Ariana Grande has already broken 6 major chart records in 2020 alone

• On Monday, Billboard announced that Lady Gaga's collaboration with Ariana Grande, "Rain On Me," had debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100.
• "Rain On Me" is the first all-female collaboration to debut at No. 1 in Hot 100 history.
• Grande is now the first artist in history to have four songs arrive in the top spot, and the only artist to have all four of her No. 1 singles debut on top.
• Since her Justin Bieber collaboration "Stuck With U" debuted at No. 1 just two weeks ago, she is now the artist with the fastest back-to-back No. 1 debuts.
• "Rain On Me" also makes Grande the first female artist in history with multiple No. 1 debuts on the Hot 100 in the same calendar year, tying Drake's overall record.
• "Stuck With U" also made Grande the first-ever artist to debut at No. 1 for three consecutive years, after "Thank U, Next" in 2018 and "7 Rings" in 2019.

Ariana Grande has broken multiple major chart records this year — without releasing any solo music.

On Monday, Billboard announced that Grande's new collaboration with Lady Gaga, "Rain On Me," had debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100.

—Billboard Charts (@billboardcharts) June 1, 2020

Her newest No. 1 debut means that Grande is now the first and only artist in history to have four songs arrive in the top spot.

Just two weeks ago, she had tied Drake, Justin Bieber, and Mariah Carey's shared record with three No. 1 debuts.

Grande and Bieber's charity duet, "Stuck With U," had debuted at No. 1 after a dramatic week of music industry in-fighting. It marked both Grande and Bieber's third No. 1 debut.

—Billboard Charts (@billboardcharts) June 1, 2020

With "Stuck With U," Grande also became the only artist ever to have all three of her No. 1 singles debut in the top spot. Now, with "Rain On Me," she extends her record to four.

With rapid turnaround from "Stuck With U" to "Rain On Me," Grande now claims the fastest back-to-back No. 1 debuts — beating Drake's record of 11 weeks.

"Rain On Me" also makes Grande the first female artist in history with multiple No. 1 debuts on the Hot 100 in the same calendar year, tying Drake's overall record.

—Billboard Charts (@billboardcharts) June 1, 2020

After "Stuck With U," Grande also became the first-ever artist to debut at No. 1 for three consecutive years, following "Thank U, Next" in 2018 and "7 Rings" in 2019.

"Thank U, Next" was the No. 1 song for seven consecutive weeks, which extended its reign into the new year, while "7 Rings" remained on top for eight non-consecutive weeks.

"Rain On Me" marks Grande's second consecutive year with two No. 1 songs, which is extremely rare.

Finally, "Rain On Me" is the first all-female collaboration to debut at No. 1 in Hot 100 history.

The electro-pop anthem extends a remarkable stretch of success for female collaborations; Doja Cat's "Say So," featuring Nicki Minaj, and Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage," featuring Beyoncé, both climbed to the top spot on the chart earlier this year.

—chart data (@chartdata) June 1, 2020

"Rain On Me" is a historic single for Gaga, too. The song is her fifth No. 1 and second time debuting at the top, following "Born This Way" in 2011.

She now holds the record for the longest span of No. 1 debuts on the Hot 100: nine years, three months and one week.

She has also joined Carey and Beyoncé as the only solo artists to have No. 1 songs in three consecutive decades.

Grande and Gaga may not have time to celebrate, however. Both women have been busy advocating for social justice reform in the wake of George Floyd's death.

Notably, Grande has been marching alongside activists during Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Los Angeles.

The 26-year-old pop star has encouraged the media to bring attention to the peaceful side of protesting.

"hours and miles of peaceful protesting yesterday that got little to no coverage," she wrote on Sunday. "all throughout beverly hills and west hollywood we chanted, people beeped and cheered along."

"we were passionate, we were loud, we were loving. cover this too please."

Note: This post has been updated with additional information.

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