Timal

Timal
Birth nameRuben Louis
Born (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 27)
Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
OriginChamps-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France
GenresFrench rap, trap
OccupationRapper
Years active2016-present
LabelsElektra, Warner Music

Ruben Louis (born 10 July 1997) better known by the stage name Timal is a French rapper born in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis and grew up in Champs-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne. His Guadeloupean origin inspired to take the name Timal. In 2016, he started posting freestyles on Daymolition's YouTube channel, which gives coverage to young rappers, and became popular with the freestyle series "Rapport". On 27 April 2018, he released his first studio album Trop chaud that was certified gold.[1] He followed it up with album Caliente in 2020 with collaborations from Maes, Leto and PLK.[1][2]

Discography

Albums

Title Year Peak positions
FRA
[3] 		BEL
(Fl)
[4] 		BEL
(Wa)
[5] 		SWI
[6]
Trop Chaud 2018 2 — 9 54
Caliente 2020 2 98 4 13
Arès 2021 2 98 5 6
Darvaza 2024 9[7] — 32 63

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak positions Album
FRA
[3] 		BEL
(Wa)
[5]
"Arrivant" 2018 28 15*
(Ultratip) 		Trop chaud
"Cavaler" 2020 20 36*
(Ultratip) 		Caliente
"Routine" 40 37*
(Ultratip)
"Ailleurs"
(featuring Maes) 		7 —
"Bresom" 2021 131 — non-album releases
"Fuego" 20 —
"Filtré"
(with Gazo) 		2022 1 45
"R R Phantom" 2024 18[8] —

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Title Year Peak positions Album
FRA
[3]
"Dis-moi où tu pécho"
(Sofiane featuring YL & Timal) 		2016 — #JesuispasséchezSo
(Sofiane mixtape)
"#SixièmeOinj"
(COR featuring Timal) 		2018 — —
"Pas pareil"
(YL featuring Timal) 		113 Nyx & Érèbe
(YL album)
"Trafiquante"
(Badjer featuring Timal) 		2019 — O.D
(Badjer album)
"Toute l'année"
(PLK featuring Timal) 		— Mental
(PLK album)
"Nuit"
(Boumso featuring Timal) 		— —
"La vie de rêve"
(Kaza featuring Timal) 		2020 — Heartbreak Life
(Kaza album)

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak positions Album
FRA
[3] 		BEL
(Wa)
[5]
"Rapport n°5" 2017 120 — Non-album song
"Vatos" 49 Tip
"La 6" 91 Tip
"La 7" 2018 151 —
"La 8 (Chivas)" 54 Tip
"Dans la ville" 56 — Trop chaud
"Rien de nouveau" 49 —
"La 9 (Ruinart)" 55 —
"Cartel"
(feat. Meryl) 		66 —
"Maria" 69 —
"Du rire aux larmes" 85 —
"Timal" 87 —
"Lyca" 89 —
"Pirate" 96 —
"Je sais" 104 —
"La zone" 124 —
"Suarez" 129 —
"Trop chaud" 158 —
"Flics & stups" 86 — Non-album song
"La 10" 25 Tip
"Overdose" 2019 159 —
"Story" 101 —
"La 11" 51 Tip
"La 12" 105 36*
(Ultratip)
"Week-end"
(feat. Leto) 		2020 16 Tip Caliente
"Promis"
(feat. PLK) 		17 —
"La 13" 26 —
"Copilote" 32 —
"Disponible" 34 —
"Le temps passe" 49 —
"Caliente" 50 —
"Tu me connais" 55 —
"Sale" 58 —
"Souvenirs" 59 —
"Vida" 61 —
"Jour de paye" 63 —
"TBA" 70 —
"La maille" 91 —

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

References

  1. ^ a b Rap RnB: Timal annonce son nouvel album: Cover, titre, tracklist et date de sortie (in French)
  2. ^ Rap RnB: Timal dévoile son 2ème album Caliente avec Maes, Leto et PLK (in French)
  3. ^ a b c d "Timal discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Timal discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Timal discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Timal discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Albums (Week 21, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Top Singles (Week 18, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 6 May 2024.