Drake earns record debut numbers for “For All The Dogs” on Spotify.
Drake finally released his brand new eighth studio album “For All The Dogs“, which debuts with record numbers on Spotify.
After teasing it for the past couple of months, Drake dropped his brand new album “For All The Dogs”, a follow-up to last year’s “Honestly Nevermind”. Following the release, the album hit the 100 million mark on Spotify. According to Spotify, the project was streamed 108.7m on the opening day, which is the second biggest for a rap album this year. At the top of the list is Travis Scott’s Utopia with 128.5 million streams. Drizzy’s new album failed to top the list as it was released at 6 Am and wasn’t able to track the numbers for a full 24 hours.
Biggest opening day streams for hip hop albums on Spotify in 2023 😳‼️
128.5m – UTOPIA
108.7m – For All The Dogs (𝗻𝗲𝘄)
53.4m – Pink Tape
35.4m – Almost Healed
26.0m – Scarlet
19.4m – Across The Spider-Verse
19.0m – Business Is Business
18.1m – Afterlyfe
15.7m – HOPE
13.6m -…— Hip Hop All Day (@HipHopAllDayy) October 7, 2023
However, For All The Dogs now becomes the fourth rap album with the most opening day streams in Spotify history. The first two spots were held by Drake himself, with his albums “Certified Lover Boy” and “Scorpion”. The fifth on the list is Kendrick Lamar with his last year’s comeback album “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers”.
The Toronto rap star is also expected to occupy 17 of the top 20 spots on the US Billboard Hot 100 next week. Drizzy’s new J. Cole collab “First Person Shooter” is projected to earn the top spot on the charts.
Drake expected to occupy 17 of the top 20 on The Billboard Hot 100 following the release of “For All The Dogs” 🔥🤯 (via: @talkofthecharts) pic.twitter.com/8UGFruRlNa
— Hip Hop All Day (@HipHopAllDayy) October 7, 2023
For All The Dogs is expected to earn him another number 1 spot on the US Billboard 200, and it will become fourth fourth-highest first-week sales album of 2023. Following the release, the Toronto rap star also became the first rapper to surpass 80 million monthly listeners on the music platform Spotify.
.@Drake becomes the first rapper to surpass 80 million monthly listeners in Spotify history. pic.twitter.com/zyDjt1HHtV
— chart data (@chartdata) October 10, 2023
