Mac Miller‘s second posthumous album, Balloonerism, arrived last week and now the first-week sales projections are in.
According to Hits Daily Double, the LP is expected to debut in the No. 3 spot on the Billboard 200 with 70k album equivalent units. Bad Bunny‘s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS is expected to top the chart for the third week in a row, while SZA‘s 2022 album SOS is set for No. 2. The latter sees a resurgence following the release of its deluxe, Lana, in December.
SZA also makes an appearance on Balloonerism on a track titled “DJ’s Chord Organ.” On the day of the album’s release, the singer penned a tribute to the late rapper, writing on social media: “I love my friend I miss my friend. Grateful he saw something in me before most and treated me w love from day 1. Wish he could see how right ab everything he truly was. Please go stream Balloonerism RIGHT NOW.”
The new LP also comes with an animated film to accompany it.
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According to Rolling Stone, the film screened last Wednesday (January 15) in select theaters in Mac’s hometown of Pittsburgh and in New York City at a ticket price of $5, with all proceeds going toward the Mac Miller Fund. It expanded to theaters in Toronto, London, Paris, Melbourne, Berlin, Sydney, Dublin and Auckland the following day. All theatergoers received limited-edition merch as well.
Per the synopsis, “Balloonerism follows a group of school friends who are transfigured by the music of a chord organ and launched into a shadow world. Swallowed by the turtle of time, they must plod through the underbelly of adulthood.”
Described by his family as being “of great importance” to the beloved Pittsburgh native, the 14-track new album was actually recorded a decade ago in 2014 before being shelved and therefore is a bit different from label and estate-made posthumous projects.
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It follows 2020’s first posthumous effort Circles, which similarly debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 but with 164,000 album equivalent units.
