Man's Best Friend (Sabrina Carpenter album)
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Man's Best Friend is the seventh studio album and third major release under Island Records by the American singer Sabrina Carpenter. It was released on August 29, 2025. Carpenter produced the album with Jack Antonoff and John Ryan, who also produced tracks on her previous studio album, Short n' Sweet (2024). Primarily a pop and soft rock record, its lead single, "Manchild", charted at number one in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States and in the top ten in several worldwide territories. Carpenter selected "Tears" as the second single, released concurrently with the album. The cover artwork, evoking dominance and submission, generated controversy and significant media attention; some criticized it as appealing to the male gaze in a manner detrimental to women, while others saw it as satire and a way to challenge misogynistic expectations of women's sexual behavior. Later, Carpenter released an alternate direct-to-consumer cover, which she described as "approved by God". Man's Best Friend received generally positive reviews upon release, with praise for its production and Carpenter's vocals, but criticism for its lyrics. The album charted at number one in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, where it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Associtation of America. Man's Best Friend and its songs has earned six nominations including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the upcoming 68th Annual Grammy Awards.
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Tables
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.8/10 |
| Metacritic | 75/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| And It Don't Stop | A– |
| The Daily Telegraph | |
| The Guardian | |
| The Independent | |
| London Standard | |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant Magazine | |
| The Times | |
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
| Consequence | The 50 Best Albums of 2025 | 31 | |
| Pitchfork | The 30 Best Pop Albums of 2025 | 17 | |
| Rolling Stone | The 100 Best Albums of 2025 | 13 |
| Chart (2025) | Peakposition |
| Argentine Albums (CAPIF) | 1 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 1 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 1 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 1 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 1 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| Croatian International Albums (HDU) | 7 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) | 7 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) | 1 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 1 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | 2 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 1 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 1 |
| German Pop Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 1 |
| Greek Albums (IFPI) | 15 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) | 3 |
| Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) | 1 |
| Irish Albums (OCC) | 1 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 2 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 42 |
| Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) | 47 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) | 14 |
| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) | 5 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums (IFPI Norge) | 4 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV) | 1 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) | 1 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 1 |
| Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI) | 8 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 1 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 3 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 1 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 1 |
| Chart (2025) | Position |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 21 |
| US Billboard 200 | 62 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | Gold | 35,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada) | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Gold | 10,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | Gold | 7,500‡ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | Gold | 20,000‡ |
| Sweden (GLF) | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
| ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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