Olivia Rodrigo’s New Album Has Already Beaten Her Previous Blockbuster
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- Hollywood & Entertainment Olivia Rodrigo’s New Album Has Already Beaten Her Previous Blockbuster By Hugh Mc Intyre,
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- Olivia Rodrigo's new album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love has already outperformed its predecessor Guts in several ways.
Hollywood & Entertainment Olivia Rodrigo’s New Album Has Already Beaten Her Previous Blockbuster By Hugh Mc Intyre,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh Mc Intyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow Author Jul 03, 2026, 08:45am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Summary Olivia Rodrigo’s You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love is already outperforming Guts in several ways. The album holds at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a second week, while Guts only ruled for one frame in 2023. Rodrigo’s latest also opened with 485,000 equivalent units, easily beating the 302,000-unit start for Guts and the 295,000-unit launch for Sour.
Olivia Rodrigo's new album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love has already outperformed its predecessor Guts in several ways. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 21: Olivia Rodrigo attends The Cure Music Video Premiere at The Metrograph on May 21, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Olivia Rodrigo)Getty Images for Olivia RodrigoOlivia Rodrigo returned less than a month ago with one of the most highly-anticipated albums of 2026 – and the superstar wasted no time proving that the excitement surrounding her latest era would turn into commercial success. You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love immediately became a blockbuster on the Billboard charts, debuting at No. 1 on every tally it was eligible to reach.