In what comes as little surprise, Olivia Rodrigo‘s latest album – the June 12-released ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love‘ – is an out-of-the-box success.
Coming as the follow-up to 2023’s chart-topping ‘Guts,’ ‘Sad’ – Rodrigo’s third studio effort – is marching to Billboard 200 chart battle on the wings of the Hot 100 #1 smash ‘Drop Dead’ and its top 10 successor ‘The Cure.’
As if capitalizing on the buzz from those hit singles wasn’t enough pressure for the 23-year-old hitmaker, the 13-track affair – helmed primarily by GRAMMY-winning producer-songwriter Daniel Nigro – also has the pressure of stacking up to its blockbuster predecessors that both topped the all-genre tally upon their respective arrivals.
Look inside to see how industry analysts predict ‘Sad’ will perform commercially by the end of its inaugural sales tracking week.
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