two of her nine number ones are songs she did not originate, and being added to a finished record is a genuinely separate skill.
the short answer
the two biggest are with the weeknd — save your tears in 2021 and die for you in 2023, both of which reached number one on the hot 100. the 34+35 remix with doja cat and megan thee stallion, and the yes, and? remix with mariah carey, are the other notable ones. the save your tears version is her second most streamed song of any kind.
what a remix means in this context
not a club edit. these are the original record with a new grande verse and a re-sung chorus, released as their own single and charting separately. the format barely existed before 2020 and she and the weeknd did more to establish it than anybody.
| remix | year | result |
|---|---|---|
| save your tears, with the weeknd | 2021 | number one; her second most streamed song |
| die for you, with the weeknd | 2023 | number one, six years after the original |
| 34+35, with doja cat and megan thee stallion | 2021 | top ten; revived the single |
| yes, and?, with mariah carey | 2024 | no chart run; the point was who was on it |
| the boy is mine, with brandy and monica | 2025 | on the deluxe reissue |
why it keeps working
the die for you remix is the clearest demonstration. the original was six years old and had never been a single. the remix took it to number one. nothing changed except the addition of a second voice.
the ones that are not chart plays
the mariah carey and brandy-and-monica remixes on eternal sunshine deluxe did not chart and were not meant to. those are statements about lineage — three of the vocalists she learned from, on one reissue, on songs of hers that referenced them in the first place.
what it means for the chart record
two of her nine number ones are remixes of other people's records, and a third — stuck with u — is a duet. that is a third of her number ones arriving from collaboration rather than from her own releases, which is unusual and is worth knowing when the total is quoted at you.
it is also, on the streaming table, a bigger share than that: three of her top fifteen most-played songs are records where she is the guest.
questions people ask
which ariana grande remixes went to number one?
save your tears with the weeknd in 2021 and die for you with the weeknd in 2023. both reached number one on the hot 100.
what is the 34+35 remix?
a 2021 version with doja cat and megan thee stallion, which revived the single and took it into the top ten.
why do her remixes do so well?
adding a verse to a finished record and improving it is a separate skill from making one. her verses tend to sit in a register the original does not use.
how many of her number ones are collaborations?
three of nine — two remixes with the weeknd and the stuck with u duet with justin bieber.
did the mariah carey remix chart?
no, and it was not meant to. it was a statement about lineage rather than a chart play.