Olivia Rodrigo Owes It to Fans Achieving a Historic Spotify Milestone With ‘Sour’

Published 11/30/2024, 9:45 PM EST

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In a world where pop hits and stars keep multiplying simultaneously, the music scene remains in a state of dynamic shuffle. With each artist setting trends faster than the last, charts have transformed into the ultimate test of endurance. And while the pop sphere is not short of GOAT debates, Olivia Rodrigo is busy proving she has the chops, backed by a jaw-dropping Spotify milestone for her debut studio album, ‘Sour.’

The chart analysis is surely the industry’s daily grind, but Rodrigo’s achievement and gratitude are proof that some statistics can leave even the stars floored, literally and figuratively.

Olivia Rodrigo showers gratitude onto fans over her Spotify accomplishment with Sour

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Olivia Rodrigo is undeniably one of the biggest reigning pop stars of the contemporary music scene. The latest statistic for attestation is her remarkable Spotify feat. Rodrigo recently took to her Instagram story to share an announcement that her debut studio album, ‘Sour,’ has become the first album in history to have seven songs surpass 1 billion streams each on Spotify. Thanking her fans, she captioned the story, exclaiming, “wahooo this is so cool!!!!”

According to her Spotify record, the tracks from ‘Sour’ to have eclipsed the billion figure streaming numbers include ‘drivers license,’ ‘good 4 u,’ ‘deja vu,’ ‘traitor,’ ‘happier,’ ‘favorite crime,’ and ‘jealousy, jealousy.’ Rodrigo’s debut album, a rollercoaster of pop ballads ranging from electrifying funk-pop to moody bedroom grooves, is finally savoring the sweet taste of triumph. It looks like ‘Sour’ has aged into a flavor so rich like a fine wine that it is enough to leave Rodrigo in wide-eyed wonder.

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Though it has been a minute since Rodrigo dropped ‘Sour,’ the album has been lately having an unexpected comeback, rising like a chart-topping encore years after its debut.

Olivia Rodrigo’s sweet comeback on the charts with Sour

Olivia Rodrigo has long made the rounds of the debates surrounding the biggest pop stars in contemporary times. This is probably why it is harder for anyone to believe she has released only two albums. However, it has had no shortcomings in her becoming a superstar since everything she releases finds its way up the charts. About a month ago, her debut album, ‘Sour,’ almost suddenly climbed the Billboard charts 3 years after its release.

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‘Sour’ reappeared on the Top Album Sales chart, ranking the best-selling full-lengths and EPs in the country. Rodrigo went up to No. 48 following the tracking week, where the album sold around 2,300 copies. The sum went up by 22% from one frame to the next, but that was not all. ‘Sour’ returned to the Top Streaming Albums list, going up from position 47 to 44. Now, with a Spotify record celebrating its resurgence on the charts, it seems Rodrigo has finally got the time to relish the sweetness of her ‘Sour’ record.

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Anushka Bhattacharya

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I'm Anushka Bhattacharya, an entertainment journalist at Netflix Junkie. Armed with a degree in literature, I once wielded my words to catalyze change within society through my work with NGOs. However, as I stumbled into the exuberant hole of crime thrillers and documentaries on Netflix, it was love at first sight and pushed me into entertainment journalism.

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