Bruno Mars has achieved something he has never achieved before in his career, debuting directly at number 1 on the Billboard 200, with his fourth studio album. The romantic opening with 186,000 equivalent album units in its first week.
It’s a genuinely historic moment for the Grammy-winning singer.
While Mars had previously risen to No. 1 with Unorthodox jukebox In 2013, it took three months to reach the top.
His 2016 album 24K magic, Widely assumed by many fans to be a chart-topper, it actually peaked at No. 2, famously being blocked by Metallica. Programmed… for self-destructiona revelation that caused something of a stir on social media last week.
Your collaboration with Silk Sonic 2021 An evening with Silk Sonic also peaked at number 2.
Billboard notes that the 13-year gap between Mars’ number one albums is the longest for any living solo male artist since Paul McCartney’s return to the top in 2018 with Egypt Stationwhich in turn marked a notable gap of 36 years.
The rest of this week’s Billboard 200 sees Bad Bunny I should have taken more photos remain in the number 2 position, followed by Morgan Wallen I am the problemDon Toliver Octaneand Olivia Dean The art of loving.
The triumph comes just weeks after Mars briefly found itself in a different spotlight.
Last month, he responded to an X fan who had suggested he had been releasing “the same song for the last 10 years.”
Mars reportedly responded with a blunt, profanity-filled response before quickly deleting it, leaving only screenshots and general reactions in its wake.
According to online screenshots, the singer responded on Twitter: “And you’ve never been shit in your entire life.”
Based on this week’s chart, it looks like the numbers have answered for him.
