{"id":2086936,"date":"2026-08-10T13:42:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2086936"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:42:38","slug":"ariana-grandes-new-album-petal-tops-us-billboard-chart-thank-you-from-the-bottom-of-my-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2086936","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande\u2019s new album \u2018Petal\u2019 tops US Billboard chart: \u201cThank you from the bottom of my heart\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ariana-grande@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ariana Grande\u2019s new album \u2018Petal\u2019 tops US Billboard chart: \u201cThank you from the bottom of my heart\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>It is her most successful LP in America for seven years<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Damian Jones<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-10T14:42:38+01:00\">10th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ariana-grande@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Ariana Grande. CREDIT: @katiatemkin\" title=\"ariana-grande@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Ariana Grande. CREDIT: @katiatemkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Ariana Grande\u2018s new album \u2018Petal\u2019 has topped the US Billboard albums chart.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Ariana Grande \u2013 \u2018Petal\u2019 review: conflicted pop songs under the spotlight<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Her eighth studio LP shifted 295,000 equivalent album units according to <em>Variety<\/em>, marking her most successful album in America since 2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The pop star took to her Instagram Story to hail her fans for helping her reach the summit after a week in which it was announced that she would withdrawing from the public eye. \u201cThank you from the bottom of my heart,\u201d she wrote, along with a heart emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Her album also topped the UK albums chart over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The pop star\u2019s representatives confirmed earlier this month that she would be \u201ctaking a step back from visibility\u201d following her current \u2018Eternal Sunshine\u2019 tour.<\/p>\n<p>She also withdrew from the upcoming West End revival of\u00a0<i>Sunday In The Park With George<\/i>, in which she had been due to appear alongside her <i>Wicked<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>co-star Jonathan Bailey. It would have been her West End debut at London\u2019s Barbican Centre, starting next summer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ariana-Grande-Petal-Artwork.jpg\" alt width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ariana Grande \u2018Petal\u2019 artwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the first of her three shows at Chicago\u2019s United Center last week, Grande took a moment to \u201cclear the air about a few things\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cI heard that my fans were worried that negativity was ruining things for me, but I just have to say that could not be more the far opposite. This is not what that is. And I just want to be very, very clear: multiple things can be true at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoundaries need to be set, human beings can need a break sometimes and also, this can be and will continue to be the greatest experience of my professional and creative life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elaborating on her reasons for speaking out, Grande shared: \u201cI needed to get out here and differentiate that from my truth for all of you because I love you and this tour has been the most healing, beautiful, corrective, magnificent, special experience of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The decision came after renewed public commentary surrounding Grande\u2019s body and appearance, which intensified online after she recently released the video for \u2018Petal\u2019, the title track from her new album.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0it was reported that Grande had also pulled out of the new season of <em>American Horror Story <\/em>due to touring commitments.<\/p>\n<p>But she is still due to head to the UK for a 10-night residency at The O2 in London between August 15 and September 1. Find any remaining tickets here.<\/p>\n<p>In a three-and-a-half-star review of \u2018Petal\u2019, <em>NME<\/em> wrote: \u201cRather than turning heartache into collective joy and wonder \u2013 which has always been her greatest strength \u2013 \u2018Petal\u2019 pulls inward, beseeching the listener to hold empathy for her experiences, even as she reportedly looks to\u00a0step back from public life following the \u2018Eternal Sunshine\u2019 tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ariana Grande<\/li>\n<li>Pop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Ariana Grande\u2018s new album \u2018Petal\u2019 has topped the US Billboard albums chart.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Ariana Grande \u2013 \u2018Petal\u2019 review: conflicted pop songs under the spotlight<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Her eighth studio LP shifted 295,000 equivalent album units according to <em>Variety<\/em>, marking her most successful album in America since 2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The pop star took to her Instagram Story to hail her fans for helping her reach the summit after a week in which it was announced that she would withdrawing from the public eye. \u201cThank you from the bottom of my heart,\u201d she wrote, along with a heart emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Her album also topped the UK albums chart over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The pop star\u2019s representatives confirmed earlier this month that she would be \u201ctaking a step back from visibility\u201d following her current \u2018Eternal Sunshine\u2019 tour.<\/p>\n<p>She also withdrew from the upcoming West End revival of\u00a0<i>Sunday In The Park With George<\/i>, in which she had been due to appear alongside her <i>Wicked<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>co-star Jonathan Bailey. It would have been her West End debut at London\u2019s Barbican Centre, starting next summer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ariana-Grande-Petal-Artwork.jpg\" alt width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ariana Grande \u2018Petal\u2019 artwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the first of her three shows at Chicago\u2019s United Center last week, Grande took a moment to \u201cclear the air about a few things\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cI heard that my fans were worried that negativity was ruining things for me, but I just have to say that could not be more the far opposite. This is not what that is. And I just want to be very, very clear: multiple things can be true at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoundaries need to be set, human beings can need a break sometimes and also, this can be and will continue to be the greatest experience of my professional and creative life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elaborating on her reasons for speaking out, Grande shared: \u201cI needed to get out here and differentiate that from my truth for all of you because I love you and this tour has been the most healing, beautiful, corrective, magnificent, special experience of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The decision came after renewed public commentary surrounding Grande\u2019s body and appearance, which intensified online after she recently released the video for \u2018Petal\u2019, the title track from her new album.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0it was reported that Grande had also pulled out of the new season of <em>American Horror Story <\/em>due to touring commitments.<\/p>\n<p>But she is still due to head to the UK for a 10-night residency at The O2 in London between August 15 and September 1. Find any remaining tickets here.<\/p>\n<p>In a three-and-a-half-star review of \u2018Petal\u2019, <em>NME<\/em> wrote: \u201cRather than turning heartache into collective joy and wonder \u2013 which has always been her greatest strength \u2013 \u2018Petal\u2019 pulls inward, beseeching the listener to hold empathy for her experiences, even as she reportedly looks to\u00a0step back from public life following the \u2018Eternal Sunshine\u2019 tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ariana-grandes-new-album-petal-tops-us-billboard-chart-thank-you-from-the-bottom-of-my-heart-3961779&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ariana-grande@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Ariana Grande\u2019s new album \u2018Petal\u2019 tops US Billboard chart: \u201cThank you from the bottom of my heart\u201d It is her most successful LP in America for seven years By Damian Jones 10th August 2026 Ariana Grande. 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