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)
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Olivia 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.
The fact that Rodrigo’s latest hit No. 1 isn’t shocking, as she’s one of the biggest names in the global music industry at the moment. What is notable is how You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love outpaced its predecessor Guts – itself a smash – in several ways. As Rodrigo’s latest holds on the charts for a second week, it once again proves itself to be even grander than the album that proved the singer-songwriter was no one-era wonder.
Olivia Rodrigo Spends A Second Week At No. 1
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last week. The chart ranks the most-consumed albums in America, using a methodology that includes sales and streams.
The full-length holds at No. 1 for a second frame, refusing to budge from the uppermost rung on the competitive tally. With another turn in the spotlight, Rodrigo’s third LP pushes ahead of Guts in one very visible way. Rodrigo’s sophomore album launched atop the Billboard 200 in September 2023, but it only managed one week in charge before stepping aside.
Olivia Rodrigo Has Kept Multiple Albums Atop the Billboard 200 for Several Weeks
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love is Rodrigo’s second album to dominate the Billboard 200 for more than one frame. Her debut project Sour, the release that turned her from a promising newcomer into a global powerhouse, launched at No. 1 in June 2021. It would go on to spend five weeks in the highest rung, and it still stands as her longest-running leader on the roster so far.
Olivia Rodrigo Scored Her Biggest Week Yet
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love also earned Rodrigo the largest opening week of her career on several of Billboard’s most competitive charts. When it debuted, the project launched with 485,000 equivalent units shifted. More than half of that total came from actual purchases. You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love sold 273,000 copies via CD, vinyl, and digital download formats in its opening frame.
That sum marks an enormous leap from Guts, which started at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 302,000 equivalent units. Almost exactly half of that total – 150,000 – were pure purchases.
Sour, Rodrigo’s first LP, arrived atop the Billboard 200 with 295,000 equivalent units. That means the opening sum attached to her debut album is only a little larger than the first-week figure that You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love managed.
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love Refuses to Budge from No. 1
In its second week on Billboard lists, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love refuses to move from No. 1. The project is steady atop the Billboard 200, and it also holds at No. 1 on Top Album Sales, Top Streaming Albums, Vinyl Albums, Top Rock & Alternative Albums, and Top Alternative Albums charts as well. Rodrigo may be pushed off of the throne in a few days – perhaps by K-pop boy band Ateez – but a return to the penthouse for You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love is not entirely out of the question.