A story titled "The Chart".
Every story has its characters. Ours have seven things in common;
1. Global Streaming: Minimum 10 billion career streams across localized platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and Boomplay.
2. Global Sales Volume: Minimum 20 million certified album units sold globally OR a history of multi-platinum certification for at least 3 distinct single eras in major international tracking markets.
3. Catalog Depth: Minimum 3 or more full-length studio albums (LPs) OR a combined total of at least 5 widely distributed major projects (LPs and EPs combined).
4. Sustained Dominance: Active presence at the top of national or regional charts for at least 5 consecutive years.
5. International Touring: Headlining successful concert tours or major festival stages outside of their home country.
6. Ticket Sales Volume: Proven history of selling out major regional arenas with a 15,000+ capacity or stadiums.
7. Genre Blueprint: Serving as a primary pioneer or crucial exporter of a specific regional sound to the global stage.
These are the standards every artist on this page has met before becoming a character in this story.
Ariana Grande via Instagram (May 7, 2026) sharing the meaning behind her 8th studio album, petal:
“It’s basically about something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging. It’s kind of about breaking up with all different kinds of negative attachments, whether it’s my own monsters in my own head, external voices, things that no longer serve me. It was a writing experiment for me to use that as a template so that I could be talking about one thing, sharing something, and people could use it however they want and apply it to their own lives. It’s a little feral as well. It’s definitely from a place that I have been maybe too shy or polite to tap into before and this kind of just feels like ‘fuck it.’”
The album:
- Is the follow-up to her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine.
- Comprises 12 solo tracks (no features).
- Was announced alongside her new imprint label, BabyDoll Music, and is the first album released through it (under exclusive license to Republic Records).
Release date: July 31, 2026 - in the middle of her Eternal Sunshine Tour.
Ariana Grande via Instagram (May 7, 2026) sharing the meaning behind her 8th studio album, petal:
“It’s basically about something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging. It’s kind of about breaking up with all different kinds of negative attachments, whether it’s my own monsters in my own head, external voices, things that no longer serve me. It was a writing experiment for me to use that as a template so that I could be talking about one thing, sharing something, and people could use it however they want and apply it to their own lives. It’s a little feral as well. It’s definitely from a place that I have been maybe too shy or polite to tap into before and this kind of just feels like ‘fuck it.’”
The album:
- Is the follow-up to her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine.
- Comprises 12 solo tracks (no features).
- Was announced alongside her new imprint label, BabyDoll Music, and is the first album released through it (under exclusive license to Republic Records).
Release date: July 31, 2026 - in the middle of her Eternal Sunshine Tour.
Ariana Grande via Instagram (May 7, 2026) sharing the meaning behind her 8th studio album, petal:
“It’s basically about something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging. It’s kind of about breaking up with all different kinds of negative attachments, whether it’s my own monsters in my own head, external voices, things that no longer serve me. It was a writing experiment for me to use that as a template so that I could be talking about one thing, sharing something, and people could use it however they want and apply it to their own lives. It’s a little feral as well. It’s definitely from a place that I have been maybe too shy or polite to tap into before and this kind of just feels like ‘fuck it.’”
The album:
- Is the follow-up to her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine.
- Comprises 12 solo tracks (no features).
- Was announced alongside her new imprint label, BabyDoll Music, and is the first album released through it (under exclusive license to Republic Records).
Release date: July 31, 2026 - in the middle of her Eternal Sunshine Tour.
Ariana Grande via Instagram (May 7, 2026) sharing the meaning behind her 8th studio album, petal:
“It’s basically about something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging. It’s kind of about breaking up with all different kinds of negative attachments, whether it’s my own monsters in my own head, external voices, things that no longer serve me. It was a writing experiment for me to use that as a template so that I could be talking about one thing, sharing something, and people could use it however they want and apply it to their own lives. It’s a little feral as well. It’s definitely from a place that I have been maybe too shy or polite to tap into before and this kind of just feels like ‘fuck it.’”
The album:
- Is the follow-up to her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine.
- Comprises 12 solo tracks (no features).
- Was announced alongside her new imprint label, BabyDoll Music, and is the first album released through it (under exclusive license to Republic Records).
Release date: July 31, 2026 - in the middle of her Eternal Sunshine Tour.
Ariana Grande via Instagram (May 7, 2026) sharing the meaning behind her 8th studio album, petal:
“It’s basically about something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging. It’s kind of about breaking up with all different kinds of negative attachments, whether it’s my own monsters in my own head, external voices, things that no longer serve me. It was a writing experiment for me to use that as a template so that I could be talking about one thing, sharing something, and people could use it however they want and apply it to their own lives. It’s a little feral as well. It’s definitely from a place that I have been maybe too shy or polite to tap into before and this kind of just feels like ‘fuck it.’”
The album:
- Is the follow-up to her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine.
- Comprises 12 solo tracks (no features).
- Was announced alongside her new imprint label, BabyDoll Music, and is the first album released through it (under exclusive license to Republic Records).
Release date: July 31, 2026 - in the middle of her Eternal Sunshine Tour.
Ariana Grande via Instagram (May 7, 2026) sharing the meaning behind her 8th studio album, petal:
“It’s basically about something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging. It’s kind of about breaking up with all different kinds of negative attachments, whether it’s my own monsters in my own head, external voices, things that no longer serve me. It was a writing experiment for me to use that as a template so that I could be talking about one thing, sharing something, and people could use it however they want and apply it to their own lives. It’s a little feral as well. It’s definitely from a place that I have been maybe too shy or polite to tap into before and this kind of just feels like ‘fuck it.’”
The album:
- Is the follow-up to her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine.
- Comprises 12 solo tracks (no features).
- Was announced alongside her new imprint label, BabyDoll Music, and is the first album released through it (under exclusive license to Republic Records).
Release date: July 31, 2026 - in the middle of her Eternal Sunshine Tour.
Ariana Grande via Instagram (May 7, 2026) sharing the meaning behind her 8th studio album, petal:
“It’s basically about something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging. It’s kind of about breaking up with all different kinds of negative attachments, whether it’s my own monsters in my own head, external voices, things that no longer serve me. It was a writing experiment for me to use that as a template so that I could be talking about one thing, sharing something, and people could use it however they want and apply it to their own lives. It’s a little feral as well. It’s definitely from a place that I have been maybe too shy or polite to tap into before and this kind of just feels like ‘fuck it.’”
The album:
- Is the follow-up to her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine.
- Comprises 12 solo tracks (no features).
- Was announced alongside her new imprint label, BabyDoll Music, and is the first album released through it (under exclusive license to Republic Records).
Release date: July 31, 2026 - in the middle of her Eternal Sunshine Tour.
Ariana Grande via Instagram (May 7, 2026) sharing the meaning behind her 8th studio album, petal:
“It’s basically about something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging. It’s kind of about breaking up with all different kinds of negative attachments, whether it’s my own monsters in my own head, external voices, things that no longer serve me. It was a writing experiment for me to use that as a template so that I could be talking about one thing, sharing something, and people could use it however they want and apply it to their own lives. It’s a little feral as well. It’s definitely from a place that I have been maybe too shy or polite to tap into before and this kind of just feels like ‘fuck it.’”
The album:
- Is the follow-up to her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine.
- Comprises 12 solo tracks (no features).
- Was announced alongside her new imprint label, BabyDoll Music, and is the first album released through it (under exclusive license to Republic Records).
Release date: July 31, 2026 - in the middle of her Eternal Sunshine Tour.
Ariana Grande via Instagram (May 7, 2026) sharing the meaning behind her 8th studio album, petal:
“It’s basically about something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging. It’s kind of about breaking up with all different kinds of negative attachments, whether it’s my own monsters in my own head, external voices, things that no longer serve me. It was a writing experiment for me to use that as a template so that I could be talking about one thing, sharing something, and people could use it however they want and apply it to their own lives. It’s a little feral as well. It’s definitely from a place that I have been maybe too shy or polite to tap into before and this kind of just feels like ‘fuck it.’”
The album:
- Is the follow-up to her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine.
- Comprises 12 solo tracks (no features).
- Was announced alongside her new imprint label, BabyDoll Music, and is the first album released through it (under exclusive license to Republic Records).
Release date: July 31, 2026 - in the middle of her Eternal Sunshine Tour.
Ariana Grande via Instagram (May 7, 2026) sharing the meaning behind her 8th studio album, petal:
“It’s basically about something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging. It’s kind of about breaking up with all different kinds of negative attachments, whether it’s my own monsters in my own head, external voices, things that no longer serve me. It was a writing experiment for me to use that as a template so that I could be talking about one thing, sharing something, and people could use it however they want and apply it to their own lives. It’s a little feral as well. It’s definitely from a place that I have been maybe too shy or polite to tap into before and this kind of just feels like ‘fuck it.’”
The album:
- Is the follow-up to her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine.
- Comprises 12 solo tracks (no features).
- Was announced alongside her new imprint label, BabyDoll Music, and is the first album released through it (under exclusive license to Republic Records).
Release date: July 31, 2026 - in the middle of her Eternal Sunshine Tour.
here is the official hierarchy of Future's career #1 debuts on the Billboard 200 by first-week volume:
1. 2015 - What a Time to Be Alive (375k)
2. 2024 - We Don't Trust You (251k)
3. 2022 - I Never Liked You (222k)
4. 2020 - High Off Life (153k)
5. 2015 - DS2 (151k)
6. 2017 - FUTURE (140k)
7. 2016 - Evol (134k)
8. [Projected] 2026 - The Real Me (131k)
9. 2024 - Mixtape Pluto (129k)
10. 2024 - We Still Don't Trust You (127k)
11. 2019 - The Wizrd (125k)
12. 2017 - HNDRXX (121k)
every single solo studio album he has released since DS2 has captured the top spot.
here is the official hierarchy of Future's career #1 debuts on the Billboard 200 by first-week volume:
1. 2015 - What a Time to Be Alive (375k)
2. 2024 - We Don't Trust You (251k)
3. 2022 - I Never Liked You (222k)
4. 2020 - High Off Life (153k)
5. 2015 - DS2 (151k)
6. 2017 - FUTURE (140k)
7. 2016 - Evol (134k)
8. [Projected] 2026 - The Real Me (131k)
9. 2024 - Mixtape Pluto (129k)
10. 2024 - We Still Don't Trust You (127k)
11. 2019 - The Wizrd (125k)
12. 2017 - HNDRXX (121k)
every single solo studio album he has released since DS2 has captured the top spot.
Ariana Grande’s “hate that I made you love me” is her 3rd longest-running #1 on the Spotify Global chart with 16 days at the top!
Current ranking for Ariana’s longest Spotify Global #1 runs:
“7 rings” — 68 days
“thank u, next” — 53 days
“hate that I made you love me” — 16 days
“we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” — 13 days
“positions” — 11 days
Ariana Grande’s “hate that I made you love me” is her 3rd longest-running #1 on the Spotify Global chart with 16 days at the top!
Current ranking for Ariana’s longest Spotify Global #1 runs:
“7 rings” — 68 days
“thank u, next” — 53 days
“hate that I made you love me” — 16 days
“we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” — 13 days
“positions” — 11 days
Ariana Grande’s “hate that I made you love me” is her 3rd longest-running #1 on the Spotify Global chart with 16 days at the top!
Current ranking for Ariana’s longest Spotify Global #1 runs:
“7 rings” — 68 days
“thank u, next” — 53 days
“hate that I made you love me” — 16 days
“we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” — 13 days
“positions” — 11 days
Ariana Grande’s “hate that I made you love me” is her 3rd longest-running #1 on the Spotify Global chart with 16 days at the top!
Current ranking for Ariana’s longest Spotify Global #1 runs:
“7 rings” — 68 days
“thank u, next” — 53 days
“hate that I made you love me” — 16 days
“we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” — 13 days
“positions” — 11 days
Ariana Grande’s “hate that I made you love me” is her 3rd longest-running #1 on the Spotify Global chart with 16 days at the top!
Current ranking for Ariana’s longest Spotify Global #1 runs:
“7 rings” — 68 days
“thank u, next” — 53 days
“hate that I made you love me” — 16 days
“we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” — 13 days
“positions” — 11 days
Top 5 most-streamed Future songs produced by ATL Jacob on Spotify:
1. "Wait For You" (feat. Drake & Tems): 1.37B+ streams / 3× RIAA Platinum
2. "Love You Better": 186M+ streams / RIAA Platinum
3. "First Off" (feat. Travis Scott): 155M+ streams / RIAA Platinum
4. "Keep It Burnin" (feat. Kanye West): 51M+ streams
5. "Never Stop": 44M+ streams / RIAA Gold
ATL Jacob produced in the following 5 tracks on THE REAL ME, down from 9 on Future's last studio album, I NEVER LIKED YOU:
• "Fukk A Interview"
• "Konnichiwa"
• "Trench Coat"
• "Money Over Everything"
• "Feeling I Give"
Top 5 most-streamed Future songs produced by ATL Jacob on Spotify:
1. "Wait For You" (feat. Drake & Tems): 1.37B+ streams / 3× RIAA Platinum
2. "Love You Better": 186M+ streams / RIAA Platinum
3. "First Off" (feat. Travis Scott): 155M+ streams / RIAA Platinum
4. "Keep It Burnin" (feat. Kanye West): 51M+ streams
5. "Never Stop": 44M+ streams / RIAA Gold
ATL Jacob produced in the following 5 tracks on THE REAL ME, down from 9 on Future's last studio album, I NEVER LIKED YOU:
• "Fukk A Interview"
• "Konnichiwa"
• "Trench Coat"
• "Money Over Everything"
• "Feeling I Give"
Ariana Grande’s “hate that I made you love me” is her 3rd longest-running #1 on the Spotify Global chart with 16 days at the top!
Current ranking for Ariana’s longest Spotify Global #1 runs:
“7 rings” — 68 days
“thank u, next” — 53 days
“hate that I made you love me” — 16 days
“we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” — 13 days
“positions” — 11 days