Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Breaks Records, Becomes Spotify’s Most-Streamed Album in a Single Day by a Female Artist

Sabrina Carpenter makes history with her latest album, breaking the record for the biggest debut by a female artist on Spotify this year.

Pop princess Sabrina Carpenter’s provocative new album, Man’s Best Friend, just shattered Spotify records, drawing a whopping 64.4 million streams on its first day. The feat makes the release the biggest debut for a female artist on Spotify this year, joining the ranks of superstars like Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, and Taylor Swift.

That milestone is even more impressive given the controversy that surrounded the album’s initial cover art and its shamelessly explicit lyrics. But perhaps that notoriety only served to amplify the album’s reach. Her record displayed Taylor Swift’s former record on Spotify and marks Gen-Z’s first pop-star to hold the record.

Even Sabrina herself warned that the album was not for “pearl-clutchers,” describing her tracks as vulnerable, bold, and sometimes “too TMI.” That warning served to hype up her devoted fans, and perhaps draw interest from curious listeners who wanted to know just how risque the album would be.

Social media erupted when the Man’s Best Friend album cover was first revealed, sparking a heated discussion over whether the cover was satirical or leaning too much into tired tropes. The primary cover for the album depicts Carpenter on all fours with a man holding her hair, with some people on social media labeling the image “regressive” and “degrading” towards women. Despite that conversation (or perhaps because of), the album has gone on to massive streaming success.

Moreover, the new album’s success resonates not just as a global release, but on an individual track level. Its second single, “Tears,” debuted with 9.2 million first-day streams—making Sabrina the record-holder for the biggest opening for a song by a female artist on Spotify in 2025. Even more impressively, every track from the project landed on the Spotify Top 20 Global chart.

Carpenter’s previous release, 2024’s Short n’ Sweet, debuted with over 57 million streams. Its biggest hits, “Espresso” and “Please Please Please,” helped cement her place as a household name and a global popstar. Her latest album (and the controversies surrounding it) only proves her staying power a year later.