Will Ariana Grande's 'petal' hold No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Aug 22?
52% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 27 predictions cast.
Ariana Grande's "petal" fell to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Aug. 22, unseated after one week atop the chart. Stray Kids' "THIS & THAT" debuted at No. 1 instead, earning about 369,000 equivalent album units in the tracking week ending Aug. 13, according to Luminate data reported by Billboard. "petal" earned roughly 82,000 units in its second week, a 72% drop from its debut frame.
The result gave the South Korean group its ninth consecutive No. 1 debut, making Stray Kids the first act in Billboard 200 history to open all nine of its charting releases at No. 1, a streak that began with "ODDINARY" in 2022.
The community leaned toward "petal" holding the top spot, with 52% of 27 voters predicting yes -- a narrow margin that landed on the wrong side of the outcome. The result reflects a familiar pattern on the albums chart: a high-profile debut week frequently gives way the following week to a competing release backed by a dedicated fan base with a strong track record of chart-topping first-week sales, as was the case with Stray Kids.