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Bruno Mars scores his first No. 1 album with ‘The Romantic’

Bruno Mars' new album, ‘The Romantic’, was released on February 27, 2026

Ibtisam Fatima

March 09, 2026

Bruno Mars scores his first No. 1 album with ‘The Romantic’

Bruno Mars' new album, ‘The Romantic’, was released on February 27, 2026

Bruno Mars has finally landed his first album debut at the top of the charts with his latest release, The Romantic, marking a major milestone in the pop star’s career.

Released on February 27, the singer’s fourth studio album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 with 186,000 equivalent album units in its opening week.

While Mars has topped the chart before, this marks the first time one of his full-length solo projects has debuted directly at the summit.

The achievement comes more than a decade after his 2012 album Unorthodox Jukebox eventually climbed to No. 1 in 2013 after spending several weeks rising through the rankings.

His 2016 release, 24K Magic, famously stalled at No. 2 after being blocked from the top spot by Hardwired… to Self-Destruct by Metallica.

Industry trackers also credited the strong debut of The Romantic to its vinyl push, with 48,000 copies sold across multiple variants.

The album’s lead single, I Just Might, has already become Mars’ tenth chart-topping hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and is widely expected to return to No. 1 when the next chart update is released.