Olivia Rodrigo has added another chart milestone to her rapidly growing list of career firsts. Her new single “The Cure” has debuted at No. 1 on Australia’s ARIA Singles Chart, earning the singer-songwriter her fifth Australian chart-topper and extending the explosive rollout for her upcoming third studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love.
The achievement arrives just weeks before the album’s June 12 release.
Released on May 22, “The Cure” made an immediate global impact. The track opened at No. 1 on Spotify’s Daily Global chart with 7.215 million streams, marking Rodrigo’s second worldwide streaming chart-topper of the year and the second-biggest debut by a solo female artist in 2026, trailing only her own “Drop Dead,” which launched with 10.7 million streams in April.
That momentum translated quickly to Australia, where “The Cure” surged straight into the ARIA penthouse in its first eligible tracking week. The single’s chart debut also triggered renewed interest in “Drop Dead,” which rebounded from No. 23 to No. 9 this week.
Both tracks will appear on You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love, Rodrigo’s highly anticipated follow-up to GUTS.
Speaking recently on The Elvis Duran Show, Rodrigo unpacked the emotional premise behind “The Cure,” describing it as a reflection on the illusion that love can solve deeper internal struggles.
“It’s sort of about how when you’re younger, you think falling in love with someone will fix all of your problems and then, when you face love and reality, realize that is not the truth,” she explained.
The ARIA win also expands her already dominant Australian chart record. “Drivers License” spent six consecutive weeks at No. 1 in 2021, while “Good 4 U” ruled for five weeks later that same year. “Vampire” followed with a one-week summit in 2023.
Elsewhere on the ARIA charts, Maisie Peters scored her first No. 1 album as Florescence debuted atop the Albums Chart while simultaneously claiming the Vinyl Chart’s top spot.
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