Ariana Grande Blocked From A New No. 1 By A Musical Legend

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentAriana Grande Blocked From A New No. 1 By A Musical LegendByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorJun 13, 2026, 09:15am EDTAriana Grande's Dangerous Woman climbs to a new peak on Billboard's Vinyl Albums chart as it misses out on becoming another No. 1 by one space. SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 04: Ariana Grande attends the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 04, 2026 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)Getty Images for Critics Choice AssociationOn May 29, Ariana Grande returned with her new single, "Hate That I Made You Love Me." The song introduces her upcoming eighth full-length, Petal, which will arrive in July. Only a week before "Hate That I Made You Love Me" hit streaming platforms and digital download stores, the Grammy winner unleashed a tenth anniversary edition of her album Dangerous Woman, one of her earliest full-lengths. The project came with just one previously unreleased track titled "Knew Better Part Two," but that proved to be enough to convince a large portion of the superstar's fans to purchase Dangerous Woman, either for the first time or in a new format. As "Hate That I Made You Love Me" launches in lofty spaces on several Billboard-compiled tallies, Dangerous Woman returns to multiple charts, and even hits a new all-time high.Ariana Grande Nearly Hits No. 1 With Dangerous WomanLONDON - CIRCA 1964: Bassist Paul McCartney of the rock band "The Beatles" poses for a portrait sitting on a bed in circa 1964 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)gettyThis week, Dangerous Woman sits at No. 2 on the Vinyl Albums chart, Billboard's ranking of the top-selling titles of any style on wax. That...