For the first time in the history of the UK Singles Chart, six songs by solo female performers are leading the way, starting with Billie Eilish. She scored her second No. 1 single in the UK with a soaring ballad “What Was I Made For?” from the Barbie soundtrack.
Eilish previously topped the UK chart with a theme song from another hit movie—the latest James Bond installment No Time To Die. Her wait for the second No. 1 single is finally over thanks to “What Was I Made For?”, which also peaked at No. 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Eilish is in pretty good company on this week’s UK Singles Chart, and she’s leading what they describe as “the summer of girl power”. She’s followed by the fellow Barbie: The Album performer Dua Lipa with “Dance the Night”, while Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire”, Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer”, Peggy Gou’s “(It Goes Like) Nanana”, and Rodrigo’s “Bad Idea Right” take the next four spots.
“What Was I Made For?” was originally released as the fourth single from Barbie: The Album and this isn’t the first time this soundtrack made history in the UK. It became the first soundtrack to have three songs chart within the top five at the same time, including “What Was I Made For?”, “Dance the Night”, and “Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice ft. Aqua.
