Five Burning Questions About Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘The Cure’ Chart Debut
Categoria: Musica
This week's 5BQ looks at the pop star's second single off her upcoming album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.
Por Billboard | 02/06/2026
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. Related Everything We Know About Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’ Album (So Far) Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘The Cure’ Debuts at No. 1 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart From The Cure to ‘The Cure’: Top 10 Hot 100 Hits That Share Names of Acts That Have Hit the Top 10 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. 1. This week, Rodrigo’s “The Cure” enters the Hot 100 at No. 5. It follows “Drop Dead,” the lead single from her forthcoming album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, which became her fourth single to debut atop the Hot 100. If you’re Olivia, on a scale of 1-10, how happy are you with a top five debut? Hannah Dailey: I’ll give it an 8. Of course you’re always going to hope for a back-to-back No. 1 when you’re an artist as big as Olivia, but a top five placement the week after Drake dominated the top chunk of the Hot 100 is a huge feat. It’s clear that she still has people’s attention and excitement surrounding the new album. Josh Glicksman: Let’s go with a 7. Candidly, I don’t know how much stock she’s putting in her Hot 100 debut for “The Cure” to begin with. She already proved her chart prowess is as solid as ever with her No. 1 arrival for “Drop Dead”; plus, between 29 entries across Drake’s three albums still percolating on this week’s chart and Ella Langley’s ever-strengthening grasp on the mainstream, Rodrigo is up against a tough board. Given that she called “The Cure” one of her “favorite songs I’ve ever made,” perhaps she hoped for a touch higher, but I can’t imagine she’ll be losing much sleep. Lyndsey Havens: 7. This can be argued both ways: Having a new album’s lead single start strong immediately generates hype, while having its second single outshine the first could also prove that the best is still yet to come. So sure, “Drop Dead” scored the higher debut here — in fact, the highest possible debut — but a top five entry is still a stellar start. Especially when you consider who she’s up against right now. Joe Lynch: 9. A top five Hot 100 debut for the second song to preview a new album is fantastic, phenomenal even when considering “The Cure” is a sad-to-harrowing five-minute journey, more confessional than pop single. Rebecca Milzoff: