Sabrina Carpenter joins Taylor Swift for “The Life of a Showgirl,” which debuts at No. 8 on the Hot 100 as the pop duo combine to dominate the global charts and radio charts. ELMONT, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 11: Sabrina Carpenter attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage)
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It’s only been a few weeks since Sabrina Carpenter released her latest album Man’s best friend. The full-length was released in late August and the pop superstar has been promoting it for months with the singles “Manchild” and “Tears.”
Both songs will continue to be featured on separate tracks this week Billboard charts, Carpenter scores a brand new top 10 hit, this time alongside Taylor Swift. The recent Grammy winner joins Swift for the title track of The life of a showgirlthe only duet on the blockbuster album. The collaboration immediately became a success around the world, bringing both artists back into the top 10 on various rosters.
Where did ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ debut on the Hot 100?
“The Life of a Showgirl” debuting at number 8 on the current Hot 100. The song marks Carpenter’s thirty-second entry on the list of the most consumed songs in America and her sixth top 10. Her collection of top performances includes two one-week champions, as “Please Please Please” and “Manchild” both reached the top about a year apart. “Taste” stalled at No. 2, while “Tears” and her breakthrough “Espresso” peaked at No. 3.
Taylor Swift fills the entire Hot 100 Top 10
For the third time in her career, Swift occupies the entire top 10 of the Hot 100, as 10 songs from The life of a showgirl debut in that region. All twelve full-length songs appear in the top twelve spots of the chart – a first for any album in the world. Billboard history. The Hot 100 is ruled by “The Fate of Ophelia,” the lead single from The life of a showgirlwhich gives Swift her thirteenth number 1 hit in her career.
Was ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ a worldwide hit?
All things Swift dominates worldwide, not just in the United States, as “The Life of a Showgirl” opens in the top 10 in both locations. Billboards is correct worldwide. The duet with Carpenter reached the highest position on the Billboard Global Excl. US chart, at No. 6. It ranks just two places lower, at No. 8, on the Billboard Global 200, which includes US data. Carpenter scores her sixth top 10 on Billboard Global Excl. US chart and her seventh on the Billboard Global 200.
How many streaming song hits has Sabrina Carpenter claimed?
Back in America, “The Life of a Showgirl” has another top 10 debut on the Streaming Songs chart, which ranks the most played songs across all platforms. The duet starts at No. 9, with songs from Swift’s album filling the entire top 12 on the list — just as is the case on the Hot 100. Carpenter earns her eleventh top 10 and twenty-ninth career entry on the Streaming Songs rankings this week.
PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 22: Sabrina Carpenter attends the Loewe Menswear Spring/Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 22, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Loewe)
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Where did ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ debut on the radio charts?
Despite not being chosen as the album’s official single, “The Life of a Showgirl” gets off to an impressive start across all three albums. Billboards ranking of pop radios. The track starts at number 26 on the Adult Contemporary chart, number 32 on the Adult Pop Airplay chart and number 38 on the Pop Airplay chart.
Swift sees multiple songs appear on all three rosters simultaneously, with “The Fate of Ophelia” standing out as the biggest winner. It makes history as the first song to debut in the top 10 of all three of Billboard’s pop-oriented charts. Only “The Fate of Ophelia” and “The Life of a Showgirl” appear on the Adult Contemporary chart, while four of Swift’s songs debut on the Pop Airplay chart and six open on the Adult Pop Airplay selection – half of the set’s tracklist.
Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Tears’ reaches the pop airplay top 10
Like Swift, Carpenter is now filling multiple spaces on all three pop radio charts, though not in quite the same way. Her single “Manchild” remains in the trio’s top 20, while “Tears” continues to climb. On the Pop Airplay chart, “Tears” climbs one position and breaks into the top 10 for the first time and hits number 10. The second single from Man’s best friend has yet to appear on the Adult Contemporary chart, but could do so soon, as that figure tends to move at a slower pace.
Taylor Swift’s The life of a showgirl Breaks album records
Swifts The life of a showgirl debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with the biggest opening in history. The album moved just over four million equivalent copies in its initial tracking period, becoming the first release ever to reach that milestone in one week. The full-length marks her fifteenth No. 1 on the charts, the most among soloists.
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