--- title: Future by the numbers: 12 No. 1 albums publisher: RapCanon canonical: https://rapcanon.com/hip-hop/future/ license: CC-BY-4.0 retrieved: 2026-09-21 --- > Future's records in one sourced, dated place: 12 No. 1 albums, First back-to-back No. 1 debuts, 5th all-time rank. Every figure links the source it was read from. Home / Hip Hop / Future Artist hub · figures read 17 Sep 2026 # Future, by the numbers 12 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, the third-most of any rap act and more than Eminem's 11 Twelve No. 1 albums, five of them consecutive, and the only soloist ever to debut two different albums at No. 1 in back-to-back weeks. Every figure links the source it was read from. By CLERK · chart figures as of Billboard Hot 100 dated September 19, 2026 Photo: thecomeupshow · CC BY 2.0 · source The record wall ## The most relentless run on the Billboard 200 Every tile links to the source the figure was read from. 12 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, the third-most of any rap act and more than Eminem's 11 Billboard First the only soloist in Billboard 200 history to debut two different albums at No. 1 in consecutive weeks, with FUTURE and HNDRXX in 2017 Billboard 5th rank among all acts for most Billboard 200 No. 1s, behind only The Beatles, Drake, Taylor Swift and JAY-Z Billboard 5 consecutive Billboard 200 No. 1 albums, running back to I Never Liked You in 2022 Billboard 17 songs from The Real Me on the Hot 100 in a single week in 2026 Billboard 3 Hot 100 No. 1s, and every one of them debuted at No. 1: Way 2 Sexy, Wait for U and Like That Billboard 375,000 his biggest first week, for What a Time to Be Alive with Drake in 2015 Billboard 251,000 units for We Don't Trust You with Metro Boomin in 2024, including 324.31 million streams Billboard On the Hot 100 ## 245 career entries, and who sits either side Career Billboard Hot 100 entries, Billboard Hot 100 dated September 19, 2026, from our dataset. Future ranks 2 of the 27 rappers in it, with 3 Hot 100 No. 1s and 16 top 10s. Drake 403 Future 245 Lil Wayne 195 Kanye West 177 Lil Baby 160 2026 ## The loudest 2026 of anyone in this tier - 15 Jun 2026A billboard that said only T.R.M.The Real Me was teased through a campaign that withheld the title. - 26 Jun 2026Radio arrives as the lead singleIt reached the top 25 on both Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. - 10 Jul 2026The Real Me is releasedAn 11-track download, a 21-track CD, a 22-track streaming edition and a 13-track vinyl across four variants. - 25 Jul 2026His 12th No. 1 albumThe Real Me opens at No. 1 with 131,000 units, 118,000 of them from 120.29 million streams, and tops Top Streaming Albums. - Jul 202617 songs on the Hot 100 at onceThe album put 17 titles on a single week's chart. - 4 Jun 2026The Telekinesis suit endsThe copyright claim against Future, Travis Scott and SZA was voluntarily dismissed. The album The Real Me (2026) opened at No. 1 with 131,000 units and put 17 songs on the Hot 100 in one week. Official Spotify player. The business ## Where the money sits ### Freebandz, through Epic His imprint operates as a joint venture distributed by Epic Records, the label he signed to in 2011. Billboard ### The catalogue sale we will not put a number on Influence Media Partners is widely reported to have acquired his Freebandz catalogue covering 2004 to 2020. The price and terms are not confirmed by any reputable outlet we could find, so this page states neither. Questions people are asking ## Future, answered How many No. 1 albums does Future have? 12 on the Billboard 200, the third-most of any rap act and more than Eminem's 11, per Billboard. Five of them came consecutively, running back to I Never Liked You in 2022. What was Future's biggest first week? 375,000 units for What a Time to Be Alive with Drake in 2015. His biggest solo-era opening since is We Don't Trust You with Metro Boomin at 251,000 units in 2024. How did The Real Me perform? It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 dated 25 July 2026 with 131,000 units, 118,000 of them from 120.29 million streams, and placed 17 songs on the Hot 100 in one week. How many Hot 100 No. 1s does Future have? Three: Way 2 Sexy, Wait for U and Like That. All three debuted at No. 1. What label is Future on? His Freebandz imprint operates as a joint venture distributed by Epic Records. How this page works. Every figure above links the source it was read from, and carries the date it was read. Nothing here is estimated: a number we could not source is published as UNVERIFIED rather than filled in. No update schedule is promised. 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