Ariana Grande has secured her seventh No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with her latest release, "petal." The record premieres atop the Aug. 15-dated tally, marking a significant milestone for the singer-songwriter in the current decade.
The set launches with 295,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States during the week ending Aug. 6. This figure represents Grande’s biggest week by units in the 2020s. Of that total, pure album sales comprise 168,000, which stands as her second-largest sales week ever. The collection also generated 126,000 streaming equivalent albums, equaling 128.83 million on-demand official streams. Notably, vinyl sales totaled 96,000 for the week, marking the artist’s best performance on vinyl to date and the fifth-largest vinyl week of 2026 overall.
With this seventh leader, Grande ties for the fifth-most No. 1 albums among solo women in the chart's history. She joins Janet Jackson and Lady Gaga with seven chart-toppers each, trailing behind Beyoncé (eight), Madonna (10), Barbra Streisand (11), and Taylor Swift (15). Her previous chart-toppers include Eternal Sunshine (2024), Positions (2020), Thank U, Next (2019), Sweetener (2018), My Everything (2014), and Yours Truly (2013). This new release also marks her 10th top 10 entry on the Billboard 200.
The album arrived in a wide array of physical formats, including 10 vinyl variants, five CD variants, and two cassettes, alongside more than 10 digital download and streaming options. This variety contributed to the strong sales figures, with the only larger sales week in her career occurring when My Everything debuted with 169,000 sold in 2014. The release follows her ninth No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, "Hate That I Made You Love Me," which debuted in June. Grande is currently supporting the new music with The Eternal Sunshine Tour, which began on June 6 and is scheduled to continue through Sept. 1.
The full Billboard 200 chart is set to be posted online tomorrow, Aug. 11. The ranking is based on multi-metric consumption measured in equivalent album units, which combine album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums.
