Future ends 2022 with massive RIAA certifications

While Russell Wilson’s 2022 season might be one to forget, it turns out rap superstar Future is living his best life at this point in his career with some major RIAA certifications on deck.

Future ends 2022 with massive RIAA certifications

Whether it’s ‘I Never Liked You’ hitting platinum status or ‘Wait For U’ going triple platinum, Future Hendrix has ample bragging rights to end the year.

Best described as “One of None,” Future closes out 2022 without rival, earning a slew of RIAA certifications to conclude the biggest year of his career thus far. His chart-dominating magnum opus, I NEVER LIKED YOU, ascends to platinum status, making it one of only four albums to reach platinum in 2022. The Billboard Hot 100 smash “WAIT FOR U” [ft Drake & Tems] reached triple-platinum and earned the RIAA’s Top Certified Single of 2022. The single “PUFFIN ON ZOOTIEZ” also goes platinum.

These honors represent a much-deserved victory lap in the last few weeks of 2022.

Speaking to his dominance, Billboard christened him its “Hip-Hop Power Player of the Year,” enshrining him as “one of the most successful, and prolific, rappers in history.” Variety hailed him as “Collaborator of the Year” and attested, “The list of artists who benefited from Future’s Midas touch reads like a veritable who’s who of hip-hop.” Rolling Stone plugged I NEVER LIKED YOU on its “The 100 Best Albums of 2022,” going on to proclaim, “it’s safe to say Future showcased his range.” Complex named it one of “The Best Albums of 2022,” and declared, “Future is at his best on I NEVER LIKED YOU.”

“WAIT FOR U” captured #1 on Apple Music’s “Top US Songs of 2022” joined on the list by “PUFFIN ON ZOOTIEZ,” “LOVE YOU BETTER,” and “STICK TALK.”Evincing his worldwide impact, “WAIT FOR U” also landed in the Top 3 of Apple Music’s “Top Global Songs of 2022.” On Spotify, “WAIT FOR U” graced the “Top US Tracks of 2022,” while Future landed on “Top US Artists of 2022” and “Top Global Artists of 2022.” “WAIT FOR U” appeared on Amazon Music’s “Best Songs of 2022”and emerged as Pandora’s “Most Thumbed Up Song of 2022.”

At radio, “WAIT FOR U” reached #1 on the Urban Mediabase Chart in 8 weeks and landed at #1 five different times, making history in doing so more than any other artist on the format. After being on the chart for 31 weeks to date, “WAIT FOR U” is still Top 5 while “LOVE YOU BETTER” is #3 and still growing.

As always, Future constantly searches for new inspiration, honing his craft, upping his game, and ultimately beckoning the culture to follow suit. As such, I NEVER LIKED YOU represents a creative and commercial high watermark, eclipsing 3billion global streams and views and dominating radio since its impact. Moreover, he pushed the envelope with the music video for “712PM” directed by fellow game-changer Travis Scott. Watch “712PM” HERE. This marked the second monumental collaboration between these two superstars this year. Travis served as creative director for Future’s groundbreaking live performance of “LOVE YOU BETTER” from the Brooklyn Academy of Music on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!

Future also capped off this banner 2022 by picking up six nominations at the 2023 GRAMMY® Awards. The Atlanta juggernaut has notched multiple nods in coveted categories. He landed two nominations for “Best Rap Song” with both “WAIT FOR U “[ft. Drake & Tems] and “Pushin P” [ft. Young Thug] with Gunna as well as two nominations for “Best Melodic Rap Performance” for both “WAIT FOR U” and DJ Khaled’s “Beautiful” [ft. SZA & Future]. Elsewhere, he competes for “Best Rap Album” with I NEVER LIKED YOU and received a nod in “Best Rap Performance” for the mega-hit “Pushin P.” I NEVER LIKED YOU crashed the charts as the biggest debut of the rapper’s career, and continues to put up numbers, further securing his place in history with this magnum opus. Upon arrival, he emerged as the 5th artist in history to simultaneously debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 with I NEVER LIKED YOU atop the Billboard 200 and “WAIT FOR U” at #1 on the Hot 100. On Spotify, he captured #1-10 on Top Songs Debut USA Chart in addition to landing a #1 US and Global Album Debut. Not to mention, he became the most-streamed artist on Spotify worldwide on April 29. I NEVER LIKED YOU landed at #1 on the Billboard 200 and moved a staggering 221,512 units first-week in the US alone. This notably marks Future his 8th #1 album on the Billboard 200 with the most seven-day sales of his illustrious career so far.