Ariana Grande Sets New Chart Record With Four #1 Record Debuts
Ariana Grande has become the first artist with four number one record debuts in Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, setting a new record with her Lady Gaga collab “Rain On Me.” What’s more, ALL of Ari’s number ones debuted in the chart’s top spot!
The two pop superstars dropped the single “Rain On Me” on Friday (May 22).
Gaga shared a heartfelt message for Ari and her fans, the Little Monsters, on Twitter as the song dropped, writing, “Thank you for reminding me I’m strong, I’m super emotional and love you so very much, I cherish you @ArianaGrande and little monsters without you I don’t know how I would survive. I’d rather be dry, but at least I’m alive.”
She also reflected on overcoming difficult times in another tweet, sharing, “If we’re gonna cry we’re gonna cry together, but we’re gonna dance while we do it. #RainOnMe #LittleMonsters
@ArianaGrande 💕💕let it pour☔️ I’m crying on my porch that I use to not be able to leave, I was stuck. Now I dance on it and sing about how I got through it.”
Ari also shared the story behind their collab. “one time ….. i met a woman who knew pain the same way i did… who cried as much as i did, drank as much wine as i did, ate as much pasta as i did and who’s heart was bigger than her whole body. she immediately felt like a sister to me,” she wrote of Gaga.
“she then held my hand and invited me into the beautiful world of chromatica and together, we got to express how beautiful and healing it feels to mothaf–kinnnn cry ! 🌧 i hope this makes u all feel as uplifted as it does for us both,” she continued, adding, “i love u @ladygaga, u stunning superwoman !”
“Rain On Me” is off of Lady Gaga’s latest album, Chromatica. It’s also Gaga’s fifth number one song, and her first number one debut since “Born This Way” back in February 2011, which mean it’s been nine years, three months, and one week since her last number one debut. It’s so far the longest span in between number one debuts on the chart – another record!
Justin Bieber previously held that record with four years and five months in between his number one debuts.
