8 most popular Sabrina Carpenter songs of all time

Sabrina Carpenter is one of the hottest pop acts of 2024. Her viral songs Espresso and Please Please Please have topped musical charts and accumulated millions of Spotify streams.

Espresso, labeled the song of the summer, peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart upon its release and hit a billion Spotify streams in August 2024.

The singer has amassed a large following due to her catchy tunes and confident lyrics. The 25-year-old became the first female artist to hold the first and second positions on the UK Singles chart for three weeks in a row with Espresso and Please Please Please.

Carpenter’s award list includes an MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year, a Radio Disney Music Award for Best Anthem, and a Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Viral Song, among others. This article explores her most popular songs.

Disclaimer: This list is ranked according to Spotify streams at the time of writing.

Espresso, Please Please Please and other most popular Sabrina Carpenter songs of all time

1) Espresso (1,353,074,802 Spotify streams)

Espresso was released on April 11, 2024, by Island Records as the lead single from Carpenter’s sixth studio album, Short n’ Sweet. Written by Sabrina Carpenter alongside Julian Bunetta, Amy Allen, and Steph Jones, the synth-pop song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

Espresso became the singer’s first single to reach the top 10 on the chart and also won Song of the Year at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. The song is centered on the theme of self-love and self-confidence. The lyrics talk about a girl that’s as addicting and energizing as the espresso drink.

The chorus encapsulates this:

"And now he's thinkin' 'bout me every night, oh/ Is it that sweet? I guess so/ Say you can't sleep, baby, I know/ That's that me espresso/ Move it up, down, left, right, oh/ Switch it up like Nintendo/ Say you can't sleep, baby, I know, that's that me espresso,"

2) Nonsense (1,010,421,460 Spotify streams)

The pop and R&B song was originally released as the ninth track of the American singer’s fifth studio album, Emails I Can’t Send, but later became the fifth single from the album after gaining much popularity on TikTok.

Nonsense, known as one of Sabrina Carpenter’s signature songs, was written by the singer with Julian Bunetta, who also produced the song, and Steph Jones.

Nonsense was released on November 14, 2022, and was nominated under the Best Lyrics category at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards. In Nonsense, Carpenter uses humor to explain how a crush makes her act out of sorts. The chorus reflects this:

"I'll be honest/ Lookin' at you got me thinkin' nonsense/ Cartwheels in my stomach when you walk in/ When you got your arms around me/ Oh, it feels so good/ I had to jump the octave,"

3) Please Please Please (833,976,052 Spotify streams)

Please Please Please (Image via Spotify)

Please Please Please is a country pop and yacht rock song that features elements of disco-pop. The song was written by Sabrina Carpenter, Amy Allen, and Antonoff.

It was released through Island Records as the second single from the American singer’s sixth studio album, Short n’ Sweet, on June 6, 2024. The song is Sabrina Carpenter’s first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

Please Please Please was nominated under the categories of Best Direction, Best Art Direction, and Song of Summer at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. The song conveys the singer’s insecurities about being in a relationship that others don’t approve of. This is reflected in the chorus:

"Please, please, please/ Don't prove 'em right/ And please, pleasе, please/ Don't bring me to tеars when I just did my makeup so nice/ Heartbreak is one thing, my ego's another/ I beg you, don't embarrass me, motherf***er, oh/ Please, please, please (Ah),"

4) Feather (669,851,910 Spotify streams)

Sabrina Carpenter, Amy Allen, and John Ryan are credited as writers on the Feather track. Released on August 4, 2023, the pop and neo-disco song is from the 2023 deluxe edition of the singer’s fifth studio album, emails i can’t send.

Feather was Sabrina Carpenter’s first song to reach the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also her first song to reach number one on the Pop Airplay chart.

In Feather, Sabrina Carpenter discusses the freedom of cutting ties with a toxic relationship. The chorus reads:

“I feel so much lighter like a feather with you off my mind (Ah)/ Floatin’ through the memories like whatever, you’re a waste of time (Ah)/ Your signals are mixed, you act like a b***h/ You fit every stereotype, "Send a pic"/ I feel so much lighter like a feather with you out my life.”

5) Looking at Me (304,409,304 Spotify streams)

Looking at Me is the ninth track on the American singer’s 2019 album, Singular: Act II (Japan Edition). The pop song was written by Johan Carlsson, James Ghaleb, and Sabrina Carpenter.

Looking at Me was released on July 19, 2019, and is centered on the theme of confidence. The track talks about a girl who is the center of attention and owns her confidence.

The first verse relates to this:

"Did I catch your attention?/ You look like you lost your breath, huh/ When I circle the room, you an owl, you gon' twist your head/ Don't you come at me green with an attitude/ When my lips and my soles are at/ If I leave you behind, you can look for the broken necks,"

Looking at Me has a total of 304,010,132 streams on Spotify.

6) Thumbs (298,775,526 Spotify streams)

Thumbs was written by Priscilla Renea and Steve Mac, who are also credited as producers on the track.

It was originally released by Hollywood Records as a promotional single for Sabrina Carpenter's second studio album, Evolution, but was later released as the album’s second single on January 3, 2017.

Thumbs is an electro-pop song with elements of house and pop. The up-tempo song has been certified platinum by the RIAA and Norway IFPI. Thumbs is a commentary on everyday life.

The song admonishes listeners to disregard naysayers and stay true to themselves. The bridge passes this message:

“Don’t believe everything that you hear/ Let it go through your left and right ear/ Don’t just march to the beat of that drum/ Don’t be one of them people just twiddlin’ them thumbs,”

7) Taste (269,947,575 Spotify streams)

Taste was released on August 23, 2024, as the third single from the American singer’s sixth studio album, Short n’ Sweet. The song was written by Sabrina Carpenter alongside Julia Michaels, Amy Allen, Ian Kirkpatrick, and John Ryan.

Taste is a pop and slacker rock song that became an instant success as it debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The song delves into the complexities associated with relationships, filled with layered innuendos of betrayal and revenge.

The bridge reflects this:

"Every time you close your eyes/ And feel his lips, you're feelin' mine/ And every time you breathe his air/ Just know I was already there/ You can have him if you like/ I've been there, done that once or twice/ And singin' 'bout it don't mean I care/ Yeah, I know I've been known to share,"

8) because i liked a boy (253,070,148 Spotify streams)

because i liked a boy (Image via Spotify)

because i liked a boy is a pop song by the American singer that’s reportedly inspired by the harsh experience the singer faced after netizens villainized her in the love triangle between herself, Joshua Bassett, and Olivia Rodrigo.

The song is a blunt revelation by Sabrina Carpenter as she recounts her experience and gives her side of the story. The chorus encapsulates this:

"Now I'm a homewrecker, I'm a sl*t/ I got death threats fillin' up semitrucks/ Tell me who I am, guess I don't have a choice/ All because I liked/ I'm the hot topic on your tongue/ I'm a rebound gettin' 'round stealin' from the young/ Tell me who I am, guess I don't have a choice/ All because I liked a boy,"

The song was released as the fifth track from the singer’s fifth studio album, emails i can’t send on July 15, 2022 and was written by John Ryan, Julia Michaels, JP Saxe, and Sabrina Carpenter.

Other popular songs from Sabrina Carpenter include Sue Me, Skin, Why, and emails i can't send.

Edited by Sezal Srivastava