Post Malone’s ‘F-1 Trillion’ Album Goes Gold… And It’s Not Even Out Yet
on Aug 13, 2024
Post Malone’s highly-anticipated country album is set to release this Friday
After teasing a venture into country music for years, Post Malone has jumped in with both feet. His first-ever country album, titled F-1 Trillion, will hit speakers on August 16th and already has the industry abuzz.
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The lead-up to the release of F-1 Trillion
Post Malone confirms a country album is in the works
At the end of 2023, Post Malone was asked repeatedly during a Twitch livestream about his new endeavor into the genre. Between rounds of the video game he was playing, he confirmed:
“Country record is coming… I keep singing a song that we made while I was in Nashville, and it’s so f–ing sick, but it’s not out.”
Post Malone and Morgan Wallen release “I Had Some Help”
In April, Post Malone joined forces with superstar Morgan Wallen to write and record his first country single. The duo performed “I Had Some Help” for the first time at California’s Stagecoach Festival, and the official studio version was released on May 10th.
The single debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with the highest weekly sales and streams of any song since 2020. It held the top spot for six nonconsecutive weeks, longer than any other song this year.
Post Malone collaborates with Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton and more
During CMA Fest in June, Blake Shelton and Post Malone surprised the Nashville crowd and performed their never-before-heard collaboration “Pour Me A Drink.” The song hit streaming services on June 21st, and the official music video was released just a few days later.
After that, Post picked up momentum and released “Guy For That” with Luke Combs as well as teased music with Chris Stapleton and Jelly Roll.
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Major retailer accidentally leaks the full list of collaborators for F-1 Trillion
On July 27th, retail giant Target mistakenly posted a photo online revealing the names of the artists listed as collaborators on F-1 Trillion. Among the stars were Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, HARDY, Lainey Wilson, Tim McGraw, and more.
Post Malone shares complete tracklist for F-1 Trillion
A few days later, on July 31st, Post Malone shared the names of all 18 tracks on his forthcoming album, only three of which do not feature a collaborator.
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As of this week, F-1 Trillion has reportedly already sold over 500,000 units
Even though we are still three days away from the official album release, Post Malone’s new record is preemptively seeing major success. According to Chart Data, F-1 Trillion has already sold enough units to make it eligible for Gold Certification by the RIAA.
In the context of streaming, each digital download counts as one unit of sale, and every 150 on-demand audio and/or video streams counts as one unit for certification.
.@PostMalone‘s ‘F-1 Trillion’ has now sold over 500,000 total units in the US, prior to official album release. pic.twitter.com/C846Fti272
— chart data (@chartdata) August 12, 2024
F-1 trillion officially drops this Friday, and it is safe to say that we can anticipate some huge numbers from the release. Stay tuned!
