Jeff Buckley Gets First Billboard Hit via TikTok After 32 Years

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In a bittersweet twist of digital fate, Jeff Buckley has finally landed on the Billboard Hot 100, a chart milestone that eluded him in life. The track “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over,” a deep cut from his seminal 1994 album *Grace*, debuted this week at No.97, propelled by a viral surge on TikTok. It’s a poignant, if ironic, coda for an artist whose raw, lyrical genius was often at odds with commercial machinery; you can almost hear his ghost groaning at the platform’s bite-sized trends.Buckley, who tragically drowned in 1997 at just 30, left behind a single studio album that has since achieved mythic status, a slow-burning classic that has influenced generations of singers from Radiohead’s Thom Yorke to Adele. This posthumous hit, arriving 32 years after its release, speaks to the enduring power of his work—a haunting, nearly seven-minute ballad of longing and regret finding new life through the fragmented, algorithmic discovery of a new audience.It underscores a modern truth: platforms like TikTok have become the new A&R, capable of resurrecting catalog gems and rewriting chart history, though one wonders what the fiercely authentic Buckley would have made of his art being soundtrack to 15-second clips. For fans, it’s a vindication; for the industry, it’s another lesson in timeless songwriting trumping transient pop formulas. The song’s chart entry isn’t just a data point—it’s a testament to an unfinished legacy finally receiving a broader, if belated, applause.

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