Billie Eilish And Her Brother Finneas Share Top Honors On Songwriters Chart - Forbes

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Topline

Singer-songwriters Billie Eilish and Finneas share the top spot on this week's Hot 100 Songwriters chart following the success of Eilish's new album, Happier Than Ever, which they co-wrote.

Key Facts

The two vaulted to the top after Happier Than Ever debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with nine songs from the album appearing on the Hot 100 chart, which tracks top songs.

Billboard assigns points based on songs' placement on the Hot 100 to calculate its songwriters chart.

Happier Than Ever sold an equivalent of 238,000 album units last week, according to MRC Data, which takes streaming statistics into account—the second-biggest week for any album this year after Olivia Rodrigo's Sour sold 295,000 units.

Surprising Fact

This is not the first time Finneas and Eilish have shared No. 1 on the songwriters chart—the two last jointly held the top spot on Nov. 30, 2019. At the time, Eilish hits like Bad Guy and Everything I Wanted—both co-written with Finneas—were among the top 20 songs on the Hot 100.

Key Background

Finneas, 24, and Eilish, 19, have been collaborating on songs since Eilish was in her early teens, and Finneas has continued serving as a writer for Eilish during her time as a mainstream pop star. The two initially came to the attention of record producers after uploading music on SoundCloud, starting with the release of the single Ocean Eyes in 2015. The song was included on Eilish's 2017 EP Don't Smile at Me. In 2019, Eilish released her debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, which was largely co-written with Finneas. Over the past few years, Eilish's melancholy music has translated to huge commercial and critical success, taking home five Grammys in 2020. Happier Than Ever is Eilish's second studio album, with songs recorded at Finneas' home studio in Los Angeles throughout the Covid pandemic.

Tangent

Finneas has also served as a songwriter for other pop artists, like Justin Bieber, Camila Cabello and Selena Gomez. Happier Than Ever. This week's No. 1 marks his 12th time topping the Hot 100 Songwriters chart, while Eilish comes in at No. 1 for the 5th time.