Beerbongs & Bentleys

By the time Beerbongs & Bentleys dropped, Post Malone was already a streaming juggernaut. But this second album took him into another stratosphere — breaking records, racking up chart placements, and solidifying his place as a reluctant pop antihero.

Clocking in at 18 tracks, Beerbongs & Bentleys is an oversized, genre-blurring project that leans heavily on melodic trap, mournful croons, and syrupy hooks. The numbers are staggering: over 460,000 units moved in week one, nine tracks in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 20 simultaneously, and Spotify’s single-day streaming record obliterated with 47.9 million U.S. streams. Lead single Rockstar featuring 21 Savage became Post’s first number one — a brooding, nihilistic anthem built for both mosh pits and late-night comedowns.

Despite the commercial triumph, Beerbongs & Bentleys drew a lukewarm critical response. There’s a sense of emotional haze across much of the album — songs bleed into one another, trapped in a cocktail of Auto-Tuned melancholy and trap clichés. But when Post swerves outside the expected — on the grungy Over Now or the stripped-back country ballad Stay — his potential as a shape-shifting songwriter truly shines.

While critics debated its artistic depth, fans were unwavering. The album went 5× platinum in the U.S. and was nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammys. It even made its way onto several best-of-year lists. Beerbongs & Bentleys may not be revolutionary, but in capturing the vibe of a generation caught between fame, anxiety, and hedonism, it hit the mark.

Post promised to make “the best fucking album ever.” Depending on who you ask, he either came close — or gave the people exactly what they wanted.