Post Malone has hit a wave this year and its been carrying him straight to the top of all the record and streaming charts. His debut album, Stoney set a new first week streaming record and now its broken Michael Jackson’s Thriller record for most consecutive weeks on Billboard’s Top 10 R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
The twenty plus year record which was previously held by Michael Jackson’s Thriller album was for its 76 weeks run in the charts between 1983 and 1984. Post Malone’s Stony, to date has spent 77 week and counting on the chart. Its chart run spans from 2016 to 2018 and by the time it’s all said and done Post may be ahead of the legendary MJ by weeks.
Post Malone leads good company with his debut album, Stony. Below is a list of the top 10 artist on the chart.
77, Stoney, Post Malone, 2016-18
76, Thriller, Michael Jackson, 1983-84
64, Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston, 1985-86
63, The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas, 2009-10
59, The Heist, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, 2012-14
58, Recovery, Eminem, 2010-11
58, Can’t Slow Down, Lionel Richie, 1983-84
56, Control, Janet Jackson, 1986-87
55, Rapture, Anita Baker, 1986-87
54, 24K Magic, Bruno Mars, 2016-18
