# Balloonerism

Balloonerism is the seventh studio album by American rapper Mac Miller. It is his second posthumous album since his death in September 2018. Miller recorded the album in 2014, around the time his mixtape Faces was released. The album was released on January 17, 2025, under license to Warner Records, exactly five years from the release of his first posthumous album Circles, and features guest appearances by SZA and his alter ego Delusional Thomas.

## Background

Balloonerism was teased on November 16, 2024, at Camp Flog Gnaw with an animated trailer. Days later, on November 21, Miller's estate formally announced the album on social media. They released a statement that the album had great importance to Miller, and that he had commissioned artwork for the album and regularly had discussions concerning its release prior to his death. Familiarity of the project within his fanbase, due to unofficial versions circulating online for years, contributed to the decision to release the project in an official manner.
The album was recorded in 2014, around the time Miller released his mixtape Faces. The cover art features a painting of Miller by artist Alim Smith. Balloonerism was released by Warner Records on January 17, 2025. A short computer-animated film based on the album and directed by Samuel Jerome Mason was also released the same day on Amazon Prime Video.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.5/10 |
| Metacritic | 77/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Clash | 8/10 |
| The Guardian | |
| The Independent | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10 |
| Paste | 7.5/10 |
Balloonerism was met with positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 77, based on nine reviews.

## Track listing

Notes
* indicates an additional producer
* "DJ’s Chord Organ" and "Rick’s Piano" features uncredited vocals by Josh Berg
* "Friendly Hallucinations" contains a sample of "Just Rhymin' with Biz" performed by Big Daddy Kane and Biz Markie
* "Stoned" contains a sample of "Buffalo Gals" performed by Malcolm McLaren and the World's Famous Supreme Team

## Personnel

* Mac Miller – lead vocals, percussion (track 1), drums (track 6, 9, 11), recording engineer (track 13)
* Thundercat – bass (tracks 2, 4–6, 9, 11, 13, 14), additional vocals (track 2)
* Taylor Graves – keyboards (tracks 3, 5, 6, 9, 11), drums (track 5), background vocals (track 8)
* Jameel Bruner – keyboards (track 4)
* Ronald Bruner Jr. – drums (track 4)
* SZA – vocals (track 2, track 5)
* Ashley All Day – additional vocals (track 6)
* Dylan Reynolds – additional vocals (tracks 12, 13), guitar (track 13)
* Josh Berg – recording engineer
* E. Dan – mixing engineer
* Mike Bozzi – mastering engineer

## Charts

Chart performance for Balloonerism :
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 12 |
| Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA) | 2 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 9 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 1 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 11 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 5 |
| Croatian International Albums (HDU) | 17 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) | 10 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 3 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | 36 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 33 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 8 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) | 23 |
| Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) | 33 |
| Irish Albums (OCC) | 19 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 45 |
| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) | 16 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 3 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 24 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV) | 5 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 11 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 29 |
| Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 9 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 6 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 16 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC) | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 3 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 2 |