{"id":455051,"date":"2022-05-30T16:30:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T13:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/future-celebrates-wait-for-u-going-platinum-as-riaa-plaques-pile-up\/"},"modified":"2022-05-30T16:30:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T13:30:16","slug":"future-celebrates-wait-for-u-going-platinum-as-riaa-plaques-pile-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/future-celebrates-wait-for-u-going-platinum-as-riaa-plaques-pile-up\/","title":{"rendered":"#Future Celebrates &#039;WAIT FOR U&#039; Going Platinum As RIAA Plaques Pile Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eaa5ba6170\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eaa5ba6170\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/future-celebrates-wait-for-u-going-platinum-as-riaa-plaques-pile-up\/#%E2%80%9CFuture_Celebrates_WAIT_FOR_U_Going_Platinum_As_RIAA_Plaques_Pile_Up%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Future Celebrates &#039;WAIT FOR U&#039; Going Platinum As RIAA Plaques Pile Up&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFuture_Celebrates_WAIT_FOR_U_Going_Platinum_As_RIAA_Plaques_Pile_Up%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Future Celebrates &#039;WAIT FOR U&#039; Going Platinum As RIAA Plaques Pile Up&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/05\/future-wait-for-u-platinum-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Future Celebrates 'WAIT FOR U' Going Platinum As RIAA Plaques Pile Up\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Prince Williams\/Wireimage<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nFuture continues to add to his collection of platinum and gold plaques thanks to his latest album <em>I NEVER LIKED YOU<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>As <em>Chart Data<\/em> reported on Sunday (May 29), the Atlanta r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er\u2019s \u201cWAIT FOR U\u201d collaboration with Drake and Tems has now sold over one million units in the U.S., making it eligible for platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).<\/p>\n<p>The song \u2014 which earned Future his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 as a lead artist earlier in May \u2014 is the fastest collaboration released this year to reach the milestone. On Monday morning (May 30), the Freebandz boss took to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> to celebrate his latest achievement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWait for u\u2019 platinum already,\u201d he wrote to his 7.3 million followers. \u201cThe support is appreciated #INEVERLIKEDYOU.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wait for u\u2019 platinum already. The support is appreciated <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/INEVERLIKEDYOU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#INEVERLIKEDYOU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FUTURE\/FREEBANDZ (@1future) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1future\/status\/1531175211923537920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1future?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@1future<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Drake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Drake<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/temsbaby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@temsbaby<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;WAIT FOR U&#8221; has now sold over 1 million units in the US. It&#8217;s the fastest 2022 collaboration to reach this milestone.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 chart data (@chartdata) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chartdata\/status\/1531043960423993346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWAIT FOR U\u201d isn\u2019t the only Future record to have picked up a plaque. <em>I NEVER LIKED YOU<\/em> and \u201cPUFFIN ON ZOOTIEZ\u201d both surpassed 500,000 sales on Sunday, making them eligible for gold certification.<\/p>\n<p><em>I NEVER LIKED YOU<\/em> sold an additional 77,000 album-equivalent units over the last week, pushing its total to 505,000. The album currently sits at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, down one place from the previous week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Billboard 200: #4(-1) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1future?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@1future<\/a>, I NEVER LIKED YOU 77,000 (505,000 units since release). *peak: #1*<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 chart data (@chartdata) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chartdata\/status\/1531003664168624129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1future?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@1future<\/a>\u2019s &#8220;PUFFIN ON ZOOTIEZ&#8221; has now sold over 500,000 units in the US.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 chart data (@chartdata) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chartdata\/status\/1530675281047871488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Boasting additional appearances from Kanye West, Kodak Black, Young Thug and others, <em>I NEVER LIKED YOU<\/em> debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 earlier in May with 222,000 first-week sales, the biggest tally of Future\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p>That figure also represented the largest sales week of 2022 so far until Kendrick Lamar\u2019s <em>Mr. Morale &amp; The Big Steppers<\/em> eclipsed it with 295,000 album-equivalent units in its opening week.<\/p>\n<p>With three new RIAA plaques on the way, Future now has over 40 platinum and 20 gold records. His biggest single, commercially speaking, is the Drake-assisted \u201cLife is Good,\u201d which went diamond (signifying over 10 million sales) last November.<\/p>\n<p>But it isn\u2019t just his recent work that continues to resonates with listeners. In April, Hendrix saw his 2012 debut album <em>Pluto<\/em> reach platinum status. The decade-old project spawned breakout hits such as \u201cTony Montana,\u201d \u201cSame Damn Time\u201d and \u201cTurn On the Lights,\u201d laying the foundation for Future\u2019s remarkable run \u2014 which clearly has no end in sight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Andy Bustard\"><br \/>\nby Andy Bustard\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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