In September 2013 , it debuted at No. 1 on the US `` Billboard '' 200 albums chart -- with 138,000 copies sold in its first week -- making Grande the first female artist , since Kesha , to have her first album debut atop of the charts -- and the fifteenth female artist overall .
In September 2013 , it officially debuted at No. 1 on the US `` Billboard '' 200 albums chart -- with 138,000 copies sold in its first week -- making Grande the first female artist , since Kesha , to have her first album debut at the top of the charts -- and the fifteenth female artist overall .