Daniel Caesar Scores First No. 1 R&B Album on Billboard With ‘Son of Spergy’

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

According to Hits Daily Double, Son of Spergy sold 44,348 equivalent units in its first week, with 17,235 of those being pure copies. It marks Caesar’s strongest opening week for an album. Son of Spergy is the sole new entry this week on the Top R&B Albums chart, which consists of 25 spots. 

Caesar’s previous album, Never Enough, came close in 2023, peaking at No. 2 on the chart. (At the time of publication, Never Enough is No. 17 in its 21st week on Top R&B Albums, while his 2017 debut, Freudian, rests at No. 16.)

Here is an overview of Daniel Caesar’s highest peaks on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart:

• Son of Spergy, No. 1 debut (2025)
• Never Enough, No. 2 peak (2023)
• Case Study 01, No. 3 peak (2019)
• Freudian, No. 6 peak (2017)

Elsewhere, Son of Spergy debuts at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, currently led by Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl, earning Caesar his first top 10 on the popular albums chart. His previous debuts, in order by rank, include: Never Enough (No. 14), Case Study 01 (No. 17) and Freudian (No. 25).

Caesar took to Instagram to celebrate his new milestone. “We got our 1st Billboard top 5 album. Alhamdulillah!” he told his 3.9 million followers. 

Additionally, Son of Spergy ranks at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, No. 1 on Vinyl Albums, No. 4 on Top Album Sales and No. 11 on Top Streaming Albums.

Son of Spergy was released Oct. 24 via Hollace Inc./Republic Records. Preceded by the singles “Have A Baby (With Me),” “Call On Me” and “Moon” with Bon Iver, the album also features Sampha, Yebba, Blood Orange, 646yf4t and Norwill Simmonds, Caesar’s father, whose nickname inspired the title. 

“I have a lot of respect for my dad, and I hold him in high regard. The album is about me realizing that I am exactly like him,” Caesar explained. “In that sense, it’s about having patience, respect, and admiration for myself.”