Post Malone Hits The Top 10 For The First Time By Changing Genres — Again
Post Malone has been a mainstay on pop and hip-hop rankings for years now. This week, the genre-blurring superstar lands a new kind of hit in Britain, and it might be one of the most surprising of his career so far. Malone debuts a special tribute to Nirvana on multiple charts across the pond, as it's an immediate commercial success. The set performs well across the board, but it's one style-specific list where the effort makes perhaps its most meaningful impact.
The superstar's Tribute to Nirvana kicks off its time on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart in the U.K. at No. 5. That list ranks the top-selling full-lengths in any style of rock, from hard rock to metal and everything in between.
While Malone has flirted with alternative sounds throughout his career — most notably with tracks like 'Take What You Want' with Ozzy Osbourne — Tribute to Nirvana marks his first full-length release to be classified in the rock genre. According to the Official Charts Company, the effort qualifies for the Rock & Metal Albums chart, and it now stands out as the musician's debut appearance on the genre-specific tally.
This is not the first time Malone has crossed into a new musical space and walked away with a win. Less than a year ago, in August 2024, the hitmaker reached another genre-focused ranking in the U.K. for the first time. His latest traditional studio LP F-1 Trillion brought him to the Official Country Artists Albums chart, where it hit No. 1 and stayed on the list for 35 weeks — five of those in the top spot.
That pivot to country was a bold move, considering Malone had built his name on a fusion of hip-hop and pop. But just like his latest rock effort, F-1 Trillion proved that he could find success outside his expected lanes.
He's also enjoyed a lengthy career on the Official Hip-Hop and R&B Albums chart in the U.K., where five of his past projects have reached the top five. Beerbongs & Bentleys and Hollywood's Bleeding both soared all the way to No. 1, while Stoney, Twelve Carat Toothache, and The Diamond Collection have each managed to spend at least a small amount of time inside that uppermost region.
During the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when people were scared and at home, Malone decided to do something special to entertain his fans. He performed a livestream concert, filled with covers of Nirvana songs, as he is apparently a huge fan of the group.
While the livestream show is remembered fondly, it had never been released for traditional consumption – until Record Store Day 2025. Malone served as an ambassador for this year's event, and he showed up in a big way by not only lending his fame to the organization, but by delivering one of the most exciting exclusives this time around.
With this debut, Malone becomes part of an extremely small group of artists who have managed to score top 10 albums on genre-specific tallies dedicated to hip-hop, country, and now rock in the U.K. It's possible that he is the first musician ever to pull off the feat in Britain, or at least the first in a very long time. Historically, genre-hopping wasn't always seen as a strength, especially among longtime fans of an artist. But in today's increasingly fluid musical world, it's all but expected of the biggest names in the business.
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