Ariana Grande’s “Petal” Debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200

The August 15-dated Billboard 200 chart is set to list Ariana Grande’s eighth studio album “Petal” at No. 1 with 295,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States. The tally comprises 168,000 pure album sales, 126,000 streaming-equivalent units (derived from 128.83 million on-demand streams), and 1,000 track-equivalent units. This marks Grande’s seventh chart-topping album and ties her with Lady Gaga and Janet Jackson for the fifth-most No. 1s among solo women.

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Grande announced “Petal” on April 28. which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated June 13. She is concurrently headlining The Eternal Sunshine Tour, launched on June 6** and scheduled to run through September.

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• 295,000 total equivalent units.

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• 168,000 pure album sales – Grande’s second-largest sales week ever, after 169,000 for “My Everything” (2014).

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• 126,000 streaming-equivalent units, representing 128.83 million on-demand audio/video streams.

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• 96,000 vinyl units sold, the artist’s best vinyl week and the fifth-largest vinyl week of 2026.

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• The album’s debut is the sixth-best opening of 2026, behind BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake, Harry Styles, and Noah Kahan.

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• “Petal” also entered the Top Album Sales and Top Streaming Albums charts at No. 1.

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She later posted behind-the-scenes photos captioned “petal forever.” In a separate Instagram note, she expressed gratitude for the North American leg of her tour, stating, “I love you … I cannot believe that this concludes the North American leg of the Eternal Sunshine tour.”

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• “I love you. I cannot believe that this concludes the North American leg of the Eternal Sunshine tour,” — Billboard Ariana Grande

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The tour will finish with a series of London dates in August and early September, after which Grande plans a hiatus from public appearances. Her withdrawal from the Sondheim revival signals a shift in focus away from theatrical projects. No new major releases have been announced for the immediate future, and the next Billboard 200 chart dated August 15 will confirm the album’s debut position.

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