Six years ago today, Dua released her second studio album, “Future Nostalgia”. Spawning six singles from the standard edition, the album went on to become an instant classic for pop music fans around the world. The album won Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards and British Album of the Year at the 2021 Brit Awards.
As of December 2025, the album is estimated to have sold over 19 million globally (via Chartmasters). “Future Nostalgia” debuted at number 2 on the UK album charts, peaking at number 1 the following week — it would eventually reach the top of the charts three more times. In the United States, the album debuted at number 4 with 66,000 units sold. It finished the year as the ninth-best selling album of 2021 in the country, with 1,403,000 million units sold.
Across all streaming platforms, “Future Nostalgia” is the second most-streamed female album. The Moonlight Edition has surpassed 15 billion streams on Spotify, her most-streamed album on the platform and regularly generates 4 million daily streams. “Don’t Start Now” has generated over 3 billion streams, “Levitating (feat. DaBaby)” is over 2.5 billion streams (with the solo version over 1 billion itself), and both “Break My Heart” and “Physical” also have over 1 billion total streams.
Certifications include 2x Diamond in Brazil, Diamond in France and Mexico, 6x Platinum in New Zealand and Canada, 4x Platinum in Poland, 3x Platinum in the United Kingdom, Norway, and Italy, 2x Platinum in Australia, the Netherlands, and Spain, and Platinum in Belgium, Portugal, and the United States.
“Future Nostalgia” received global critical acclaim upon release. The album maintains an average score of 88 out of 100 on Metacritic, which ranks “Future Nostalgia” as the 15th most acclaimed album released in 2020. It finished inside the Year-End Lists of nine different publications, topping GQ and People’s respective lists.
In 2025, Dua released the 5th Year Anniversary Edition of “Future Nostalgia”, a triple vinyl collection of the standard edition, The Moonlight Edition, and Club Future Nostalgia. In addition, to celebrate the anniversary, a special remix featuring Troye Sivan on “Physical” was released prior to the vinyl announcement.
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