Happier Than Ever
by Billie Eilish

Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish
Year: 2021
Release date: 2021-07-30
Overall rank: 1,455th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 229 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 2021 (16th)
Award Top 100 albums of of the 2020s (60th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,455th)

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Billie Eilish bestography

Happier Than Ever is ranked 2nd best out of 5 albums by Billie Eilish on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Billie Eilish is When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? which is ranked number 723 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,373.

Billie Eilish album bestography « Higher ranked (723rd)
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
This album (1,455th)
Happier Than Ever
Lower ranked (1,548th) »
Hit Me Hard And Soft

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 1,455th | 2020s rank: 60th | 2021 rank: 16th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 229 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 71.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.


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From 06/14/2025 08:43 | #309524
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 2022 Grammys. The winner was We Are by Jon Batiste (Edited)
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From 07/30/2024 16:21 | #304598
3 years in and sometimes I still think this is her best album yet, so good. (Edited)
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From 02/27/2023 20:51 | #294528
Her music got better in this album
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"Happier Than Ever" is a maturation of Billie Eilish's sound. The writing is much more emotionally vulnerable and nuanced. Much of the record is focused on post break up feelings and reflection, lending a humanity previously not seen in her work. The instrumentals spread into more acoustic and rock influenced sounds. The Achilles heel is that these growths prevent cohesiveness. Musically and lyrically songs of completely aesthetics will be seated next to each other. "Oxytocin" is a driving sensual electronic banger that does not belong between the quiet reflective "My Future" and the almost angelic "Goldwing". This split can also be seen in song quality. "Happier Than Ever" has a fantastic build than explodes with the entrance of it's guitar. Opposite, "Not My Responsibility" feels like an inferior version of Talking Heads Seen And Not Seen". "Happier Than Ever" shows growth but not full success. (Edited)
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From 11/30/2021 23:28 | #276928
This one's more of a grower than her debut. Listening to When We All Fall Asleep... for the first time was mindblowing within the context of mainstream pop music, an excellent intertwining of the O'Connell siblings complementary musical instincts. Refreshing production and songwriting, made even better by the fact that from front to back it was just the two of them. I actually think Happier Than Ever is more mature though. Some of Billie's preoccupations on the debut felt like those of a teenage girl - and of course, she is a teenage girl, so that makes sense. But despite it being solid, it did sound a bit more like a teenager's album, with some cuts that felt a bit trite. This though, is more eclectic, more emotional, perhaps even more authentic. Great record. I think Billie's proved that first album wasn't a fluke.
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