Olivia Rodrigo has added another major streaming milestone to her third-album rollout. “Drop Dead,” the lead single from You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love, has officially posted 54.9 million Spotify streams in its first full week, setting the biggest opening-week total of 2026 among solo artists on the platform.
That figure pushes Rodrigo past Harry Styles, whose “Aperture” previously held the solo record with 41.1 million first-week streams. Across all acts, BTS still leads the year overall, with “Swim,” the lead single from ARIRANG, launching with 82 million streams.
Released on April 17, “Drop Dead” immediately signaled a larger commercial swing. The track debuted with 10.709 million Spotify streams globally on day one—already the biggest opening of Rodrigo’s career—and entered at No. 1 on Spotify’s Global chart. Sustained daily performance kept it inside the platform’s top tier throughout the week, culminating in a total that not only shattered her personal best, but also positioned the single as one of 2026’s defining pop launches.
The streaming surge aligns with immediate chart success elsewhere. In the UK, “Drop Dead” debuted at No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart, replacing “Rein Me In” by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean after that collaboration’s five-week reign. For Rodrigo, it marked her fourth UK chart-topper following “Drivers License,” “Good 4 U,” and “Vampire,” preserving a flawless streak in which every lead single from a studio album campaign has opened at the summit there.
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