Ariana Grande's eighth studio album Petal has topped Billboard's weekly new music fan poll, collecting 41% of the vote by the time polling closed on Sunday, August 2, 2026. The poll was published Friday, July 31 — the same day the album arrived via Babydoll Music and Republic Records. Billboard

Petal is a 12-song collection released while Grande is on the road for her Eternal Sunshine Tour. The title track serves as the album's second single, following "Hate That I Made You Love Me," which previously reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — the chart that tracks the most-consumed songs in the US each week. A satirical music video for the title track casts Grande as Pepper, an actress on set playing a performer who tries repeatedly to be "good enough" for ruthless critics and eventually loses her cool with a chainsaw. Billboard

The poll's runner-up was "Efímero" by Erick Brian, Dale Pututi and Nesty, which took 26% of the vote. Cardi B's "AH HA" placed third with 18%. The ballot also included new releases from Davido, Slayyyter, Shaboozey, and a collaboration from Benny Blanco with Selena Gomez and Becky G. Billboard

Petal is the follow-up to Grande's 2024 album Eternal Sunshine, her seventh full-length, which spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — the weekly ranking of the highest-consuming albums in the US, measured across sales, streaming equivalents and track equivalents. Eternal Sunshine itself won a Billboard fan poll in March 2024 with more than 86% of the vote, and its lead single "Yes, And?" won a separate poll that January with 77%. Billboard Billboard

Grande's winning streak in these polls now spans three consecutive projects, each with a different margin. Where Eternal Sunshine dominated with 86%, Petal's 41% reflects a more competitive field — though still a comfortable lead over second place.

On Sunday, August 2, it was reported that Grande plans to step away from the public eye once her current tour wraps. The timing places Petal as both a release and something of a farewell note, at least for now — an album landing at full speed before its creator heads for the exit. Billboard