Billie Eilish Replaces One Of The Biggest Rock Albums Of All Time At No. 1

Throughout much of the past year, Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft has ruled several of Billboard’s albums charts. The full-length became a new No. 1 for the singer-songwriter when it debuted in mid-2024, and it has largely reigned over some style-specific tallies ever since. Only a handful of titles have been able to interrupt the Grammy-nominated project’s winning streak, including one just last week.

That project wasn’t an exciting brand new launch or a surging recent favorite, but rather a decades-old collection that Americans never seem to tire of.

Billie Eilish Replaces Fleetwood Mac at No. 1

Hit Me Hard and Soft returns to No. 1 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart this week. Eilish rises from the runner-up spot to the summit, trading places with Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. That full-length, which was released almost half a century ago, found its way back to No. 1 on Billboard’s ranking of the most consumed rock and alternative albums in the country just last week. At the moment, it only slips one space to No. 2.

Hit Me Hard and Soft Vs. Rumours

Eilish has now led the charge on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums list with Hit Me Hard and Soft for 44 nonconsecutive frames. The project has spent 61 spans somewhere on the 50-spot tally, with well over half of those appearances at No. 1.

Rumours, by comparison, has spent a significantly longer period of time on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart, but far fewer frames at No. 1. Last time around, it jumped from fourth place to the summit, earning just its fourth-ever turn in the spotlight. Considering the fact that Rumours has lived on the multi-genre albums tally for more than 400 weeks, it’s somewhat surprising that the set has only claimed the top spot for a few moments — and also that it is still competing with some of today’s hottest releases.

Billie Eilish and Fleetwood Mac Both Rule

Both Hit Me Hard and Soft and Rumours lead different Billboard charts this frame. As Eilish conquers the Top Rock & Alternative Albums list, she also sits at No. 1 on the Top Alternative Albums chart, where Hit Me Hard and Soft is unmoved. Rumours, meanwhile, dominates the Top Rock Albums tally once more. The two behemoths can also be found on the Top Album Sales, Top Streaming Albums, and Vinyl Albums charts as well.