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Olivia Rodrigo's Third Album Debuts #1, Beats Drake.

6/22/2026

Summary

Olivia Rodrigo Tops

Olivia Rodrigo's third album “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 485,000 equivalent units for the week ending June 18, 2026.
It sold 273,000 copies, including 164,000 vinyl, and earned 211,000 streaming-equivalent units from 218.41 million streams.
The debut displaced Drake’s “Iceman,” which opened with 463,000 units, and Rodrigo will begin the Unraveled Tour on Sept. 25, 2026 in Hartford, Connecticut, running through May 10, 2027.

Summary

Swift Tops

Swift's “I Knew It, I Knew You” topped the UK Singles Chart with 71,000 units, sending Rodrigo's “stupid song” to number 2.
A last-minute surge of limited-edition vinyl and collector CDs arrived before the chart week closed, overturning midweek projections.
Despite the singles loss, Rodrigo’s album topped Albums Chart, had three tracks in the UK Top 5, and became the second female after Swift to exceed 80 million Spotify streams in a day.

History

Historical Context

After Adele’s 2015 album 25 sold a record-breaking 3.38 million copies in its U.S. debut and revived physical sales, the Billboard 200 adjusted its methodology to count streaming and video data. That shift helped shape how blockbuster releases are measured, a pattern now echoed by Olivia Rodrigo’s 2026 chart-topping album, which repeats the high-first-week impact.

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Olivia Rodrigo Tops

Olivia Rodrigo's third album “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 485,000 equivalent units for the week ending June 18, 2026.
It sold 273,000 copies, including 164,000 vinyl, and earned 211,000 streaming-equivalent units from 218.41 million streams.
The debut displaced Drake’s “Iceman,” which opened with 463,000 units, and Rodrigo will begin the Unraveled Tour on Sept. 25, 2026 in Hartford, Connecticut, running through May 10, 2027.

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