At this point, there’s really no stopping Ariana Grande.
When Ariana Grande released her latest single, it was received with mixed emotions. “7 rings” was labeled as a ripoff by a couple of artists, as it seems to have gotten its swag from previously released songs. The buzz created in controversy may have contributed to the song’s success, however. The song has been so successful, in fact, that it has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
#Hot100 chart dated Feb. 2, 2019 pic.twitter.com/t3xeqAu8FD
— Billboard Charts (@billboardcharts) January 28, 2019
7 Rings” is just the 33rd single ever to debut at the top of the charts (out of the 1,082 No. 1 songs of all time). This is Grande’s second song to debut at No. 1, which means that Grande is only the third female artist ever to have multiple songs debut at the top spot (alongside Britney Spears and Mariah Carey). Drake and Justin Bieber have also previously achieved that feat. Furthermore, Grande’s Thank U, Next and Carey’s Daydream are the only albums by female artists to have multiple songs debut at No. 1.
This success has come thanks in large part to the tremendous streaming success of the song: “7 Rings” became the fastest song in history to reach 100 million streams on Spotify. The previous record holder? It’s Grande’s own “Thank U, Next,” which hit that number in 11 days.
Fans thirsting for more Grande don’t have much longer to wait: The singer recently confirmed that Thank U, Next will be released on February 8.
“7 rings” has now officially debuted No. 1 on the Hot 100, becoming @ArianaGrande’s second No. 1 single in the US! 💍
Ariana joins @MariahCarey & @britneyspears in being the only female artists to achieve multiple No. 1 debuts⚡️ pic.twitter.com/y15yyh4pMx
— Ariana Grande Today (@ArianaToday) January 28, 2019
