Bruno Mars Breaks His Own Record As He Holds At No. 1

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentBruno Mars Breaks His Own Record As He Holds At No. 1ByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorJun 11, 2026, 09:15am EDT"I Just Might" becomes the longest-running No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart by Bruno Mars as it leads for a twenty-first frame. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: Bruno Mars performs onstage during the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)Getty Images for The Recording AcademyThroughout much of his career, Bruno Mars has straddled the line between pop and R&B. Many of his earliest tunes can be called pure pop, but most of his recent releases – throughout the past decade or so, in fact – are more often classified using the R&B label. That is certainly the case with "I Just Might," the lead single from his 2026 album The Romantic. The tune has performed incredibly well on Billboard's pop radio tallies, but it has similarly dominated on R&B and even hip-hop-leaning rankings. Months after it kicked off the latest chapter in Mars's stellar career, "I Just Might" holds atop a handful of style-specific lists, and the Grammy winner breaks his own record as he rules once more.Bruno Mars Leads Again With "I Just Might""I Just Might" currently commands the Hot R&B Songs chart, Billboard's list of the most-consumed tracks in that one genre. The single has now topped the tally for its entire 21-week run, as it debuted at the summit in January and has not slipped since."I Just Might" Breaks Bruno Mars’s Own RecordAs of this period, "I Just Might" is now Mars's longest-running champion on the Hot R&B Songs chart. Just days ago, it was tied for t...