She's almost there, she just needs that SMASH to really, really set her off. "Problem" was almost it but didn't quite reach that level of ubiquity. All major pop girls have that one SMASH hit, from TiK ToK to Umbrella to Baby One More Time.
Idk who counts as part of her generation, that aren't main girls already? Fifth harmony? Demi?
She's missing a little something, I can't tell what yet. Maybe some controversy or a hit performance because she's had popular songs
Having a #1 does not make you a main pop girl Problem doing 9M and debuting to the charts with over 400K+ is more impressive than a #1
Sis chile. I stan. Having a #1 is definitely an achievement though. Problem was only blocked because of stiff competition. It should have been a #1. When it happens (which it definitely will) Ariana is probably going to cry. In fact she definitely will.
Definitely, i don't think anyone else comes close. She's literally almost there, her next era will hopefully put her closer to the level of Rihanna/Miley/Katy etc.