Bruno Mars Breaks His Historic Tie With Kendrick Lamar

"I Just Might" by Bruno Mars breaks its necktie pinch "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar and now stands unsocial arsenic the second-longest-running No. 1 connected the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 10: Bruno Mars reacts onstage aft a parade honoring his effect connected Las Vegas intermezo connected April 10, 2026 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. As portion of the event, Park Avenue, the roadworthy extracurricular Dolby Live astatine Park MGM, the theatre wherever he had a long-running residency, was officially renamed Bruno Mars Drive. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for MGM Resorts)

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For the past year, Kendrick Lamar has claimed not only the longest-running No. 1 connected Billboard’s astir competitory ranking of hip-hop songs successful America, but the 2 sturdiest champions of each time. He shared that spotlight pinch his predominant collaborator and friend SZA, and while the 2 stay successful first place, Lamar now drops distant from the 2nd rung connected the all-time ranking.

Bruno Mars, 1 of the biggest popular stars of each clip – who has besides go hugely successful connected hip-hop and particularly R&B rosters successful the United States – passes Lamar’s Grammy-winning smash pinch 1 of the apical hits of 2026.

Bruno Mars Holds astatine No. 1

“I Just Might” is dependable astatine No. 1 connected the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart this week. The ranking, published play by Billboard, lists the astir celebrated R&B and hip-hop tunes successful the U.S., and the tally is built utilizing a operation of streaming, income and power activity. As of this frame, Mars’s smash has now spent 23 weeks successful the apical spot.

Bruno Mars Passes Kendrick Lamar’s Smash

“I Just Might” is now the second-longest-running No. 1 successful the history of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ranking. Just past week, it shared that favoritism pinch Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” arsenic some tunes had managed 22 frames successful charge. Now, “I Just Might” moves ahead, pushing “Not Like Us” down to 3rd spot connected the all-time tally.

Kendrick Lamar Still Holds the All-Time Record

Lamar still claims the longest-running No. 1 ever connected the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. He and SZA debuted “Luther” connected the database successful 2024, and the collaboration yet ruled for 31 frames betwixt that twelvemonth and 2025.

“I Just Might” is still performing highly good months aft its release, but it will person to clasp atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ranking for astir different 2 months earlier it tin lucifer – and past possibly moreover walk – “Luther.”

Bruno Mars Has Passed Several Historic Smashes

The past respective weeks person been immense for “I Just Might.” In the span of astir a month, the deed has tied and past surgery its newly-formed matches pinch respective of the longest-running No. 1s successful Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs history. That roundup includes “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus (20 weeks), SZA’s “Kill Bill” (21) and the aforementioned “Not Like Us,” which stopped aft its milestone 22.

Bruno Mars Rules Another R&B Chart

“I Just Might” is besides dependable astatine No. 1 connected the Hot R&B Songs rundown astatine the infinitesimal – the only different Billboard floor plan wherever it still rules. The azygous has now racked up a full of 30 frames successful complaint of the ranking.

“I Just Might” Appears connected 12 Billboard Charts

“I Just Might” lives connected 12 Billboard charts this period, and it drops connected astir half of them. Despite those declines, the smash still holds wrong the apical 10 connected astir of the rankings wherever it appears.

The azygous remains particularly successful astatine radio, arsenic it sits wrong the apical 10 connected the Radio Songs, Pop Airplay, Adult Contemporary and Adult Pop Airplay charts. It besides continues to rank good connected respective R&B-only lists. Also this week, “I Just Might” returns to the Digital Song Sales ranking astatine No. 21, becoming a bestseller erstwhile again.