{"id":508453,"date":"2026-06-19T20:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/508453\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T20:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:00:12","slug":"olivia-rodrigo-achieves-the-biggest-opening-week-of-her-career-as-you-seem-pretty-sad-for-a-girl-so-in-love-clinches-number-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/508453\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Rodrigo achieves the biggest opening week of her career as you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love clinches Number 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

At\u00a023\u00a0years\u00a0old,\u00a0Olivia\u00a0becomes\u00a0the youngest international artist to shift over\u00a0100,000\u00a0albums\u00a0in an opening week\u00a0in more than two decades, since\u00a0Britney Spears<\/a>\u2019\u00a0Greatest Hits:\u00a0My Prerogative<\/a>\u00a0in 2004.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

As well as securing a hat-trick of Number 1 albums,\u00a0you seem\u00a0pretty sad\u00a0for a girl so in love\u00a0banks\u00a0the\u00a0biggest\u00a0first\u00a0week for any\u00a0international\u00a0album release\u00a0this year\u00a0in the UK.\u00a0She also tops the Official Record Store Chart<\/a> and the Official Album Vinyl Chart<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Speaking on her accomplishments, Olivia said:\u00a0\u201cThank you so much for this\u00a0Number 1 album award! It means so much to me. I wrote so many of these songs in the UK, so it makes it extra special. Thank you all for listening, I appreciate it so much. I\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0wait to put this\u00a0on my\u00a0mantle!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"olivia<\/p>\n

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Pic: Olivia Rodrigo poses with her Number 1\u00a0Album\u00a0award\u00a0for\u00a0you seem\u00a0pretty sad\u00a0for a girl so in love (Credit: Official Charts)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Huge kudos to\u00a0Yorkshire band\u00a0Embrace<\/a>, whose latest LP\u00a0Avalanche<\/a>\u00a0(5), their first in four years, is their highest charting\u00a0in eight\u00a0years,\u00a0since\u00a02018\u2019s\u00a0Love Is\u00a0A\u00a0Basic Need<\/a>.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0also the band\u2019s 6th\u00a0Top 5 accolade.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alien royalty greets the Official Charts! Canadian-duo\u00a0Angine\u00a0De Poitrine<\/a>, known for their\u00a0unique\u00a0image and musical style\u00a0secure not one, but two albums within the Top\u00a040\u00a0on\u00a0Vol.II<\/a>\u00a0(19) and\u00a0Vol.1<\/a>\u00a0(23), after both were given physical releases.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

With his Wembley Stadium residency in full flow, and following his incredibly intimate Meltdown Festival set,\u00a0Harry Styles<\/a>\u00a0finds\u00a0Kiss All\u00a0The\u00a0Time. Disco,\u00a0Occasionally.<\/a>\u00a0(3),\u00a0Harry\u2019s House<\/a>\u00a0(30)\u00a0and\u00a0Fine Line<\/a>\u00a0(34)\u00a0all rising high.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aussie DJ\u00a0Sonny Fodera<\/a>\u00a0grabs\u00a0a\u00a0first\u00a0Top 20\u00a0album\u00a0placing\u00a0with\u00a0can we do it all again?<\/a>\u00a0(20),\u00a0as Zach Bryan<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0With\u00a0Heaven\u00a0On\u00a0Top<\/a>\u00a0re-enters the Top 40,\u00a0after the Country star completed\u00a0the English leg of his tour\u00a0(40).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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