Daniel Caesar Clinches His First No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart

Daniel Caesar attains his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as Son of Spergy begins atop the list dated Nov. 8. The set, released on Oct. 24 through Hollace/Republic Records, opens with 43,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week of Oct. 24-30, according to Luminate.

Of its starting sum, Son of Spergy generated 26,000 units from streaming activity, equaling 34.1 million official audio and video streams of the album’s tracks. 17,000 units derive from traditional album sales, with minimal activity from the third contributing metric, track-equivalent units from song sales. Thanks to its activity in the relevant metrics, Son of Spergy arrives at No. 4 on the Top Album Sales chart and No. 11 on the Top Streaming Albums ranking.

Son of Spergy — the title is a nod to the nickname of Caesar’s father, gospel singer Norwill Simmonds — is the fourth album by the singer-songwriter. It follows his breakthrough, 2017’s Freudian, which peaked at No. 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, 2019’s Case Study 01 (No. 10), and 2023’s Never Enough (No. 6).

In addition to its triumph on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Son of Spergy likewise starts at No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart and is Caesar’s first leader there. Breakthroughs continue with its No. 4 launch on the all-genre Billboard 200, where the singer scores his first top 10 visit.

Ten of the album’s tracks reach the 50-position Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, led by the No. 23 debut of “Who Knows.” The entrance gives Caesar his best result as a lead artist. He previously scored two No. 1s in featured capacities: on Justin Bieber’s seven-week champ “Peaches,” also featuring Giveon, in 2021, and by supporting Tyler, The Creator on last year’s “St. Chroma,” which ruled for one week. He likewise assisted Tyler, The Creator on the No. 16-peaking “Take Your Mask Off,” also featuring Latoiya Williams.

Two previous releases, “Have a Baby (With Me)” and “Call on Me” return for their second weeks on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The former reaches a new peak of No. 31 after it debuted at No. 36 in August, while the latter matches its No. 40 high.

Plus, Caesar notches his first No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart, as “Rain Down,” featuring Sampha, blasts in at the top. The track owes its start to 3 million U.S. streams, with negligible amounts of radio airplay or sales.

Here’s a rundown of Daniel Caesar’s Son of Spergy tracks on this week’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart:

• No. 23, “Who Knows”
• No. 28, “Root of All Evil”
• No. 31, “Have a Baby (With Me)”
• No. 37, “Baby Blue,” feat. Norwill Simmonds
• No. 38, “Rain Down,” feat. Sampha
• No. 39, “Emily’s Song”
• No. 40 “Call on Me”
• No. 41, “Moon,” feat. Bon Iver
• No. 46, “Touching God,” feat. Yebba & Blood Orange
• No. 49, “Sign of the Times”