Alfredo Flores
Ariana Grande's '7 Rings' Debuts at No. 1
Ariana Grande is back on top.
Following “Thank U, Next,” the singer has earned her second No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “7 Rings.” The song sold 96,000 downloads and earned 85.3 million U.S. streams in its first week, marking the second-biggest streaming week ever for a song by a female artist.
Drake’s “In My Feelings” holds the overall record with 116.1 million streams, followed by Grande’s own “Thank U, Next” with 93.8 million.
“7 Rings” tops the Hot 100 less than three months after “Next” debuted at No. 1 and led for seven total weeks. She becomes the fifth artist with multiple No. 1 debuts, joining Mariah Carey (three) and Justin Bieber, Drake, and Britney Spears, who have two each.
our second number one debut in three months. i love the people i made these songs with more than words can express. on some true, forever shit. i’m gonna cry again so this is where this caption ends lmao. thank y’all for everything. i’m externally grateful. 🖤 pic.twitter.com/IVN2bdMIhO
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 28, 2019
A grateful Grande took to Twitter to celebrate. “our second number one debut in three months,” she tweeted. “i love the people i made these songs with more than words can express. on some true, forever shit. i’m gonna cry again so this is where this caption ends lmao. thank y’all for everything. i’m externally grateful.”
“7 Rings” and “Thank U, Next,” which remains in the top 5, are both set to appear on Grande’s upcoming album Thank U, Next, due Feb. 8.
#Hot100 chart dated Feb. 2, 2019 pic.twitter.com/t3xeqAu8FD
— Billboard Charts (@billboardcharts) January 28, 2019