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Bruno Mars’ ‘The Romantic’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart
Bruno Mars achieved his first No. 1 album in 13 years with The Romantic, earning 186,000 equivalent album units including 48,000 vinyl sales, the longest gap for a living solo male artist.
- On the March 14-dated Billboard 200, Bruno Mars's The Romantic debuts atop the chart with 186,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 5, per Luminate.
- Available across 10 vinyl variants, CD, cassette and digital editions, the album's first-week sales were bolstered by lead single `I Just Might`, which hit the Jan. 24 chart.
- Breaking down the first-week totals, album sales hit 93,500 with 90,500 SEA units from 93.95 million streams plus 2,000 TEA, marking Mars's biggest streaming week.
- Bruno Mars's career milestone includes his second No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and fifth top-10 album, following An Evening With Silk Sonic, 24K Magic, Unorthodox Jukebox, and Doo-Wops & Hooligans.
- In historical context, Mars's nearly 13-year gap between solo No. 1s traces to Unorthodox Jukebox , the longest span for a living solo male artist since Paul McCartney's 36-year gap; the top 10 also features new entries from Gorillaz, BLACKPINK and Mitski.
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