Bruno Mars Ties One Of The Top R&B Artists Of All Time

As "I Just Might" by Bruno Mars leads Billboard's Hot R&B Songs floor plan for a milestone thirtieth week, it ties pinch SZA's "Kill Bill" for a spot successful the history books. BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 13: American vocalist Bruno Mars poses during a image convention connected January 13, 2011 successful Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Marco Prosch/Getty Images)

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When Bruno Mars returned earlier this twelvemonth pinch “I Just Might,” the lead azygous from his then-upcoming solo medium The Romantic, he deed a location run. The way appealed to some R&B fans and apical 40 popular lovers, which has go the singer-songwriter’s specialty.

Months aft “I Just Might” dropped, and moreover a agelong clip pursuing the merchandise of The Romantic, the way is still counted arsenic 1 of the biggest successful America. Each week, Mars continues to predominate respective R&B-leaning rankings published by Billboard, and each clip he scores different framework successful the apical spot pinch “I Just Might,” some the way and the man down it make history again.

Bruno Mars Reaches 30 Weeks astatine No. 1

“I Just Might” is dependable astatine No. 1 connected the Hot R&B Songs chart this week. As of this period, “I Just Might” has now spent a milestone 30 weeks successful complaint of the tally, which focuses wholly connected the most-consumed R&B cuts successful the nation.

Bruno Mars Ties SZA’s Chart Record

“I Just Might” is now tied arsenic the fourth-longest-running No. 1 successful the history of the Hot R&B Songs chart. Mars’s smash matches SZA’s “Kill Bill,” which besides managed an moreover 30 frames successful complaint betwixt 2022 and 2023.

The Weeknd Still Holds the All-Time Record

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” still holds the all-time grounds connected the Hot R&B Songs ranking, and it whitethorn proceed to do truthful for rather immoderate time. The multigenre smash – it’s really much of a popular and creation track, but not according to Billboard – held connected for 48 frames betwixt 2020 and 2021.

Last year, Leon Thomas scored the biggest deed of his profession arsenic “Mutt” held tribunal astatine No. 1 for 34 weeks. SZA has besides seen 1 of her ain hits execute moreover amended than “Kill Bill.” “Snooze” dominated the R&B database for 32 stints opening its tally successful 2023.

Bruno Mars Makes History connected Another R&B Chart

“I Just Might” besides makes history by remaining astatine No. 1 connected different closely-related roster. On the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart – which besides includes hip-hop and rap music, successful summation to R&B useful – the azygous is dependable successful first spot for a twenty-third frame.

That full helps Mars’s trim break its necktie pinch Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” which stopped ruling aft 22 weeks. “I Just Might” now solely claims the grant of being the second-longest-running champion successful the history of the tally.

Lamar and SZA still clasp the record. Their Grammy-winning duet “Luther” occupied the uppermost rung for 31 frames earlier ending its historical tally past year.

“I Just Might” Remains a Multi-Chart Force

“I Just Might” appears connected a twelve Billboard charts this week. While it only leads the Hot R&B Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs tallies, the azygous holds wrong the apical 10 connected respective different lists.

The smash sits astatine No. 2 connected some the Adult Contemporary and Adult Pop Airplay rankings. It slips 1 peg to No. 4 connected the R&B Streaming Songs tally and is simply a non-mover astatine No. 5 connected the Radio Songs roster pursuing an awesome tally astatine No. 1.