Future has the number one album in the country this week:
The album, which was released via Freebandz/Epic Records on May 15, earned 153,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending May 21, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data — Future’s biggest week, in terms of units, for a solo album.
Future has released a video for his new song “Crushed Up.”
Future has released a video for “Absolutely Going Brazy.”
Future has released a video for “You Da Baddest” (feat. Nicki Minaj).
Future is the first artist in history to have two different number one albums two weeks in a row:
Future is the first act in the nearly 61-year history of the chart to achieve back-to-back No. 1 debuts in successive weeks. The rapper is also the first artist to succeed himself at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 at all (counting not only debuts) since 1968. He’s additionally the first soloist ever to claim the honor.
Future performed “Incredible” on Ellen.
Future has the number one album in the country this week:
As for Future’s current No. 1, more than half of its units were powered by streaming activity: 73,000 units (equaling 109 million streams of the album’s songs during the tracking frame). The rest of its units were comprised of traditional album sales (60,000) and track equivalent album units (7,000).
