Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Manchild’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

Released late on June 5, “Manchild” tallied 27.1 million official streams, 14 million radio airplay audience impressions and 20,000 sold in the United States June 6-12.

The track debuts at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart, where it’s Carpenter’s third leader, following “Taste” (three weeks on top) and “Please Please Please” (two). It opens at No. 3 on Digital Song Sales with 6,000 downloads sold; it also sold 14,000 copies on 7-inch vinyl, on which it was released with the exclusive instrumental B-side, “Inside of Your Head When You’ve Just Won an Argument with a Man.” (“Manchild” is the top-selling song of the week overall.) As it bubbles under the Radio Songs chart, “Manchild” launches at No. 22 on Pop Airplay and No. 24 on Adult Pop Airplay.

“Manchild” is the 19th Hot 100 No. 1 with the word “man” (or a variation) in its title. Here’s a look at all such man-ly hits:

Notably, man-y more Hot 100 No. 1s have included “man” in their titles than “woman” – 19 vs. eight, with the versions of “When a Man Loves a Woman” above contributing to both sides.

Meanwhile, Billboard’s Keith Caulfield notes that funk band Manchild charted in 1977 with Power and Love (No. 29 peak on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums). The group included musical renaissance man Babyface and accomplished writer and producer Daryl Simmons.

“Manchild” is also the fourth Hot 100 No. 1 with “child” in its title, and the first since a rock classic 37 years ago:

No kid-ding: Additionally, Childish Gambino ruled the Hot 100 with “This Is America” in 2018 and Destiny’s Child scored four leaders in 1999-2001.

Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” drops to No. 2 on the Hot 100 following two weeks at No. 1. Still, it adds a seventh week at No. 1 on Digital Song Sales (7,000 sold) and gained by 12% to 54 million in airplay audience. It also claims a third week at No. 1 on the Songs of the Summer chart.

Morgan Wallen’s “What I Want,” featuring Tate McRae, dips 2-3 on the Hot 100, three weeks after it roared in as Wallen’s fourth No. 1 and McRae’s first. It also tops the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart for a fourth week. Wallen follows on the Hot 100 with the No. 2-peaking “Just in Case” (3-4) and “I’m the Problem” (5-6), as I’m the Problem, the parent set of all three songs, posts a fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” descends 4-5 after 13 weeks atop the Hot 100 beginning in March. It adds a 25th week at No. 1 on both the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, extending the longest reign on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (dating to October 1958, when the chart became the genre’s all-encompassing songs ranking).

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” wobbles 6-7 on the Hot 100, following its record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 beginning last July, and Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” backtracks 7-8 after five weeks at No. 1 starting in January.

Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control,” which led the Hot 100 for a week in March 2024, and became the year’s No. 1 song, falls 8-9. It logs a record-extending 65th week in the top 10 and a record-furthering 95th week on the chart overall.

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Benson Boone’s No. 2-peaking “Beautiful Things” retreats 9-10.