Bruno Mars Climbs Back Up the Charts

Bruno Mars 24K Magic Returns to Top 5

Looking at the new Billboard 200 albums chart you will find a familiar face and album. Bruno Mars 24K Magic climbs to its highest rank in eight months. Returning to the top 10 after four months with 37,000 units, Bruno sees a 75 percent uptick in sales this past week. According to Nielsen Music the album jumped from number 15 on the charts, up to number 4.

Based on multi-metric consumption, the Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the United States. Metrics are based on traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums. January 20^th’s chart is where you will find that 24K Magic has surged to number 4 will be posted on Billboard’s website on Wednesday the 17^th. A day later than normal due to the holiday. The Greatest Showman’s soundtrack will spend its second week atop the Billboard 200.

Bruno Mars Rise Due to Remix

24K Magic has surged recently due to the strong presence of it’s new single, “Finesse”. After a successful remix with rapper Cardi B has taken YouTube and the radio by storm, the album has reaped the benefits. Although the remix is responsible for the recent success, for tracking purposes the charts merge the data with the original version. Combined data contributes to the units of the song’s parent album.

24K Magic hasn’t ranked this high since April 2017 when it placed at number 4. The album has not been in the top 10 since early September when it was number 10. Bruno’s album peaked during its debut at the number 2 spot back in December of 2016.

January 13^th’s dated Billboard Hot 100 chart featured “Finesse” debuting at number 35. It is anticipated that the song will take a large leap up on the January 20-dated chart. Perhaps in the top five. You can expect highlights of the new Hot 100 and its entire top to be announced on Tuesday, January 16^th.