Ariana Grande is the first act since The Beatles in 1964 to claim top three spots on US singles chart
- Ariana Grande’s ‘7 Rings’, followed by ‘Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored’, and ‘Thank U, Next’ monopolised the top spots of the Billboard Hot 100 chart
- The Beatles are the only other act to do the same, with ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’, ‘Twist and Shout’ and ‘Do You Want to Know a Secret’
Pop princess Ariana Grande is the first act in more than 50 years to claim simultaneously the top three spots on the US singles chart, industry tracker Billboard said Monday.
The 25-year-old star is the second act in the Billboard Hot 100 chart’s six-decade history to accomplish the feat, after The Beatles in April 1964.
Grande’s 7 Rings, followed by Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored, and Thank U, Next monopolised the chart following her fifth album’s debut on Billboard’s top albums tally.
The Beatles were the only other act to have nabbed the same spots, 55 years ago, with Can’t Buy Me Love reigning atop the chart, followed by Twist and Shout and Do You Want to Know a Secret.
The all-genre Hot 100 blends US streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data to rank the top hits.
Grande also broke the record for most simultaneous top 40 hits by a female artist with 11 tracks, beating rapper Cardi B’s previous record of nine.