For a while, it seemed like Ariana Grande was planning to retire from her music career. She had achieved great success as a film actress thanks to two films, "« The Evil Witch »" and it seemed as if overnight, Grande had transformed herself from one of the world's most popular pop stars into not only a commercially successful, but also a critically acclaimed actress—one who even earned her first Oscar nomination thanks to the musical. Grande quickly signed on to play the lead role in «Fokker's Mother-in-Law» , the fourth installment in the comedy series, is set to release later this year, but thankfully, she has no plans to leave the industry that made her famous worldwide.
Grande will release on July 31st Petal , her eighth album. The first single, "Hate That I Made You Love Me," was released at the end of May and is expected to top charts worldwide within days. Excitement about the beginning of Grande's new era seems to have reminded fans in the UK not only to revisit some of her most popular—and relatively recent—singles, but also to buy them in sufficient quantities to ensure they become hits again.
Ariana Grande returns with four hits.
Four Ariana Grande songs have reappeared on the official physical singles chart. This year, the ranking of the best-selling songs available on CD, cassette, or vinyl is published. Four of the singer-songwriter's songs are in the top 40, and half of them are once again hits.
«"Positions" tops the chart and returns to the official physical singles chart at number 32. "34+35" follows, fittingly, at number 35. "Twilight Zone" and "Hampstead" sit below the important top 40, at numbers 45 and 51, respectively.
Ariana Grande has sent three of her songs to the vinyl chart.
Three of these tracks also appeared on the Official Vinyl Singles Chart, a format-specific version of the Official Physical Singles Chart. Only "Twilight Zone" didn't become a vinyl-only bestseller. "Positions" peaked at No. 25, "34+35" returned to No. 27, and "Hampstead" barely cracked the top 40, returning to No. 40 on the best-selling list.
Among Ariana Grande's hits, only "34+35" occupies a leading position.
Of the four songs Grande has returned to the UK charts (no other song bearing her name currently appears on any other chart), only one has already reached the top of the charts it appears on. "34+35" held the number one spot on both the physical singles chart and the vinyl singles chart. Notably, "Positions," "Hampstead," and "Twilight Zone" peaked at number two on both charts, missing the top spot by just one place.
Ariana Grande's hits chart «Dangerous Woman» и «Eternal Sunshine»
Grande's return to the UK charts extends beyond bestsellers and includes several full-length albums. Album Dangerous Woman It currently sits at number 100, its final spot on the Official Albums Streaming chart. Grande recently updated the digital version on streaming platforms, adding the track "Knew Better Part Two," which was included on the album's tenth-anniversary edition.
Her latest project, an album Eternal Sunshine , re-entered the official physical albums and official album sales charts, taking 86th and 94th places, respectively. And again, albums Dangerous Woman и Eternal Sunshine reached number 2 on the charts where they currently reside.
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This article was originally published on Forbes.com.