{"id":150190,"date":"2021-06-01T18:12:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T22:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=150190"},"modified":"2021-06-01T18:14:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T22:14:54","slug":"olivia-rodrigos-sour-projected-to-keep-1-on-us-album-chart-taylor-swifts-evermore-headed-for-2-with-upgraded-projection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2021\/06\/01\/olivia-rodrigos-sour-projected-to-keep-1-on-us-album-chart-taylor-swifts-evermore-headed-for-2-with-upgraded-projection\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Rodrigo&#8217;s &#8220;SOUR&#8221; Projected To Keep #1 On US Album Chart; Taylor Swift&#8217;s &#8220;Evermore&#8221; Pacing For #2 With Upgraded Projection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we approach the end of the May 28-June 3 tracking period, Olivia Rodrigo&#8217;s &#8220;SOUR&#8221; is still pacing for a second week at #1 in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>According to Hits Daily Double, &#8220;SOUR&#8221; should move another 175K units during its second week of release (up from the initial forecast of 150-170K). 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