Olivia Rodrigo’s new album, “Guts,” has a blockbuster opening at No. 1 on Billboard’s chart, and the newest solo launch by a member of BTS — V’s “Layover” — begins at No. 2.

“Guts,” the second LP by the 20-year-old Rodrigo, turns into her second No. 1 album, after “Sour” (2021), the debut that made her an instantaneous star. “Guts” opened with the equal of 302,000 gross sales within the United States, in keeping with the monitoring service Luminate — a hair higher than Rodrigo had for the opening of “Sour,” which arrived with 295,000 and ultimately spent 5 weeks within the high spot.

“Guts” has the fourth-biggest opening of any album this 12 months to this point, after Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” (716,000), Morgan Wallen’s “One Thing at a Time” (501,000) and Travis Scott’s “Utopia” (496,000).

Rodrigo’s new album, which can also be No. 1 in Britain, Canada, Australia and elsewhere, had 200 million streams within the United States and offered 150,000 copies as an entire package deal. “Guts” was supplied in an array of bodily configurations, together with 13 vinyl editions, 4 on CD, a cassette and numerous deluxe boxed units. Last week, Rodrigo introduced a 75-date world tour to start in February 2024.

V, one of many seven members of the BTS, the kings of Okay-pop, is the newest to place out a solo launch since BTS went on hiatus as a bunch final 12 months. “Layover” opens at No. 2 with the equal of 100,000 gross sales, together with 13 million streams and 88,000 copies offered as a full album.

Also this week, the singer-songwriter Zach Bryan’s self-titled LP falls to No. 3 after (*1*). Wallen’s “One Thing at a Time” is No. 4, and Scott’s “Utopia” is No. 5.