JADE has become the first Little Mix member to enter the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist. “Angel of My Dreams” debuts at No. 70 more than two years after its original release. The unexpected breakthrough follows Kylie Jenner’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show appearance, which brought a sharp rise in US streams and introduced the song to a wider American audience.
A single released in July 2024 has finally found its place on the American Hot 100. JADE’s “Angel of My Dreams” enters at No. 70 on the chart dated November 7, 2026, becoming her first solo appearance on the list. It also gives her a distinction not previously achieved by any other Little Mix member, despite the group’s earlier chart entries and the singers’ successes on other music rankings.
The renewed interest began away from a JADE performance. At the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Los Angeles on October 18, Kylie Jenner walked the runway while “Angel of My Dreams” played. She wore a Fantasy Bra reportedly valued at $50 million, and footage from the livestream quickly circulated online. The song became attached to that visual moment, reaching people who were either discovering it or returning to it.
JADE did not appear onstage or sing live at the fashion show. The exposure came from the use of the recording and the clips that followed. US official streams rose from around 18,000 on the day of the event to more than 284,000 the next day, an increase of 1,434%. That immediate response helped return a familiar single to active circulation long after its original promotional launch.
The momentum continued beyond the first burst of attention. The track recorded 3.8 million official US streams during the October 23–29 tracking week, according to Luminate figures, up 65% from the previous week. That rise was the main driver behind its Hot 100 entry. The chart placing therefore reflects a sustained increase across the tracking period, rather than the number of people who watched one runway clip.
The milestone is specific to the Hot 100. Little Mix had reached the chart as a group, and its members have appeared on other charts, but none had previously entered this American singles list with a solo release. For JADE, the result also follows renewed activity on Hot Dance/Pop Songs. “Angel of My Dreams” debuted there at No. 6 on the October 31 chart and rose to No. 4 in its second week.
Released by RCA Records, “Angel of My Dreams” was Jade Thirlwall’s first solo single after Little Mix’s hiatus. Its shifting pop styles, abrupt changes of pace and theatrical production offered a distinct introduction to the direction she wanted to take. Rather than simply carrying the group’s familiar sound into a solo release, the track established a different musical identity and made those changes part of its presentation.
The lyrics borrow the language of an unhappy romance to explore a performer’s complicated relationship with the music industry. A need for recognition sits alongside the pressures of publicity and continued success. Love and frustration coexist within the same experience, giving the single a subject that reaches beyond the romantic relationship suggested by its wording. The tension also informs the way the song presents its changing moods.
Aube Perrie directed the official music video, which follows different versions of the singer’s public image. Its treatment places celebrity glamour alongside the personal cost of maintaining that image, extending the ideas in the writing into a visual story. The video was a major part of the original introduction of JADE as a solo artist, even though the current American chart breakthrough comes from a later and very different source of exposure.
The song had already performed well in Britain, reaching No. 7 on the Official Singles Chart. It also appeared at No. 175 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. in August 2024. Those results belong to its earlier chart history, while the new No. 70 placing marks its first Hot 100 entry. Little Mix’s own appearances on that list were “Wings” at No. 79, “Black Magic” at No. 67 and “Shout Out to My Ex” at No. 69.
Little Mix formed on the UK’s “The X Factor” in 2011 and became the first group to win the competition. Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock went on to achieve five UK No. 1 singles. Nelson left in December 2020, and the remaining three continued before announcing a hiatus in 2022, after which each singer pursued her own work.
“Angel of My Dreams” later led JADE’s debut album, “That’s Showbiz Baby!”, released in 2025. The album reached No. 6 on Top Dance Albums and No. 24 on Top Album Sales in the US. Now its lead single has added a separate milestone: a first Hot 100 entry more than two years after release, following a runway placement that brought the recording back to millions of potential listeners.
