{
  "id": 406032,
  "title": "Ariana Grande Achieves Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘petal’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/ariana-grande-achieves-seventh-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-with-petal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T19:00:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/ariana-grande-petal-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1236312334/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ariana Grande has achieved a seventh No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with her latest release, 'petal'. The album debuted at the top of the chart for the week ending August 15, 2026, marking Grande's biggest week by units in the 2020s and her biggest week by pure album sales in over a decade. The album sold a total of 295,000 equivalent album units in the United States, with 168,000 of those units coming from album sales, 126,000 from streaming equivalent albums, and 1,000 from track equivalent albums. This marks Grande's 10th top 10 album on the Billboard 200 chart. The new album was released in multiple formats, including digital downloads, vinyl, CD, and cassettes, with vinyl sales reaching 96,000 for the week, Grande's best week on vinyl ever. The album follows Grande's ninth No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, \"Hate That I Made You Love Me.\"",
  "summary": "The set scores Grande her biggest week by units earned this decade.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Ariana Grande Debuts at No. 1 on Album Chart With ‘Petal,’ Earning Her Best First-Week Numbers in Seven Years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/ariana-grande-debuts-at-no-1-on-album-chart-with-petal-earning-her",
        "published": "2026-08-09T20:01:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Ariana Grande Reacts to ‘Petal’ Debuting at No. 1 on Billboard 200",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/ariana-grande-reacts-to-petal-debuting-at-no-1-on-billboard-200",
        "published": "2026-08-09T22:30:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}