{"id":1153864,"date":"2026-08-17T15:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1153864\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:03:21","slug":"bruno-mars-ties-one-of-the-top-rb-artists-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1153864\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Mars Ties One Of The Top R&#038;B Artists Of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" top-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786979001_112_0x0.jpg\" alt=\"Bruno Mars Portrait Session\" data-height=\"2000\" data-width=\"3000\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As &#8220;I Just Might&#8221; by Bruno Mars leads Billboard&#8217;s Hot R&amp;B Songs chart for a milestone thirtieth week, it ties with SZA&#8217;s &#8220;Kill Bill&#8221; for a spot in the history books. BERLIN, GERMANY &#8211; JANUARY 13: American singer Bruno Mars poses during a portrait session on January 13, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Marco Prosch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>When <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2026\/08\/12\/bruno-mars-breaks-his-historic-tie-with-kendrick-lamar\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2026\/08\/12\/bruno-mars-breaks-his-historic-tie-with-kendrick-lamar\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Bruno Mars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bruno Mars<\/a> returned earlier this year with \u201cI Just Might,\u201d the lead single from his then-upcoming solo album The Romantic, he hit a home run. The track appealed to both R&amp;B fans and top 40 pop lovers, which has become the singer-songwriter\u2019s specialty.<\/p>\n<p>Months after \u201cI Just Might\u201d dropped, and even a long time following the release of The Romantic, the track is still counted as one of the biggest in America. Each week, Mars continues to dominate several R&amp;B-leaning rankings published by Billboard, and every time he scores another frame in the top spot with \u201cI Just Might,\u201d both the track and the man behind it make history again.<\/p>\n<p>Bruno Mars Reaches 30 Weeks at No. 1<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mrV8kK5t0V8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mrV8kK5t0V8\" aria-label=\"\u201cI Just Might\u201d\">\u201cI Just Might\u201d<\/a> is steady at No. 1 on the <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/r-and-b-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/r-and-b-songs\/\" aria-label=\"Hot R&amp;B Songs chart\">Hot R&amp;B Songs chart<\/a> this week. As of this period, \u201cI Just Might\u201d has now spent a milestone 30 weeks in charge of the tally, which focuses entirely on the most-consumed R&amp;B cuts in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Bruno Mars Ties SZA\u2019s Chart Record<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Just Might\u201d is now tied as the fourth-longest-running No. 1 in the history of the Hot R&amp;B Songs chart. Mars\u2019s smash matches SZA\u2019s \u201cKill Bill,\u201d which also managed an even 30 frames in charge between 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The Weeknd Still Holds the All-Time Record<\/p>\n<p>The Weeknd\u2019s \u201cBlinding Lights\u201d still holds the all-time record on the Hot R&amp;B Songs ranking, and it may continue to do so for quite some time. The multigenre smash \u2013 it\u2019s really more of a pop and dance track, but not according to Billboard \u2013 held on for 48 frames between 2020 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Leon Thomas scored the biggest hit of his career as \u201cMutt\u201d held court at No. 1 for 34 weeks. SZA has also seen one of her own hits perform even better than <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SQnc1QibapQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SQnc1QibapQ\" aria-label=\"\u201cKill Bill.\u201d\">\u201cKill Bill.\u201d<\/a> \u201cSnooze\u201d dominated the R&amp;B list for 32 stints beginning its run in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Bruno Mars Makes History on Another R&amp;B Chart<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Just Might\u201d also makes history by remaining at No. 1 on another closely-related roster. On the <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/r-b-hip-hop-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/r-b-hip-hop-songs\/\" aria-label=\"Hot R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Songs chart\">Hot R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Songs chart<\/a> \u2013 which also includes hip-hop and rap music, in addition to R&amp;B works \u2013 the single is steady in first place for a twenty-third frame.<\/p>\n<p>That total helps Mars\u2019s cut break its tie with Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u201cNot Like Us,\u201d which stopped ruling after 22 weeks. \u201cI Just Might\u201d now solely claims the honor of being the second-longest-running champion in the history of the tally.<\/p>\n<p>Lamar and SZA still hold the record. Their Grammy-winning duet \u201cLuther\u201d occupied the uppermost rung for 31 frames before ending its historic run last year.<\/p>\n<p>Kendrick Lamar, SZA at the BET Awards 2025 held at the Peacock Theater on June 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk\/Billboard via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Billboard via Getty Images\u201cI Just Might\u201d Remains a Multi-Chart Force<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Just Might\u201d appears on a dozen Billboard charts this week. While it only leads the Hot R&amp;B Songs and Hot R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Songs tallies, the single holds within the top 10 on several other lists.<\/p>\n<p>The smash sits at No. 2 on both the Adult Contemporary and Adult Pop Airplay rankings. It slips one peg to No. 4 on the R&amp;B Streaming Songs tally and is a non-mover at No. 5 on the Radio Songs roster following an impressive run at No. 1.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2026\/08\/12\/bruno-mars-breaks-his-historic-tie-with-kendrick-lamar\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Bruno Mars Breaks His Historic Tie With Kendrick Lamar\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2026\/08\/12\/bruno-mars-breaks-his-historic-tie-with-kendrick-lamar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForbesBruno Mars Breaks His Historic Tie With Kendrick LamarBy Hugh McIntyre<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As &#8220;I Just Might&#8221; by Bruno Mars leads Billboard&#8217;s Hot R&amp;B Songs chart for a milestone thirtieth week,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1153865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3936],"tags":[36343,292464,292462,297883,297886,297887,297884,297885,313912,77,299912,269,16,15],"class_list":["post-1153864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-bruno-mars","tag-bruno-mars-billboard","tag-bruno-mars-charts","tag-bruno-mars-i-just-might","tag-bruno-mars-i-just-might-billboard","tag-bruno-mars-i-just-might-charts","tag-bruno-mars-i-just-might-sales","tag-bruno-mars-i-just-might-weeks-number-one","tag-bruno-mars-rb","tag-entertainment","tag-i-just-might","tag-music","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117111464310022051","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1153864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1153865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1153864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1153864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1153864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}