Now, “Flowers” marks Cyrus’ first-ever No. 1 debut on the Hot 100 chart.
The closest she’s ever come to a No. 1 debut was with “Party in the U.S.A” in 2009, which reached No. 2. However, she previously hit No. 1 for three weeks with “Wrecking Ball” nearly 10 years ago.
Cyrus’ last lead single, 2020’s “Midnight Sky,” debuted at No. 14.
Overall, “Flowers” marks her eleventh Hot 100 Top 10 song.
“Flowers” has been blazing a trail of success around the world since its debut, including breaking Adele‘s record for biggest streaming week for a soloist on the Billboard Global 200 chart. “Flowers” placed at No. 3 for biggest streaming week of all time, just behind global juggernauts BTS and Blackpink.
One fan on Twitter called the debut “LEGENDARY.”
Miley Cyrus DEBUTING #1 with 425k sales, no discounts, no performances, no social media posts, and one version of the song, 17 years into her career is LEGENDARY. pic.twitter.com/y5HszRnGyL
— ۟ (@G0DNEYS) January 24, 2023
The song has also made a splash on TikTok and online via memes.
Plus, Cyrus’ fans, known as Smilers, have been making up wild rumors about her ex Liam Hemsworth in efforts to promote the song. Ironically, the song was even released on Hemsworth’s birthday (Jan. 13).
See fan reactions to Cyrus’ Billboard achievement, below:
this is for midnight sky, nothing breaks like a heart, slide away and mother’s daughter! https://t.co/lKE14SJrPl pic.twitter.com/C6iRzI3PdF
— Miley Nation (@MileyNation13) January 24, 2023
from drowning in slide away to feeling free in flowers, miley’s growth makes me emotional💙 pic.twitter.com/k7DvUE0R4G
— mc🦋 (@milesholy) January 24, 2023
FLOWERS BY MILEY CYRUS DEBUTS AT #1 ON BILLBOARD HOT 100!!! pic.twitter.com/fHJ49BTcvM
— Miley Nation (@MileyNation13) January 24, 2023
Miley bby, we did it pic.twitter.com/LG1JPNWCGT https://t.co/du2oJBll0m
— HEEDlE (@heyheedie) January 24, 2023
miley cyrus coming back to #1 on billboard after 10 years pic.twitter.com/MTytxUNMzA
— Miley Nation (@MileyNation13) January 23, 2023
not even Wrecking Ball was doing these numbers globally. Flowers is officially going to become Miley’s biggest hit
— carlos 💐 (@_CARL0SMNDZ) January 17, 2023
this era has honestly felt like such a dream. we waited so long for miley to get this type of recognition and love. it’s so overwhelmingly beautiful. flowers is breaking records left and right and IT JUST DEBUT AT #1 ON THE BBH 100. what a time y’all pic.twitter.com/NL2I9WAU3u
— z (@mileystom) January 24, 2023
Songs That Dominated the Billboard Charts
#100. ‘Thank U, Next’ by Ariana Grande
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#100. ‘Thank U, Next’ by Ariana Grande
– Weeks at #1: 7
– Total weeks on chart: 8
– Topped the charts from: Nov. 17, 2018, to Jan. 5, 2019
Ariana Grande admits she doesn’t remember recording “Thank U, Next,” because she was suffering from alcohol abuse and depression following the September 2018 overdose of ex-boyfriend Mac Miller. Recorded a month after Miller’s death, the empowering song lyrics, based on her past romantic relationships, landed Grande the 2019 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Song of the Year.
#97. ‘Blank Space’ by Taylor Swift
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#97. ‘Blank Space’ by Taylor Swift
– Weeks at #1: 7
– Total weeks on chart: 9
– Topped the charts from: Nov. 29, 2014 to Jan. 10, 2015
Taylor Swift set the bar as the first female artist in the history of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 to bump herself from the top of the charts, knocking “Shake It Off” from the top. Similar to many of Swift’s song lyrics, “Blank Space” blurts out bad relationship details to a hip-hop beat. The song, which hit #1 after three weeks, is the third Swift hit, including “Shake It Off” and “We Are Never Getting Back Together,” that she co-wrote with Max Martin and Shellback.
#97. ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ by The Beatles
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#97. ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ by The Beatles
– Weeks at #1: 7
– Total weeks on chart: 9
– Topped the charts from: Feb. 1 to March 14, 1964
The British Invasion of America began with “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” As the first song produced by The Beatles using four-track technology, the ballad, released after “She Loves You” and “Love Me Do,” only took 17 takes to cut. “In the first week of April 1964, The Beatles held the first five positions in the American Top 10,” according to Slate, further reporting that the band held 14 Hot 100 positions just seven days later.
#97. ‘Black or White’ by Michael Jackson
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#97. ‘Black or White’ by Michael Jackson
– Weeks at #1: 7
– Total weeks on chart: 9
– Topped the charts from: Dec. 7, 1991, to Jan. 18, 1992
“Black or White” moved from #35 to #1 in just three weeks in December 1991, becoming the fastest-growing single since the Beatles’ “Get Back” in 1969. The rap in the lyrics, based on racial intolerance, was lip-synced in the video by Jackson’s close friend and actor Macaulay Culkin.
#94. ‘I’m a Believer’ by The Monkees
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#94. ‘I’m a Believer’ by The Monkees
– Weeks at #1: 7
– Total weeks on chart: 10
– Topped the charts from: Dec. 31, 1966, to Feb. 11, 1967
Written by Neil Diamond, “I’m a Believer” became the English band’s hit instead, topping the charts for seven straight weeks. The song went gold two days after its release and later appeared in four episodes of “The Monkees,” the hit television show that featured the group. Thirty-five years later, the remake of the song by Smash Mouth was part of the blockbuster hit “Shrek.”
#94. ‘Love the Way You Lie’ by Eminem featuring Rihanna
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