After he signed with Atlantic Records in 2009, he composed (as part of production group the Smeezingtons) and sang guest vocals on the debut singles of American rappers B.o.B ("Nothin' on You") (2009) and Travie McCoy ("Billionaire") (2010).[7] "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 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 (ARIA), with the former being certified diamond and the latter six times platinum by Music Canada (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, and the UK.
In 2011, Mars recorded "It Will Rain" for the soundtrack of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and appeared on a number of collaborative singles, including "Young, Wild & Free" by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa, which was certified six times platinum by the RIAA. Mars's second album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), reached number one in the US, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, and the UK. The album's first two singles, "Locked Out of Heaven", 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'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", 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, Mars and Kodak Black 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, released the collaborative album An Evening with Silk Sonic. The album reached the top five in the US, Australia, Canada, Denmark and New Zealand. Two of its singles, "Leave the Door Open" and "Smokin out the Window", both 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 "Die with a Smile" with Lady Gaga, which became his first song to top the Billboard Global 200 charts. He also collaborated with Rosé on "Apt.", his second single to reach the top of the Billboard Global 200.
Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
^Sales figures for albums and EPs take equivalent units into account.
^United States sales figures for Doo-Wops & Hooligans as of 2017.[18]
^United Kingdom sales figures for Doo-Wops & Hooligans as of 2016.[19]
^United States sales figures for Unorthodox Jukebox as of 2017.[30]
^United Kingdom sales figures for Unorthodox Jukebox as of 2016.[19]
^United States sales figures for 24K Magic as of 2017.[18]
^Sales figures for albums and EPs take equivalent units into account.
^United States sales figures for It's Better If You Don't Understand as of 2017.[18]
^"Talking to the Moon" was only released as a single in Brazil.[52]
^"Count On Me" was only released as a single in Australia.[58]
^"Young Girls" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number 18 on the Tipparade singles chart.[68]
^A remix of the song by David Guetta was also released as a single.[74]
^"Chunky" was only released as a single in Australia.[76]
^"Chunky" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[77]
^"Chunky" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[78]
^This version of the song only appears on the deluxe edition of 24K Magic.[79]
^"Wake Up in the Sky" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number eighteen on the Tipparade singles chart.[82]
^"Wake Up in the Sky" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[83]
^"Please Me" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number three on the Tipparade singles chart.[85]
^"Blow" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number 11 on the Tipparade singles chart.[86]
^"Blow" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[87]
^"Love's Train" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[77]
^"Love's Train" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[97]
^"After Last Night" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number eight on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[99]
^"Bubble Butt" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number two on the Tipparade singles chart.[116]
^"Liquor Store Blues" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[77]
^"Silk Sonic Intro" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[77]
^"Silk Sonic Intro" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 34 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[126]
^"Perm" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[127]
^"Fly as Me" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 9 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[99]
^"Put on a Smile" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[99]
^"777" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[77]
^Bruno Mars was not credit as a featured artist on the first release of "6AM".[129] In 2012, he was credited on Bueno's mixtape Maloof Money, Vol. 3 (Executive Decisions).[130]
^Mars was not credit as a featured artist on the first release of "Love".[132] He was only credited upon the release of Jaeson Ma's album Glory.[133]
^Bruno Mars was credit as a featured artist on the first release of "Can't Come Back to Me" in 2012.[139] In 2016, the song was included on Layzie Bone's Mo Thug Boss with Mars's vocals not credited.[140]
"Versace on the Floor": "ARIA Chart Watch #428". auspOp. July 8, 2017. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
"Talking to the Moon": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 10 May 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1627. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 10, 2021. p. 4.
"Leave the Door Open", "Skate" and "Smokin out the Window": "Top 40 artiest: Silk Sonic" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.