{"id":4861,"date":"2026-04-27T17:59:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=4861"},"modified":"2026-04-27T17:59:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:59:45","slug":"olivia-rodrigos-drop-dead-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-hot-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=4861","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s \u2018Drop Dead\u2019 Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot\u00a0100"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script>\r\nif( document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ) ) document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ).insertAdjacentHTML( \"beforebegin\", \"<link rel='stylesheet' href='https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/wp-content\/themes\/themify-music\/themify\/themify-builder\/css\/themify-builder-style.css' type='text\/css' \/>\" );\r\n<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t\n<p>The song starts as her fourth leader, with all having arrived at the summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/olivia-rodrigo\/\">Olivia Rodrigo<\/a>\u2019s \u201cDrop Dead\u201d begins its chart life at No. 1 on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\">Billboard Hot 100<\/a>. It arrives as her fourth leader, with all having launched in the top spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The singer-songwriter first reigned with \u201cDrivers License\u201d for eight weeks in January-March 2021. She followed with \u201cGood 4 U\u201d for a week in May 2021 and \u201cVampire\u201d for two weeks in July-September 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Already the first artist to debut the lead singles from her first two studio albums at No. 1 on the Hot 100, Rodrigo extends her mark, with \u201cDrop Dead\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/olivia-rodrigo-new-album-seem-pretty-sad-everything-know\/\">ushering in her third LP<\/a>,&nbsp;<em>You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love<\/em>, due June 12. \u201cDrivers License\u201d revved anticipation for her first set,&nbsp;<em>Sour<\/em>&nbsp;(with \u201cGood 4 U\u201d also from the album), and \u201cVampire\u201d introduced&nbsp;<em>Guts<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further helping build buzz for \u201cDrop Dead,\u201d Rodrigo released multiple versions of the song and videos for it and performed it live April 18 at Coachella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/78wrful9cVU?si=dAMwGQp0zd9g7vQz\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on for deeper details of this week\u2019s Hot 100 top 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts dated May 2, 2026, will update on&nbsp;Billboard.com&nbsp;tomorrow, April 28. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. Plus, for all chart rules and explanations, click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/billboard-charts-legend\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: billboard.com<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-4861\" data-postid=\"4861\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-4861 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The song starts as her fourth leader, with all having arrived at the summit. Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s \u201cDrop Dead\u201d begins its chart life at No. 1 on the&nbsp;Billboard Hot 100. It arrives as her fourth leader, with all having launched in the top spot. 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