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

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.

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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