2024 has been another epic year for Billie Eilish, and she ended it on a high note. Her viral hit “Birds of a Feather” ended the year as the most-streamed song of 2024 on Spotify, after scoring a narrow victory over Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso”.
The race between “Birds of a Feather” and “Espresso” was impossible to call until the very last minute, but Eilish eventually came out victorious. She took the top spot on the last day of the year, crossing 1,775,000,000 streams and defeating “Espresso” by just 650,000 streams, according to Chart Data.
“Birds of a Feather” was released as the second single from Eilish’s third studio album Hit Me Hard and Soft. It will enter this year’s Grammy Awards with three nods – song of the year, record of the year, and best pop solo performance – while the album itself is in the running for album of the year and best pop vocal album.
Despite topping Spotify’s list of most-streamed songs of 2024, both “Birds of a Feather” and “Espresso” failed to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this year. “Birds of a Feather” peaked at No. 2 behind Shaboozey’s record-breaking hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”, while “Espresso” took the No. 3 spot behind Carpenter’s own “Please Please Please”, her first No. 1 single in the US.
