Sabrina Carpenter Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best
Sabrina Carpenter spent years as a reliably good pop songwriter before "Espresso" and Short n' Sweet turned her into the main character of pop radio. Going back through her catalog, from Disney-adjacent beginnings to the flirty, funny, razor-sharp hits of the last couple years, is a reminder that the breakout didn't come out of nowhere.
We ranked all 24 of these songs by how well they hold up, how much cultural footprint they actually have, and how much fun they are to scream in a car. Where fans argue (and they do argue about Nonsense versus Juno), we made a call and told you why. Disagree? That's what the comments are for.
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SS Tier: The signature songs
Espresso
The song that made 'that's that me espresso' a thing people actually say out loud. It's a one-liner stretched into three minutes and it never gets old, which is the whole trick of a perfect pop single.
About Espresso
A 2024 single from Short n' Sweet that became one of the biggest pop hits of the year, known for its 'that's that me espresso' hook. It topped charts in multiple countries.
- Era
- Short n' Sweet
- Released
- 2024
Please Please Please
Country-tinged, pleading, and way more structurally interesting than most number one singles bother to be. The music video drama only added to the song's life, but it was already a classic before anyone saw it.
About Please Please Please
A country-pop lead single from Short n' Sweet with a music video starring Barry Keoghan. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
- Era
- Short n' Sweet
- Released
- 2024
Taste
Sharp, theatrical, and dripping with the kind of petty glamour Sabrina does better than almost anyone in pop right now. The Jenna Ortega video cameo turned it into a moment, but the bridge alone earns the spot.
About Taste
A sultry, theatrical single from Short n' Sweet with a horror-tinged music video featuring Jenna Ortega.
- Era
- Short n' Sweet
Bed Chem
Filthy in the most tongue-in-cheek way possible, with a chorus that's basically a wink set to music. It's the song that convinced skeptics Short n' Sweet wasn't a fluke.
About Bed Chem
A flirtatious Short n' Sweet track celebrated for its innuendo-laden chorus and confident delivery.
- Era
- Short n' Sweet
AA Tier: Genuinely great
Nonsense
The outro ad-libs became their own genre of internet content, with a different dirty joke every night on tour. Underneath the gimmick is a genuinely bouncy, well-built pop song.
About Nonsense
A fast-paced pop track from Emails I Can't Send known for its live outro, where Sabrina improvises new, often risque lyrics at each tour stop.
- Era
- Emails I Can't Send
Feather
Light on its feet, literally, with a video stunt (ice skating rink, funeral home) that matched the song's don't-weigh-me-down attitude. One of her most purely pleasant melodies.
About Feather
A buoyant single notable for its music video featuring Sabrina ice skating, including at a funeral.
- Era
- Emails I Can't Send era
Juno
The 'sweet like Juno' line turned into a full-blown meme and a crowd chant, and it deserved to. It's horny and specific in a way a lot of pop writers are too scared to attempt.
About Juno
A Short n' Sweet track whose 'sweet like Juno' lyric became a widely referenced internet meme.
- Era
- Short n' Sweet
Manchild
A gleeful, banjo-flecked takedown of a very specific type of useless boyfriend. It's funnier than most comedy songs and catchier than most serious ones.
About Manchild
A lead single from Sabrina's 2025 album era, poking fun at an immature partner over a playful, country-leaning beat.
- Era
- Man's Best Friend
Because I Liked a Boy
The most emotionally direct thing she's ever released, addressing internet pile-ons and public scrutiny without flinching. It's proof she can do vulnerable as well as she does cheeky.
About Because I Liked a Boy
A vulnerable, narrative-driven song addressing online harassment and public judgment Sabrina faced during a high-profile relationship controversy.
- Era
- Emails I Can't Send
BB Tier: Solid, dependable fun
Skin
Written and released fast in response to a very online moment, which gives it an urgency her more polished songs don't have. Not her most replayable track, but an important hinge point in her story.
About Skin
A quickly released response track addressing public commentary around her, notable for arriving with little advance notice.
- Era
- Emails I Can't Send era
Sue Me
A strutting, confident kiss-off that doesn't get talked about as much as the singles around it but holds its own. Good evidence that her album tracks were already strong before the world noticed.
About Sue Me
An album track known among fans for its confident, defiant tone, though it was never pushed as a major single.
- Era
- Emails I Can't Send
Fast Times
Slinky and understated, more about mood than hooks. It rewards a late-night listen more than a radio spin.
About Fast Times
A moodier, atmospheric cut from Sabrina's catalog that leans more on vibe than hooks.
- Era
- Emails I Can't Send
Vicious
A moodier, more clipped cut that shows she can do restraint too. Doesn't hit as hard as her best uptempo stuff, but it's a nice change of pace on the tracklist.
About Vicious
A restrained, mid-tempo track that shows a different, more clipped side of her songwriting.
- Era
- Emails I Can't Send
Thumbs
A sweet, slightly sleepy love song that's easy to overlook next to her punchier singles. Fans who stuck around through her earlier eras tend to rate this one higher than newcomers do.
About Thumbs
A gentle love song from earlier in Sabrina's catalog, popular with longtime fans.
- Era
- Singular era
Why
A confident, mid-tempo statement of independence that does its job well without reinventing anything. Solid, not spectacular.
About Why
A mid-tempo pop track centered on independence and moving on from a relationship.
- Era
- Singular era
Tears
"Tears" is a solid dance floor cut that leans into disco without losing her personality. It doesn't reach the heights of her best singles, but it holds up fine next to the rest of the mid pack. A good deep cut, not a defining one.
About Tears
- Era
- Short n' Sweet
CC Tier: Fine, if you're already a fan
Almost Love
Her first real pop crossover moment, and it still works as a fun, slightly dated bop. The chorus is catchier than the verses, which is kind of the whole song's problem.
About Almost Love
One of Sabrina's first major pop crossover singles, marking her shift away from her earlier Disney-associated sound.
Read Your Mind
Pleasant and well-sung but a little generic next to the sharper writing she'd land on later. The kind of song that's fine on shuffle and forgotten by the next track.
About Read Your Mind
A pop single from Sabrina's mid-career period, generally seen as solid but less distinctive than her later work.
- Era
- Singular era
Exhale
Quietly nice, emotionally earnest, and not asking for much attention, which is exactly what it gets. A deep cut for people who already know every other song on this list.
About Exhale
A quieter, more earnest deep cut favored mainly by longtime fans of her earlier albums.
- Era
- Singular era
When Did You Get Hot?
A fun title and a cute premise that doesn't quite get the song it deserves. Lives more as a punchline fans reference than a track people actually put on repeat.
About When Did You Get Hot?
A playful, flirty song title that became a recurring fan reference even for listeners who don't rank the song itself highly.
- Era
- Man's Best Friend
DD Tier: Forgettable filler
Can't Blame a Girl for Trying
The title track from an era Sabrina herself has mostly moved past, and it shows. Pleasant enough, but it's the sound of an artist still figuring out her lane.
About Can't Blame a Girl for Trying
The title track of an early studio album that leaned into a softer, more stripped-back pop sound than her later releases.
- Released
- 2015
Alien (with Jonas Blue)
A dance-pop collab that feels more like a Jonas Blue song with Sabrina as a featured vocalist than a true Sabrina Carpenter track. Fine for a festival set, forgettable everywhere else.
About Alien (with Jonas Blue)
A dance-pop collaboration with DJ and producer Jonas Blue, released as a more club-oriented departure from her solo material.
- Genre
- Dance-pop
House Tour
A deep cut that even dedicated fans tend to skip past. It's not bad, it's just not doing anything the rest of her catalog doesn't do better.
About House Tour
A lesser-discussed deep cut in Sabrina's catalog, largely known only to dedicated fans.
- Era
- Singular era
FF Tier: Skip it
Bring Your Love (with Madonna)
The Madonna co-sign is the only reason it gets discussed at all.
About Bring Your Love (with Madonna)
A collaborative track with Madonna called 'Bring Your Love' that has been quite successful, winning Best Collaboration at the 2026 VMAs and debuting at No. 74 on the Hot 100.
- Collaborator
- Madonna
How we ranked them
We weighed songwriting and hooks first, then cultural impact (chart runs, memes, how often it shows up on setlists and TikTok), and how well each track represents Sabrina at her best: witty, a little filthy, melodically sharp. Deep cuts and collabs got judged on their own terms, not punished just for being less famous. Consensus from fan forums and critic reviews mattered, but we broke ties ourselves.
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Rank these yourselfFAQ
What is Sabrina Carpenter's best song according to fans and critics?
Espresso and Please Please Please are the two most commonly cited as her best, with Taste and Bed Chem close behind from the Short n' Sweet era.
What is Sabrina Carpenter's most underrated song?
Sue Me and Because I Liked a Boy both get cited by longtime fans as deeper cuts that deserve more attention than they get.
Which Sabrina Carpenter song blew up on TikTok?
Nonsense became famous for its ever-changing, often raunchy outro lyrics performed live, while Espresso and Taste both drove huge amounts of short-form video use.
Is Please Please Please about a real relationship?
Fans and press widely connected the song to Sabrina's public relationship at the time, though she hasn't confirmed every detail of the lyrics.
What era is Can't Blame a Girl for Trying from?
It's the title track of an earlier, more stripped-back pop era before her Short n' Sweet breakout, and it sounds noticeably different from her recent singles.
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Image credits
- EspressoCover: Wikipedia · Source
- Please Please PleaseCover: Wikipedia · Source
- TasteCover: Wikipedia · Source
- Bed ChemCover: Wikipedia · Source
- NonsenseCover: Wikipedia · Source
- FeatherCover: Wikipedia · Source
- JunoCover: Wikipedia · Source
- ManchildCover: Wikipedia · Source
- Because I Liked a BoyCover: Wikipedia · Source
- SkinCover: Wikipedia · Source
- Sue MeCover: Wikipedia · Source
- Fast TimesCover: Wikipedia · Source
- ViciousCover: Wikipedia · Source
- ThumbsCover: Wikipedia · Source
- WhyCover: Wikipedia · Source
- Almost LoveCover: Wikipedia · Source
- Read Your MindCover: Wikipedia · Source
- ExhaleCover: Wikipedia · Source
- When Did You Get Hot?Cover: Wikipedia · Source
- Can't Blame a Girl for TryingCover: Wikipedia · Source
- Alien (with Jonas Blue)Cover: Wikipedia · Source
- House TourCover: Wikipedia · Source
- Bring Your Love (with Madonna)Cover: Wikipedia · Source
- TearsCover: Wikipedia · Source