Sabrina Carpenter Claims First No. 1 Album in Tight Race Against Travis Scott
Carpenter's 'Short n' Sweet' narrowly edges out Scott's 'Days Before Rodeo' with 362,000 units, marking her career-best debut.
- 'Short n' Sweet' is Carpenter's first album to top the Billboard 200 chart and her highest-charting effort to date.
- Travis Scott's re-released mixtape 'Days Before Rodeo' debuts at No. 2 with 361,000 units, the biggest week for any rap album this year.
- Carpenter also charts all 12 tracks from 'Short n' Sweet' on the Billboard Hot 100, including three in the top five.
- The chart battle saw both artists releasing multiple digital versions of their albums to boost sales in the final days of the tracking week.
- This marks the first time in over eight years that two albums have earned at least 360,000 units in the same week.