On this week’s Billboard Hot 100 (dated June 6), Olivia Rodrigo’s “The Cure” debuts at No. 5. It arrives as the second single from her forthcoming album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, out June 12. The emotional pop track follows lead single “Drop Dead” that debuted at No. 1 in early May.
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Elsewhere, “The Cure” debuts atop the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. It’s Rodrigo’s third leader on the tally, following “Brutal” in 2021 and “Bad Idea Right?” in 2023.
So, what does this second single showing mean for Rodrigo’s new album? And with the album release nearing, what else would we like to see from the star before it drops? Billboard staffers discuss these questions and more below.
