Hot 100: Ariana Grande & John Legend’s “Beauty And The Beast” Debuts At #87

Ariana Grande [Andrwe Lipovsky/NBC]

Ariana Grande & John Legend’s remake of the classic “Beauty And The Beast” theme earns a spot on this week’s Billboard Hot 100.

On the strength of its opening week sales and streams, the cover takes #87 on this week’s Hot 100.

Previewing this week’s Hot 100, Billboard’s Trevor Anderson notes that it debuts one place higher than the Celine Dion-Peabo Bryson version.

Their 1991 recording started at #88 en route to a #9 peak.

The Grande-Legend version appears on the soundtrack to the upcoming live action “Beauty And The Beast” film, which opens on March 17.

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