{"id":4476,"date":"2026-08-11T04:20:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apolloonlinemedia.com\/pop2000s\/2026\/08\/11\/ariana-grande-earns-seventh-1-on-billboard-200-with-petal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T04:20:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:20:54","slug":"ariana-grande-earns-seventh-1-on-billboard-200-with-petal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apolloonlinemedia.com\/pop2000s\/2026\/08\/11\/ariana-grande-earns-seventh-1-on-billboard-200-with-petal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande earns seventh #1 on Billboard 200 with \u2018petal\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ariana Grande has added another major milestone to her chart career as \u201cpetal,\u201d her eighth studio album, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/ariana-grande-petal-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1236312334\/\">debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200<\/a>. The 12-track album earned 295,000 equivalent album units in the United States during its opening week, giving Grande her strongest weekly total of the 2020s and her seventh album to reach the top of the chart.<\/p>\n<p>The result places Grande among <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/ariana-grande-debut-petal-album-chart-1236830944\/\">an elite group of female artists<\/a> with at least seven Billboard 200 No. 1 albums. She now stands alongside Lady Gaga and Janet Jackson, who also have seven chart-toppers. Only Taylor Swift, Barbra Streisand, Madonna and Beyonc\u00e9 have more No. 1 albums among solo female artists. Grande previously reached the summit with \u201cYours Truly,\u201d \u201cMy Everything,\u201d \u201cSweetener,\u201d \u201cThank U, Next,\u201d \u201cPositions\u201d and \u201cEternal Sunshine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cpetal\u201d follows 2024\u2019s \u201cEternal Sunshine,\u201d which also opened at No. 1 and marked Grande\u2019s return to music after an extended period focused on acting and other projects. Before the album arrived, its lead single, \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me,\u201d debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Grande\u2019s 10th career leader on the singles chart and the eighth of her songs to begin at the top.<\/p>\n<p>The album\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/hypebeast.com\/2026\/8\/ariana-grande-petal-no-1-debut-billboard-200\">commercial performance<\/a> also comes as Grande completes the \u201cEternal Sunshine Tour.\u201d She finished the North American portion with a Chicago performance Aug. 6 and is scheduled to conclude the tour with 10 shows at London\u2019s O2 Arena from Aug. 15 through Sept. 1. Following the tour, Grande is expected to take a break from public-facing work. She has also withdrawn from the planned West End production of \u201cSunday in the Park With George,\u201d which was to have reunited her with \u201cWicked\u201d co-star Jonathan Bailey.<\/p>\n<p>Editorial credit: Tinseltown \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ariana Grande has added another major milestone to her chart career as \u201cpetal,\u201d her eighth studio album, debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. 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