pop charts

Olivia Rodrigo’s third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, doesn’t come out until June. But it’s already off to a tremendous start on this week’s Billboard charts.

The rising country star Ella Langley rules both the album and song charts this week, but Justin Bieber also sees a rise in popularity following his nostalgic performance at Coachella.

This week, no album can unseat last week’s champion: BTS’s Arirang, which holds on to the top spot thanks to another flood of sales.

The K-pop group has officially returned from its four-year hiatus bigger than ever. Based solely on first-week sales, there’s only one artist who has done any better.

This week, the biggest chart news revolves around Harry Styles all the time. Other artists, occasionally.

Bruno Mars is the most-listened to artist in the world on Spotify. He’s won 16 Grammys. In case you thought there were no battles left for him to win, this week he unlocked another achievement.

It’s a big week for women in country music — and, it turns out, for women whose songs are favored by women in figure skating.

These days, the Super Bowl halftime show is a massive driver of the streaming, airplay and sales that fuel the Billboard charts. This week, Bad Bunny benefits from that influence.

This week, country star Ella Langley and rapper Don Toliver hit career milestones on the pop charts.

These wildly different artists both reach the top of the pop charts this week.