Billie Eilish has 3 songs in top 10 alternative songs

Billie Eilish joins an elite group of women in Billboard’s alternative song history, as “Bad Guy” limits 17-10 on the June 22 list.

Why is Eilish in good company? Each of Eilish’s first three entries has now reached the top 10 for alternative songs. It’s a feat achieved by just two other solo women since the charts debuted in 1988, and one not won for more than two decades until this week.

First, Suzanne Vega. The singer-songwriter’s “Book of Dreams” became her first single to hit alternative songs, climbing to No. 8 in May 1990. She followed with a featured spot on DNA’s “Tom’s Diner” (a remix of a song she originally recorded a cappella for her 1987 album Loneliness Standing); the track reached No. 7 in October 1990 and she scored her No. 1 debut, “Blood Makes Noise”, in October 1992. (The next single “99.9F °” peaked at No. 13 in January 1993. )

Next, Sheryl Crow won her first top 10 alternative songs with “Leaving Las Vegas” from her debut album. Tuesday night music club (n ° 8, March 1994). “All I Wanna Do” (# 4, September 1994) followed, and “Strong Enough” (# 10, February 1995) completed the winning trifecta before “Can’t Cry Anymore”, the fourth single from club, stopped at n ° 38 in July 1995.

Eilish’s first Alternative Songs entry, “You Should See Me in a Crown,” reached number 7 in December 2018. Her first frontman, “Bury a Friend,” topped the list for two weeks from the 25th. May, followed by the rise of “Bad Boy.” If Eilish’s next contestant reaches the top 10, she will make history as the first female solo to send her first four songs to the top 10.

She wouldn’t be the first female-centric act to do so, however. Several female-led groups took their first three entries in the top 10 alternative songs, although none since the mid-90s, after which female acts have been less prevalent in the format. Notably, The B-52s (a group established long before the charts began) reached the top 10 with their first five songs on the charts in 1989-92.

Alternative Songs’ success for “Bad Guy” marks the second top 10 of the track’s benchmark charts, as it also climbs from 10 to 9 on Pop Songs. It pushes 14-13 in the ranking of all-format radio songs, up 15% to 50.6 million audience impressions, according to Nielsen Music.

On the Billboard Hot 100 based on streaming, airing and sales, “Bad Guy” ranks second for a third week.