just below the top 10 on both the Official Albums and Official Albums Streaming charts, while dipping below the top 40 on the Official Albums Sales and Official Physical Albums rankings. Eilish has sent four projects to the Official Albums chart, the U.K.'s ranking of the most consumed albums and full-lengths in the country. Now that Hit Me Hard and Soft celebrates 52 weeks on the tally, all four of them have made it to that milestone, and the other three have pushed far beyond it. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? is Eilish's longest-charting success, having just recently passed the 250-frame mark. Don't Smile at Me isn't far behind, with 246 stays on the list. Happier Than Ever, her sophomore set, is up to 139 weeks. All three of Eilish's full-lengths have reached No. 1 on the Official Albums chart, as well as on almost every other ranking. Only Don't Smile at Me missed out — not just on the throne, but even the top 10, as it peaked at No. 12. Hit Me Hard and Soft is largely being powered by several singles that are still performing well in the U.K., though the set is popular as a whole as well. "Birds of a Feather" is flying high inside the top 40, while "Wildflower" barely manages to hold on, dropping to No. 96 on the main singles tally. Both tunes can be found on the Official Streaming chart as well, and "Birds of a Feather" remains a bestseller on multiple rosters as well.
Forbes
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Billie Eilish Reaches A Chart Milestone For The First Time
Billie Eilish's "Birds of a Feather" celebrates 52 weeks on the Hot 100, becoming her ... More longest-charting hit and first to reach a full year on the tally. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 15: Billie Eilish performs onstage during "Hit Me Hard And Soft" Album Release Listening Party at Barclays Center on May 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo byfor ABA) Billie Eilish introduced herself to the masses half a decade ago with "Bad Guy," a unique pop smash unlike anything the world had heard before. That track helped launch her into the stratosphere, which was saying a lot, as she was already one of the hottest new names in the music industry by that point. For years, it stood as her longest-charting single on the Hot 100, but that's no longer the case. "Birds of a Feather" recently overtook it, and this frame marks a special milestone for that cut — one the Grammy and Oscar winner had never achieved before. "Birds of a Feather" reaches 52 weeks on the Hot 100 this frame. As it makes it to that landmark figure, it becomes Eilish's first song to spend an entire year on the highly competitive ranking, which tracks the most consumed tunes throughout the U.S. Amazingly, "Birds of a Feather" isn't just barely managing to find space on the tally, even after that length of time. This time around, it dips just one spot to No. 12, sitting just below the top 10. It was only about a month ago that "Birds of a Feather" passed "Bad Guy" as Eilish's longest-charting success on the Hot 100. "Bad Guy" debuted on the tally in April 2019 and remained there for 49 weeks — just under a full year. Billboard has a rule in place stating that once a song reaches 52 weeks on the Hot 100, it must stay above the No. 25 slot. If it dips below that position, it goes recurrent and is removed from the ranking. While a track can return, it's only under special, and rare, circumstances. Since "Birds of a Feather" is still present at No. 12, there's a good chance it will be able to hold one for a while longer. "Birds of a Feather" also hits the one-year mark on another eight different Billboard charts this week. In addition to the Hot 100, it reaches the major milestone on the Streaming Songs list, the Billboard Global 200, the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., as well as several genre-specific rankings focused on streaming activity, sales, and general consumption. Eilish may be about to collect yet another 52-week winner on the Hot 100. "Wildflower," the current focus from her most recent album Hit Me Hard and Soft, is up to 48 weeks on the chart. It appears at No. 44, but could reasonably hold on for several more frames and join "Birds of a Feather" in just a short span of time.
Forbes
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Billie Eilish's Global Smash Reaches Its First Year On The Charts
Billie Eilish's 'Birds of a Feather' hits 52 weeks on the U.K.'s Official Singles chart, becoming ... More her second track to achieve the year-long milestone. INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 21: Billie Eilish performs onstage during the HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR at The Kia Forum on December 21, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo byfor Live Nation Entertainment) Billie Eilish is in the middle of an exciting week on the music charts in the United Kingdom. She sees multiple titles reach a mark that's especially meaningful as her latest full-length turns one year old. The breakout track from Hit Me Hard and Soft, "Birds of a Feather," continues to soar alongside the full-length that produced it, as they share in the glory this frame. As of this frame, "Birds of a Feather" has spent a full year on the Official Singles chart. It's not terribly common for any track to rack up 52 stays on the ranking of the most consumed songs throughout the U.K., and it's quite the achievement for any musician to see even one cut make it to that milestone. At the moment, "Birds of a Feather" drops slightly from No. 35 to No. 37 on the Official Singles chart. It never quite made it to the top spot, but it did peak at No. 2, becoming one of Eilish's highest-rising successes in the country. "Birds of a Feather" is Eilish's second smash to rack up a full year on the Official Singles chart. It joins only "Bad Guy," which has long stood as not just Eilish's star-making track, but also her longest-running success in the U.K. That tune held on for a total of 68 frames during its heyday. Another tune taken from Hit Me Hard and Soft stands out as Eilish's third-longest-running success on the Official Singles chart in the U.K. "Wildflower" sits just 10 stays behind "Birds of a Feather," with 42 weeks on the tally. It too is still present, but it might not hold on for much longer. This time around, it drops from No. 89 to No. 96 on the 100-spot roster, so it seems like it will vanish sometime soon, and it may not have a real shot at reaching the one-year landmark. "Birds of a Feather" doesn't just reach a full year on the Official Singles chart — it also hits that same number on the other three U.K.-based rankings on which it currently appears. The tune drops on both the Official Singles Sales and Official Singles Downloads lists, but manages to step up one spot on the Official Streaming ranking. On that tally, it nearly returns to the top 10 but stalls at No. 11.
Forbes
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Billie Eilish's Albums Are Flying High — All Of Them
All three of Billie Eilish's albums appear on at least four U.K. charts this week, with Hit Me Hard ... More and Soft returning to the top 10 on multiple rankings. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 04: Billie Eilish, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo byfor LACMA) Billie Eilish's albums typically perform well simultaneously, and it's a rare week when all three of her full-lengths don't appear not only on the main list of the most-consumed projects in the United Kingdom, but also among the most-streamed and bestselling. She's only released three complete projects in her career, but even years after their debuts, they all remain hugely successful. This week, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Happier Than Ever and Hit Me Hard and Soft each appear on at least four tallies apiece in the U.K. In each instance, they're growing by leaps and bounds — some surging dozens of spots from one frame to the next. This period has turned out to be a very lucrative one for the singer-songwriter, as interest in her catalog is apparently up significantly from just a few days ago. Unsurprisingly, Hit Me Hard and Soft, Eilish's latest full-length, is her top performer. The title returns to the top 10 on both the Official Albums and the Official Albums Streaming charts. It also lifts at least 20 spaces on two purchase-only rankings. Hit Me Hard and Soft is the only one of Eilish's collections to currently appear on five rosters in the U.K., as the set also manages to reenter the Official Vinyl Albums Chart at No. 29. The album is performing so well largely based off of the continued popularity of the single 'Birds of a Feather,' which remains a top 40 smash on two of the three tallies where it makes a home. Eilish's successes rank from newest to oldest this week, with Happier Than Ever, her sophomore effort, serving as her second-best-performing studio LP. While it doesn't break into the top 10, Happier Than Ever does grow by the greatest number of spaces on at least one roster. The hit-packed set jumps almost 40 spots on both the Official Albums Sales and Official Physical Albums charts. It also grows by a huge number of spaces on both the main consumption ranking and the streaming-only list. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? introduced Eilish to a massive worldwide audience half a decade ago, and it's still a chart win, which is a major accomplishment for a years-old pop/rock set. After sitting in the third-to-last position on the Official Albums Sales and Official Physical Albums charts last week, the debut full-length rockets more than 30 spots on the list of the top-selling releases on any physical format and grows by more than 25 on the general Official Albums Sales tally. At the same time, it celebrates 250 weeks on the Official Albums chart and five full years as one of the most-streamed sets in the country.
