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Half a decade after both “Drivers License” and “Good 4 U” reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart, “Drop Dead” rises to the summit. BARCELONA, SPAIN – JUNE 06: Olivia Rodrigo performs in concert during Primavera Sound 2026 at Parc Del Forum on June 06, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavi Torrent\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s<\/a> debut album Sour produced several huge hits, ones which fans continue to consume in enormous numbers. The singer\u2019s ability to straddle the line between rock and pop helped her find fame and rack up huge radio wins on Billboard\u2019s Pop Airplay chart, and she\u2019s still balancing her success on lists focused on those styles today.<\/p>\n Two of her first smashes worked their way all the way to No. 1 on that list, but since then, Rodrigo\u2019s music has performed even better on many rock-focused rankings than at pop radio. That changes this week as one of her more recent promotional tunes rises to the summit on one of the more competitive airplay rosters published by Billboard \u2013 which is all about pop music \u2013 and she finds herself back on the throne after years away.<\/p>\n Olivia Rodrigo Returns to No. 1 on the Pop Chart<\/p>\n \u201cDrop Dead\u201d<\/a> rises two spaces to No. 1 on the Pop Airplay chart<\/a> this week. The tally \u2013 one of three pop-focused radio tallies published by Billboard, alongside the Adult Pop Airplay and Adult Contemporary lists \u2013 tracks the most successful songs at mainstream top 40 radio stations throughout the United States. A tune climbs or falls based on its total estimated audience reach.<\/p>\n Olivia Rodrigo Scores Her Third Pop Airplay No. 1<\/p>\n \u201cDrop Dead\u201d becomes Rodrigo\u2019s third career No. 1 on the Pop Airplay chart and her first in half a decade. She initially conquered the tally with \u201cDrivers License,\u201d which reached the summit in March 2021, less than two months after debuting. By the end of that summer, \u201cGood 4 U,\u201d also featured on Sour, had worked its way to first place as well. Both tracks dominated for at least a month, and each needed only about two months before they became the most successful song at pop radio in the nation.<\/p>\n Olivia Rodrigo Recently Reached a Milestone 10 Hits<\/p>\n Rodrigo has now placed a milestone 10 tunes on the Pop Airplay ranking, and all but two have reached the top 10. \u201cBad Idea Right?\u201d stalled just outside that region at No. 11, while \u201cStupid Song\u201d \u2013 also featured on her latest album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love alongside \u201cDrop Dead\u201d \u2013 has thus far climbed to No. 17. That may not be the end of its run, though, as the single is still growing on several other radio tallies.<\/p>\n \u201cDrop Dead\u201d Rules One Pop Chart and Peaks on Two Others<\/p>\n \u201cDrop Dead\u201d served as the first single from You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, and it arrived in mid-April, weeks before the album. The tune reached the Pop Airplay chart in early May, shortly after its release, and it has since appeared on all three of Billboard\u2019s pop radio rankings. As it rises to No. 1 on the Pop Airplay tally, \u201cDrop Dead\u201d holds at its all-time highs of Nos. 7 and 17 on the Adult Pop Airplay and Adult Contemporary rosters, respectively.<\/p>\n Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s \u201cStupid Song\u201d Is Still Growing<\/p>\n