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ASAP Rocky Earns Third No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200

Don’t Be Dumb becomes the American rapper’s first leader in over a decade.

January 28, 2026

5:17 pm

ASAP Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
ASAP Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200

ASAP Rocky has finally made his ascent to the summit of the albums chart. The American rapper’s fourth studio album, Don’t Be Dumb, debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. 

 

For the chart dated January 31, 2026, the album moved 123,000 units in the United States, placing it firmly at the top this week. It narrowly beat K-pop group ENHYPEN’s SIN: VANISH, which debuted at No. 2 with 122,400 units sold.

 

Don’t Be Dumb becomes Rocky’s third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 and his first in over a decade. His last project to hit the summit was AT.LONG.LAST.ASAP, which debuted at No. 1 in June 2015. His first chart-topper, LONG.LIVE.ASAP, also debuted at No. 1 back in February 2013.

 

Released on January 16, 2026, Don’t Be Dumb marks Rocky’s return to the albums scene since 2018’s Testing, ending an eight-year wait for fans of the Manhattan native. The album also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Streaming Albums chart and No. 3 on the Top Album Sales chart. With 76,000 of its 123,000 units coming from streaming, it marks Rocky’s biggest streaming week to date.

 

Don’t Be Dumb consists of 19 tracks, divided into two discs. The lead single, “PUNK ROCKY,” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 64.

 

View the Billboard 200 here.

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