Meghan Trainor’s New Album Brings Her To A Career Low On The Charts

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentMeghan Trainor’s New Album Brings Her To A Career Low On The ChartsByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorMay 11, 2026, 10:01am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Meghan Trainor’s new album Toy With Me debuts on the Billboard 200 at No. 198, marking a new low for the pop singer on the competitive albums roster. HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA - MAY 10: Meghan Trainor visits the Trü Frü backstage portrait studio at iHeartRadio's 102.7 KIIS FM Wango Tango concert on May 10, 2025 in Huntington Beach, California. (Photo by Sara Jaye/Getty Images for Trü Frü )Getty Images for Trü FrüWhen Meghan Trainor scored her first hit a little more than a decade ago with the body positivity anthem “All About That Bass,” she was heralded as a new kind of pop star. Trainor built her name as a songwriter before launching her own artist career, and she looked to the past to find a sound that wasn’t present in contemporary top 40 pop.For a time, it seemed that Trainor would become a long-standing hitmaker. Trainor’s debut album Title produced several top 10s on the Billboard Hot 100 and set up her follow-up Thank You to produce multiple smashes as well.Since those first two albums, things have not been going brilliantly for the Best New Artist Grammy winner. Trainor has had a difficult time landing hit singles, and only one solo cut in the past decade — 2022’s “Made You Look” — has broken into the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.Trainor’s albums have experienced something of a rise and fall as well. Some of her releases were labeled commercially underwhelming when they debuted, though they managed to at least peak within the top 40.MORE FOR YOUThis week, Trainor’s latest album, Toy With Me, debuts on several Billboard charts,...