When Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” dethroned Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus’ “OId Town Road” Monday (Aug. 19) to earn the No. 1 spot, Billie stans everywhere took to Twitter to celebrate.
Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus were certainly not bitter about the dethroning. The country crooner congratulated the 17-year-old singer on the accomplishment. “u deserve this!!” he wrote.
“Your persistence paid off,” Cyrus mirrored. “Thanks everybody. It was a hell of a ride.”
With Eilish’s big brother Finneas — who co-wrote the song — and even Twitter Music joining in the fun, here are the best fan reactions to “Bad Guy” topping the Hot 100.
Holy shit https://t.co/ZCrFcnD0av
— FINNEAS (@finneas) 19 августа 2019 г.
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— Twitter Music (@TwitterMusic) 19 августа 2019 г.
.@billieeilish officially earns her first No. 1 on the #Hot100 with "Bad Guy" 👏 https://t.co/ObQ3eBe5Q6
— billboard (@billboard) 19 августа 2019 г.
.@billieeilish dethroned @LilNasX’s old town road FINALLY. pic.twitter.com/2lBGPW3Xtg
— ً (@suddenlyistan) 19 августа 2019 г.
Billie eilish really dethroned old town road ☠️ pic.twitter.com/BrA0fn6KT6
— Alex 🏹 (@blankspacebabyd) 19 августа 2019 г.
Okaytoday I arrived from school very stressed and when I arrived at my house I opened Twitter with the hope that Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" was in position 1 when I read the news literally my mom had to shut me up because I went out to the street to shout that my baby had made it pic.twitter.com/9JXyIVcN7M
— Bill. (@GuadalupeQuetz9) 19 августа 2019 г.
When you get that No.1 spot @billieeilish 🎉#badguy pic.twitter.com/PF5B4jYdqQ
— UMUSIC (@umusic) 19 августа 2019 г.
all your faves been trying for weeks to dethrone mr nas x and Billie eilish said “hold my spider” .
— figgy (@1000sadgasms) 19 августа 2019 г.