Rocky earns career-best streams, eight Top 20 tracks, and his first day ever as Spotify’s most-streamed rapper.

A$AP Rocky is officially having a career-defining moment. His long-awaited album DON’T BE DUMB debuted with 35.4 million first-day streams on Spotify, marking the biggest debut of his career on the platform and the largest album debut of 2026 so far.

The numbers only get louder from there. On January 16th, Rocky pulled in 47.6 million total Spotify streams in a single day, the biggest streaming day of his entire career, more than doubling his previous peak set back in May 2018. That surge also made him the most-streamed rapper on Global Spotify for the first time ever, dethroning Drake, who had held the top spot continuously since July. That alone is a seismic shift in the streaming landscape.

On the U.S. Spotify charts, DON’T BE DUMB made its presence undeniable. Rocky placed eight songs in the Top 20, led by “HELICOPTER,” which not only debuted at #3, but also logged the biggest streaming day for any rap song since July 2025.

Streaming-wise, several tracks delivered massive individual debuts, further proving the album’s depth beyond just a single hit. “HELICOPTER” led the charge with 3.62 million streams, followed closely by “STOLE YA FLOW” (3.06M), “ORDER OF PROTECTION” (3.03M), and “STAY HERE 4 LIFE” (2.94M). Even deeper cuts like “PLAYA” and “PUNK ROCKY” cleared the two-million mark with ease.

All of this arrives eight years after Rocky’s last studio album, Testing, making the success of DON’T BE DUMB feel even more significant. More respect definitely needs to be put on his name, especially from people in Canada.

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