In the United Kingdom, Grande became the second female solo artist to simultaneously hold the number one and two spots and the first musical artist to replace herself at number one, twice consecutively. It broke the records for the largest streaming week for a pop album and for a female album in the United States with 307 million on-demand streams.Grande became the first solo artist to occupy the top three spots on the Billboard Hot 100 with '7 Rings' at number one, her third single ' debuting at number two, and her lead single 'Thank U, Next' rose to number three, and the overall second artist to do so since did in 1964 when they occupied the top five spots. Thank U, Next was released on Februand debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 while receiving acclaim from critics. In May 2016, Grande appeared on season 10 finale, performing the second single from the album, ', which peaked at number 13 in the United States, and duetted with on 'Dangerous Woman'.Grande released Dangerous Woman on and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. Grande won an online voting poll on Entertainment Weekly as the 'best host of the season'. Grande garnered positive reviews for her appearance on the show, including praise for her impressions of various singers, some of which she had done on. The same month, Grande appeared as host and musical guest of Saturday Night Live, where she performed 'Dangerous Woman' and debuted the promotional single ', which charted at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single debuted at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first artist to have the lead single from each of her first three albums debut in the top ten. Grande performing 'Thinking Bout You' during theIn March 2016, Grande released ' as the lead single from the retitled album of the same name. Grande became the first solo artist to hold the top three spots on the simultaneously when ', ' and ' did so in 2019.

The former won a Grammy for and spawned the international top three hit ', while the latter broke several streaming records. On her next two albums, (2018) and (2019), Grande experimented with while maintaining her characteristic pop-R&B tones being projects with her most creative control yet and showing a more personal and vulnerable side, both debuted at number one in several countries and were acclaimed by music critics.

Grande's pop-R&B styles extended on her third studio album, (2016), which was her first of three consecutive number-one albums in the UK, and spawned top ten hits such as the Grammy nominated and '. It topped the Billboard 200 and featured four US top-ten singles: ', ', ', and ', the most of any artist that year. A 1950s -influenced and album, it debuted atop the US and spawned her first US top-ten single, ', featuring rapper.Grande's second studio album, (2014), continued the pop-R&B sound of its predecessor and incorporated elements.

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