Jeff Buckley's Only Album Debuts On Multiple Billboard Charts, Decades After His Death
Only a handful of musicians in history can claim a debut album so impactful and brilliantly executed that it keeps their name on the charts years, or even decades, after their career ends. Jeff Buckley is one such artist. He only released a single full-length project during his lifetime, Grace, before tragically and mysteriously passing away in 1997 at the age of 30. His soulful first full-length remains a masterpiece long after its release, and in 2025, the title manages to land on multiple Billboard rankings for the first time.
Grace Debuts on Multiple Charts
Grace is new this frame to both the Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums charts. Buckley's studio effort opens at No. 25 on the list of the most consumed alternative projects in the country, and at No. 44 on the slightly-busier roster that also includes rock collections.
Jeff Buckley Posthumously Adds to His Wins
Buckley has only appeared on the Top Alternative Albums chart twice. Grace earns the late singer-songwriter his first new placement in almost a decade, as You and I arrived on the tally in April 2016.
Over on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums list, Buckley has now scored just three career placements, with Grace joining You and I and Grace Around the World — the latter having spent a single turn in third-to-last place more than 15 years ago.
Grace Returns to the Billboard 200
As it launches on two genre-specific rankings, Grace also finds its way back to the Billboard 200. Luminate reports that Buckley's full-length moved another 8,700 equivalent units in the past tracking frame, with a little less than half of those being purchases. Grace reenters America's most competitive albums tally at No. 198, and it can also be found on both the Top Album Sales and Top Americana/Folk Albums charts this week.
"Lover, You Should've Come Over" Hits Its All-Time High
Grace appears to be climbing as consumption of one of the tunes on its tracklist surges. "Lover, You Should've Come Over" reappears on both the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Rock Songs tallies this week. Buckley's single reenters the Hot Rock Songs list at No. 16, a new all-time peak, and nearly matches its best showing on the other ranking, missing its No. 22 high point by one slot in just its second turn on that roster.
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