Olivia Rodrigo Becomes Youngest Artist to Debut Three No. 1 Hits on Songs Chart

Thania Garcia

Olivia Rodrigo returns to the top of the charts with her new piano-centric ballad “Vampire” — which tells off a certain “bloodsucker” — occupying the No. 1 slot on the Billboard Hot 100.

With “Vampire,” the 20-year-old becomes the youngest artist in the chart’s history to post three No. 1 singles. It also makes her the first artist to have ever to debuted lead singles from her first and second albums at No. 1.

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“Vampire” is the lead single from the pop artist’s incoming sophomore album “Guts” (due out Sept. 8) and serves as the follow-up to her 2021 debut album “Sour,” which scored Rodrigo her first two No. 1 singles: “Drivers License,” which ruled for eight weeks, and “Good 4 u,” which led the list in its first week out.

Released on June 30 via Geffen/Interscope Records, “Vampire” drew nearly 36 million streams, 26 million radio airplay audience impressions and sold 26,000 in the first frame, according to data by Luminate. These numbers represent the biggest debut week of Rodrigo’s career across multiple platforms, including Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music and radio.

The new single was simultaneously released with a Petra Collins-directed visual during a live YouTube premiere in Los Angeles on June 29. The video amassed over 12.9 million views in its first 24 hours on the platform.

“Sour” collaborator Dan Nigro worked on the track, which according to Rodrigo is about “feeling confused and hurt,” and is also producing “Guts,” a project that is set to tackle the “growing pains” the young star has experienced since launching into her career.

“Vampire” replaces Morgan Wallen’s country-pop single “Last Night,” which led the Hot 100 for 13 non-consecutive weeks following its mid-March debut. Rodrigo’s 36 million on-demand streams outpaced Wallen’s 30 million but “Last Night” still drew the larger crowd on radio, logging 74.5 million in radio reach in the last tracking week.

Rodrigo’s entrance also shook up the rest of the top singles, knocking most tracks off the rail by one space: Luke Combs’ cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” was bumped from its No. 2 peak to No. 3; Rema and Selena Gomez’s “Calm Down” is now at No. 4; Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” is No. 5 and Lil Durk’s “All My Life” featuring J. Cole is at No. 6. Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” is at No. 7 with 30.3 million airplay audience impressions and just shy of 15 million streams. Swift also owns the No. 9 slot with “Karma,” featuring Ice Spice.

Rap releases have been slow to impact both the albums and songs charts in 2023 but the genre has seen significant movement in the last few weeks. Starting us off on the Hot 100 is Gunna’s “Fukumean” which lifts to No. 8 with an impressive 20.2 million streams (an increase of 12% from last week), thanks to the release of its official video. Meanwhile, Toosii’s “Favorite Song” closes the top 10 of the list.

On the Billboard 200, Lil Uzi Vert’s “Pink Tape” enters at No. 1 with 167,000 units — the biggest week for the year for any R&B or hip-hop-leaning album. With features from Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Bring Me The Horizon and more, Uzi’s 26-track “Pink Tape” logged a monumental 210 million streams in its first week. Uzi previously hit No. 1 in 2020 and 2017 with “Eternal Atake” and “Luv Is Rage 2,” respectively.

A rap record also closes out the top 10 of the albums chart this week: Rylo Rodriguez’s 19-song “Been One,” which earned 35,000 units. The only other debut comes from K-pop group Aespa who notch a No. 9 entrance with “My World.” The set earned 40,000 units with sales comprising 39,000 of that total.

Filling out the rest of the top 10 is Wallen’s monstrous “One Thing at a Time,” which is now at No. 2 after spending 15 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1. Wallen is followed by Mexican singer Peso Pluma, whose debut album “Genesis” holds at No. 3 for a second week. Swift’s “Lover” is at No. 9 while “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” the third installment of her re-recorded album series, is expected to impact the Billboard 200 on July 22-dated chart.

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