Petal lands at No. 4, sealing Grande's 25th top 10 hit
Ariana Grande's title track "Petal" debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated August 16, 2026, pushing Grande to a milestone 25th career top 10 on the ranking and drawing her level with Elvis Presley. The entry extends the chart dominance of Grande's album Petal, which itself debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and the Official U.K. Albums Chart following its July 29 release.
'Hate That I Made You Love Me' climbs back toward the summit
"Hate That I Made You Love Me," the album's lead single and earlier No. 1 debut, rose from No. 8 to No. 2 on the same Hot 100 frame. A newly released music video for the track, shot in muted tones with neon accents, accompanied the climb. The single's ascent left Grande narrowly short of reclaiming No. 1, a position held by Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" this week.
All 12 Petal tracks enter the Hot 100
Every song from Petal placed on the Hot 100, with the 12 cuts all landing within the top 40. Beyond "Petal" at No. 4 and "Hate That I Made You Love Me" at No. 2, the remaining tracks charted lower on the ranking, led by "Kiss Me" at No. 21.
How the Presley comparison frames Grande's haul
The 25th top 10 ties Grande with Presley, while moving her past Beyoncé, who has 24 top 10 hits as a soloist. Analysts note that Grande has routinely launched new singles directly inside the top tier, including multiple No. 1 debuts, whereas Presley accumulated his top 10s over an earlier era; some of his pre-Hot 100 smashes either never appeared on the chart or charted well after their initial popularity.
What remains uncertain
Grande's representatives confirmed on August 2, 2026 that she will take a hiatus after her current Eternal Sunshine Tour dates conclude, and she has withdrawn from a planned London revival of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park With George. Whether subsequent Petal singles will reach No. 1 in coming weeks, and how Grande's tally will evolve relative to Presley and other all-time leaders, will depend on the chart trajectory of the album's remaining tracks.
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