After only a month on the Billboard charts, Bruno Mars’s “I Just Might,” his comeback smash and the first single taken from his forthcoming album The Romantic, looks like it’s about to decline outside the top 10 on some of the most competitive rankings in the United States. The tune, which launched at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, dips from No. 4 to No. 10 this frame, and settles in the exact same position on the Digital Song Sales roster. “I Just Might” narrowly manages to hold on inside the top 20 on the Streaming Songs tally.
It’s on radio-focused rosters where the tune continues to climb. Airplay rankings typically move at a slower pace than those compiled using either sales or streaming data, since success at radio requires buy-in from programmers and DJs throughout the nation, instead of simply a focused fan group heading to platforms like iTunes and Spotify once a favorite artist releases new music.
“I Just Might” ascends to the No. 1 spot on one Billboard chart this week, and as it lifts, Mars breaks out of a tie with several superstars and moves up again on the list of the musicians with the most champions.
Bruno Mars’s “I Just Might” Leads the Rhythmic Airplay Chart
“I Just Might” pushes from third place to No. 1 on the Rhythmic Airplay chart, one of more than a dozen tallies that look only at performance at radio published by Billboard each week. Mars earns his fourteenth leader with “I Just Might.”
Here is a rundown of all of Bruno Mars’ No. 1s on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart.
- “24K Magic”
- “Finesse” with Cardi B
- “Grenade”
- “I Just Might”
- “Leave The Door Open” with Anderson .Paak
- “Lighters” with Bad Meets Evil
- “Locked Out Of Heaven”
- “Nothin’ On You” with B.o.B
- “Please Me” with Cardi B
- “Smokin Out The Window” with Anderson .Paak
- “That’s What I Like”
- “Uptown Funk!” with Mark Ronson
- “Wake Up In The Sky” with Gucci Mane and Kodak Black
- “Young, Wild & Free” with Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa
Bruno Mars Passes Usher and Lil Wayne with a New No. 1
Last week, when “I Just Might” sat a few spaces beneath the penthouse, Mars was matched with both Usher and Lil Wayne, as all three musicians had racked up a lucky 13 champions on the Rhythmic Airplay chart. They jointly claimed the fifth-most rulers in the history of the list. Now Mars owns that spot for himself, and Usher and Wayne have been demoted and now sit side-by-side in sixth place.
The Romantic Could Bring More Bruno Mars No. 1s
In the coming months, as Mars rolls out new singles fromThe Romantic, he might again add to his collection of No. 1s on the Rhythmic Airplay chart. If he scores just one more, he will move up again and tie with Chris Brown for the fourth-most leaders.
The Weeknd and Rihanna are only one and two smashes above Brown, respectively. The Weeknd has accrued 16 leaders and Rihanna 17 throughout the years. It’s entirely possible that The Romantic may include one, two, or even three additional No. 1s by the time its promotional period finishes.
Drake Leads With the Most Rhythmic Airplay No. 1s of All Time
While Mars could potentially tie and advance again on the list of the artists with the most No. 1s on the Rhythmic Airplay chart, he may never catch up to the all-time leader. Drake has thus far accrued an incredible 43 winners. That’s a little less than three times as many as the runner-up Rihanna.
“I Just Might” Climbs Across Almost Every Radio Format
“I Just Might” appears on half a dozen additional Billboard charts that look only at a song’s run at various radio formats. The cut climbs to a new peak on all but the Adult Contemporary ranking, where it’s comfortable once again, at its all-time high of No. 8.
Mars’s tune lives inside the top 10 on all but the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay tally, where “I Just Might” pushes from No. 23 to No. 20. Mars’s latest solo win appears within the highest tier on the Radio Songs, Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay, Adult Contemporary, and Adult R&B Airplay charts, where it settles at Nos. 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9, respectively.
