Daniel Caesar’s ‘Son of Spergy’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard R&B Albums

Daniel Caesar‘s fourth LP, Son of Spergy, has debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s High R&B Albums chart.

In accordance with Hits Each day Double, Son of Spergy bought 44,348 equal models in its first week, with 17,235 of these being pure copies. It marks Caesar’s strongest opening week for an album. Son of Spergy is the only new entry this week on the High R&B Albums chart, which consists of 25 spots. 

Caesar’s earlier album, By no means Sufficient, got here shut in 2023, peaking at No. 2 on the chart. (On the time of publication, By no means Sufficient is No. 17 in its twenty first week on High R&B Albums, whereas his 2017 debut, Freudian, rests at No. 16.)

Right here is an outline of Daniel Caesar’s highest peaks on Billboard’s High R&B Albums chart:

• Son of Spergy, No. 1 debut (2025)
• By no means Sufficient, No. 2 peak (2023)
• Case Research 01, No. 3 peak (2019)
• Freudian, No. 6 peak (2017)

Elsewhere, Son of Spergy debuts at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, at present led by Taylor Swift’s The Lifetime of a Showgirl, incomes Caesar his first high 10 on the favored albums chart. His earlier debuts, so as by rank, embody: By no means Sufficient (No. 14), Case Research 01 (No. 17) and Freudian (No. 25).

Caesar took to Instagram to have fun his new milestone. “We obtained our 1st Billboard high 5 album. Alhamdulillah!” he informed his 3.9 million followers. 

Moreover, Son of Spergy ranks at No. 1 on High R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, No. 1 on Vinyl Albums, No. 4 on High Album Gross sales and No. 11 on High Streaming Albums.

Son of Spergy was launched Oct. 24 through Hollace Inc./Republic Information. Preceded by the singles “Have A Child (With Me),” “Name On Me” and “Moon” with Bon Iver, the album additionally options Sampha, Yebba, Blood Orange, 646yf4t and Norwill Simmonds, Caesar’s father, whose nickname impressed the title. 

“I’ve numerous respect for my dad, and I maintain him in excessive regard. The album is about me realizing that I’m precisely like him,” Caesar defined. “In that sense, it’s about having endurance, respect, and admiration for myself.”