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Ariana Grande Has Scored Four #1 Pop Radio Hits Within Eight Months

Ariana Grande scored four pop radio number ones between July 2018 and March 2019.

Earlier today, Headline Planet confirmed that Ariana Grande’s “7 rings” has reached #1 on the Mediabase pop radio airplay chart. It represents her seventh career chart-topper.

“7 rings,” moreover, is Grande’s fourth #1 in less than eight months.

“no tears left to cry,” the lead single from Grande’s “sweetener,” hit #1 on the Mediabase pop chart dated July 15, 2018 (July 8-14 tracking period). She subsequently reached #1 with “God is a woman” on November 4, 2018 (October 28-November 3 tracking period), “thank u, next” on January 20, 2019 (January 13-19 tracking period) and then “7 rings” on March 10, 2019 (March 3-9 tracking period).

Grande is the first artist since Michael Jackson to score four pop radio number ones within eight months. Jackson achieved the feat in just over six months; “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” hit #1 in early September 1987, “Bad” hit #1 in mid-October 1987, “The Way You Make Me Feel” hit #1 in mid-January 1988, and “Man In The Mirror” hit #1 in mid-March 1988.

Justin Bieber was the last artist to score four separate number ones within a one-year period: “What Do You Mean” in mid-October 2015, “Sorry” in December 2015, “Love Yourself” in late January 2016 and “Cold Water” in mid-September 2016.

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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