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” Ties “Bad Guy”
“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.
“Bad Guy” Hit No. 1, But “Wildflower” Missed the Top 10
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.
“Birds of a Feather” is Still Billie Eilish’s Main Winner
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.”
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