Ariana Grande Earns RIAA Platinum for "Nasty"

Ariana Grande's song "Nasty" has achieved a significant sales milestone, earning a Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The certification, dated October 31, 2025, signifies 1,000,000 certified units in the United States. The track was released by Republic Records as part of Grande's sixth studio album, Positions.

Released on October 30, 2020, "Nasty" appears on both the standard and deluxe editions of the Positions album. Grande first teased the song with a snippet on her Instagram account on March 24, 2020, captioning the post, "i miss making things can't wait to get back to work but for now let's stay inside pls." Thematically, the pop track explores themes of sexual desire and craving a partner's attention and touch, which has garnered significant listener interest, accumulating approximately 625,839 pageviews on the lyric website Genius.

The certification for "Nasty" adds to the continued success of the Positions era for Grande, a prominent figure in contemporary pop music. As an artist, she maintains a substantial global following, with over 107 million followers on Spotify, where her music is categorized within the pop genre. The album and its singles further solidified her status as a consistent hitmaker in the digital streaming landscape.