American singer-songwriter
Bruno Mars
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Regarded as a pop icon, he is known for his three-octave tenor vocal range, live performances, R ...
has released three
studio album
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s, one collaborative studio album, one
EP, 36
single
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
s (seven as a featured artist) and four
promotional single
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s. With estimated sales of over 26 million albums and 200 million singles worldwide, Mars is one of the
best-selling artists of all time. Six of his singles are among the
best-selling singles
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of all time: in order of release date, "
Just the Way You Are", "
Grenade
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", "
The Lazy Song", "
When I Was Your Man", "
Uptown Funk
"Uptown Funk" is a song by British record producer Mark Ronson featuring American singer Bruno Mars. It was released on 10 November 2014, as the lead single from Ronson's fourth studio album, '' Uptown Special'' (2015). "Uptown Funk" was wri ...
" and "
That's What I Like". According to the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA), he has sold 91.5 million copies in the United States. His first two albums have sold 5.04 million copies in the US market alone. In 2012, Mars was named 2011's best selling music artist worldwide. In 2022, he became the first artist to receive six diamond certified songs in the United States.
After he signed with
Atlantic Records
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in 2009, he composed (as part of production group
the Smeezingtons
The Smeezingtons were an American songwriting and record production team consisting of Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, and Ari Levine formed in 2009. The Smeezingtons were established in Los Angeles, California; the trio primarily served as the ...
) and sang guest vocals on the debut singles of American rappers
B.o.B ("
Nothin' on You
"Nothin' on You" is the debut single of both American rapper B.o.B and featured singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It is the lead single from the former's debut studio album, '' B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray'' (2010). It was first re ...
") (2009) and
Travie McCoy
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("
Billionaire
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") (2010). "Nothin' on You" peaked at number one on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 as well as in the United Kingdom, and was certified six times platinum by the RIAA. Mars released his debut album ''
Doo-Wops & Hooligans
''Doo-Wops & Hooligans'' is the debut studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released on October 4, 2010, by Atlantic and Elektra Records and was made available to listen before its official release on September 24, 20 ...
'' that year. Its singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade" topped the charts in the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK, and have been certified 13 times platinum and diamond, respectively, by the RIAA. They were both certified seven and six times platinum, respectively, by the
Australian Recording Industry Association
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(ARIA), with the former being certified diamond and the latter six times platinum by
Music Canada
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(MC). "The Lazy Song" topped the charts in Denmark and the UK and was certified seven times platinum by the RIAA. ''Doo-Wops & Hooligans'' topped the charts in Canada, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, the UK and received a diamond certification in Canada.
In 2011, Mars recorded "
It Will Rain" for the
soundtrack
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of ''
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'' and appeared on a number of collaborative singles, including "
Young, Wild & Free
"Young, Wild & Free" is a song by American rappers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa, featuring vocals from American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released on October 11, 2011, by Atlantic Records as the lead single from the soundtrack of the ...
" by
Snoop Dogg
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and
Wiz Khalifa
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, which was certified six times platinum by the RIAA. Mars's second album, ''
Unorthodox Jukebox
''Unorthodox Jukebox'' is the second studio album by the American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released on December 7, 2012, by Atlantic Records and was made available to listen to in its entirety for a week before its release. It se ...
'' (2012), reached number one in the US, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, and the UK. The album's first two singles, "
Locked Out of Heaven
"Locked Out of Heaven" is a song by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars from his second studio album, ''Unorthodox Jukebox'' (2012). It was released as the lead single from the album on October 1, 2012. The song was written by Mars, Phil ...
", certified diamond by the RIAA and seven times by ARIA, and "When I Was Your Man", certified eleven times platinum by the RIAA, six times platinum by ARIA and nine times platinum by MC, topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 2014, Mars provided vocals on
Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is a British-American DJ, record producer, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year for Amy Winehouse's album '' Back to Black'' (2006), as well as two for Record ...
's "Uptown Funk", which topped the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and UK music charts. It was certified 11 times platinum by the RIAA, 22 times platinum by the ARIA and diamond by MC.
His third studio album, ''
24K Magic'' (2016) peaked within the top five in the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK. It spawned the internationally successful singles "
24K Magic", "That's What I Like" and "
Finesse
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", with "24K Magic" reaching number-one in New Zealand and being certified six times platinum by MC. "That's What I Like" topped the charts in the United States and was certified diamond by the RIAA and seven times platinum by MC. In 2018,
Gucci Mane
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, Mars and
Kodak Black
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released the single "
Wake Up in the Sky", which was certified six times platinum by the RIAA. In 2021, Mars and
Anderson .Paak, as
Silk Sonic
Silk Sonic is an American Supergroup (music), musical superduo composed of musicians Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. The duo released their debut single, "Leave the Door Open", in March 2021. They later released "Skate (song), Skate" in July 2 ...
, released the collaborative album ''
An Evening with Silk Sonic
''An Evening with Silk Sonic'' is the debut studio album by the American musical superduo Silk Sonic, which is composed of the American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars and fellow singer and rapper Anderson .Paak. The album was released by Afterm ...
''. The album reached the top five in the US, Australia, Canada, Denmark and New Zealand. The lead single, "
Leave the Door Open
"Leave the Door Open" is the debut single by the American superduo Silk Sonic, consisting of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, from their studio album '' An Evening with Silk Sonic'' (2021). The song was written by the artists alongside Brody ...
", reached the top ten on several charts with the former peaking at number one in the United States and New Zealand.
In 2024, Mars recorded a standalone single, "
Die with a Smile
"Die with a Smile" is a song by American singer-songwriters Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. It was released on August 16, 2024, through Interscope Records and was later included on Gaga's album '' Mayhem'' (2025) as the closing track. Gaga and Mars ...
" with
Lady Gaga
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, which topped both the
''Billboard'' Global 200 for eighteen weeks. The song topped the US, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Switzerland charts. He also collaborated with
Rosé
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on "
Apt.", his second single to top the ''Billboard'' Global 200 for twelve weeks.
It also achieved the top spot in Australia, Germany, New Zealand, and Switzerland.
Studio albums
Collaborative albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Promotional singles
Other charted songs
Guest appearances
Notes
References
External links
Official website
Bruno Mars Discography at
AllMusic
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Discography
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Discographies of American artists
Pop music discographies