01 Dec 2025

Billie Eilish Hits the Rock & Alternative Year-End Charts Hard (And Soft): Countdown to Billboard’s 2025 Year-End Charts

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The full list of Billboard’s 2025 year-end charts are almost here, and we’re counting down the days to their unveiling on Tuesday, Dec. 9, with a special look at select rankings in the lead-up to the big reveal — starting with two of the year-end rock charts.

On Dec. 9, hundreds of year-end charts will be posted on Billboard’s website, following the conclusion of the Billboard 2025 No. 1s Livestream, hosted by Druski, which will broadcast on the Billboard News YouTube channel and BillboardTV on Samsung TV Plus starting at noon ET/9 a.m. PT, as special surprise guests stop by to celebrate the year in chart-toppers.

To kick off our year-end charts countdown, we’re dropping the top 10 of the 2025 Top Rock & Alternative Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Songs charts below – and both are led by Billie Eilish.

She leads the former with her 2024 release Hit Me Hard and Soft, and the latter with the album’s hit single “Birds of a Feather.” Hit Me Hard and Soft debuted at No. 1 on the weekly Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart dated June 1, 2024, and hasn’t left the chart. Further, it never went lower than No. 6 during the 2025 year-end chart eligibility year (Oct. 26, 2024, through Oct. 18, 2025). “Birds of a Feather” was equally as dominant, flying in at No. 4 on the June 1, 2024 Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart and has perched on the list ever since. It hit No. 1 in August 2024, and it never ranked lower than No. 4 during the chart year.

For the top 10 of both lists, scroll below. The full depth of both rankings (beyond the top 10 of each) will be posted Dec. 9 alongside the complete menu of Billboard’s 2025 year-end charts.

Take a look at the top 10s below.

Billboard’s year-end music charts represent aggregated metrics for each artist, title, label and music contributor on the weekly charts from Oct. 26, 2024, through Oct. 18, 2025. Rankings for Luminate-based recaps reflect equivalent album units, airplay, sales or streaming during the weeks that the entries appeared on a respective chart during the tracking year. Any activity registered before or after a title’s chart run isn’t considered in these rankings. That methodology detail, and the October-October time period, account for some of the difference between these lists and the calendar-year recaps that are independently compiled by Luminate.

2025 Year-End Top Rock & Alternative Albums: 10. Olivia Rodrigo, Guts

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Peak Position: No. 1

Peak Date: Sept. 23, 2023
9. Hozier, Hozier

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 1

Peak Date: Oct. 25, 2014
8. Zach Bryan, The Great American Bar Scene

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 1

Peak Date: July 20, 2024
7. Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 1

Peak Date: Sept. 9, 2023
6. Taylor Swift, folklore

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 1

Peak Date: May 20, 2023
5. Elton John, Diamonds

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 1

Peak Date: June 15, 2019
4. Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 1

Peak Date: June 4, 2022.
3. Fleetwood Mac, Rumours

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 1

Peak Date: Jan. 8, 2022
2. Noah Kahan, Stick Season

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 1

Peak Date: June 24, 2023
1. Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 1

Peak Date: June 1, 2024
2025 Year-End Top Rock & Alternative Songs: 10. sombr, “Back to Friends”

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 1

Peak Date: Oct. 18, 2025
9. sombr, “Undressed”

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 1

Peak Date: Sept. 6, 2025
8. Jelly Roll, “Liar”

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 5

Peak Date: March 8, 2025
7. Gigi Perez, “Sailor Song”

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 3

Peak Date: Nov. 9, 2024
6. The Marías, “No One Noticed”

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 4

Peak Date: Nov. 30, 2024
5. Lola Young, “Messy”

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 2

Peak Date: Feb. 8, 2025
4. Billie Eilish, “Wildflower”

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 4

Peak Date: Feb. 22, 2025
3. Myles Smith, “Stargazing”

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 3

Peak Date: Nov. 2, 2024
2. Hozier, “Too Sweet”

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 1

Peak Date: April 6, 2024
1. Billie Eilish, “Birds of a Feather”

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Peak Position on Weekly Chart: No. 1

Peak Date: Aug. 17, 2024

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Billie Eilish Hits the Rock & Alternative Year-End Charts Hard (And Soft): Countdown to Billboard’s 2025 Year-End Charts

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2025 Year-End Top Rock & Alternative Albums: 10. Olivia Rodrigo, Guts

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9. Hozier, Hozier

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8. Zach Bryan, The Great American Bar Scene

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7. Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan

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6. Taylor Swift, folklore

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5. Elton John, Diamonds

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4. Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak

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3. Fleetwood Mac, Rumours

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2. Noah Kahan, Stick Season

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1. Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft

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2025 Year-End Top Rock & Alternative Songs: 10. sombr, “Back to Friends”

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9. sombr, “Undressed”

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8. Jelly Roll, “Liar”

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7. Gigi Perez, “Sailor Song”

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6. The Marías, “No One Noticed”

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5. Lola Young, “Messy”

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4. Billie Eilish, “Wildflower”

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3. Myles Smith, “Stargazing”

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2. Hozier, “Too Sweet”

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1. Billie Eilish, “Birds of a Feather”

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