Sabrina Carpenter has officially crowned the Billboard 200 this week with her new album titled “Short n’ Sweet”. After a period of postponing the announcement of the results, Billboard announced this important event, bringing Sabrina Carpenter to the top of the album chart.
New King On Billboard 200
Billboard had to postpone the announcement of the results by more than 48 hours to carefully check the data due to a small difference between the top albums. In the end, “Short n’ Sweet” by Sabrina Carpenter excelled in taking the No. 1 position with more than 362 thousand units sold. Travis Scott’s album “Days Before Rodeo” only reached No. 2 with 361 thousand units, a difference of only 1 thousand units.
“Short n’ Sweet” reaching number one on the Billboard 200 is Sabrina Carpenter’s first achievement after 7 album releases. This success marks a huge step forward in her career, as the number of units consumed by the new album is 20 times higher than the number of units sold by her last album, “emails i can’t send” (only 18 thousand units).
“Revenge” For Nicki Minaj
Many fans believe that Sabrina Carpenter’s success is a way to “revenge” for her senior Nicki Minaj. In 2018, Nicki Minaj failed to reach number one on the Billboard 200, losing this position to Travis Scott. Nicki Minaj then criticized Travis for exploiting the image of Kylie Jenner and daughter Stormy to sell more albums at the last minute.
During the week of the new album’s release, Sabrina Carpenter posted on Twitter: “This is for Nicki”. This is considered Sabrina’s gratitude and affirmation to regain the No. 1 position for her senior.
Up to now, only three female artists have reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2024, including Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and Sabrina Carpenter. In addition, all 12 songs from the album “Short n’ Sweet” also appeared in the Top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week.
Sabrina Carpenter’s success is not only a proud milestone in her career but also a strong message of return and affirmation in the music industry.
