Ariana Grande's Success and Achievements in Timeline
A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Ariana Grande.
Ariana Grande-Butera is an American singer, songwriter, and actress, widely recognized as a pop icon and influential figure in popular music. She's celebrated for her impressive four-octave vocal range. Grande's achievements include two Grammy Awards, a Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, and ten MTV Video Music Awards. In 2020, she was the world's highest-paid female musician. With over 90 million records sold globally, Grande is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
1964: Billboard Hot 100 Top 3 Since 1964
On February 23, 2019, Ariana Grande's singles occupied the top three spots on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time since The Beatles achieved the same in 1964.
January 2014: Recording Second Album and People's Choice Award
In January 2014, Ariana Grande began recording her second studio album and earned the Favorite Breakout Artist award at the People's Choice Awards 2014.
2014: Awards and Recognition in 2014
In 2014, Ariana Grande won a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Actress for her performance on Sam & Cat. She also received the Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award from the Music Business Association and Best Newcomer at the Bambi Awards. She was also named Billboard Women in Music's Rising Star.
2015: Launched Fragrance Line
Since its launch in 2015, Ariana Grande's fragrance franchise has made over $1 billion in retail sales globally.
2016: Featured on the Time 100
In 2016, Ariana Grande was featured on the Time 100 list.
2016: Named One of Time's 100 Most Influential People
In 2016, Ariana Grande was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world.
December 2017: Named Billboard's 'Female Artist of the Year'
In December 2017, Billboard magazine named Ariana Grande 'Female Artist of the Year'.
2017: Billboard Year-End Top Female Artist of 2017
Ariana Grande was named the Billboard year-end Top Female Artist of 2017.
2017: One Love Manchester Concert
In 2017, Ariana Grande organized the One Love Manchester concert to aid the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing. She also re-released "One Last Time" and her live performance of "Over the Rainbow" at the event as charity singles, raising $23 million.
2018: Billboard's Woman of the Year in 2018
In 2018, Ariana Grande was named Billboard Women in Music's Woman of the Year.
February 2019: Sweetener Wins Grammy Award
In February 2019, Ariana Grande earned her first Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album for Sweetener. The same month, Grande won a Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist.
February 23, 2019: Top Three Spots on Billboard Hot 100
On February 23, 2019, Ariana Grande's singles "7 Rings", "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored", and "Thank U, Next" charted at numbers one, two, and three respectively on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first solo artist to occupy the top three spots of the chart since The Beatles in 1964.
May 1, 2019: Billboard Music Awards
On May 1, 2019, Ariana Grande won two awards for Billboard Chart Achievement and Top Female Artist at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.
2019: Release of Thank U, Next and Billboard Hot 100 Domination
In 2019, Ariana Grande released the album 'Thank U, Next', which garnered US number-one singles. She became the first solo artist to occupy the top three spots of the Billboard Hot 100.
2019: Named One of Time's 100 Most Influential People Again
In 2019, Ariana Grande was again named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world.
2019: Featured on the Time 100 and Forbes Celebrity 100
In 2019, Ariana Grande was featured on the Time 100 and Forbes Celebrity 100 lists.
2019: Most-Streamed Female Artist on Apple Music
In 2019, Ariana Grande was the most-streamed female act on Apple Music, and was the first female act to amass 3 billion total streams on the platform.
2019: Billboard Music Awards Win
In 2019, Ariana Grande won two Billboard Music Awards, including Top Female Artist.
2019: "Thank U, Next" Success
In 2019, Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next" was the most-streamed song by a woman globally on Apple Music.
January 2020: Multiple Nominations at iHeartRadio Music Awards and Grammy performance
In January 2020, Ariana Grande received multiple nominations at the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards, including Female Artist of the Year. At the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, Grande performed a medley of "Imagine", "My Favorite Things", "7 Rings", and "Thank U, Next". She also received nominations for Album of the Year (Thank U, Next) and Record of the Year ("7 Rings").
June 2020: Thank U, Next Certified Double Platinum
In June 2020, Ariana Grande's album Thank U, Next was certified double platinum by the RIAA.
2020: Release of Positions and Number-One Debuts
In 2020, Ariana Grande achieved the most number-one debuts in Hot 100 chart history with the title track of her sixth album, 'Positions', as well as the collaborations "Stuck with U" and "Rain on Me".
2020: Record-Breaking Number One Debuts
In 2020, Ariana Grande became the first act to have her first five number-one singles, "Thank U, Next", "7 Rings", "Stuck With U", "Rain on Me", and "Positions" debut at number one. That year, Grande also broke the record for the most number one debuts and became the first female artist topping Global 200, Global 200 Excl. US and Hot 100 simultaneously. Grande also became the first artist to have three singles debut at number one on a single calendar year.
2020: Collaboration with Lady Gaga and Forbes Recognition
In 2020, Ariana Grande was featured on Lady Gaga's "Rain on Me", which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. She was also named the highest-earning woman in music on Forbes's 2020 Celebrity 100 list, placing 17th overall with $72 million. At the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, she was nominated for nine awards and won four, including Song of the Year for "Rain on Me".
2020: Featured on the Forbes Celebrity 100
In 2020, Ariana Grande was featured on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list.
2020: Top Ten Best-Selling Global Recording Artist of 2020
In 2020, Ariana Grande was named as one of the ten best-selling global recording artists by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
2020: Highest-Paid Female Musician
In 2020, Ariana Grande was the world's highest-paid female musician. She sold over 90 million records worldwide.
2020: Thank U, Next Featured in Guinness World Records 2020 Edition
In 2020, Eleven of Ariana Grande's records were achieved from the success of her album Thank U, Next which was featured in the 2020 edition of Guinness World Records.
May 15, 2021: Married Dalton Gomez
On May 15, 2021, Ariana Grande married Dalton Gomez in a private ceremony at her home in Montecito, California. Her wedding pictures became the second-most-liked Instagram post and most-liked Instagram post featuring pictures of people at the time, with over 25 million likes.
2021: Global Streaming Success
As of 2021, Ariana Grande had amassed 98 billion streams globally, making her one of the most-streamed artists of all time.
2021: "Thank U, Next" ranked in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs
In 2021, Ariana Grande's song "Thank U, Next" was ranked number 137 in Rolling Stone's revision of their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
2021: Most played artist on iHeartRadio's stations
In 2021, Grande was named the most-played artist on iHeartRadio's stations, reaching 2.6 billion in audience. Positions ranked at number eight on the 2021 year-end Billboard 200 chart.
2022: Cloud was the best-selling fragrance at Ulta
In 2022, it was reported that Cloud was the best-selling fragrance at Ulta, selling one bottle every eleven seconds.
2023: Ranked among Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Ariana Grande among the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time, at number 43.
May 2024: "Bang Bang" Certified Diamond
In May 2024, the song "Bang Bang" was certified diamond by the RIAA for selling over 10 million units in the US; it marked the first all-female collaboration to achieve the certification.
November 22, 2024: Theatrical Release of Wicked
On November 22, 2024, Wicked, the first part of the two-part film adaptation of the musical, starring Ariana Grande as Galinda Upland, was theatrically released. The film became a critical and commercial success.
2024: Second-Most-Streamed Woman on Spotify
As of 2024, Ariana Grande is the second-most-streamed woman and the sixth-most-streamed act ever on Spotify, with over 54 billion streams.
2024: Ranked Sixth-Greatest Pop Star of 2024
Billboard ranked Ariana Grande as the sixth-greatest pop star of 2024.
2024: Five Albums with Billion-Stream Songs
In 2024, Grande became the first artist to have five albums with multiple songs over a billion streams on the streaming platform, and she became the first woman with over 123 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
2024: IFPI Ranking in 2024
In 2024, the IFPI ranked Ariana Grande as the eleventh-best-selling recording artist globally.
March 2, 2025: Grande and Erivo Open the Academy Awards with Wicked Medley
On March 2, 2025, Ariana Grande and her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo opened the 97th Academy Awards ceremony with a performance of a Wicked medley, including "Over the Rainbow", "Home", and "Defying Gravity".
April 2025: Hot 100 Entries in April 2025
As of April 2025, Ariana Grande has 96 entries on the Hot 100, and is the fourth female artist with the most Hot 100 entries.
2025: Guinness World Records in 2025
As of 2025, Ariana Grande has broken 39 Guinness World Records, including the most songs to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and most followers on Spotify (female).
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