Popstar Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever has been winning streak as she secured her second UK number one album that went straight to the top of the charts.
The 19-year-old singer’s second studio album scored 39,000 chart sales to claim this week’s top spot. The American artist becomes the first international female singer to reach the top spot with their first two albums since Lana Del Rey seven years ago, with her debut Born To Die and 2014 album Ultraviolence.
In response, Billie thanked fans and friends, saying: ‘Thank you so, so much to my fans in the UK. It means so much to me that you guys love this album as I do. I miss you guys so much and can’t wait to come back to the UK soon!’
On the singles chart, Ed Sheeran enjoys a sixth week at number one with Bad Habits, his tenth number one single, while The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s track, Stay, returns to its previous peak position at number two.
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Billie Eilish’s album sales break down to 33 percent from streams and 61 percent from vinyl, CD, and cassette sales, according to the OCC.
Billie Eilish’s first album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, was a sensation in 2019, it swept the major categories at the Grammys and established the singer as a huge pop star. On her second album, “Happier Than Ever,” the singer takes on new anxieties and adversaries and debates just how much of herself to reveal.
