Hot 100: Bruno Mars Joins Usher As the ONLY Male Vocalists with 40+ Career Weeks at No.1 Thanks to Staying Power of ‘I Just Might’

Bruno Mars is keeping his grip atop the Billboard Hot 100 tight for a second week with his solo comeback single, ‘I Just Might,’ and the extended stay is coming alongside some historic stats.

‘Might,’ the first single from Bruno’s February 27-due new album ‘The Romantic,’ has puckered up for a second week at #1 on the Hot 100.

Here are the numbers that powered the placement.

Streaming = 17.1 million U.S.-based streams

Sales = 9,000 downloads

Radio Airplay = 40.8 million audience impressions

Marking a milestone tenancy for Mars, ‘Might’ comes as his first solo single since 2012 to hold the top spot for more than one week, after ‘Locked Out of Heaven‘ held on for 6 weeks that year.

What’s more, the stay comes as the 41st week of his overall career being printed at #1 on the Hot 100 – putting him in exclusive company.

At writing, Usher – with 47 weeks to his name – holds the record among male vocalists and is the only other in the category who can boast having 40 or more weeks at the chart’s summit.

Among all singers, however, Mariah Carey holds the record with a whopping 101 weeks at #1 to her credit.

Look below to see who joins Mars inside the updated top 10 of the Hot 100.

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Note: It’s worth mentioning King of Rock N’ Roll Elvis Presley reigned atop the Billboard singles chart for 79 weeks over his illustrious career; however, 57 of those weeks were before the Hot 100’s inception in August 1958.

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