Ariana Grande's Official Top 40 biggest songs in the UK revealed

With the star set to return with new single yes, and?, we crunch the numbers on Ariana Grande's Official biggest hits
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After taking some time out from music to focus on her role as Glinda in Jon M. Chu's upcoming Wicked film adaptation, Ariana Grande's finally announced her brand-new single yes, and?

The first track lifted from Ariana's as-yet-untitled seventh studio album, scheduled for release later this year, lands on Friday January 12 and, to celebrate, we thought we'd take a look back through her biggest-ever songs in the UK.

From her first Official Singles Chart appearance with 2013 Mac Miller collaboration The Way, through to 2021 Kelly Clarkson team-up Santa, Can't You Hear Me, Ari's got some bangers in her back catalogue.

First, let's get into some Top 5 number crunching, shall we?

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5. Into You

Released: 2016

UK chart units: 1.69 million

UK streams: 176 million

Official Singles Chart Peak: 14

#JusticeForIntoYou! While Dangerous Woman cut Into You might not be one of Ari's 19 Top 10 singles – it peaked at 14 – it's definitely an enduring fan favourite. Co-written with Swedish pop genius Max Martin, it's a song that's impossible to overplay, which probably explains why it keeps on racking up the streams.

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4. thank u, next

Released: 2019

UK chart units: 1.88 million

UK streams: 238 million

Official Singles Chart Peak: 1

Ariana dropped infectious R&B bop thank u, next soon after she split from comedian Pete Davidson, then let it seize control of the narrative. Helped by a brilliant video that references cult classic movies including Legally Blonde and Mean Girls, it became her third UK Number 1 hit and a global pop culture phenomenon.

3. no tears left to cry

Released: 2018

UK chart units: 1.97 million

UK streams: 226 million

Official Singles Chart Peak: 2

With a pronounced UK garage influence in its production, Sweetener's lead single no tears left to cry is a life-affirming banger with a message of hope, optimism and resilience. "I'm lovin', I’m livin', I'm pickin' it up", Ari sings on the chorus. 

2. Santa Tell Me

Released: 2014

UK chart units: 1.98 million

UK streams: 222 million

Official Singles Chart Peak: 8

Released in 2014, Santa Tell Me has arguably earned 'modern Christmas classic' status; now a near-cert to return to the Official Singles Chart Top 40 every December. In fact, in 2023, the track reached a brand-new peak of Number 8.

One of the 21st century's Official biggest Christmas songs, the track comes in at Number 2 on Ariana's all-time list with 222 million combined UK audio and video streams to its name.

1. One Last Time

Released: 2015

UK chart units: 2.34 million

UK streams: 223 million

Official Singles Chart Peak: 2

My Everything album cut One Last Time, a love song set at the end of the world, was a relatively modest hit when it was first released in 2015. Two years later, it acquired an incredibly poignant new meaning in the wake of the Manchester Arena terrorist attack, which claimed the lives of 22 people and injured more than 500 others attending Ariana's concert in the city.

Re-released as a charity single in aid of victims and their families, it climbed to a new peak of Number 2. There's no doubt it has become a deeply moving, career-defining song for Ariana.

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Ariana Grande’s Official Top 40 biggest songs in the UK:

POS TITLE ARTIST PEAK
1 ONE LAST TIME ARIANA GRANDE 2
2 SANTA TELL ME ARIANA GRANDE 8
3 NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY ARIANA GRANDE 2
4 THANK U NEXT ARIANA GRANDE 1
5 INTO YOU ARIANA GRANDE 14
6 7 RINGS ARIANA GRANDE 1
7 SIDE TO SIDE ARIANA GRANDE FT NICKI MINAJ 4
8 RAIN ON ME LADY GAGA & ARIANA GRANDE 1
9 PROBLEM ARIANA GRANDE FT IGGY AZALEA 1
10 DANGEROUS WOMAN ARIANA GRANDE 17
11 BREAK FREE ARIANA GRANDE FT ZEDD 16
12 GOD IS A WOMAN ARIANA GRANDE 4
13 BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND I'M BORED ARIANA GRANDE 1
14 POSITIONS ARIANA GRANDE 1
15 34+35 ARIANA GRANDE 3
16 LOVE ME HARDER ARIANA GRANDE FT WEEKND 48
17 BREATHIN ARIANA GRANDE 8
18 STUCK WITH U ARIANA GRANDE & JUSTIN BIEBER 4
19 BOYFRIEND ARIANA GRANDE & SOCIAL HOUSE 4
20 BED NICKI MINAJ FT ARIANA GRANDE 20
21 THE WAY ARIANA GRANDE FT MAC MILLER 41
22 FOCUS ARIANA GRANDE 10
23 EVERYDAY ARIANA GRANDE FT FUTURE 123
24 IMAGINE ARIANA GRANDE 8
25 BE ALRIGHT ARIANA GRANDE 65
26 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ARIANA GRANDE & JOHN LEGEND 52
27 LET ME LOVE YOU ARIANA GRANDE & LIL WAYNE 111
28 MOTIVE ARIANA GRANDE FT DOJA CAT 16
29 NEEDY ARIANA GRANDE 8
30 POV ARIANA GRANDE 19
31 GREEDY ARIANA GRANDE 113
32 SANTA CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KELLY CLARKSON & ARIANA GRANDE 23
33 BAD IDEA ARIANA GRANDE  
34 BLOODLINE ARIANA GRANDE  
35 NASA ARIANA GRANDE  
36 LAST CHRISTMAS ARIANA GRANDE 92
37 MONOPOLY ARIANA GRANDE & VICTORIA MONET 23
38 FAKE SMILE ARIANA GRANDE  
39 GHOSTIN ARIANA GRANDE  
40 POPULAR SONG MIKA FT ARIANA GRANDE 177

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Martin

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I’m surprised the number 1 hit, Bang Bang with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj isn’t on the list!

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Alexander

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love her music and can't wait to hear the new album. she is an amazing artist and a true inspiration to millions.

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TAYLOR

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She .

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Alexander

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very mature comment. let us know the next time you got over anything like what she has and then post your moronic comments.

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PRB

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In a free country, people are entitled to have different likes and dislikes.