Complete List Of Sabrina Carpenter Albums And Discography

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Sabrina Carpenter was born on May 11, 1999, and raised in East Greenville. Music came into her life early. She began studying voice at age six, and by around age ten, she was posting videos of herself singing Christina Aguilera and Adele songs. Her father built a recording studio for her at home, giving her a place to develop her voice and sharpen her instincts before the industry came calling. One of her first major public breaks arrived through The Next Miley Cyrus Project, an online singing contest in which she placed third in 2010. That exposure helped open the first professional doors and set the stage for a career that would quickly move into television, music, and film.

Her first screen role came in 2011 on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and more work followed almost immediately. She performed in China on the Gold Mango Audience Festival program, appeared in The Goodwin Games, played young Merrin Williams in Horns, and recorded “Smile” for Disney Fairies: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust. A recurring role as Princess Vivian on Sofia the First kept her visible, but the major turning point came when she was cast as Maya Hart on Girl Meets World in 2013.

The series ran for 72 episodes and made Carpenter a familiar face to a wide young audience. She also recorded the show’s theme song with Rowan Blanchard. Before long, Hollywood Records signed her to a five-album deal, and in 2014, she released her debut single, “Can’t Blame a Girl for Trying,” a song co-written by Meghan Trainor, followed by the EP of the same name.

Her recording career grew steadily from there. Eyes Wide Open arrived in 2015 and reached number 43 on the Billboard 200, while also winning two Radio Disney Music Awards. Evolution followed in 2016 and climbed higher, debuting at number 28 on the Billboard 200. That album produced “On Purpose” and “Thumbs,” with “Thumbs” later certified platinum by the RIAA. Carpenter kept pushing forward in 2017 with “Why,” a song that gave her another Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 entry, while her touring profile expanded through the EVOLution Tour, the De-Tour, and an opening slot for Ariana Grande in São Paulo. By that point, she was no longer simply a Disney performer crossing into music. She was building a discography, a touring base, and a recognizable pop identity of her own.

The next stage of her career showed a broader reach and a stronger chart presence. In 2018, “Alien,” her collaboration with Jonas Blue, reached number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart. That same year, Singular: Act I was released, led by “Almost Love” and “Sue Me,” both of which also hit number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart. Singular: Act II followed in 2019 and pushed her into more personal material, including songs shaped around anxiety and self-reflection. Around the same period, she expanded her acting résumé with The Hate U Give, The Short History of the Long Road, Tall Girl, and later Work It, which she also executive-produced, along with Clouds. In 2020, she made her Broadway debut as Cady Heron in Mean Girls, but the production shut down almost immediately due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That same year, she was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in the Hollywood and entertainment category.

Her biggest leap as a recording artist came after signing with Island Records in 2021. “Skin” gave her first entries on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Global 200, and Emails I Can’t Send in 2022 brought a more personal and commercially successful era. “Nonsense” became a platinum hit and reached the top 10 on US Pop Airplay, while “Feather” later reached number one on the US Pop Songs chart and number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100. Then came Short n’ Sweet in 2024, the album that took her to a new level. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 362,000 units sold in its first week.

The awards tell the story of how strongly the business has embraced her work. Carpenter has won 32 awards, including 2 Grammy Awards, 2 MTV Video Music Awards, an MTV Europe Music Award, 3 iHeartRadio Music Awards, a Billboard Women in Music honor, and a Shorty Award. At the 67th Grammy Awards, she became one of only 15 artists ever nominated for all four major categories in a single night. She is also valued for the breadth of her work. She has co-written most of her songs, earned recognition for the personality and humor in her writing, plays piano, bass, ukulele, guitar, and drums, and has carried that musicianship onto the stage. Outside music, her work has been specific and visible.

She became an ambassador for the Ryan Seacrest Foundation in 2016 and visited children’s hospitals on its behalf. Merchandise tied to “Smoke and Fire” supported the American Red Cross 2Steps2Minutes campaign for fire safety. She performed at We Day California, partnered with DoSomething’s Love Letters Challenge to address isolation among senior citizens, publicly supported the LGBTQ+ community, and appeared on the charity version of “If the World Was Ending,” which raised support for Doctors Without Borders during the COVID-19 pandemic. That combination of chart success, songwriting, acting, touring, and direct involvement in named causes explains why her place in the business has grown so dramatically.

SABRINA CARPENTER STUDIO ALBUMS

Eyes Wide Open

Released April 14, 2015

Sabrina Carpenter introduced her full-length debut with Eyes Wide Open in 2015, expanding on the material from her earlier EP Can’t Blame a Girl for Trying. The album was recorded between 2013 and 2015 across multiple studios in Los Angeles and Denmark, with producers including Mitch Allan, Jerrod Bettis, Brian Malouf, and Matt Squire contributing to its sound. Built around a blend of folk-pop and teen pop, the record leans on acoustic guitar, piano, and light electronic production while focusing lyrically on friendship, young relationships, and personal growth. Two singles were released from the album, “We’ll Be the Stars” and “Eyes Wide Open,” and the record debuted on the Billboard 200, marking Carpenter’s first major chart entry.

CD Track Listings:

Eyes Wide Open
Can’t Blame a Girl for Trying
The Middle of Starting Over
We’ll Be the Stars
Two Young Hearts
Your Love’s Like
Too Young
Seamless
Right Now
Darling I’m a Mess
White Flag
Best Thing I Got
(ClassicRockHistory.com certified track listings)

Evolution

Released October 14, 2016

Sabrina Carpenter’s second studio album, Evolution, was released on October 14, 2016, through Hollywood Records. The album was recorded between 2015 and 2016, following the release of her debut Eyes Wide Open, and marked a clear shift in musical direction toward a more polished dance-pop sound. Carpenter worked with producers including Ido Zmishlany, Steve Mac, Jimmy Robbins, Halatrax, Ryan Ogren, Rob Persaud, and DJ Daylight. The album produced the singles “On Purpose” and “Thumbs,” with “Thumbs” later earning platinum certification in the United States. Evolution debuted at number 28 on the Billboard 200, selling 11,500 copies in its first week, and reflected a stylistic transition that expanded her sound beyond the acoustic-driven approach of her debut.

CD Track Listings:

On Purpose
Feels Like Loneliness
Thumbs
No Words
Run and Hide
Mirage
Don’t Want It Back
Shadows
Space
All We Have Is Love

Singular: Act I

Released November 9, 2018

Singular: Act I is the third studio album by singer Sabrina Carpenter, released through Hollywood Records. The dance-pop record marked a significant creative step forward for Carpenter, as it was the first time every song on one of her albums was co-written by her. Recorded between 2017 and 2018, the project began taking shape shortly after the release of her second album, Evolution (2016), as Carpenter teased early material while on tour.

The album’s lyrical theme centers on self-empowerment and confidence, with PopCrush describing it as an introduction to Carpenter’s “playful psyche.” Idolator called it “an eight-track collection jam-packed with bop after bop,” adding that Carpenter had “truly earned her status as one of pop’s most consistent acts.” Affinity called it “a pop masterpiece” and praised the production as “exquisite,” noting its more mature themes compared to her previous work.

Two official singles were released, “Almost Love” and “Sue Me,” both of which reached number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart. Two promotional singles, “Paris” and “Bad Time,” were also released ahead of the album. The album debuted at number 103 on the US Billboard 200. It is the first half of a two-part project, followed by Singular: Act II in 2019. In support of the album, Carpenter embarked on the Singular Tour in March 2019.

CD Track Listings:

Almost Love
Paris
Hold Tight
Sue Me
prfct
Bad Time
Mona Lisa
Diamonds Are Forever

Singular: Act II

Released July 19, 2019

Sabrina Carpenter’s fourth studio album, Singular: Act II, was released on July 19, 2019, through Hollywood Records as the follow-up to Singular: Act I. The album was recorded between 2017 and 2019 across multiple studios in Los Angeles, New York, Virginia Beach, and Sydney, reflecting a broad production approach that blended pop, R&B, and dance elements. Carpenter worked with producers including Stargate, Mike Sabath, Oak Felder, Johan Carlsson, and Mauricio Rengifo, shaping a record that leaned into a more mature and rhythm-driven sound. The album included promotional singles such as “Pushing 20,” “Exhale,” “In My Bed,” and “I’m Fakin,” and featured a guest appearance from rapper Saweetie. It debuted on the Billboard 200 and was noted for expanding her sound with more layered production and lyrical themes centered on self-awareness, anxiety, and independence.

CD Track Listings:

In My Bed
Pushing 20
I Can’t Stop Me
I’m Fakin
Take Off All Your Cool
Tell Em
Exhale
Take You Back
Looking at Me

Emails I Can’t Send

Released July 15, 2022

Emails I Can’t Send

Released July 15, 2022

Emails I Can’t Send is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter, released through Island Records. Recorded between 2019 and 2022, the album marked Carpenter’s first release on Island Records after four albums with Hollywood Records, and represented a distinct shift in her artistic direction. Where her previous work leaned into dance-pop and contemporary R&B, this record is primarily a bedroom pop and folk-pop album, incorporating synth-pop production and elements of alternative pop, electropop, and narrative storytelling.

The album’s concept grew out of Carpenter’s habit of writing private emails to herself during emotionally charged periods in her life, using the format to process experiences she could not publicly address. Carpenter collaborated with producers Julian Bunetta, Leroy Clampitt, Jason Evigan, Ryan Marrone, Jorgen Odegard, and John Ryan, and finished the album in New York City with songwriters Julia Michaels and JP Saxe.

Five singles were released, including “Skinny Dipping,” “Fast Times,” “Vicious,” “Because I Liked a Boy,” and “Nonsense,” the last of which went viral on TikTok and reached number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at number 23 on the US Billboard 200, and has since been certified platinum by the RIAA. A deluxe edition titled Emails I Can’t Send Fwd was released on March 17, 2023, adding four new songs including the single “Feather.”

CD Track Listings:

Emails I Can’t Send
Vicious
Read Your Mind
Tornado Warnings
Because I Liked a Boy
Already Over
How Many Things
Bet U Wanna
Nonsense
Fast Times
Skinny Dipping
Bad for Business
Decode

Short n’ Sweet

Released August 23, 2024

Sabrina Carpenter’s sixth studio album, Short n’ Sweet, was released on August 23, 2024, through Island Records. The album was recorded between 2022 and 2024 in multiple locations including Electric Lady Studios in New York City, studios in Los Angeles, Nashville, France, and the Bahamas. Carpenter worked with producers Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Ian Kirkpatrick, and John Ryan. The record blends pop and dance-pop styles while focusing lyrically on modern relationships and her personal experiences with dating in the 2020s.

Several singles drove the album’s success, including “Espresso,” “Please Please Please,” “Taste,” and “Bed Chem,” with “Please Please Please” reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, marking the first chart-topping album of her career, and went on to achieve multi-platinum certification while earning major recognition at the Grammy Awards.

CD Track Listings:

“Taste” – 2:37
“Please Please Please” – 2:37
“Good Graces” – 3:05
“Sharpest Tool” – 3:38
“Coincidence” – 2:44
“Bed Chem” – 2:52
“Espresso” – 2:55
“Dumb & Poetic” – 2:31
“Slim Pickins” – 2:32
“Juno” – 3:43
“Lie to Girls” – 2:59
“Don’t Smile” – 3:26

Man’s Best Friend

Released August 29, 2025

Man’s Best Friend is the seventh studio album by singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter, released through Island Records. Recorded between 2024 and 2025 at Electric Lady Studios in New York City and Tamarind Recording in Los Angeles, the album was produced by Carpenter alongside Jack Antonoff and John Ryan, marking her debut as a record producer.

Working with a tight creative circle that also included songwriter Amy Allen, Carpenter described the sessions as feeling “like a band,” with Allen joining her on long walks to develop melodies and lyrics while Antonoff and Ryan built what they called “cinematic gorgeous arrangements” for each track. Primarily a pop and soft rock record, critics drew comparisons to ABBA and Fleetwood Mac, and noted the album’s eclectic instrumentation, which includes Clavinet, sitar, and agogô bells alongside more traditional pop production.

Lyrically, the album blends snarky wit with candid reflections on romantic disappointment and self-awareness. Its lead single, “Manchild,” a country-influenced pop song playfully critiquing immature men, debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, the UK Singles Chart, and the Irish Singles Chart. The album’s original cover art generated widespread controversy, prompting Carpenter to release an alternate version she jokingly called “approved by God.” Man’s Best Friend debuted at number one in 18 countries, broke the Spotify single-day streaming record for a female artist in 2025, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. The album received six nominations at the 68th Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.

CD Track Listing:

“Manchild” – 3:07
“Tears” – 3:02
“Nobody’s Son” – 2:58
“House Tour” – 3:19
“When Did You Get Hot?” – 3:15
“Slim Pickins” – 2:48
“Freak of Nature” – 3:12
“Lie to Girls” – 3:05
“Good Advice” – 3:22
“Red Flags” – 2:55
“Needless to Say” – 3:18
“Too Much” – 3:29
“Such a Funny Way” – 3:52

SABRINA CARPENTER EXTENDED PLAY ALBUMS

Can’t Blame a Girl for Trying

Released April 8, 2014

CD Track Listings:

1. “Can’t Blame a Girl for Trying” – Meghan Trainor, Al Anderson, Chris Gelbuda, Brian Malouf – 2:49
2. “The Middle of Starting Over” – Jim McGorman, Robb Vallier, Michelle Moyer, Brian Malouf, McGorman, Vallier – 3:32
3. “White Flag” – Cara Salimando. Scott Harris, Matt Squire, Steve Tippeconic, Harris –
3:18
4. “Best Thing I Got” – John Gordon, Julie Frost, Gordon Frost – 3:19
(ClassicRockHistory.com certified track listings)

Pandora Sessions

Released August 11, 2017

CD Track Listings:

1. Thumbs (Live at Pandora Headquarters, Oakland / February 2017)
2. On Purpose (Live at Pandora Headquarters, Oakland / February 2017)
3. Feels Like Loneliness (Live at Pandora Headquarters, Oakland / February 2017)
(ClassicRockHistory.com certified track listings)

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