Miley Cyrus’s ‘Flowers’ Is Back And Heading Toward A Special Milestone

As the Hot 100 opens up once again following another busy holiday period, a slew of mᴀssive hit singles from a number of prominent musicians find their way back to the chart this week. One of the loftiest returns to the compeтιтive tally comes from Miley Cyrus. Her single “Flowers” is not only back on the ranking–it’s one of the biggest hits this frame, and it’s working its way toward a special milestone.

“Flowers” reappears on the Hot 100 this week at No. 15. The tune earns the second-highest return this frame. The honor of the loftiest comeback on the chart belongs to SZA’s “Snooze,” which bounces back onto the list at No. 6.

Cyrus’s biggest smash is now inching its way toward a full year on the Hot 100. “Flowers” earns its forty-sixth turn on the tally this frame. As it’s still present inside the top 20, it seems likely that the cut will continue to add to its longevity total in the coming weeks.

It may be only a little more than a month before “Flowers” becomes Cyrus’s first hit to spend a full year on the Hot 100. While not as rare as it used to be, it’s still not common for any single to rack up 52 frames on the chart, which changes what тιтles are present on it frequently.

Currently, “Flowers” already ranks as the longest-running Hot 100 hit of Cyrus’s career. Before this latest win arrived, that honor belonged to her The Kid Laroi collaboration, “Without You.” While the former Disney channel star did join him on that cut, it was only after it had become a charting win, so only some of the 38 turns that tune spent on the Hot 100 included Cyrus. Her longest-charting solo smash is “Wrecking Ball,” with 32 weeks on the chart.

Billboard has a rule in place that removes songs from the Hot 100 if they fall below No. 50 after they’ve spent 20 weeks somewhere on the chart. “Flowers” is still riding high on the ranking, so it is unlikely to dip below that mark anytime soon. Once a track reaches 52 frames on the list, however, a different criteria kicks in. After that milestone is reached, songs can’t fall below No. 25, lest they be taken off the tally.

Last week’s Hot 100 was covered with Christmas hits. This frame’s chart reflects the first tracking period that didn’t include the mᴀss consumption of holiday singles, so rankings like the Hot 100 look very different from they did last time around. With dozens of seasonal tunes gone, there’s more room for regular smashes like “Flowers” to grow, among others.