Every Song Ranked on Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’: Critic’s List

After putting out one of the most stunningly successful debut albums in modern pop history with When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – which finished as the No. 1 album on the 2019 year-end Billboard 200 chart, and led to a sweep of the Big Four categories at the 2020 Grammys — Billie Eilish had a lot to live up to. But instead of either rising or falling to the occasion, she simply sidesteps the occasion altogether with Happier Than Ever, a sophomore record that stands