Ariana Grande in thank u, next | Republic
As her smash “thank u, next” retains its #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100, Ariana Grande returns to #1 on the Billboard Artist 100.
Grande is celebrating a fourth non-consecutive week in the pinnacle position.
The chart ranks the top artists in America based on factors like album sales, song consumption and social media activity.
BTS, which was #4 on last week’s chart, moves into the #2 spot this week.
Pentatonix concurrently rises three places to #3, while Queen (#4, +1) and Michael Buble (#5, +3) complete the Top 5.
Other high-ranking artists include Halsey (#6, +1), Post Malone (#7, +4), Drake (#8, +1), Imagine Dragons (#9, +1) and XXXTentacion (#10, -9).