True Story

"True Story"
"True Story"
Top 5 Hit Song by Ariana Grande
from the album Eternal Sunshine
Main Artist	Ariana Grande
First Charted	Week 47
Last Charted	Week 146
Rank	8 (as of July 19, 2026)
Plays	618
Weeks	67
Peak	2
Certification	19x Diamond ⬥
Song Rating
Rating	Unrated

True Story is a top 5 hit song from Ariana Grande's 2024 album, Eternal Sunshine. The song debuted on the charts at #4 during Week 47 and peaked at #2 during Week 50. As of July 2026, it is certified 19× Diamond.

Chart Summary

'True Story' by Ariana Grande debuted on the King Warz Charts at #4 in Week 47 and peaked at #2 in Week 50, spending 67 weeks on the chart in total. Along the way it became Ariana Grande's 36th top-5 hit.

Its biggest week by points came in Week 48, pulling 334 points at #3 after climbing 1 place. The biggest single-week climb came in Week 101, jumping from #59 to #12. The song's longest consecutive run lasted 29 weeks, from Week 78 to Week 106, the seventh-longest unbroken run in chart history. The song maintained a top-10 presence for 7 consecutive weeks. It has recorded 10 re-entries, with gaps of 1 to 12 weeks between appearances. The first re-entry came in Week 57, and the most recent in Week 146; the strongest return came in Week 78, back in at #6. Its 19× Diamond certification ranks eighth among all songs in chart history. Its records reach past single weeks: it sold 2,047 units in 2025, the ninth-biggest chart year on record, behind only Bohemian Rhapsody's 3,206 in 2025. Its 308 plays in 2025 rank 13th all-time for a single year, behind only Heart Attack's 562 in 2022.

Among all 963 songs on the charts, the track ranks seventh by total weeks and ninth by total points. The track has accumulated 3,979 total units over its chart life. The song's chart presence is driven 31% by raw streams and 69% by chart points.

In 2024, the song charted 15 times, peaking at #2, averaging #15, earning 2,603 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 48, adding 1,092 units for a tenth-place year-end finish. 2025 was its biggest year: 37 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6, averaging #22, earning 3,635 points, with the biggest points week in Week 81 (156 points), with 2,047 units sold, enough for seventh on the year-end chart. 2026 to date has brought 15 weeks, peaking at #7, averaging #19, earning 1,405 points, with the biggest points week in Week 128 (116 points), and it has sold 844 units so far, currently sitting 14th on the year-end chart. The song's average position shifted from #15 in 2024 to #19 in 2026.

Trivia

The song is one of King Warz's top 3 favorite songs from Eternal Sunshine
The song is one of the most successful songs to not peak at #1.

Notable Achievements

The song has surpassed 67 weeks on the King Warz Charts.
The song ranks in the all-time top 10 by total weeks charted (7 out of 963).
The song ranks in the all-time top 10 by total chart points (9 out of 963).
The song maintained a consecutive chart presence for 29 weeks, from Week 78 to Week 106.
The song has appeared on 2 year-end charts, with a tentative 2026 placement pending.
The song has re-entered the chart 10 times, demonstrating lasting appeal.
The song is certified 19x Diamond on the King Warz Charts.
The song's 2025 run ranks #9 among the biggest year-end performances of all time (2,047 units).
Its 2025 plays total ranks #13 all-time for a single year (308 plays).
The song ranks eighth among the most certified songs in chart history (19× Diamond).

Certifications

Certification	Achieved	Units required	Time to reach
Gold	March 22, 2024 (Week 48)	100	14 days
Platinum	April 12, 2024 (Week 49)	200	35 days
2× Platinum	May 24, 2024 (Week 51)	400	77 days
3× Platinum	August 23, 2024 (Week 53)	600	168 days
4× Platinum	October 9, 2024 (Week 57)	800	215 days
5× Platinum	November 8, 2024 (Week 61)	1,000	245 days
6× Platinum	March 8, 2025 (Week 78)	1,200	365 days
7× Platinum	April 4, 2025 (Week 82)	1,400	392 days
8× Platinum	April 25, 2025 (Week 85)	1,600	413 days
9× Platinum	May 23, 2025 (Week 89)	1,800	441 days
Diamond	June 13, 2025 (Week 92)	2,000	462 days
11× Diamond	July 4, 2025 (Week 95)	2,200	483 days
12× Diamond	August 1, 2025 (Week 99)	2,400	511 days
13× Diamond	September 3, 2025 (Week 103)	2,600	544 days
14× Diamond	September 26, 2025 (Week 107)	2,800	567 days
15× Diamond	December 8, 2025 (Week 117)	3,000	640 days
16× Diamond	January 8, 2026 (Week 121)	3,200	671 days
17× Diamond	January 30, 2026 (Week 125)	3,400	693 days
18× Diamond	February 27, 2026 (Week 129)	3,600	721 days
19× Diamond	March 20, 2026 (Week 132)	3,800	742 days

Listening Milestones

First streamed on March 8, 2024 (Week 47).
Biggest listening day: March 29, 2024 (9 plays).
Reached 100 plays on May 21, 2024 (Week 50).
Reached 250 plays on March 18, 2025 (Week 79).
Reached 500 plays on December 19, 2025 (Week 119).
618 total plays across 433 different days.

Chart Performance

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Chart History

Date	Week	MV	Song	Artist	TW	LW	WKS	PTS	PLS	PK
March 21, 2024	Week 47	NEW	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	4	-	1	320	32	4
April 11, 2024	Week 48	▲1	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	3	4	2	334	27	3
May 2, 2024	Week 49	▼2	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	5	3	3	328	21	3
May 23, 2024	Week 50	▲3	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	2	5	4	296	20	2
July 11, 2024	Week 51	▼1	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	3	2	5	232	15	2
August 22, 2024	Week 52	▼2	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	5	3	6	210	14	2
September 5, 2024	Week 53	▲1	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	4	5	7	128	7	2
September 12, 2024	Week 54	▼16	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	20	4	8	62	2	2
September 19, 2024	Week 55	▲8	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	12	20	9	58	4	2
October 10, 2024	Week 57	RE	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	14	-	10	152	14	2
October 17, 2024	Week 58	▼3	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	17	14	11	110	8	2
October 24, 2024	Week 59	▼4	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	21	17	12	84	4	2
November 7, 2024	Week 60	▲6	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	15	21	13	164	14	2
November 21, 2024	Week 62	RE	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	57	-	14	64	3	2
December 5, 2024	Week 64	RE	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	49	-	15	61	5	2
January 23, 2025	Week 71	RE	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	31	-	16	89	6	2
February 6, 2025	Week 73	RE	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	46	-	17	77	6	2
March 13, 2025	Week 78	RE	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	6	-	18	147	12	2
March 20, 2025	Week 79	▼48	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	54	6	19	70	4	2
March 27, 2025	Week 80	▲39	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	15	54	20	122	9	2
April 3, 2025	Week 81	▲5	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	10	15	21	156	13	2
April 10, 2025	Week 82	▼8	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	18	10	22	114	7	2
April 17, 2025	Week 83	▼1	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	19	18	23	110	7	2
April 24, 2025	Week 84	▲1	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	18	19	24	118	9	2
May 1, 2025	Week 85	▲10	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	8	18	25	122	9	2
May 8, 2025	Week 86	▲2	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	6	8	26	126	9	2
May 15, 2025	Week 87	▼32	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	38	6	27	76	4	2
May 22, 2025	Week 88	▲6	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	32	38	28	66	4	2
May 29, 2025	Week 89	▲14	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	18	32	29	86	7	2
June 5, 2025	Week 90	▲5	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	13	18	30	92	7	2
June 12, 2025	Week 91	=	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	13	13	31	98	7	2
June 19, 2025	Week 92	▲5	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	8	13	32	138	11	2
June 26, 2025	Week 93	▼3	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	11	8	33	106	7	2
July 3, 2025	Week 94	▲4	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	7	11	34	116	8	2
July 10, 2025	Week 95	▼4	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	11	7	35	100	7	2
July 17, 2025	Week 96	▲2	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	9	11	36	120	9	2
July 24, 2025	Week 97	▼47	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	56	9	37	62	3	2
July 31, 2025	Week 98	▲27	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	29	56	38	74	5	2
August 7, 2025	Week 99	▲14	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	15	29	39	96	8	2
August 14, 2025	Week 100	▼44	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	59	15	40	66	4	2
August 21, 2025	Week 101	▲47	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	12	59	41	104	8	2
August 28, 2025	Week 102	▼7	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	19	12	42	84	6	2
September 4, 2025	Week 103	▲9	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	10	19	43	108	8	2
September 11, 2025	Week 104	▼6	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	16	10	44	88	6	2
September 18, 2025	Week 105	▼3	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	19	16	45	88	6	2
September 25, 2025	Week 106	▲10	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	9	19	46	104	8	2
October 9, 2025	Week 108	RE	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	26	-	47	90	6	2
October 16, 2025	Week 109	▼20	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	46	26	48	70	5	2
October 23, 2025	Week 110	▼13	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	59	46	49	72	5	2
October 30, 2025	Week 111	▲28	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	31	59	50	80	6	2
December 11, 2025	Week 117	RE	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	8	-	51	108	8	2
December 18, 2025	Week 118	▼13	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	21	8	52	92	7	2
January 1, 2026	Week 120	RE	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	7	-	53	110	8	2
January 8, 2026	Week 121	▼15	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	22	7	54	74	5	2
January 15, 2026	Week 122	▲13	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	9	22	55	106	8	2
January 22, 2026	Week 123	▼16	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	25	9	56	96	7	2
January 29, 2026	Week 124	▲9	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	16	25	57	100	7	2
February 5, 2026	Week 125	▼16	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	32	16	58	88	6	2
February 12, 2026	Week 126	▲9	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	23	32	59	96	7	2
February 19, 2026	Week 127	▲5	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	18	23	60	86	6	2
February 26, 2026	Week 128	▲9	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	9	18	61	116	9	2
March 5, 2026	Week 129	▼5	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	14	9	62	90	6	2
March 12, 2026	Week 130	▼10	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	24	14	63	100	7	2
March 19, 2026	Week 131	▲16	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	8	24	64	106	8	2
March 26, 2026	Week 132	▼19	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	27	8	65	80	5	2
April 2, 2026	Week 133	▼5	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	32	27	66	66	4	2
July 2, 2026	Week 146	RE	true story (Ariana Grande)	Ariana Grande	21	-	67	91	7	2

Year End Chart Appearances

The song has appeared on 3 year-end charts.

Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
2026	14	15	844	108	7	—
2025	7	37	2,047	308	6	2
2024	10	15	1,092	204	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 19 month-end charts.

Month	Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
March	2026	12	4	227	28	8	—
February	2026	9	4	218	28	9	—
January	2026	8	5	286	30	7	—
December	2025	19	2	153	30	8	—
October	2025	25	4	134	26	26	—
September	2025	8	4	250	30	9	—
August	2025	14	5	229	29	12	—
July	2025	10	5	255	31	7	—
June	2025	7	4	269	35	8	—
May	2025	6	5	259	28	6	—
April	2025	8	4	253	37	10	—
March	2025	21	3	186	39	6	—
October	2024	17	3	191	30	14	—
September	2024	11	3	173	13	4	—
August	2024	5	1	84	14	5	—
July	2024	5	1	74	8	3	—
May	2024	2	2	165	25	2	—
April	2024	3	1	116	29	3	—
March	2024	4	1	157	50	4	—