do numbers

English

Verb

do numbers (third-person singular simple present does numbers, present participle doing numbers, simple past did numbers, past participle done numbers)

1. (idiomatic) To be popular, as measured by engagement or sales metrics.
   • 2018 June 29, Aubrey Graham, Maneesh Bidaye, Christopher Martin (lyrics and music), “Sandra's Rose” (track 10), in Scorpion, performed by Drake, Cash Money Records; Republic Records; Young Money Entertainment:

     I wasn't made for no casket or no prison cell / Every title doin' numbers like I'm Miss Adele