Olivia Rodrigo Holds at No. 1 on Artist 100 Thanks to ‘Guts’ Album
Written by djfrosty on September 26, 2023
Olivia Rodrigo spends an eighth total week, and a second consecutively, at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Sept. 30) thanks to the continued success of her new album, Guts.
The set drops to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 134,000 equivalent album units earned in its second week, according to Luminate. It debuted on top a week earlier with 302,000 units, becoming her second leader after her first album, Sour, in 2021.
All 12 songs from Guts concurrently chart on the Billboard Hot 100 for a second straight week, led by “Vampire” at No. 7, after two nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1. Here’s a recap.
Olivia Rodrigo on the Sept. 30-dated Hot 100:
- No. 7, “Vampire”
- No. 13, “Bad Idea Right?”
- No. 21, “Get Him Back!”
- No. 36, “All-American Bitch”
- No. 52, “The Grudge”
- No. 59, “Lacy”
- No. 62, “Making the Bed”
- No. 63, “Logical”
- No. 65, “Love Is Embarrassing”
- No. 66, “Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl”
- No. 83, “Pretty Isn’t Pretty”
- No. 96, “Teenage Dream”
Among other Artist 100 chart moves, Rod Wave jumps 52-3 on the strength of his new album Nostalgia. The set launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (137,000 units), becoming his third leader, following SoulFly in 2021 and Beautiful Mind in 2022. The rapper-singer also places 18 songs on the Hot 100, a personal weekly-best, led by “Call Your Friends” and “Come See Me” at Nos. 18 and 19, respectively.
Plus, Mitski re-enters the Artist 100 at No. 9, nearly matching her No. 8 peak, thanks to her new album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We. The LP starts at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 (32,000 units).
The Artist 100 measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption, blending album and track sales, radio airplay and streaming to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.