Bruno Mars Takes 'The Romantic' To No. 1
(Atlantic) Bruno Mars' long-awaited fourth solo album, The Romantic, officially debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking his first album ever to debut at the top spot, and second No. 1 album on the chart after Unorthodox Jukebox in more than a decade.
Released worldwide on February 27, 2026, the project features songs including the explosive "I Just Might," which became Bruno's inaugural No. 1 debut on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Risk It All," accompanied by an official music video directed by Bruno and Daniel Ramos.
The Romantic hit No.1 on Apple's Global Album Chart, No. 1 on Spotify's Global Album Chart, and No. 1 on Spotify's Top US Album Chart. "Risk It All" hit the No.1 spot on both Apple and Spotify's Global and US song charts. Additionally, the entire album charted on the Spotify Global and Apple Global charts upon release and earned 186,000 equivalent US album units thus far.
The Romantic comes in the wake of Bruno's continued chart success, with previous singles including the GRAMMY award-winning "Die With A Smile" with Lady Gaga, which became the fastest song in Spotify history to reach 1 billion streams and topped the Billboard Global 200 Chart for a record-tying 18 weeks, as well as the pervasive "APT." with ROSE the latter of which was recently named IFPI's biggest‑selling global single of 2025, crowned the most globally streamed song of 2025 by Apple Music, and scored 19 weeks at number one on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Chart and 12 weeks at number one on the Billboard Global 200 Chart. Beyond its massive global chart achievements, "APT." also won "Song of the Year" at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, and earned three nominations at this year's 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards for "Song of the Year," "Record of the Year," and "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance."
Bruno continues to prove himself as one of the most influential forces within the music industry. In January 2025, he became the first artist in Spotify history to surpass 150 million monthly listeners, ranking him among the platform's top global artists. In October 2022, he became the first artist in RIAA history to earn six Diamond-certified singles. As of 2026, he has reached at least seven RIAA Diamond certifications for songs including "Just the Way You Are," which is now the highest-certified song in history at 21x RIAA Platinum, "Uptown Funk" (with Mark Ronson), "Grenade," "That's What I Like," "When I Was Your Man," "Locked Out of Heaven," and the "The Lazy Song." His debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, is the longest-running studio album by a solo male artist on the Billboard 200, with over 345 weeks on the chart. He has secured ten Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and has spent a total of 30 weeks atop the Global 200 with his 2024-2025 hits.
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