Before the release of Olivia Rodrigo's third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love , there's just under a week left. The pop-rock superstar will unveil the project on June 12, and it looks like "The Cure," the second single from the full-length album, will be the last song fans will hear before they get to experience the entire collection.
As always happens when Rodrigo releases a single, "The Cure" hits the top 10 of various charts. Billboard . The track instantly becomes a hit worldwide, but it's not the most popular song on the planet. Rodrigo fails to reach number one on the most competitive chart published by Billboard , and if she topped the list, she would have leapfrogged several other leaders and tied with one of the most successful pop singers of the last two decades.
Olivia Rodrigo debuted with the song "The Cure", but did not reach number one.
Rodrigo's "The Cure" debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, making it the second-most popular song on Earth, thanks to both sales and streaming.
Only Drake stands in the way of Rodrigo's ability to claim another title. His single "Janice STFU," which topped the charts last year, hasn't budged. "Janice STFU" is Drake's fourth No. 1 single, and it's currently his first track to top the charts for more than a week.
The Cure nearly won their fifth title.
«"The Cure" was Rodrigo's first single, which missed the top spot on the Billboard Global 200 chart by just one spot. It nearly became her fifth hit, following "Drivers License," "Good 4 U," "Vampire," and the title track "Drop Dead" from the promotional project. You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love . The latter song debuted at number one in early May.
Olivia Rodrigo nearly overtakes Ariana Grande
Rodrigo was just one spot shy of reclaiming the top spot on the Billboard Global 200 chart. If "The Cure" were to surpass "Janice STFU," she would break her current tie with Ariana Grande and Drake and tie Bad Bunny's five-time No. 1 artist. She'll have to wait—perhaps just a week or two—for another chance to top the chart... or perhaps Rodrigo won't have a real shot at the top spot until the next album cycle.
Ariana Grande could change this historic ranking.
The order of the most successful artists on the Billboard Global 200 chart may change after the ranking update. Billboard in a few days. Grande's new single, "Hate That I Made You Love Me," which precedes her upcoming album Petal , has a real chance of knocking Drake's "Janice STFU" off the top spot. If that happens, Grande will overtake Rodrigo and Drake and take the spot alongside Bunny. BTS currently leads all artists with eight hits on the Billboard Global 200, while Taylor Swift is firmly in second place with six.
The song "The Cure" became a top five hit everywhere.
The Cure debuts in the top five of all charts Billboard , which it enters this week. It occupies its lowest position, No. 5, on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Global Excl. US. The track also simultaneously tops the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, Hot Alternative Songs, Alternative Streaming Songs, and Alternative Digital Song Sales charts.
FORBES | By Hugh McIntyre. Olivia Rodrigo has finally taken the top spot on a chart she's never dominated before.
This article was originally published on Forbes.com.