| Timal | |
| Birth Name: | Ruben Louis |
| Birth Date: | 1997 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France |
| Origin: | Champs-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Occupation: | Rapper |
| Genre: | French rap, trap |
| Years Active: | 2016-present |
| Associated Acts: | Maes, PLK, Sofiane, YL |
| Label: | Elektra, 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]
| 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 | |
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (Wa) | |||
| "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" | 2022 | 1 | 45 | |
| "R R Phantom" | 2024 | 18[8] | — | |
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | ||||
| "Dis-moi où tu pécho" (Sofiane featuring YL & Timal) | 2016 | — |
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| "#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) |
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (Wa) | |||
| "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 | — | ||