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Olivia Rodrigo Tops U.K. Chart With Career‑Best Opening

The roughly 103,000-unit launch makes her the youngest international artist in more than 20 years to break 100,000 UK sales in a release week and highlights heavy streaming of every album track.

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Overview

  • Rodrigo’s third album You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love debuted at No. 1 on the U.K. Official Albums Chart with almost 103,000 chart units, a career-best opening week.
  • The launch gives Rodrigo her third consecutive U.K. No. 1 album and is the biggest opening week for an international release in the U.K. so far in 2026.
  • In Australia the release produced a chart double, with the album at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart and the single “Stupid Song” debuting at No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
  • All 13 album tracks entered the ARIA top 30, driven by streaming, while Rodrigo nearly swept the Australian singles top three and held multiple high positions on the U.K. singles chart.
  • The record’s concept sequencing, a Robert Smith collaboration and Rodrigo’s recent festival appearances have fueled demand, which is likely to boost ticket and vinyl sales as her world tour is set to follow.