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HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
by BILLIE EILISH
Hit Me Hard And Soft, released 17 May 2024 via Interscope / Polydor, marks Billie Eilish's first full-length album in three years.
The follow-up to Billie's two previous Number 1 albums - 2021’s Happier Than Ever, and 2019's When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? - the alt-pop Hit Me Hard And Soft was co-written and co-produced by Billie Eilish O'Connell and brother Finneas O'Connell. Its release was accompanied by lead single Lunch, one of three songs Billie debuted in a surprise DJ set at Coachella in April 2024.
On 24 May 2024, Official Charts confirmed that the bold and critically-acclaimed Hit Me Hard And Soft had given Billie Eilish the biggest opening week of her career to date in the UK after notching up 67,100 chart units in its first seven days of release. This total surpassed the first-week success of her debut album which managed 48,400 units.
Three tracks from Hit Me Hard And Soft also landed in the UK Official Singles Chart in release week - Lunch (Number 2), Chihiro (7) and Birds Of A Feather (9). Over the next few weeks, Birds Of A Feather would prove to be a keeper with the British public, rising all the way to Number 2. By August, track 5 on the album, Wildflower, entered the Top 40 for the first time (37), becoming the fourth Top 40 hit from the record.
In December 2024 Official Charts confirmed Hit Me Hard And Soft as the fifth biggest album of 2024 in the UK.
Tracklist for Hit Me Hard And Soft by Billie Eilish
1. Skinny
2. Lunch
3. Chihiro
4. Birds Of A Feather
5. Wildflower
6. The Greatest
7. L'Amour De Ma Vie
8. The Diner
9. Bittersweet
10. Blue
Chart history of HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
Official Albums Chart
Official Albums Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelINTERSCOPE
- Catalogue number6522367
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 32Top 10
- 61Top 20
- 94Top 40
- 105Top 75
- 105Top 100
Chart run
105 weeks - 30/05/2024 to 28/05/2026
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Official Albums Chart Update
Official Albums Chart Update
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelINTERSCOPE
- Catalogue number6522367
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 22Top 10
- 52Top 20
- 88Top 40
- 106Top 75
- 107Top 100
Chart run
49 weeks - 26/05/2024 to 27/04/2025
58 weeks - 27/04/2025 to 31/05/2026
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Official Scottish Albums Chart
Official Scottish Albums ChartChart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelINTERSCOPE
- Catalogue number6522367
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 12Top 10
- 30Top 20
- 64Top 40
- 98Top 75
- 101Top 100
Chart run
97 weeks - 30/05/2024 to 02/04/2026
1 week - 14/05/2026
1 week - 28/05/2026
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Official Albums Streaming Chart
Official Albums Streaming ChartChart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelINTERSCOPE
- Catalogue number6522367
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 3No1
- 25Top 10
- 65Top 20
- 93Top 40
- 105Top 75
- 105Top 100
Chart run
105 weeks - 30/05/2024 to 28/05/2026
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Official Albums Sales Chart
Official Albums Sales ChartChart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelINTERSCOPE
- Catalogue number6522367
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 13Top 10
- 35Top 20
- 75Top 40
- 100Top 75
- 104Top 100
Chart run
100 weeks - 30/05/2024 to 23/04/2026
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Official Album Downloads Chart
Official Album Downloads ChartChart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelINTERSCOPE
- Catalogue number6522367
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 3Top 10
- 8Top 20
- 18Top 40
- 31Top 75
- 35Top 100
Chart run
1 week - 14/11/2024
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Official Physical Albums Chart
Official Physical Albums ChartChart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelINTERSCOPE
- Catalogue number6522367
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 14Top 10
- 36Top 20
- 78Top 40
- 102Top 75
- 104Top 100
Chart run
100 weeks - 30/05/2024 to 23/04/2026
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Official Vinyl Albums Chart
Official Vinyl Albums ChartChart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelINTERSCOPE
- Catalogue number6522367
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 18Top 10
- 36Top 20
- 76Top 40
- 76Top 75
- 76Top 100
Chart run
1 week - 15/05/2025
1 week - 03/07/2025
1 week - 06/11/2025
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Official Record Store Chart
Official Record Store ChartChart facts
- Peak position5
- LabelINTERSCOPE
- Catalogue number6522367
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 0No1
- 1Top 10
- 5Top 20
- 13Top 40
- 13Top 75
- 13Top 100
Chart run
1 week - 01/08/2024
End of Year Albums Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position5
- LabelINTERSCOPE
- Catalogue number6522367
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 0No1
- 1Top 10
- 2Top 20
- 2Top 40
- 2Top 75
- 2Top 100
Chart run
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Official Irish Albums Chart
Official Irish Albums ChartChart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelINTERSCOPE
- Catalogue number6522367
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 3No1
- 33Top 10
- 59Top 20
- 87Top 40
- 94Top 75
- 94Top 100
Chart run
92 weeks - 30/05/2024 to 26/02/2026
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