How Many Guinness World Records Has Billie Eilish Broken?
In 2016, Billie Eilish and her older brother, Finneas O’Connell, “accidentally” shot into fame overnight with their viral hit, “Ocean Eyes.” Five years later, Eilish is still one of the most popular and successful young musicians in the world.
The proof lies in the “Bad Guy” singer’s accolades. In addition to wins at various awards shows like the Grammys, the Billboard Music Awards, and the American Music Awards, Billie Eilish has also broken several Guinness World Records before the age of 20. Here’s more on those broken records and where Eilish could go from here.
Billie Eilish has broken 15 Guinness World Records so far
According to the Guinness World Records official website, Eilish accumulated 15 broken records between 2019 and 2022. Most recently, in May 2021, Eilish broke the record for having the “most viewed Wikipedia page for a ‘post-millennial’ (‘Generation Z’).” According to Guinness World Records, Eilish’s page had 39 million views when she broke the record.
Before that, in 2020, Eilish became the “youngest musician to write and record a James Bond theme song” at 18 years old.
Eilish broke a handful of records during the 2020 Grammy Awards. Ahead of the awards show, the singer became the youngest artist to receive nominations in the four “big” categories: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. Then, she won all four categories, breaking another Guinness World Record as the youngest artist to do so.
Eilish’s Grammy wins also broke the Guinness World Records for most consecutive Record of the Year award wins, first female artist to win the four big categories in one event, youngest Record of the Year winner, youngest Album of the Year winner, and youngest solo artist to win Album of the Year.
Beyond the Grammys, Eilish broke the record for “most streams on Spotify in one year (female)” in 2019 with 6 billion streams. She also became the youngest female artist to reach No. 1 on album charts in the U.K. at 17 years old. Additionally, Eilish was the most-searched-for female and most-searched-for musician in 2019.
In April 2019, Eilish became the first female artist to simultaneously have 14 songs on Billboard’s Hot 100 list. However, Taylor Swift took the category a few months later with 18 tracks.
Finneas O’Connell also broke a record at the Grammys
Eilish wasn’t the only Guinness World Record breaker at the 2020 Grammys. Her brother also broke one that night: He became the youngest person to win the Producer of the Year, Non-Classical award. O’Connell was just 22 years old at the time, surpassing previous record holders like Michael Jackson and Steve Lukather.
O’Connell’s Producer of the Year Grammy was one of five wins that night. He also won Best Engineered Album on his own and shared Song of the Year, Album of the Year, and Record of the Year with Eilish.
After the awards show, O’Connell told Cosmopolitan that he and Eilish’s Grammy wins were all thanks to their fans.
“Anytime a person that age comes up to either one of us and says we’re their favorite anything, I know how much that means to them. And that’s why it means so much to me,” he said. “So I hope they’re celebrating this. It’s all because of them.”
Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ could continue to break records
Eilish released her sophomore album, Happier Than Ever, on July 30, 2021. The highly-anticipated album already broke the Apple Music record for receiving the most pre-saves ahead of its release. Hits Daily Double predicted that the teen star would once again reach the top of the Billboard 200 chart within its first week.
In the coming months, it will be interesting to see how Eilish’s fans receive her self-proclaimed “new era” with Happier Than Ever. However, given the current predictions, it seems likely that the new album will echo the success of Eilish’s debut.
