In total, Billboard confirmed that Grande now is responsible for three of the five biggest streaming weeks by women ever, through those two singles: "Thank U, Next" holds the number one position for most streams of all time in the week following the music video release in December, as well as the fourth position for the original single release in November additionally, "7 Rings" coming in second place. Per Billboard, " Thank U, Next" drove 93.8 million streams in its first week.
Grande's "7 Rings" received 85.3 million song streams in its first week, the publication reports, which marks the largest streaming number for a new single since Grande released Thank U, Next, in December. In true Grande fashion, she followed up with one last tweet to clarify a typo: "eternally* cool"Īccording to Billboard, Grande also debuted at number one on Billboard's Streaming Songs chart, which measures the volume of song streams each week. i’m gonna cry again so this is where this caption ends lmao. i love the people i made these songs with more than words can express. Grande's subsequent longer message read in full, our second number one debut in three months. Then, she posted another tweet that displayed just how appreciative she was of the love.įirst, the artist tweeted a really long ellipses followed by a question mark, indicating her disbelief at the huge honor (Grande's achievement follows that of Mariah Carey and Britney Spears, who both have managed the same feat). In response to a tweet by Chart Data that declared her to be only the third female artist to have multiple number one debuts in Hot 100 history, Grande tweeted her seeming shock. Three singles into the rollout of her new album Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande's reaction to her 7 Rings Billboard Hot 100 ranking epitomized the singer's attitude in general: she focused on gratitude, love, and appreciation for everyone who helped her make it happen.