Olivia Rodrigo returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as the Expectations remix with Chappell Roan lifts streams

Olivia Rodrigo has taken the top of the US albums chart back. Her album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a third non-consecutive week, earning 75,000 equivalent album units in the tracking week ending 22 October, up 15% on the previous week.

What drove the jump

Streaming did the heavy lifting. Streaming units rose 19% to 63,000, which equals about 67.14 million on-demand streams, enough to put the album at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Streaming Albums chart for a fifth week. The trigger was the 15 October release of a new version of Expectations featuring Chappell Roan, a pairing fans had wanted for a long time.

The rest of the top five

1. Olivia Rodrigo, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love: 75,000 units
2. Zach Bryan: new entry at No. 2
3. Morgan Wallen: another week above 50,000 units
4. Ella Langley, Dandelion: 49,000 units, now past 2.25 million in total
5. Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl: 42,000 units, after 15 weeks at No. 1

Taylor finally steps aside

Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl had spent 15 weeks at No. 1, making her the first artist with two different albums to log at least 15 weeks at the top. Its fall to No. 5 opens the field heading into a busy release season. Swift still leads the Hot 100 with Patient Zero, as we reported here: https://mediamarvels.in/news/billboard-hot-100-october-24-2026-taylor-swift-patient-zero-third-week.

Why it matters

A well-timed collaboration on an existing song can revive a whole album months after release. It is a playbook worth noting for any artist, big or independent, trying to extend the life of a project.

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