Manchild is just another win for Sabrina Carpenter! Credit to Island Records.
Los Angeles, California (June 19, 2025)- Sabrina Carpenter has reached another major milestone in her career as her new single “Manchild” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking her second chart-topper and her first to enter directly at the summit. The achievement follows the success of her previous No. 1 hit, “Please Please Please,” which rose to the top in June 2024 after debuting at No. 2. “Manchild” serves as the lead single from Carpenter’s upcoming album Man’s Best Friend, set for release on August 29, just over a year after her previous LP Short n’ Sweet.
Released late on June 5, “Manchild” garnered 27.1 million official U.S. streams, 14 million in radio airplay audience, and 20,000 in overall sales during its first full tracking week. It also becomes Carpenter’s third leader on the Streaming Songs chart and was the top-selling song of the week, bolstered by 6,000 digital downloads and 14,000 copies sold on limited edition 7-inch vinyl. The physical version features the instrumental B-side “Inside of Your Head When You’ve Just Won an Argument with a Man.” On the radio, the track begins its climb with debuts at No. 22 on Pop Airplay and No. 24 on Adult Pop Airplay. “Manchild” is also the first No. 1 debut for Island Records in the history of the Hot 100, which dates back 66 years.
Carpenter co-produced “Manchild” with Jack Antonoff and co-wrote it alongside Antonoff and Amy Allen, the same team behind “Please Please Please.” The song brings Carpenter’s Hot 100 top 10 total to four, following the breakout success of “Espresso” (No. 3), “Please Please Please” (No. 1), and “Taste” (No. 2), all from Short n’ Sweet. When those three songs charted simultaneously in the top five in early 2025, she became only the second artist ever to accomplish that feat with her first three top five hits, following The Beatles.
With “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter also becomes the only female artist with multiple No. 1 hits on the Hot 100 since June 2024, and the only woman to reach No. 1 with nonseasonal, solo tracks during that span. The single blends biting humor, sharp lyrics, and a slick Western-pop aesthetic to deliver a track that is as catchy as it is culturally pointed, continuing Carpenter’s streak of combining mainstream appeal with a confident artistic voice.
“Manchild” joins a select group of Hot 100 No. 1s that include the word “man” in the title, becoming the 19th such song and the first since Post Malone and Swae Lee’s “Sunflower” in 2019. It is also the fourth No. 1 to feature “child” in its title, the first since Guns N’ Roses’ 1988 rock classic “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” The track’s name thus places it uniquely within Billboard history, both lyrically and sonically.
Carpenter teased Man’s Best Friend on Instagram earlier this month with the message, “i can’t wait for it to be yours x,” giving fans just a glimpse of what to expect from her next chapter. Given the trajectory she’s on, the new album is likely to expand her pop dominance even further.
While “Manchild” claims the No. 1 position, the rest of the Hot 100 remains competitive. Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” slips to No. 2 after two weeks at the top, but continues to dominate digital sales and pop radio. Morgan Wallen holds multiple top five spots, with “What I Want” featuring Tate McRae at No. 3, “Just in Case” at No. 4, and “I’m the Problem” at No. 6. Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” lands at No. 5, continuing its long-running chart presence. The rest of the top 10 includes Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” at No. 7, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” at No. 8, Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” at No. 9—extending its record 65-week run in the top 10—and Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” at No. 10.
Sabrina Carpenter’s ascent from teen actress to chart-topping pop force is no longer just a success story—it’s a defining moment in today’s music landscape. With “Manchild” now leading the charts and Man’s Best Friend on the horizon, she’s proving herself not just as a star of the moment, but as a lasting voice in modern pop.
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