Ariana Grande’s “34+35” debuts at No. 1 on two charts in the U.K., blocking her own “Positions” from opening atop the tallies, as it comes in at No. 2 instead. Ariana Grande at The 16th Governors Awards held at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood on November 16, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/WWD via Getty Images)
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While music made Ariana Grande one of the most successful pop stars of the past several decades, the singer and songwriter is putting her first love on the back burner for now after receiving rave reviews and a number of accolade nominations for her role as Glinda in both Wicked films. Grande has decided to focus on her acting career in the coming years, and she’s expected to appear in several films, a TV series, and even to make her London stage debut alongside fellow Wicked talent Jonathan Bailey.
Before Grande heads out on her Eternal Sunshine tour, her first concert trek in years and her last musical endeavor for what may be a little while, the superstar scores a new No. 1 hit on multiple charts in the U.K. with a half-decade-old track.
Ariana Grande Earns New No. 1 Hit in the U.K.
Grande’s “34+35” appears on three tallies in the U.K. this frame, and it launches in first place on all but one. “34+35” opens in first place on both the Official Physical Singles and Official Vinyl Singles charts.
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On the two rosters where “34+35” arrives, Grande collects her fourth career champion. The Grammy winner and Oscar-nominated actress has previously topped the tallies with “Yes, And?” “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” and “Dandelion.”
Ariana Grande Adds Yet Another Top 10 Bestseller
Grande is now up to 17 top 10 hits on the Official Vinyl Singles chart and just one more placement between Nos. 1 and 10 on the Official Physical Singles tally. The pop powerhouse has yet to place any track on either roster and fail to see it crack the highest tier for even one frame.
Grande’s accumulation of well over a dozen top 10 smashes includes multiple runners-up, as several beloved cuts like “The Boy Is Mine,” “Twilight Zone,” and “Popular,” among others, have missed out on ruling by just one spot.
Ariana Grande’s Half-Decade-Old Song Reaches a New Peak
US singer-songwriter Ariana Grande arrives for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
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“34+35” surges back onto the Official Singles Sales chart thanks to its release on vinyl. Grande’s years-old smash breaks back in at No. 7, which is a new all-time high for the cut. Grande scores her twenty-fourth top 10 success on the list of the bestselling songs of any genre and via any format throughout the U.K.
“Positions” Nearly Misses No. 1
Grande scores a pair of new successes on the Official Vinyl Singles chart as “34+35” leads the charge. “Positions,” taken from the same album, kicks off its time at No. 2.
Grande fills the highest two spaces on both the Official Vinyl Singles and Official Physical Singles charts this week. As “Positions” lands on the vinyl-only tally for the first time in the runner-up spot, it also returns to its best placement, No. 2, on the ranking of the top-selling tunes available on any physical format.
“Positions” simultaneously breaks back into the highest tier on the Official Singles Sales chart, coming in at No. 8. Unlike “34+35,” however, “Positions” does not rise to a never-before-seen peak on that list, as the tune has previously topped out at No. 3.
Ariana Grande’s Positions Album Returns to Multiple Charts
Both “Positions” and “34+35” served as singles from Grande’s sixth album, Positions. She released the full-length in the fall of 2020, and the project became an immediate winner all around the planet.
Thanks to the success of “Positions” and “34+35,” Positions rebounds onto a pair of tallies in the U.K. The Grammy-nominated effort comes in at No. 64 on the Official Physical Albums chart and just one space lower on the Official Albums Sales list. Throughout the years Positions has been available and the 30-plus frames it has found space on both rosters, Grande’s studio effort has only ever lifted to No. 2, and it stands as a rare miss for the singer.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2026/01/20/ariana-grande-blocks-one-of-her-own-biggest-hits-from-no-1/
