Chart Check [Billboard 200]: Bruno Mars’ ’24K Magic’ Opens at #2 With His Highest 1st Week Sales Ever

Published: Thursday 1st Dec 2016 by Rashad
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Bruno Mars certainly has the American Music Awards to thank for rubbing some of its magic on his newest album, ‘24K Magic.’

The opus, originally projected to sell as little as 110,000 its first week, surged in sales after his show-stopping set at the annual awards’ show.  Nearly doubling industry analysts’ predictions by the time its inaugural tallying week was over, the commercial performance of the project even saw Mars’ name added to history books due to buyer response on iTunes.

Finishing with his highest first week sales ever at 231,000 SPS (194,000 pure sales), Bruno-fever was so high his first two albums – ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’ and ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’ – both saw boosts in sales as well.  Tuck in below to find out where all three of his projects landed on this week’s refreshed ‘Chart Check’:


Billboard 200 This Week

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  1. Jay December 1, 2016

    Good job Bruno! As a new fan im proud n i can tell he’s gonna have long gevity in this industry … he takes his craft seriously .. he is also well grounded! Much props! love da Album! on Repeat!

  2. IStan4Rihanna. (Caribbean Queen). December 1, 2016

    Now, in the second week, he is predicted to drop -80% in overall sales & streaming to which his total will be under 80K units.

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    It’s unfortunate but I’m not surprised.

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    Nonetheless, congratulations for this debut.

    • King B December 1, 2016

      It is kinda surprising that he’s not a streaming monster. Especially when he debuted this decade.

      • Jay December 1, 2016

        Its simple to understand why .. He releases REAL MUSIC .. in which no one listen to or understands .. they want generic popcorn mess .. smh sad state we are in!

      • IStan4Rihanna. (Caribbean Queen). December 2, 2016

        It isn’t surprising at all. The matter of fact remains that not everybody is going adapt well into the current streaming era.

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        The proof of a “streaming force” lies in their catalogue streams and Mars has never had good catalogue streams; to date, his most successful song on ‘SPOTIFY’ is ‘Uptown Funk’ however he isn’t on the songs lead billing so he only receives half the credit for it in actuality.

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        Take Lady Gaga or Ke$ha for example, they debuted the same year as Katy Perry and their catalogue streams and streaming power is absolutely atrocious compared to the latter. Then there’s Beyonce’ whose career debuted in the same time frame as Britney Spears’ & Christina Aguilera overall (excluding her solo career) – her catalogue streams and success on streaming, as a whole, are lightyears ahead. Then there’s Justin Bieber who debuted in the same time frame as Bruno Mars and his collective streaming stats. are exponentially bigger.

      • Alex December 4, 2016

        Streaming is good for the CHARTS but NOT good for the artists. Artists who are “streaming forces” are getting screwed when it comes to their royalties being paid to them. Hence, why Beyoncé’s album can only be streamed on Tidal. These artists need to WAKE up.

  3. IStan4Rihanna. (Caribbean Queen). December 2, 2016

    ^@KING B.

  4. Cough Cough December 2, 2016

    The Filipino/Puerto Rican stallion!!!

  5. Theman December 2, 2016

    Streaming isn’t all that, when you can move actual albums. That’s better. If you can get some good streaming numbers in there then cool.

  6. truthteller December 2, 2016

    No shame in Bruno coming second to Metallica. They have a fanbase which still buys albums. Little Mix at #25. Even I didn’t think it would do that badly.

  7. ???????Chile, take this “Itty Bitty Piggy” to the market and make sure you hold her hand while crossing the street!??????? December 2, 2016

    Damn! #2, though? Well, at least his tour will easily be one of the too grossing of next year. I can’t wait to see those short, thick, meaty legs gyrate and shake on that stage.

  8. Peace December 2, 2016

    Bruno isn’t black but he is a brother of colour so this means a lot. So proud of him. He’s opening doors.

    • Sebastian December 2, 2016

      doors were already open, are u 10

  9. mr.m December 2, 2016

    COME THE F*CKKKK THROUGH METALICCA!!!

    LEGENDS ARE LEGENDS ..

    THEY CAN SH!T ON NOWADAYS ARTISTS WITHOUT ANY PROMO
    THE NAME ITSELF. ENOUGH.

  10. Trumpland December 2, 2016

    BRuno is trash compared to the #1.

  11. Sebastian December 2, 2016

    Is that is his highest… I don’t wanna know the others

  12. XoMoDe December 2, 2016

    Heh. I’m glad Metallica beat him. Can’t stand Bruno. He’s corny as hell.

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    Good job for him

  14. J. Parker December 3, 2016

    Come thru Bruno!! You better make r&b that black artists wouldnt see come close to the top of the charts.
    You better call yourself a pimp and wear multiple gold chains, silk Versace, reference bad b****** and their ugly ass friends and take it to the top of the charts.
    He is nothing new or original. Nothing many (black) artists haven’t done already. Only good thing is that he does well. Not a cheap an imitation. He’s a very expensive one! lol And I’ll throw in some points for him being a non black person of color (altho that’s his main appeal because it’s easier for the masses aka white folks to digest).
    That Versace on the floor is my jam…Could not stand Uptown Funk though!

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