Jeff Buckley earns his first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Jan. 31), nearly three decades after his death, as “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over” debuts at No. 97.
The song — a deep cut from Buckley’s lone studio album, Grace, in 1994 — arrives on the chart almost entirely from its streaming sum: 3.8 million official U.S. streams during the Jan. 16-22 tracking week, according to Luminate. Though never released as an official single, the song has experienced a major resurgence over the past year, fueled by viral traction on short-form video platforms such TikTok, where fans have used clips of it to soundtrack emotional and introspective videos.
That online momentum first translated to the Billboard charts in April 2025, when “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over” debuted at No. 22 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, marking the song’s first-ever chart appearance. After dropping off the following week, it returned in July ahead of the August release of the documentary It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, which chronicles the late musician’s life and career. Since its return, it has remained on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart every week, bounding 17 spots this week (30-13, just one spot shy of its No. 12 peak).
The song’s renewed popularity has also boosted Buckley’s Grace album. Originally peaking at No. 149 on the Billboard 200 in June 1995, the LP reached a new high at No. 82 in December amid the song’s resurgence. This week, Grace jumps 200-156.
Buckley died in May 1997 at age 30 in an accidental drowning, three years after releasing Grace. Despite leaving behind a modest catalog, his influence has endured for decades and continued to resonate with new generations of listeners.
This isn’t the first time Buckley’s music has grown following his passing. His rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” — one of the most critically acclaimed covers — first reached Billboard’s charts in 2008, topping the Digital Song Sales chart after Jason Castro performed the song on American Idol. Following Cohen’s death in November 2016, Buckley’s version reentered the charts, climbing to No. 10 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, while Cohen’s original reached the Hot 100 for the first time.
Buckley’s “Hallelujah” has also become a pop-culture staple, featured in numerous film and TV shows, including episodes of The O.C. and The West Wing.
Much of Buckley’s commercial success arrived after his death. During his lifetime, he charted on Alternative Airplay with “Last Goodbye” — which became his first overall chart appearance and only entry on the survey, peaking at No. 19 in May 1995 — and with Grace on the Billboard 200. Posthumously, four additional titles of his have hit the Billboard 200: Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk (No. 64, 1998), Mystery White Boy: Live ’95-’96 (No. 133, 2000), Grace Around the World (No. 129, 2009) and You and I (No. 58, 2016).
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