Obvious

Obvious is a King Warz Charts top-5 hit song by Ariana Grande. The song debuted on the charts at #49 during Week 7. It reached #2 during Week 106 to become Ariana Grande's 12th #1 hit.

"Obvious"
Top 5 Hit Song by Ariana Grande
from the album Positions
Main Artist	Ariana Grande
First Charted	Week 7
Last Charted	Week 140
Rank	15 (as of July 19, 2026)
Plays	531
Weeks	56
Peak	2
Certification	14x Diamond ⬥
Song Rating
Rating

As of July 2026, it is certified 14× Diamond.

Chart Summary

'Obvious' took the long road. The Ariana Grande song entered the King Warz Charts at #49 in Week 7 and needed 99 weeks to find its footing, but it eventually peaked at #2 in Week 106 and has logged 56 weeks in all. Along the way it became Ariana Grande's 23rd top-5 hit.

The track earned its highest weekly points total, 338, in Week 21 at #3 after climbing 33 places. Its largest weekly gain was a 55-place surge from #60 to #5 in Week 29. At its most durable, the song held the chart for 7 straight weeks between Week 19 and Week 25. The song has recorded 24 re-entries, with gaps of 1 to 18 weeks between appearances. The first re-entry came in Week 11, and the most recent in Week 139; the strongest return came in Week 106, back in at #2.

Among all 963 songs on the charts, the track ranks 12th by total weeks and 19th by total points. Over the course of its chart run, the song has earned 2,925 total units. The song's chart presence is driven 36% by raw streams and 64% by chart points.

2022 brought 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3, averaging #24, earning 1,533 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 21, adding 716 units for a 20th-place year-end finish. In 2023, the song charted 9 times, peaking at #5, averaging #21, earning 756 points, with the biggest points week in Week 29 (144 points), adding 496 units for a 28th-place year-end finish. During 2024, the track appeared 3 times, peaking at #24, averaging #33, earning 135 points, with the biggest points week in Week 47 (64 points). 2025 was its biggest year: 20 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2, averaging #34, earning 1,782 points, with the biggest points week in Week 106 (173 points), with 970 units sold, enough for 39th on the year-end chart. So far, 2026 has brought 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3, averaging #26, earning 1,012 points, with the biggest points week in Week 126 (146 points), and it has sold 594 units so far, currently sitting 31st on the year-end chart. The song's average position shifted from #24 in 2022 to #26 in 2026.

Trivia

• Obvious one of King Warz's top 3 favorite songs from Positions.

Notable Achievements

• The song has surpassed 56 weeks on the King Warz Charts.
• The song has appeared on 3 year-end charts, with a tentative 2026 placement pending.
• The song has re-entered the chart 24 times, demonstrating lasting appeal.
• The song is certified 14x Diamond on the King Warz Charts.

Certifications

Certification	Achieved	Units required	Time to reach
Gold	March 25, 2022 (Week 12)	100	495 days
Platinum	April 8, 2022 (Week 14)	200	509 days
2× Platinum	July 15, 2022 (Week 20)	400	607 days
3× Platinum	September 30, 2022 (Week 23)	600	684 days
4× Platinum	January 27, 2023 (Week 30)	800	803 days
5× Platinum	March 17, 2023 (Week 33)	1,000	852 days
6× Platinum	July 21, 2023 (Week 43)	1,200	978 days
7× Platinum	February 15, 2025 (Week 75)	1,400	1,553 days
8× Platinum	June 6, 2025 (Week 91)	1,600	1,664 days
9× Platinum	September 18, 2025 (Week 105)	1,800	1,768 days
Diamond	October 10, 2025 (Week 109)	2,000	1,790 days
11× Diamond	November 28, 2025 (Week 116)	2,200	1,839 days
12× Diamond	January 17, 2026 (Week 123)	2,400	1,889 days
13× Diamond	February 13, 2026 (Week 127)	2,600	1,916 days
14× Diamond	May 15, 2026 (Week 140)	2,800	2,007 days

Listening Milestones

• First streamed on November 15, 2020 (Week 1).
• Biggest listening day: July 9, 2022 (21 plays).
• Reached 100 plays on August 26, 2022 (Week 21).
• Reached 250 plays on May 3, 2025 (Week 86).
• Reached 500 plays on May 9, 2026 (Week 139).
• 530 total plays across 352 different days.

Chart Performance

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Units growth and plays by month

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Chart History

Date	Week	MV	Song	Artist	TW	LW	WKS	PTS	PLS	PK
January 27, 2022	Week 7	NEW	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	49	-	1	38	3	49
March 24, 2022	Week 11	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	4	-	2	286	28	4
March 31, 2022	Week 12	▼19	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	23	4	3	66	1	4
April 7, 2022	Week 13	▼8	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	31	23	4	58	0	4
April 21, 2022	Week 14	▲19	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	12	31	5	92	9	4
April 28, 2022	Week 15	▼26	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	38	12	6	48	3	4
July 14, 2022	Week 19	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	3	-	7	253	24	3
August 11, 2022	Week 20	▼33	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	36	3	8	48	0	3
September 8, 2022	Week 21	▲33	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	3	36	9	338	29	3²
September 29, 2022	Week 22	▼23	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	26	3	10	88	3	3²
October 27, 2022	Week 23	▲13	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	13	26	11	104	4	3²
November 17, 2022	Week 24	▼9	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	22	13	12	74	6	3²
December 8, 2022	Week 25	▼25	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	47	22	13	40	2	3²
January 12, 2023	Week 28	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	60	-	14	28	2	3²
January 26, 2023	Week 29	▲55	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	5	60	15	144	14	3²
February 9, 2023	Week 30	▼1	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	6	5	16	142	11	3²
February 23, 2023	Week 31	▼15	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	21	6	17	70	2	3²
March 16, 2023	Week 32	▲13	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	8	21	18	96	7	3²
April 6, 2023	Week 34	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	42	-	19	36	2	3²
June 22, 2023	Week 40	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	7	-	20	102	9	3²
July 6, 2023	Week 41	▼7	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	14	7	21	70	5	3²
July 20, 2023	Week 42	▼8	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	22	14	22	68	4	3²
March 21, 2024	Week 47	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	24	-	23	64	5	3²
May 2, 2024	Week 49	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	27	-	24	41	3	3²
September 19, 2024	Week 55	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	47	-	25	30	2	3²
February 13, 2025	Week 74	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	40	-	26	63	4	3²
May 8, 2025	Week 86	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	10	-	27	119	8	3²
May 15, 2025	Week 87	▼34	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	44	10	28	74	5	3²
May 22, 2025	Week 88	▼16	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	60	44	29	56	3	3²
June 5, 2025	Week 90	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	17	-	30	81	6	3²
June 19, 2025	Week 92	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	39	-	31	75	5	3²
July 17, 2025	Week 96	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	56	-	32	56	3	3²
August 7, 2025	Week 99	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	55	-	33	65	5	3²
September 4, 2025	Week 103	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	44	-	34	73	5	3²
September 11, 2025	Week 104	▲3	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	41	44	35	66	5	3²
September 25, 2025	Week 106	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	2	-	36	173	15	2
October 2, 2025	Week 107	▼11	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	13	2	37	158	12	2
October 9, 2025	Week 108	=	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	13	13	38	154	10	2
October 16, 2025	Week 109	▼5	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	18	13	39	104	6	2
October 30, 2025	Week 111	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	46	-	40	70	4	2
November 6, 2025	Week 112	▼1	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	47	46	41	76	6	2
November 13, 2025	Week 113	▲15	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	32	47	42	80	6	2
November 27, 2025	Week 115	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	33	-	43	74	5	2
December 11, 2025	Week 117	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	46	-	44	69	5	2
December 18, 2025	Week 118	▲26	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	20	46	45	96	8	2
January 15, 2026	Week 122	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	14	-	46	89	6	2
January 22, 2026	Week 123	▲6	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	8	14	47	116	10	2
January 29, 2026	Week 124	▼6	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	14	8	48	102	7	2
February 12, 2026	Week 126	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	5	-	49	146	12	2
February 19, 2026	Week 127	▼36	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	41	5	50	66	4	2
February 26, 2026	Week 128	▼6	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	47	41	51	72	4	2
March 12, 2026	Week 130	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	40	-	52	74	6	2
March 19, 2026	Week 131	▲4	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	36	40	53	64	5	2
April 30, 2026	Week 137	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	43	-	54	73	5	2
May 14, 2026	Week 139	RE	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	36	-	55	76	6	2
May 21, 2026	Week 140	▲33	obvious (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	3	36	56	134	12	2

Year End Chart Appearances

The song has appeared on 4 year-end charts.

Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
2026	31	11	594	105	3	—
2025	39	20	970	213	2	—
2023	28	9	496	66	5	—
2022	20	13	716	115	3	2

Note: The 2026 year-end position is tentative and subject to change as the year has not concluded.

Month End Chart Appearances

The song has appeared on 22 month-end charts.

Month	Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
May	2026	30	3	145	22	3	—
February	2026	24	3	134	22	5	—
January	2026	18	3	197	25	8	—
December	2025	28	2	102	23	20	—
November	2025	34	3	113	21	32	—
October	2025	16	4	212	29	13	2
September	2025	19	3	170	37	2	—
June	2025	30	2	106	20	17	—
May	2025	31	3	117	24	10	—
March	2024	24	1	47	5	24	—
July	2023	15	2	102	8	14	—
June	2023	26
March	2023	28	1	67	7	8	—
February	2023	10	2	117	11	6	—
January	2023	23	2	93	18	5	—
November	2022	21	1	51	6	22	—
October	2022	15	1	58	5	13	—
September	2022	16	2	101	4	3	—
August	2022	6	1	81	28	36	—
July	2022	3	1	104	23	3	—
April	2022	13	4	164	12	12	—
March	2022	19	2	153	29	4	—