Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Debuts at No. 1, Marks Biggest Female Debut of the Year

Sabrina Carpenter is back at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with her latest, “Man’s Best Friend.” The 12-song set debuts as her second consecutive chart-topper in a little over a year following 2024’s “Short n’ Sweet,” which spent four weeks at No. 1 (currently at No. 7) and won a Grammy for best pop vocal album.

“Man’s Best Friend” opens with 366,000 album units, per Luminate, as the highest-charting effort of her career. By comparison, “Short n’ Sweet” opened with 362,000 equivalent album units and became a top-seller in the United States again in February following the release of its deluxe edition.

“Man’s Best Friend” earned the biggest opening week for any female album in 2025, surpassing the 219,000-unit debut of Lady Gaga’s “Mayhem.” Carpenter also broke the record for the most-streamed debut for an album by a woman this year, totaling 184 million streams. On Spotify, she broke the record for most-streamed album in a single day by a female artist this year.

Her seventh studio effort, “Man’s Best Friend,” was preceded by singles “Manchild” and “Tears,” with the former becoming her first single to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100. On Sep. 4, she treated fans with surprise bonus track, “Such a Funny Way,” which is available to download from her website.

Carpenter is expected to perform songs from “Man’s Best Friend” during her appearance at the MTV VMAs on Sunday night. She’s up for eight awards this year, including the top prize of video of the year for “Manchild.”