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Billie Eilish unexpectedly dethroned Sabrina Carpenter“Espresso” became Spotify’s most streamed song of 2024.
According to Variety“Espresso” had a total of 1,774,525,704 streams in 2024. Meanwhile, Eilish’s “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” subsequently passed Carpenter’s pop song with 1,775,172,881 streams last year.
At the time of writing, “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” remained on top as it reached 1,781,210,003 streams, while “Espresso” had 1,778,582,288.
When the music streaming platform went out of business Packed data declared in December 2024 that Carpenter, 25, had claimed the No. 1. at that time Benson Boone“Beautiful Things” was the second most streamed song, while Eilish, 23, and “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” came in third.
Carpenter released “Espresso” in April 2024 as her lead single Short ‘N Sweet album. While “Espresso” debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at number three in June. The unmissable viral track was subsequently named the song of the summer. In an August 2024 interview with VarietyCarpenter shared that she at first he received a dismissive attitude for wanting to choose it as the lead single of her album.
“I was all alone who wanted to release ‘Espresso’. Not so much from my immediate team. But when it came to the ‘powers above,’” Carpenter said at the time. “There was a lot of questioning about whether it made sense.”
In the end, Carpenter got her way—and it turned out she was right.
Eilish released her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, in May 2024. When the album was released, the first single was the innuendo-laden “Lunch”, followed by the more wistful “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”. “Lunch” debuted on the Billboard chart at #5 with “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” at #12. In July, Eilish chose “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” as the album’s second single, causing it to enter the charts.
Eilish’s brother and co-worker Testimony shared in a December interview with Variety that he wasn’t sure if “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” would resonate with fans, despite those close to him telling him otherwise.
“I’m a little extra leery when people tell me they think something’s going to be a big hit because it feels like it’s buzzing — or because people usually say that about things that sound like something else that already exists.” explained the manufacturer. “You know, no one said that about ‘Bad Guy’ before it came out, and I think the reason no one said that was because it really sounded new.” Anyway, that being said, every time we played ‘Birds of a Feather’ for the label or our close friends, they were kind of freaked out.”
In November 2024, both Carpenter and Eilish received Grammy nominations. Eilish is up for seven awards this year, while Carpenter earned six nominations. “Espresso” and “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” will compete again in two categories: Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.