Ariana Grande shatters her 20th Guinness World Records title following success of hit single “Positions” (2024)

Pop icon Ariana Grande is no stranger to success, and shehasthe Guinness World Records titles to prove it.

After spending over a decade in thespotlight, the singer hasofficially broken20monumentalrecord titles thathave put her in the ranks withmusiclegendsMariah Carey,Rihanna,andThe Beatles.

Thelist of accoladesspansfromher chart-toppingmusicto herglobalfan base of“Arianators”-who havenot onlyhelped her to shatter social media records,but alsomaintain herultimatestatus as the“Princess of Pop”.

Grande’s raw vocals and talent in her recent album,Positions,havenowearnedthe artist her20thGuinness World Records title,breakingtherecordformost songs to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Once her single“Positions”reachedNo. 1asof 7 November 2020,the singerachieveda total offive songsthat have obtainedthe covetedspot on the Billboard Hot 100chart.Herotherchart-toppinghits include“thank u, next” (17 November 2018), “7 rings” (2 February 2019), “Stuck with U” (feat. Justin Bieber; 23 May 2020), and “Rain on Me” (Lady Gaga feat. Ariana Grande; 6 June 2020).

What makesher recent recordachievementsoextraordinaryis that Grandeis currentlythe only artist tohaveaccomplishedthis in history.

The closest music acts to nearher latest featareMariah Carey (1995-97), Drake (2018-20), Justin Bieber (2015-20), Travis Scott (2019-20),and Taylor Swift (2014-20),whoall debuted at No.1 withonlythree tracks, while Britney Spears (2009-11), Lady Gaga (2011-20) and BTS (2020) havedonesotwice.

Hertriumphscome off the backoftheimpressive stridesshe has made inthe entertainment business, whichbeganin her teens.

Grande’s firstbig break as an actresswasthrough herrole asthelovable red-headedteenCat,who starredon Nickelodeon’s musical showVictorious.In 2013, she received her own spin-off show with co-star Jennette McCurdy, while simultaneouslylaunching her careeras a professional singer under Republic Records.

Whenshefully emergedinto the musicindustry, hertremendousvocals earned a spot on the Billboard Top 100, a triumph achieved with her breakout single “The Way,”which featuredlate rapper,Mac Miller on her first albumYours Truly.

It was only a matter of time beforeherwhistle notes and high-energy performancesbecame regularly featuredon radio,television, andeventually,packedconcerts.

She’sreleasedeight albumssince that early start,includingYours Truly, My Everything, Christmas & Chill, Dangerous Woman, Sweetener, Thank U, Next,andher latest,Positions.

The momentum of Grande’s musicover the years has led toanimpact in the pop music world, especiallyontracksfeaturingwell-known performers such as TheWeeknd, Justin Bieber, Iggy Azalea, Nicki Minaj, and more.

Shortly after releasing her hit albumSweetenerin 2018,the Florida-born artist droppedThank U, Next, the record that skyrocketed her career and led toa flurry ofmorerecord titlesand achievements in the music industry.

The pop sensationnow has many achievements under her beltincluding Billboard’s Women in Music Woman of the Year, and several awards from the VMAs, AMAs, GRAMMYs, and more.

However,it’sGrande’s emotional and personalmusiccreations(which areoftenbasedonevents in her life)thathavedrivenher relatabilityand authenticity among an internationalaudience.

Thanks tothese qualities in her music,herpassionatefans,and worldwide success- shenow holds milestone records such asmost followers on Instagram (female)at219+ millionfollowers,most monthly listeners on Spotify(female)at 76.7+ millionmonthly listeners, andmost followers on Spotify (female)with 54+ millionfollowers.

She was second overall to Ed Sheeranon the music platform, who holdsover73millionfollowers.

Inthe fashionrealm,Grande’s iconic style hasalsomade her one of the most recognizable celebrities in the industry, from her commanding ponytail toherbrightly coloured baby doll dresses.

Hertattooshaveevencaught global attention, with one of herdesignsearning the record formost popularEeveetattoo.

As a result of hereminentstyleandmusical prowess,the“34 + 35” singercurrently holdsall ofthefollowing Guinness World Records titles:

1. Most streamed track on Spotify in one week (female)–"7 rings",with71,467,874streamson Spotify for the week ending 24 January 2019.
2. Most followerson Spotify (female)–54+ million followers as of 13 December 2020.
3. First solo act to occupy top three positions simultaneously on US singles chart–With “7 Rings” at No.1, “Break up with Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored” at No.2, and “Thank U, Next” atNo.3on the Billboard Hot 100 dated 23 February 2019. Since the first Hot 100 chart was published on 4 August 1958, only one other act has monopolized the top three positions in a single week: The Beatles (UK), who did it for five weeks between 14 March and 25 April 1964.
4. Fastest hat-trick of UK No.1 singles by a female artist– 98 days with songs “Thank U, Next”, “7 Rings”, and ““Break up with Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored”.
5. Most simultaneous Top 40 entries on US singles chart by a female artist–On the Billboard Hot 100 dated 23 February 2019, Ariana Grande had 11 tracks in the Top 40 – all but one of the songs from her No.1 album Thank U, Next. As well as occupying the top three positions with “7 Rings”, “Break up with Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored” and “Thank U, Next”, Grande debuted with “Needy” (No.14), “NASA” (No.17), “Imagine” (No.21), “Bloodline” (No.22), “Ghostin” (No.25), “Fake Smile” (No.26), “Bad Idea” (No.27) and “In My Head” (No.38)
6. First female artist to replace herself at No.1 on UK singles chart–Grande spent three weeks at No.1 on the UK’s Official Singles Chart with “7 Rings” before knocking herself off the top with “Break up with Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored”, on 21 February 2019. In the 66-year history of the UK singles chart, no female had previously replaced herself at No.1
7. Most streamed track on Spotify in one week–71,467,874 streams, with “7 Rings”.
8. First solo artist to replace themselves at No.1 on UK singles chart for two consecutive weeks–Ariana Grande spent three weeks at No.1 on the UK’s Official Singles Chart with “7 Rings” before knocking herself off the top with “Break up with Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored” on 21 February 2019, and then replacing herself at No.1 again with “7 Rings” on 28 February 2019. In the 66-year history of the UK singles chart, Grande was the first solo artist and only the second act of any description to achieve the feat in successive weeks, after UK instrumental group The Shadows in 1963.
9. Most popularEeveetattoo–Ariana Grande's love forPokemonwent next-level when she posted a pic of her newEeveetattoo to Snapchat on 14 Jan 2019. The black-and-white homage has since been approved by 12,146 of the pop star's Snapchat followers.
10. Most subscribers for a musician on YouTube (female)–41.1 million subscribers.
11. Most MTV VMA nominations for Best Collaboration– 6 nominations, as of 30 July 2020. Ariana Grande ties this title with singer Rihanna.
12. Most followers on Instagram for a female musician–219+millionfollowersas of 31 January 2021.
13. Most followers on Instagram for a female–219+ millionfollowersas of 31 January 2021.
14. Most streamed album by a female artist in one week (USA)–Thank U, Nextby Ariana Grande (USA) attracted 307 million on-demand audio streams in the USInthe week following the album’s release on 8 February 2019. In total, the 12 tracks from the album had been streamed 166,408,992 times on Spotify as of 14 February 2019, with only “Make Up” attracting less than 10 million spins for the week.
15. Most streamed album by a female artist in one week (UK)–Thank U, Nextby Ariana Grande attracted 59 million on-demand audio streams in the UK in the week following the album’s release on 8 February 2019, surpassing the 45 million album-equivalent units posted by her previous album,Sweetener, when it landed at No.1 on 30 August 2018.
16. Most streamed pop album in one week (USA)–Thank U, Nextattracted 307 million on-demand audio streams in the US in the week following the album’s release on 8 February 2019, easily surpassing the 126.7 million streams for Ed Sheeran’s ÷ (Divide) when it landed at No.1 on 25 March 2017.
17. Most streamed track in one week by a female artist on the Billboard charts– "thank u, next" was streamed 93,800,000 times for the week ending 6 December 2018.
18. Most monthly listeners on Spotify for a female–76,729,036 monthly listeners.
19. Most streamed act on Spotify (female)–As of 13 December 2020, tracks by Ariana Grande have been streamed 21.6 billion times on Spotify. “7 rings” and “thank u, next”, the 10th and 11th tracks on her 2019 albumThank U, Next, are Grande’s most popular recordings with 1.32 billion and 1.22 billion streams registered, respectively.“7 rings” is Spotify’s most streamed track in a single week, posting 71,467,874 streams for the week ending 24 January 2019.
20. Most songs to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100–Grande has a total of five No.1 debuts on the US Hot 100 singles chart: “thank u, next” (17 November 2018), “7 rings” (2 February 2019), “Stuck with U” (feat. Justin Bieber; 23 May 2020), “Rain on Me” (Lady Gaga feat. Ariana Grande; 6 June 2020) and “Positions” (7 November 2020).

Theserecord-breaking achievementsare celebratedon the pages oftheGuinness World Records 2021 edition, alongside otherhistoric musicians.

Though her careercontinues to grow, Grande regularly expresses gratitude for heraccoladesacross her social media andthrough her effortswithorganizations such as Opportunity Fund, Feeding America, and Give Directly.

🤍 hello / thank u. this is my favorite album yet and your response to the music has made my heart so incredibly full, i can’t even begin to fully express how much it means. so thank u. so very much. pic.twitter.com/gdIPwhQGS9

— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) November 8, 2020

Shealsomaintainstransparencywithherfans, asseen ontheDecemberrelease of“Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You,”a Netflix documentaryoffering a behind-the-scenes look ofherlatest tour.

Now afterthe November release of her latest albumPositionsandrecentengagement to real estate agent Dalton Gomez, Grande is teasing new inspiration formusic in 2021 such as Positions Deluxe, which she announced is rolling out this February.

happy february pic.twitter.com/Hgy8NO1FQr

— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) February 2, 2021

She has already released remixes of the album’s most popular songs, the most recent featuring MeganTheeStallion and Doja Cat.

With such success and noteworthy accomplishmentsat the age of 27, Ariana Grandehas established herselfas a creative force to be reckoned with,both on and off the stage.

Her music, whichhasalwaysincludedundertones of women empowerment, inner strength, and raw vulnerability,will continue to serve as therecord-breakingfoundation for herburgeoninglegacy.