Olivia Rodrigo is back on top of the Billboard 200.“you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love”climbed from No. 2 to No. 1 for its third nonconsecutive week, gaining 15% to 75,000 equivalent album units after the“Expectations”remix with Chappell Roan and its music video arrived on Oct. 15. The album has now spent all 19 of its weeks on the chart inside the top five.
Zach Bryan made it a real race, though. His surprise eight-song release“Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs”debuted at No. 2 with 65,500 units, featuring collaborations with Lana Del Rey and Turnpike Troubadours. It marks his sixth top 10 project. Taylor Swift’s“The Life of a Showgirl,”which held No. 1 last week, dropped to No. 5 with a 52% decline.
The takeaway for chart watchers is simple: collaborations and videos still move numbers, and surprise drops keep the race unpredictable. Rodrigo’s remix strategy worked, and Bryan proved he can compete with a near-silent rollout.
Which album are you pulling for to take the top spot next week?
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