Yours Truly (Ariana Grande album)

Yours Truly
Studio album by Ariana Grande
Released	August 30, 2013
Recorded	August 2010 – June 2013 at: Brandon's Way Recording Studios London Bridge Studios The Power House Studios The Lair Rocket Carousel Studios Armoury Studios
Genre	R&B pop
Length	46:23
Label	Republic
Producer	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Ariana Grande (exec.) Antonio Dixon Patrick "J. Que" Smith The Rascals Harmony Samuels (also exec.) Khris Riddick-Tynes Leon Thomas III Matt Squire Mika Penniman Scott "Scooter" Braun (exec.) Greg Wells
Ariana Grande chronology
Yours Truly (2013) Christmas Kisses (2013)
Alternative cover
Japanese regular-priced edition cover.[3] The Japanese deluxe/limited edition CD+DVD pressings artwork uses the same picture, but shows Grande in a pink background.[4]
Singles from Yours Truly
"The Way" Released: March 25, 2013 "Baby I" Released: July 22, 2013 "Right There" Released: August 6, 2013

Yours Truly is the debut studio album by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released on August 30, 2013, by Republic Records. Incorporating R&B, Yours Truly was influenced by Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey, amongst other of Grande's greatest idols. Grande describes the album's first half as a "throwback" to the R&B music of the 1990s, and the second half being "very unique and very special that I've sort of written" which is completely original. On the album, Grande co-wrote six out of the twelve tracks. Contribution by Harmony Samuels, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Patrick "J. Que" Smith and Leon Thomas III, as well as others, handling the production on the album. Grande recorded a number of songs on this album over a three-year period. The collaborations with Big Sean, Mika and Mac Miller, in addition to Mary J. Blige, who is featured on the song "Lovin' It", which sampled her song "Real Love", and The Wanted's Nathan Sykes, who features on the song "Almost is Never Enough" which was also included on the The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones soundtrack. Occasionally, the album dips into other genres such as adult contemporary music and dance music.

Yours Truly was promoted with live renditions of the album's songs during The Listening Sessions Tour. The album was preceded by the release of the lead single, "The Way", featuring American rapper Mac Miller. It became a top-ten hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number nine. The second single, "Baby I", was released a month before the album and peaked just outside the top-twenty of the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number twenty-one. The third and final single "Right There" featuring Big Sean was released on August 6, 2013 and peaked at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Upon its release, the album received acclaim from music critics, with much praise going to her vocals, compared to those of Mariah Carey, and her throwback to 1990s R&B music. Yours Truly debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 selling 138,000 copies in its opening week. Grande became the first female artist to have her debut record in the peak position since Animal by Kesha in January 2010, and the fifteenth female artist overall. Internationally, the album reached the top-ten position in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Background and conception

"They can expect a lot of honesty. It's like a direct... you know, it's like it used to be pages from my diary, instead of keeping diary, I would write songs about what was happening in my life. So it's really personal. It's a Motown throwback and pop at the same time, so it's '50s and '60s inspiration mixed with today."

 — Grande, on the album.^[5]

Yours Truly is the result of three years of work.^[6] The project underwent significant conceptual and sonic changes throughout that time. Grande began working on the album in August 2010 while she was filming Victorious and formally started to work on it with a record label after she was signed to Republic Records on August 10, 2011.^[7][8][9] By September 10 of that year, Grande already had twenty songs prepared and was going through the process of narrowing it down to thirteen.^[10] The first single, a bubblegum pop song called "Put Your Hearts Up", was released on December 12, 2011.^[11] The single was aimed at young audiences, perhaps intending to cater to Grande's core audience, which at that time was almost entirely made up by kids who knew her from Victorious. During an interview in June 2012, Grande described everything on the album as being "50s, 60s doo-wop-inspired" and revealed that two new singles were going to be released before the album, one of which was called "Do You Love Me?" and featured SkyBlu.^[12] Other songs that Grande had named (and later leaked) as being part of the album included "Honeymoon Avenue",^[13] "Voodoo Love",^[14] "Pink Champagne",^[15] "Boyfriend Material",^[16] "Tattooed Heart",^[17] "Daydreamin'"^[18] and "You're My Only Shorty".^[19] The latter one was eventually recorded by Demi Lovato who included it on her 2011 R&B-infused album Unbroken.^[20]

In 2013, Grande met up with her label and expressed dissatisfaction with the direction the album was taking. In several interviews during 2013, she admitted to having completely disliked her debut single "Put Your Hearts Up" and not having an interest in pursuing music of that genre.^[21] She expressed a desire to make the type of music she grew up listening to, which was, "urban pop, 90s music."^[22] Rapper Iggy Azalea turned down working on the album; she however did collaborate with Grande on her second album My Everything.^[23] The album was originally titled Daydreamin and set to be released during August 2013.^[24]

The album is inspired by a variety of different artists, ranging from Amy Winehouse and Christina Aguilera to Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.^[5] Grande describes the album's first half is a "throwback" to the R&B music of the 1990s, and the second half is she describes as "something that is very unique and very special that I've sort of written" which is completely original. In summation of the record she stated: "So half of it is a throwback and like very familiar feeling, feel-good, and then half of it is something that I've created that's sort of special and unique and refreshing and wonderful and I love it".^[25]

Release and promotion

To promote her debut single "The Way", Grande visited various radio stations, including: Y-100 Miami,^[26] 93.3 FM,^[27] Z100,^[28] KIIS-FM,^[29] and 99–7 Now.^[30] Grande performed "The Way" at several concerts produced for Top 40 radio stations, including KIIS-FM's Wango Tango concert on May 11, 2013 in Los Angeles,^[31] 101.3 KDWB's Star Party concert on May 17 in Minneapolis,^[32] Kiss 108's Kiss Concert 2013 event on May 18 in Boston,^[33] 103.3 AMP Radio's Birthday Bash concert on June 30 also in Boston,^[34] and Mix 93.3's Red White & Boom concert on July 5 in Kansas City.^[35] Her first televised performance of the song was aired on May 29, 2013 on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.^[36]

On August 1, 2013, Grande revealed the official artwork for Yours Truly, which features her kneeling on a bed of roses in front of a pink background. Due to fan criticism, she quickly unveiled a new cover, which simply featured the singer standing beneath a spotlight in a black-and-white image.^[37] On August 7, 2013, Grande revealed the official track listing via iTunes, and Republic Records made pre-orders for the album available.^[38] A music video for "Almost is Never Enough" a duet with The Wanted's Nathan Sykes premiered online on Vevo on August 19 to promote the film The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. The track is featured on the film's official soundtrack. The album version of the track is two minutes longer and has been slightly altered.^[39] It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 84.^[40] "Popular Song" featuring Grande was released on 21 December 2012 as a single from Mika's third studio album, The Origin of Love. The album version of the song features vocals from the original songwriter, Priscilla Renea, and contains expletives. However, the single version removes Renea and replaces her with Grande, removing the expletives.

Grande performed "The Way" at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards' Preshow on August 25, 2013.^[41] During the album's release week Grande also performed "The Way" with Mac Miller on the Today Show along with "Tattooed Heart" on September 3, 2013,^[42][43] she also performed the latter at the 2013 Style Awards on September 4, 2013.^[44][45] Grande also made several other appearances throughout the week appearing on Live! with Kelly and Michael, The Today Show and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, where she performing an acoustic version of "The Way".^[46]

The Listening Sessions

Grande embarked on her first solo concert tour titled The Listening Sessions in support of Yours Truly.^[47][48] Pre-sale tickets went on sale on July 18, 2013. Regular tickets went on sale on July 19. Pre-sale tickets had to be taken down early, as they were selling at such a fast rate that the tour was almost sold before regular tickets were available.^[49] Grande also was the opening act for the last three US dates of Justin Bieber's Believe Tour. The performances took place in Jacksonville, Tampa, and Atlanta on August 7, August 8, and August 10 in support of the album.^[50] It was at these Listening Sessions that Grande discovered the album reached number one on US iTunes.^[51]

Singles

"The Way" was released to digital retailers through Republic Records in the United States on March 26, 2013 as the album's official lead single. It was written by the song's producer Harmony Samuels, alongside Amber Streeter, Al Sherrod Lambert, Jordin Sparks, Brenda Russell and Mac Miller, who is also featured in the song. Seven hours after its release on the iTunes Store, "The Way" topped its "Top Singles" chart. It was both a critical and commercial success debuting at number ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming Grande and Miller's first top ten success on the chart.^[52] This made Ariana the first top 10 arrival for a lead female artist making her first Hot 100 appearance since Yael Naim, who launched with "New Soul" back in 2008. The song peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. "The Way" sold over 120,000 units in the first 48 hours.^[53] Having sold over 219,000 units in its opening week, "The Way" holds the third best-selling first-week sales figure of 2013 behind Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie" and One Direction's "Best Song Ever".^[54] The song received a triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[55]

"Baby I" was released to digital retailers by Republic Records on July 22, 2013, as the second single from the album. It was written and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio Dixon and Patrick "J. Que" Smith. The song sold 141,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, her second top 40 hit.^[56] It also debuted at number 6 on the Hot Digital Songs chart, making Grande the only woman to debut two songs in the top ten on the Digital Songs chart during the year 2013.^[57] Filming for the song's music video took place July 28–29, 2013. Grande hinted that the video would "travel" back to the 1990s and that there would be "lots of color" and "lots of baggy clothes."^[58]

"Right There" featuring Big Sean, was released to digital retailers by Republic Records on August 6, 2013,^[59] as the third and final single from the album. It was written by Grande, Carmen Reece, Lonny Bereal, James "J-Doe" Smith, Trey Starxx, Al Sherrod Lambert, Sean Anderson, Jeff Lorber, and Harmony Samuels, who also handled the song's production. "Right There" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 84.^[60] It was then serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio on September 10, 2013.^[61]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[62]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	70%[63]
AllMusic	[64]
Billboard	86/100[65]
Digital Spy	[66]
Entertainment Weekly	A-[67]
Los Angeles Times	[68]
The Michigan Daily	B[69]
New York Daily News	[70]
Pitchfork	6.5/10[71]
PopMatters	[72]

Yours Truly received critical acclaim from music critics. According to Metacritic, where they assign a weighted average score out of 100 to ratings and reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average of 81, based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".^[62] At AllMusic, Matt Collar rated the album four stars out of five, saying that Yours Truly was "surprisingly sophisticated and unique" which showcases Grande's soulful R&B vocals. He stated that the album often "brings to mind the intonations of Mariah Carey which are most likely intentional." Collar closed the statement saying that Yours Truly "makes the most of her talent."^[64] Nick Catucci of Entertainment Weekly graded the album an A-, calling the album "pure pop bliss" and "one of the most purely enjoyable albums of the year" that is powered by her "lithe, Broadway-honed voice".^[67] At The New York Times, Jon Caramanica gave a positive review of the album, writing that television shows such as American Idol and Glee "have been responsible for an intense surge of interest in music on television, but they haven't left much of a mark on the shape of pop. That's because both shows are fundamentally conservative institutions, privileging the familiar and the unchallenging. They're about emulating, not innovating."^[73] Caramanica commended Grande for becoming the first "identifiable pop star" who takes the "rules of those enterprises, uses them as a foundation, and innovates atop them... She uses the "Glee"/"Idol" template as a jumping-off point to make modern pop-R&B with a sturdy vintage backbone."^[73]

Writing in his track-by-track review Jason Lipshutz from Billboard rated the album an eighty-six out of 100, saying that "Yours Truly carries the expectations of a young singer who has already proven herself on the pop charts, and even if the songs on her debut could not equal the quality of "The Way," Grande had the fan base and powerful pipes to survive a misfire."^[65] At PopMatters, Scott Interrante rated the album eight discs out of ten, writing that "Minor missteps aside, Yours Truly is ultimately an impressive debut for Grande."^[72] Ryan Dennehy of AbsolutePunk rated the album a 70-percent, stating that "Yours Truly is more tempered and less likely to put you in a beaming state of catatonia" that is "a missive containing some of her most personal thoughts and her oft-regrettable youthful impulses."^[63] At Pitchfork, Andrew Ryce rated the album a 6.5 out of ten, calling it "a very safe record."^[71] Lewis Conner of Digital Spy rated the album four stars out of five, writing how "The production feels fresh, the lyrics are relatable and the melodies are as cool and sweet as a dollop of raspberry ripple", and where he also states that "The tone and pace of the album rarely changes, but the songs feel accomplished, polished and vibrant". Corner concluded by calling "Yours Truly" a "little less than a triumph."^[66] At The Michigan Daily, Gregory Hicks graded the album a B, saying "most tracks are of quality composition, lyrically and melodically, but beat usage becomes excessive at times."^[69] Jim Farber of The New York Daily News rated the album three stars out of five, stating that because the "armies of song doctors" that the release is "far more tuneful than Mariah's interchangeable hits."^[70]

Commercial performance

Grande overall became the 15th female artist to have their debut album top the Billboard 200 and the first to do so since Kesha's Animal in 2010.

On September 4, 2013, Billboard reported that Yours Truly would most likely sell between 110,000 to 120,000 copies in its first week in the United States by the end of September 11, 2013.^[74] After Yours Truly was released, the album went to number one on the iTunes Store charts in over 30 countries, including the United States, where it reached number 1 in 19 minutes.^[75] Yours Truly officially debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart, with 138,000 copies sold in its first week, becoming Grande's first number-one album as a solo artist.^[76][77] This made Grande the fifteenth female artist ever and the first female artist to have their first album debut atop of the charts since January 2010, when Kesha's Animal opened at number one.^[78][79] Grande's sales were especially strong digitally, as 108,000 of her first-week sales were from digital downloads, while the album sold 30,000 copies through physical sales.^[80] In its second week, the album dropped eight places to number 9 selling 31,000 more copies, bringing its total sales in the United States to 169,000.^[81][82] As of March 2016, the album has sold 572,000 copies in the United States.^[83]

Yours Truly also debuted in the top ten in several other countries, including Australia, where it debuted at number 6,^[84] the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number 7,^[85] Ireland, where it debuted at number 6,^[86] and the Netherlands, where it debuted at number 5.^[87] It also debuted just outside the top ten on New Zealand's top 40 chart at number 11.^[88]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Honeymoon Avenue"	Antonio Dixon Dennis "Aganee" Jenkins Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Khristopher Riddick-Tynes Leon Thomas III Maurice Wade Roahn Hylton Thomas Lee Brown Travis Sayles Victoria McCants	Edmonds Dixon The Rascals Tommy Brown^[a] Matt Squire^[a] Sayles^[a]	5:39
2.	"Baby I"	Edmonds Dixon Patrick "J. Que" Smith	Edmonds Dixon	3:17
3.	"Right There" (featuring Big Sean)	Harmony Samuels H. "Carmen Reece" Culver J. "Lonny" Bereal James "J-Doe" Smith Al Sherrod Lambert Ariana Grande Sean Anderson Jeff Lorber	H. Samuels Jo Blaq^[b]	4:07
4.	"Tattooed Heart"	Grande Riddick-Tynes Thomas III Dixon Edmonds Squire Sean Foreman	Edmonds Dixon The Rascals Squire^[a] Nathaniel Motte^[a]	3:14
5.	"Lovin' It"	Riddick-Tynes Thomas III Ricky "SlikkMuzik" Offord Dixon Edmonds Mark Morales Kirk S. Robinson Nathaniel V Robinson Mark C. Rooney Roy C. Hammond	Edmonds Dixon The Rascals Offord	3:00
6.	"Piano"	Grande H. Samuels Jahmaal Noel Fyffe Parker Ighile Anisa Moghaddam Moses Ayo Samuels Olaniyi Michael Akinkunmi	H. Samuels Mo-Keyz^[c] Mikey^[c] Jo Blaq^[b]	3:54
7.	"Daydreamin'"	Squire Brown McCants	Squire Brown	3:31
8.	"The Way" (featuring Mac Miller)	H. Samuels Amber Streeter Lambert Jordin Sparks Malcolm McCormick Brenda Russell	H. Samuels Sauce^[b] Grande^[b]	3:47
9.	"You'll Never Know"	Riddick-Tynes Thomas III Edmonds Dixon	Edmonds Dixon The Rascals	3:34
10.	"Almost Is Never Enough" (with Nathan Sykes of The Wanted)	Grande H. Samuels H. "Carmen Reece" Culver Lambert M. Samuels Akinkunmi	H. Samuels Mo-Keyz^[c] Mikey^[c] Jo Blaq^[b] Reece^[b] Talay Riley^[b] Mark Asari^[b]	5:28
11.	"Popular Song" (with Mika)	Mika Priscilla Renea Mathieu Jomphe Stephen Schwartz	Greg Wells Mika Nick Littlemore^[c] Jason Nevins^[d]	3:20
12.	"Better Left Unsaid"	Grande H. Samuels Courtney Harrell Lambert M. Samuels Akinkunmi	H. Samuels Mo-Keyz^[c] Mikey^[c] Jo Blaq^[b] Sauce^[b]	3:32
Total length:				46:23

iTunes Store bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"The Way" (Spanglish Version) (featuring Mac Miller)	H. Samuels Streeter Lambert Sparks McCormick Russell	H. Samuels Sauce^[b] Grande^[b] Edgar Cortazar^[b] Mark Portmann^[b]	3:46
Total length:				50:09

Japan bonus tracks[89]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"The Way" (featuring Mac Miller) (JdB Radio)	H. Samuels Streeter Lambert Sparks McCormicl Russell	H. Samuels Sauce^[b] Grande^[b] JdB^[d]	4:24
14.	"Baby I" (Cosmic Dawn Radio Edit)	Edmonds Dixon Smith	Edmonds Dixon Cosmic Dawn^[d]	3:59
15.	"Right There" (featuring Big Sean) (7th Heaven Radio Edit)	H. Samuels Culver Bereal Smith Lambert Grande Anderson Lorber	H. Samuels Jo Blaq^[b] 7th Heaven^[d]	4:03

Notes

• ^[a] denotes a co-producer
• ^[b] denotes a vocal producer
• ^[c] denotes an additional producer
• ^[d] denotes a remixer
• "Right There" features a prominent sample of the 1979 jazz instrumental song "Rain Dance" by The Jeff Lorber Fusion
• "Lovin' It" embodies portions of "Real Love" performed by Mary J. Blige, written by Mark Morales, Mark C. Rooney, Kirk Robinson, Nat Robinson Jr., and Roy Hammond.
• "The Way" interpolates the piano melody from Russell's "A Little Bit of Love" and lyrics from Big Pun's "Still Not a Player".
• "Popular Song" is a cover, based on the song "Popular" from the Broadway musical Wicked.

Credits

Adapted from AllMusic and album liner notes.^[64][90]

Recording locations

Brandon's Way Recording Studios London Bridge Studios The Power House Studios

The Lair Rocket Carousel Studios Armoury Studios

Personnel

Vocal credits Ariana Grande – lead vocals Big Sean – featured artist Courtney Harrell – background vocals Leon Thomas III – background vocals Mac Miller – featured artist Mary J. Blige - featured artist Nathan Sykes – featured artist Mika – featured artist Carmen Reece – background vocals India Benét – background vocals

Managerial and creative credits Chelsea Avery – artist and repertoire (A&R), A&R coordinator Wendy Goldstein – A&R Naim McNair – A&R Kristin Hodge – album design Harmony Samuels – executive producer Ariana Grande – executive producer Scott "Scooter" Braun – executive producer, management Allison Kaye – management Jones Crow – photographer Laura Hess – marketing manager

Technical credits

Ariana Grande – songwriter, executive producer, vocal producer Jason Nevins – additional production, drum programming, keyboard programming, remixing Nick Littlemore – additional production Mo-Keyz – additional production Justin Hergett – assistant engineer, mixing assistant James Krausse – assistant engineer, mixing assistant Maximilian Jaeger – assistant engineer Trehy Harris – assistant Ryan Kaul – assistant Giovanna Clayton – cello Vanessa Freebarin-Smith – cello Paula Hochalter – cello John Catchings – cello Anthony LaMarchina – cello Khristopher Riddick-Tynes – songwriter, drum programming, engineer Harmony Samuels – songwriter, instrumentation, producer Mika – songwriter, producer, vocals Antonio Dixon – songwriter, horn arrangements, producer Matt Squire – songwriter, instrumentation, producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds – songwriter, producer Rickey "Slikk" Offord – songwriter, producer Travis Sayles – songwriter, producer Courtney Harrell – songwriter Leon Thomas III – songwriter Olaniyi Michael Akinkunmi – songwriter Sean Anderson – songwriter J. "Lonny" Bereal – songwriter Thomas Lee Brown – songwriter H. "Carmen Reece" Culver – songwriter Sean Foreman – songwriter Jahmaal Noel Fyfee – songwriter Roahn Hylton – songwriter Parker Ighile – songwriter Dennis "Aganee" Jenkins – songwriter Phillip Lassiter – string arrangements Joel Mott – string arrangements Pamela Sixfin – string contractor, violin James Waddell – string engineer Ben Devitt – trombone Andrew Carney – trumpet Fabio Spinella – trumpet Monisa Angell – viola Kristin Wilkinson – viola David Angell – violin David Davidson – violin Clayton Haslop – violin Sharon Jackson – violin Songa Lee – violin Mark Robertson – violin Julie Rogers – violin Mary Kathryn Van Osdale – violin Carmen Reece – vocal arrangement, vocal producer

Jordin Sparks – songwriter Mathieu Jomphe – songwriter Al Sherrod Lambert – songwriter Jeff Lorber – songwriter Victoria McCants – songwriter Malcolm McCormick – songwriter Anisa Moghaddam – songwriter Rob Kinelski – vocal mixing Mark Asari – vocal producer Jo Blaq – vocal producer Talay Riley – vocal producer Mark Morales – songwriter Priscilla Renea – songwriter Khristopher Riddick-Tynes – songwriter Kirk Robinson – composer Nathaniel V. Robinson – songwriter Mark Rooney – songwriter Brenda Russell – songwriter Moses Ayo Samuels – songwriter Stephen Schwartz – songwriter James "J-Doe" Smith – songwriter Patrick "J. Que" Smith – songwriter Amber Streeter – songwriter Maurice Wade – songwriter Peter Kent – concert master Bill Meyers – conductor, string arrangements Ivy Skoff – contractor Peter Stengaard – engineer, vocal producer Paul Boutin – engineer Jose Cardoza – engineer Larry Goetz – engineer Roy Hendrickson – engineer Carlos King – engineer Ian MacGregor – engineer Serg Dimitrijevic – guitar Joe Friedman – guitar Randy Ellis – horn arrangements, sax (tenor) Tommy Brown – instrumentation, producer Ced Solo – keyboard programming Donna Gryn – marketing Brad Haugen – marketing Tom Coyne – mastering Aya Merrill – mastering Jon Castelli – mixing engineer Jaycen Joshua – mixing Sribz Riley – vocal engineer Tony Maserati – mixing Greg Wells – producer, programming Nathaniel Motte – producer The Rascals – producer Henry Hey – programming

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013–14) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[91] 6 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[92] 53 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[93] 62 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[94] 82 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[95] 2 Chinese Albums (Sino Chart)[96] 27 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[97] 10 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[98] 5 French Albums (SNEP)[99] 183 Greek Albums (IFPI)[100] 31 Irish Albums (IRMA)[101] 6 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[102] 3 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[103] 39 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[104] 11 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[105] 33 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[106] 57 UK Albums (OCC)[107] 7 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[108] 2 US Billboard 200[109] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position US Billboard 200[110] 106 Chart (2014) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[111] 42 US Billboard 200[112] 68

Certifications

See also

• List of number-one albums of 2013 (U.S.)

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External links

• Yours Truly (Ariana Grande album) at Discogs (list of releases)

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Japan (RIAJ)[1]	Gold	104,000[2]
United States (RIAA)[3]	Platinum	572,000[4]

1. "Japanese album certifications – Ariana Grande – Yours Truly" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 18, 2014. Select 2014年7月 on the drop-down menu
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3. "American album certifications – Ariana Grande – Yours Truly". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 21, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
4. Trust, Gary (March 27, 2016). "Ask Billboard: Ariana Grande's Sales, Kelly Clarkson's Streak & ... Bernie Sanders' Sales, Too | Billboard". Billboard. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved March 27, 2016.