UPDATE: Feb. 19, 2019, 9:46 a.m. PST This story has been updated to reflect Ariana Grande's priceless reactions to the news via Twitter. Thank U, Next isn't just dominating your playlist — it's making music history. According to Billboard, the success of Ariana Grande's latest album earns her a number of major industry accolades. The most notable? By claiming the top three slots of this week's Billboard Hot 100, Grande has achieved a triumph last held by The Beatles in 1964. "7 Rings" comes in at No. 1 for a fourth consecutive week as "Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" and "Thank U, Next" round out the trio. When The Beatles achieved the same victory, their top three hits included the still-iconic "Can't Buy Me Love," "Twist and Shout," and "Do You Want to Know A Secret." So yes, this is freaking major. Considering Grande is only the second act to achieve this victory, she is also snagging the titles of first solo artist and first female artist ever to do so. Grande reacted to the news by first tweeting out, "wait what." She then followed up with a quick "what the fuck is going on." Then the pop icon elaborated, explaining she at first thought the announcement was part of a fan-fed hoax. i laughed when i saw this bc i thought y’all edited it. thank u from the bottom of my heart. for so many reasons. first time since the beatles huh. that’s wild. i thought this was a joke when i saw it i’m not kidding. i love u. so much. always have n will. thank u for everything. https://t.co/133Fp690fT — Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) February 19, 2019 We stan a grateful and overwhelmed queen. Oh, and one more record Grande grabbed this week? Most Top 40 Billboard Hot 100 Hits by a Female Artist, also reported by Billboard. Grande's 11 Top 40 tracks are besting the record set by Cardi B last April, whose album Invasion of Privacy rocked nine Top 40 hits. TL;DR Girl is pretty freaking "successful." Yes, that song is from Sweetener. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy!<doc-sep>Ariana Grande has become the first artist since The Beatles to hold all three top spots on The Billboard Hot 100 chart, it was announced today. Grande holds the number 1, 2, and 3 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart simultaneously, the first time since The Beatles in 1964. Her album. ‘Thank u, next’ also debuted at number 1 on the albums chart. The pop star released the LP last week (February 8), just six months after her previous record, ‘Sweetener’. Grande’s ‘7 Rings’ is at number 1 for a fourth week, whilst ‘Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored’ made its debut at number 2. ‘Thank u, next’, meanwhile, went to number 3 from 7. All three songs are taken from Grande’s number 1 album of the same name. Advertisement Between March and April 1964, The Beatles held the top three spots for five weeks before eventually claiming all the top five spots. Last week, Grande also made history in the UK when ‘Thank U, Next’ entered the Official UK Albums Chart at number one, while on the Official UK Singles Chart also holding the top two spots with ‘Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored’ (number one) and ‘7 Rings’ (number two). She is the first female artist in history to hold both the Number One album and top two singles in the UK, the Official Charts Company has reported. Grande is also the first female artist to replace herself at Number One on the singles chart. ‘7 Rings’ was in the top spot before ‘Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored’ was released. Advertisement Grande is now the fourth artist ever to have three number one singles in under 100 days, joining Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Justin Bieber. ‘Thank U, Next’ also broke the record for most album streams ever by a female artist in one week, surpassing the star’s previous record for ‘Sweetener’. It received 59 million streams across its 12 tracks and is now the third most streamed album in its first week of release, coming behind Ed Sheeran’s ‘÷’ and Drake’s ‘Scorpion’. In a recent appearance on The Zach Sang Show, Grande revealed that she had written an alternative version of ‘Thank U, Next’’s title track in case she did marry Pete Davidson. Three versions were written in total, because, the star said, “I’m like super shy when it comes to pitching wild things, so I was like, ‘Is it insane if I name people and thank them directly in the song?’”<doc-sep>
Ariana Grande is the first artist since the Beatles to have songs in the top three spots of the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The pop songstress holds the top spots with three songs from her fifth studio album, "Thank U, Next." The Beatles were the first to achieve this feat in 1964 with their iconic songs “Can’t Buy Me Love”, “Twist and Shout,” and “Do You Want to Know a Secret,” which together topped the charts for five weeks in 1964. Grande's current top-three hits are: “7 Rings,” “Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored,” and “Thank U, Next." still cant believe this is real fr. thanks for making history with ya girl today. and for making me feel loved. bye crying. — Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) February 19, 2019 Drake nearly tied the Beatles for the record in 2018 when his songs “Nice for What”, “Nonstop”, and “God’s Plan” claimed spots 1, 2, and 4. John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and George Harrison on Salisbury Plain during the filming of 'Help', March 5, 1965. PA Wire via AP Images file Grande's accomplishment comes soon after her first Grammy win last week, which was for her album "Sweetener," which beat out works by other artists such as Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, and P!nk for best pop vocal album. The artist’s transparent presence on social media continues to play a great part in her platform as a musician. Grande has 60.9 million followers on Twitter alone. On the night of the Grammys, Grande took to social media to show off a custom-made Zac Posen gown she would have worn to the ceremony and to thank her team and fans - and the Recording Academy - after her win was announced. Grande did not accept the award in person after plans for her to perform at the show fell through. Prior to the Grammys, after the show producer told The Associated Press that singer chose not to perform because she “felt it was too late for her to pull something together,” she responded in a series of tweets that he was "lying."