{"id":260869,"date":"2026-01-27T23:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T23:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/260869\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T23:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T23:51:10","slug":"jeff-buckley-earns-first-hot-100-hit-lover-you-shouldve-come-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/260869\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Buckley Earns First Hot 100 Hit, ‘Lover, You Should’ve Come Over’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tJeff Buckley<\/a> earns his first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a> (dated Jan. 31), nearly three decades after his death, as \u201cLover, You Should\u2019ve Come Over\u201d debuts at No. 97.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe song \u2014 a deep cut from Buckley\u2019s lone studio album, Grace, in 1994 \u2014 arrives on the chart almost entirely from its streaming sum: 3.8 million official U.S. streams during the Jan. 16-22 tracking week, according to Luminate. Though never released as an official single, the song has experienced a major resurgence over the past year, fueled by viral traction on short-form video platforms like TikTok, where fans have used clips of it to soundtrack emotional and introspective videos.<\/p>\n

\n\tThat online momentum first translated to the Billboard charts in April 2025, when \u201cLover, You Should\u2019ve Come Over\u201d debuted at No. 22 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, marking the song\u2019s first-ever chart appearance. After dropping off the following week, it returned in July ahead of the August release of the documentary It\u2019s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, which chronicles the late musician\u2019s life and career. Since its return, it has remained on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart every week, bounding 17 spots this week (30-13, just one spot shy of its No. 12 peak).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe song\u2019s renewed popularity has also boosted Buckley\u2019s Grace album. Originally peaking at No. 149 on the Billboard 200<\/a> in June 1995, the LP reached a new high at No. 82 in December amid the song\u2019s resurgence. This week, Grace jumps 200-156.<\/p>\n

\n\tBuckley died in May 1997 at age 30 in an accidental drowning, three years after releasing Grace. Despite leaving behind a modest catalog, his influence has endured for decades and continued to resonate with new generations of listeners.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis isn\u2019t the first time Buckley\u2019s music has grown following his passing. His rendition of Leonard Cohen\u2019s \u201cHallelujah\u201d \u2014 one of the most critically acclaimed covers \u2014 first reached Billboard\u2019s charts in 2008, topping the Digital Song Sales chart after Jason Castro performed the song on American Idol. Following Cohen\u2019s death in November 2016, Buckley\u2019s version reentered the charts, climbing to No. 10 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, while Cohen\u2019s original reached the Hot 100<\/a> for the first time.<\/p>\n

\n\tBuckley\u2019s \u201cHallelujah\u201d has also become a pop-culture staple, featured in numerous film and TV shows, including episodes of The O.C. and The West Wing.<\/p>\n

\n\tMuch of Buckley\u2019s commercial success arrived after his death. During his lifetime, he charted on Alternative Airplay with \u201cLast Goodbye\u201d \u2014 which became his first overall chart appearance and only entry on the survey, peaking at No. 19 in May 1995 \u2014 and with Grace on the Billboard 200. Posthumously, four additional titles of his have hit the Billboard 200: Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk (No. 64, 1998), Mystery White Boy: Live \u201995-\u201996 (No. 133, 2000), Grace Around the World (No. 129, 2009) and You and I (No. 58, 2016).<\/p>\n


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