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Some weren’t sure if it would happen, but after a HISTORICAL 19 weeks on the charts, “Old Town Road” has been surpassed by Eilish’s “bad guy”.
During his reign in the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, Lil Nas X released his debut EP 7, and broke countless records, and also very bravely came out to world. Lil Nas also beat out Mariah Carey’s “One Sweet Day”; and now sets the record for the longest running No. 1 single of all time.
Billie Eilish’s “bad guy” was right on “Old Town Road”‘s heels and after 5 month’s she’s have her time to shine. Billboard announced the news via Twitter today.
.@billieeilish's "Bad Guy" is officially No. 1 on the #Hot100 this week for the first time.
It earns Eilish her first No. 1 and dethrones @LilNasX's "Old Town Road," featuring @billyraycyrus, which ruled for a record 19 weeks.
— Billboard Charts (@billboardcharts) August 19, 2019
According to Billboard, Billie has also broken a record of her own.
.@billieeilish is the first artist born in the 2000s to have a No. 1 song on the #Hot100. She was born on Dec. 18, 2001.
— Billboard Charts (@billboardcharts) August 19, 2019
All good things must come to an end and Lil Nas X is accepting defeat in the classiest of ways. He has already congratulated Billie Eilish on passing him to earn the top spot on the Hot 100, breaking a few records of her own. According to Billboard, Eilish is the first artist born in the 2000s to net a No. 1 single. Insiders believe that Columbia Records’ push to promote “Panini” over “Old Town Road” marked the end of its run at the top. Still, Lil Nas X is succeeding on more than one front. “Old Town Road” is still on top of the separate hip-hop chart.
Like the class man Lil Nas X is he took to his own account to congratulate Billie on the milestone.
congratulations to billie eilish!! u deserve this!!
— nope (@LilNasX) August 19, 2019
Despite no longer being on top of the Hot 100, “Old Town Road” is still reigning on a separate the hip-hop chart. And in his true troll fashion, he made sure after the proper congrats to Eilish he went out with a bang. Despite what some said about him being a one hit wonder when his track first debuted, something tells me this won’t be the last we see of this cowboy.
me when columbia drop me from the label because billie eilish took the number 1 spot pic.twitter.com/XVLjHlAQ2U
— nope (@LilNasX) August 19, 2019
