Olivia Rodrigo Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200
Olivia Rodrigo's album 'you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love' reclaims the top spot on the Billboard 200 for a third nonconsecutive week, driven by a new Chappell Roan remix. Zach Bryan debuts at No. 2.
Olivia Rodrigo's album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a third nonconsecutive week. The album earned 75,000 equivalent album units in the week ending October 22, 2026, according to the chart dated October 31.
The surge of 15% was largely spurred by the release of a new remix of the single "Expectations" featuring Chappell Roan on October 15. This marked the featured artist's debut on a major release. The album had spent its first two weeks at No. 1 in June and has remained in the weekly top five for 19 weeks. Its return pushed Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl out of the top position.
Rodrigo's latest release continues a dominant run. It opened with 485,000 equivalent album units in June. It became her first album to spend its first two consecutive weeks at No. 1, a feat neither Sour (2021) nor Guts (2023) managed. Its opening week included 401.7 million Spotify streams, the platform's fifth-biggest opening streaming week ever for a female artist.
The unit composition for the week ending October 22 breaks down as follows:
| Metric | Units | Change | Stream Equivalent (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEA (Streaming) | 63,000 | +19% | 67.14 |
| Album Sales | 11,000 | -7% | - |
| TEA (Track Sales) | 1,000 | +121% | - |
Rodrigo has supported the album with her Unraveled Tour, launched in September, and the Daisy Chain Fields Festival in late August.
Zach Bryan's album debuts at No. 2
Zach Bryan's Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs entered the chart at No. 2 with 65,500 equivalent album units. This is his sixth album to reach the top 10, bringing his total of charted titles on the Billboard 200 to 10. The album, released with little notice on October 16, 2026, includes guest appearances from Lana Del Rey and Turnpike Troubadours. It is his second release this year, following With Heaven on Top, which reached No. 1 in January.
Physical CD and vinyl editions of Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs are due out in December 2026. Bryan will begin his Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs Tour on April 28, 2027. His unit breakdown for the debut week is:
| Metric | Units | Stream Equivalent (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| SEA (Streaming) | 59,500 | 60.46 |
| Album Sales | 5,000 | - |
| TEA (Track Sales) | 1,000 | - |
Other top 10 movements
The rest of the top 10 featured several steady performers and former chart-toppers. Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem held at No. 3, and Ella Langley's Dandelion remained at No. 4. Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl was at No. 5, while Noah Kahan's The Great Divide ranked No. 6.
Drake's HABIBTI slipped to No. 7 with 35,000 units, a 20% decline. Kahan's Stick Season was stationary at No. 8 with 33,000 units, down less than 1%. Olivia Dean's The Art of Loving fell to No. 9 with nearly 33,000 units, an 8% drop. SZA's SOS stepped to No. 10 with 30,000 units, returning to the top 10 nearly four years after its December 2022 release.
Chart context and data verification
The Billboard 200 chart dated October 31, 2026, was compiled by Luminate. The full chart will be posted on October 27. Units are calculated from a multi-metric consumption model where one album sale equals 10 individual tracks sold or 2,500 ad-supported or 1,000 paid/subscription streams. Luminate completed a thorough review of all data submissions, authenticating data and removing suspicious or unverifiable information in partnership with Billboard.
Rodrigo's third week at No. 1 shows how strategic remix releases and sustained streaming can extend an album's chart dominance long after its initial debut.
