Don Toliver's OCTANE debuts at #1 on Billboard

## The Numbers Behind Hip-Hop's Biggest 2026 Debut Don Toliver's OCTANE debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, becoming Toliver's first album to do so. The set launches with 162,000 equivalent album units earned (his best week ever) in the United States in the week ending Feb. 5. OCTANE officially recorded the biggest opening week for a rap album on Spotify this year, already surpassing 125 million streams. The record previously belonged to A$AP Rocky's DON'T BE DUMB. Of OCTANE's 162,000 equivalent album units earned, SEA units comprise 131,000 (equaling 138.98 million on-demand official streams of the set's tracks, marking Toliver's best streaming week ever). All 18 tracks debuted inside the Top 50 of the US Spotify chart, a rare feat that signals both massive fan engagement and serious replay value. ## The Travis Scott Production Machine Production was handled by Toliver and Scott themselves, alongside Aaron Paris, Bnyx and Jahaan Sweet, among others. Multiple tracks, including 'E85,' 'Body,' and 'Rosary,' list Scott as both co-writer and co-producer. The album continues with stand-out hits like 'Body,' which samples Justin Timberlake and the Neptunes' 'Rock Your Body,' and 'Rendezvous' featuring Yeat. The album features guest vocals from Yeat, Rema, Travis Scott, Teezo Touchdown, and SahBabii. Don Toliver's fifth album, OCTANE, is the first to be executive produced by the artist himself. This creative control paid dividends: Early standouts like 'Body' have already surged into the Top 5 on Spotify and Apple Music, while self-produced tracks including 'ATM,' 'Rendezvous,' and 'Call Back' highlight the most hands-on and creatively fearless phase of his career. ## Beyond The Streaming Wars Produced by Live Nation, the 2026 OCTANE Tour will see him headline 31 cities across North America, kicking off May 8 with a marquee set at Rolling Loud Orlando. The tour includes two Los Angeles dates, added after the first sold out in the presale, along with New York, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, Toronto and more. OCTANE is an album living in the shadow of local history, in conversation with the crawling, drawled music of his city and the laid-back energy of its slow-rolling, candy-painted bass machines. This Houston DNA separates OCTANE from the rootless sound that has dominated rap. The album's success signals a broader shift. At a time when hip-hop has faced growing conversations around creative stagnation and slowing chart momentum, OCTANE arrives like a jolt of electricity, bold, cinematic, and forward-thinking. Toliver didn't just chase streams; he built a world worth inhabiting.