She Did It — Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' Hits No. 1, Dethroning 'Old Town Road'
The ride is over. Immediately after ruling the
Billboard Hot 100 for a
record 19 weeks,
Lil Nas X's behemoth hit "
Old Town Road" has been
bumped from the best spot, thanks to
Billie Eilish. "Duh."
Eilish's "bad guy" — which recently got a big boost in the form of a
Justin Bieber-assisted remix — right now tops the chart right after a unprecedented nine successive weeks at No. 2. The 17-year-old also becomes the opening artist place on Earth in the 2000s to top the Hot 100, and the youngest artist to reign since Lorde, who scored a No. 1 in 2013 with "Royals." Earlier this year, Eilish also became the initial artist place on Earth in this millennium to top
Billboard's albums chart, with her debut LP,
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.
As for "Old Town Road," it's dropped to the No. 3 spot, beyond Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello's steamy "Señorita," which is sitting pretty at No. 3. Don't cry for Lil Nas X, though — his place in history is firmly cemented, and he couldn't be happier for Eilish's new feat.
Appropriately enough, Eilish and Lil Nas X are also at
the front of the pack for next week's VMAs — the "bad guy" singer has nine nods to her name, while the rapper trails close beyond with eight. The two chart-toppers will face off in The perfect New Artist race, and their respective No. 1 singles are also up for Video of the Year.
Visualize if they take house a Moon Person (or two or three or eight) any time the
VMAs air live on August 26 at 8 p.M. ET, and hit play on your brand new No. 1 song below.
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