Troye Sivan's 'She's the Best' Wins Billboard's Latest New Music Poll
Troye Sivan's fourth studio album, She's the Best, won Billboard's weekly new music poll with 56 percent of the vote. It finished ahead of new releases from Cardi B, Slayyyter, Pitbull, Remi Wolf and others. Sivan said the title track was deeply meaningful to him and that the album moves between energetic performance songs and more isolated, personal reflections.
Troye Sivan’s fourth studio album, She’s the Best, took first place in Billboard’s weekly new music poll. The poll opened Friday, Oct. 9, and closed Sunday; Sivan’s record received 56 percent. It beat Cardi B’s “Don’t Chart” (9 percent), Slayyyter’s “I Think He’s Got a Girl” (7 percent), and entries from Ez Mil with Eminem, Pitbull, and Remi Wolf.
Sivan described the title song as personally significant, saying it addressed a lifelong feeling he had not previously expressed in music. He characterized the album as shifting between large, theatrical performance tracks and quieter, lonely reflections, including love songs about someone he had not met. Nicole Kidman appears in the title track’s video.
This poll result may boost visibility for Sivan’s album among pop listeners and Billboard readers, potentially drawing more attention to its themes of personal reflection, loneliness, and support from women and feminine figures. Fans of competing artists could engage in online discussion, while the title track’s Nicole Kidman-starring video may widen reach beyond music audiences. The outcome could also reinforce the influence of reader polls in shaping early album narratives, though its broader cultural effect remains uncertain.