Future dominates US albums and singles chart

Future’s return to the music business was widely embraced by North American audiences. “I NEVER LIKED YOU”, the rapper’s ninth album, entered, handily, at the top of the chart, with the work becoming his eighth number 1 on the Billboard rankings. Out of a total of 222,000 copies, the best performance of 2022, only 6,500 units were actually purchased by the public. Everything else came from listening to his tracks on streaming services.

“I NEVER…” hits the market on April 29 with 16 songs. Another six were later incorporated. All tracks from the standard edition are in the rankings, including four in the top 10, with “Wait For u (feat. Drake & Tems)” going straight into the top spot. To top it off, two other songs by other artists with his special participation are also on the Hot 100. In short: a memorable week for the star.

No one else, apart from the rapper, has a new song in the top 40. To find another debut, you have to go to number 44, where is “Honest (Feat. Don Toliver)”, Justin Bieber’s new single.

In terms of performance improvement, the award goes to Lizzo and her “About Damn Time”, which, after three weeks of release, has started to gain traction. The single shot up from #60 to #19.

The top 10 looked like this:

1 – “Wait For u (feat. Drake & Tems)” – Future (debut)
2 – “As It Was” – “Harry Styles” (dropped one position)
3 – “First Class” – Jack Harlow (dropped one position)
4 – “PUFFIN ON ZOOTIEZ” – Future (debut)
5 – “Heat Waves” – Glass Animals (dropped two positions)
6 – “Big Energy” – Latto (dropped two positions)
7 – “Enemy (With JID)” – Imagine Dragons (dropped two positions)
8 – “712pm” – Future” (debut)
9 – “Stay (With Justin Bieber)” – The Kid Laroi (dropped three positions)
10 – “I’M DAT NIGGA” – Future (debut)

The album ranking

In addition to Future at the top, the album rankings had other news and surprises. The Weeknd’s “Dawn FM” soared from No. 35 to No. 2 after it finally won vinyl and CD editions, including deluxe packages. Miranda Lambert’s and NoCap’s newest works also entered the top 10, in fourth and eighth place.

Further down appeared Kehlani (“Blue Water Road”, at 13th), Rammestein (“Zeit”, at 15th) and another album in the endless series of official concert releases by the Grateful Dead. Volume 42 of “Dicks Picks”, with a 1974 concert, was ranked 12th.

The top 10 looked like this:

1 – “I NEVER LIKED YOU” – Future (debut)
2 – “Dawn FM” – The Weeknd (up 33 positions)
3 – “Dangerous: The Double Album” – Morgan Wallen (dropped one position)
4 – “Palomino” – Miranda Lambert (debut)
5 – “SOUR” – Olivia Rodrigo (dropped one position)
6 – “7220” – Lil Durk (dropped three places)
7 – Soundtrack of the movie “Encanto” (dropped two positions)
8 – “Mr. Crawford” – NoCap (debut)
9 – “Certified Lover Boy” – Drake (dropped two positions)
10 – “Planet Her” – Doja Cat (dropped four positions)