Ariana Grande :: The "Positions" Era

[Rebel X]

'Positions' has now surpassed 'Manic' and becomes the 2nd most streamed female album released in 2020.

5/6 albums now rank in the Top 2 of the most streamed female albums released in each year:

2014: #1 My Everything
2016: #1 Dangerous Woman
2018: #2 Sweetener
2019: #2 Thank U, Next
2020: #2 Positions

[Rebel X]

'Positions' (song) and '34+35' are both certified Gold in France. They were already certified in February 2021 and November 2021, respectively, but have just been added to the database.

34+35 Certifications
2× Platinum (2m) - US
2× Platinum (160k) - Canada
2× Platinum (140k) - Australia
Platinum (600k) - UK
Platinum (60k) - Norway
Platinum (50k) - Poland
Platinum (30k) - New Zealand
Platinum (10k) - Portugal
3× Gold (90k) - Mexico
Gold (100k) - France
Gold (45k) - Denmark
Gold (40k) - Sweden
Gold (35k) - Italy
Gold (15k) - Austria

Positions Certifcations
3× Platinum (240k) - Canada
2× Platinum (2m) - US
2× Platinum (140k) - Australia
2× Platinum (120k) - Norway
2× Platinum (100k) - Poland
Platinum (600k) - UK
Platinum (90k) - Denmark
Platinum (80k) - Sweden
Platinum (30k) - New Zealand
Platinum (20k) - Greece
Platinum (10k) - Portugal
5× Gold (150k) - Mexico
Gold (100k) - France
Gold (35k) - Italy
Gold (20k) - Belgium
Gold (20k) - Spain
Gold (15k) - Austria

[Rebel X]

'Positions' (album) has reached #1 on Apple Music Mauritania.

This is the 120th country where the album has reached #1 on Apple Music.
It is now the 3rd female album with the most #1's on Apple Music, tying 'Happier Than Ever'.

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[Rebel X]

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Billboard 200
189 (RE) 99 Positions

[Rebel X]

'Positions (Deluxe)' has now surpassed 3.9 billion streams on Spotify. It's Ariana's 5th album to surpass this milestone, the most for any artist.

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[Rebel X]

[Rebel X]

'Pov' has now surpassed 400 million streams on Spotify. It's her 22nd song to surpass this milestone.

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'Positions' (song) has now surpassed 1.1 billion streams on Spotify. It's Ariana's 6th song to do so, becoming the female artist with the most songs above this milestone, tied with Dua Lipa.

'Positions' remains the most streamed female solo song released in 2020.

[Rebel X]

Billboard 200
200 (193) 101 Positions

With 'Positions' reaching 100 weeks on the Billboard 200, it becomes Ariana's 3rd album to do so.
She's now tied with Madonna, Adele, Carrie Underwood, Beyoncé, Miranda Lambert, Mariah Carey, Halsey and Janet Jackson as the 2nd female artist with the most albums above 100 weeks on the chart.

[Rebel X]

Billboard 200
186 (200) 102 Positions

‘Positions‘ is now the 3rd longest charting female album released this decade, surpassing ‘Manic‘.

Poland
47 (RE) 62 Positions

[theMathematician]

Not a bad result for such a short-lived project! I expected it to chart for like 20 weeks as the hype quickly died down, so 102 weeks is way beyond expectations for me.

[Rebel X]

‘Positions‘ was the 13th most streamed female solo song on Apple Music in 2022 globally. It‘s at #96 overall and the only female song from 2020 or earlier to appear on this list.

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‘Positions‘ (album) has now surpassed 4 billion streams on Spotify. It‘s her 5th album to surpass this milestone, becoming the first artist in Spotify history with 5 albums reaching this mark.

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Billboard 200
183 (186) 103 Positions

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‘Positions‘ (song) is now certified Gold in Germany for selling over 200k units there.

This is the 18th country where the song is officially certified:

3× Platinum (240k) - Canada
2× Platinum (2m) - US
2× Platinum (140k) - Australia
2× Platinum (120k) - Norway
2× Platinum (100k) - Poland
Platinum (600k) - UK
Platinum (90k) - Denmark
Platinum (80k) - Sweden
Platinum (30k) - New Zealand
Platinum (20k) - Greece
Platinum (10k) - Portugal
5× Gold (150k) - Mexico
Gold (200k) - Germany
Gold (100k) - France
Gold (35k) - Italy
Gold (20k) - Belgium
Gold (20k) - Spain
Gold (15k) - Austria

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[Rebel X]

‘Pov’ (audio) has now surpassed 100 million views on YouTube.

It’s Ariana’s 49th video to surpass this milestone and the 4th off ‘Positions’.

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‘34+35 (Remix)‘ has now surpassed 100 million views on YouTube. It‘s her 50th video to do so, joining Marília Mendonça, Neha Kakkar, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Shakira as the only female artists to do so.

It‘s the 5th video from the ‘Positions‘ era to surpass this milestone:

474.028.019 - Positions
282.988.710 - 34+35
106.947.384 - 34+35 (Topic)
100.159.796 - Pov (audio)
100.010.078 - 34+35 Remix

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‘34+35 (Remix)‘ has now surpassed 200 million streams on Spotify. It‘s Ariana Grande’s 47th song to reach this mark.

It‘s the 5th song from ‘Positions‘ to do so, joining ‘Motive‘, ‘Pov‘, ‘34+35‘ and ‘Positions‘.

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‘Positions (Deluxe)’ has now surpassed 4.1 billion streams on Spotify.

It’s Ariana’s 5th album to surpass this milestone on the platform, the most for any artist in Spotify history.

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‘34+35’ has now surpassed 800 million streams on Spotify.

It’s Ariana’s 16th song to surpass this milestone, extending her record as the female artist with the most songs above this mark.

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‘Positions (Deluxe)’ has now surpassed 4.2 billion streams on Spotify.

It’s Ariana’s 5th album to surpass this milestone, making her the first artist in Spotify history with 5 albums above this milestone.