As recent debuts go, few have resonated more with the masses than Ariana Grande and her breakout smash ‘The Way’.
Penned by Jordin Sparks and Sevyn Streeter, the blazing track has propelled the 20-year from being a Nickelodeon name to one etched in the upper echelon of music charts across the globe.
The song’s greatest success has been on home-soil in the US where it recently received a major sales certification from the RIAA.
Details after the jump…
According to the industry juggernaut, ‘The Way’ has been awarded a Platinum plaque for selling over one million copies in America.
Released in late March, the exact number of units sold is 1,390,000 – as at writing.
Needless to say, congrats are certainly in order for Ms. Grande, who is currently smashing iTunes with her second single ‘Baby I’.
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Nice song. I didn’t purchase it; although I did buy Baby I. Very interested on hearing this album. If she debuts with big numbers for a new artist (125k+) she may be onto a great era…..
It hasn’t gotten any airplay or promo yet so im impressed it hasn’t dropped on itunes.
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This is just the beginning. She has amazing longevity.
Good for her, and shame at her charting higher than the main girl in victorious LOOL
So two Ariana Grande posts just after the Mariah Carey one. This blog is SHADE lol.
Ariana overload lol. Congrats girl!
What’s going on with #beautiful sales? Is grandma carey flopping like her son head?
The Way was released two months before #Beautiful. Try again.
But….. It’s MARIAH CAREY! The biggest selling female act. She should be PLATINUM by now.
Hmm Sorry but #Beautiful has already sold one million copies in the USA too. I don´t see much difference. And the public should be sick and tired of Mariah after so many years while this girl is new like Leona Lewis was for a year or two. So if this were a competition, Mariah would win. #Beautiful is a strong top10 in Australia too.
Lies, #Beautiful is still @ 800,000 sold. You tried tho.
Sorry but last time I checked it was over 900,000 copies. This week it will reach 1 mil. It was released 2 months after The Way. You mad she charts decades after her prime? When will any other girl over 40 years old on singles charts apart from Madonna? Ok.
The Way was platinum a month ago. Its at sales of 1.4 million now. This site is late.
Congratulations gurl
Slaylena Godmez’s Come And Get It was released after this and was certified double platinum last week…..congrats to ari tho it will be the only platinum plaque she sees again.
But Ariana actually has vocal talent 🙂
Come and Get It sales peaked after her Billboard performance. Ariana did one live show and the rest been just radio and support.
Lol Baby I will be platinum, mark my words. Come & Get It has only sold 1.6 million in the U.S, its 2x platinum from streaming. The Way has sold 1.4 million, only a 200k difference. Keep in mine its Ariana’s 1st official single and Selena’s 9th single 😉
Beyonce is not releasing her album this year. I feel like committing s****** 🙁
Girl get help…
No lol.
I’m just disappointed that I might not be getting the 5th album this year it breaks my hearts 🙁
Its ok boo she’s obviously perfecting it.
I’m so down Right now but congratulations to Ariana :). She’s talented and beautiful she deserves this
I need to know why body party hasn’t gone gold yet?
You’re joking! You mean to tell me that Jason Derulo’s new single is gold, but Ciara’s isn’t?
Lol Yes gurl so sad the song is surviving on radio play & YouTube views.
How can It be gold while her Cd is declining? Lol stop monsta 🙁
Lmao……
Wait, so she didn’t even write her “big hit” single? And these clowns actually think she’s the next Mariah Carey? LOL I can’t. Mariah had written an entire album full of hits and had gone multi-platinum without the help of some TV show and Youtube at this chick’s age.
The worst part is that they always call this basic song “The Way” a smash! lol Some songs from the last months I would call smashes would be “Locked out of heaven” or Diamonds (sadly), and worldwide at that. But this well promoted track for a girl who has a little stan base already from that tv show… but can barely crack the Hot100 top10? A smash? Moderate hit if you want.
It debuted #10 then declined then set a new peak at #9 weeks later
And? Did I say anything wrong?
She’s cute and has a good voice. Wish her success, she seems to respect the greats. No where NEAR Mariah in her prime, Ariana can coo and whisper, she has a lovely tone, but Mariah’s range—the bish is top 3 greatest vocalist of ALL TIMES.
P.S. Mariah can write her own music.
Please, stop comparing & trying to start a stan war. Im embracing her I will support Ariana as a Lamb
I like Mariah, I like Ariana. I can compare them if I wish. They both have similar qualities to their voice, and it’s cool, but I think Mariah has more range. It’s not a ploy to start a stan war.
im a victoria justice fan f-ck ariana
Lol Gold isn’t even in the top 1000 on iTunes. And no I didn’t add an extra zero on their. She’s a major flop.
So is Ariana´s team already paying TGJ like Beyonce´s, Rihanna´s and Ellijah Blake´s teams have been doind for months/years? Damn it´s like 2 or 3 posts per day… lol
Yasssss slay hunty
looks like another bubblegum pop singer….
The Way has been platinum for over a month now and its sales have passed 1.4 million in the U.S alone
Im tired of everybody saying that Ariana doesnt write in actuality she does. It seems to ensure that Ariana was a hit she was given these two singles to ensure her success. In a recent interview with Big Boy she clearly stated she writes and many songs that she has penned will be on her debut album out September 3rd so go and cop it and then see if she is a good enough artist for you.
She way better than ugly fat ass MOORIAH