Best Albums of 2026 (So Far): Olivia Rodrigo, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love”
Everyone seems to love Olivia Rodrigo’s third album, with the record earning the closest thing to unanimity pop has seen in years. Co-producer Dan Nigro helps the heartbreaking ballads land… pic.twitter.com/5NvRmhDTN7
— Variety (@Variety) June 29, 2026
Variety writes, “But it all feels of a many-splendored piece, with co-producer/writer Dan Nigro helping make the heartbreaking ballads land and the distinctly New Wave-flavored bops turn into the ’80s-redolent earworms of your 2020s dreams. Perfection is elusive, but this Album of the Year frontrunner sure comes damned close — 100% heartfelt, 100% crafty, 1000% irresistible.”
In related news, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love spends a second week at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 180K sold (of that sum, 47,500 were pure album sales).
Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘You Seem Pretty Sad’ Spends Second Week Atop Billboard 200https://t.co/pR6swI2o4a
— billboard (@billboard) June 29, 2026
