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- Feb 27, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Bruno Mars Releases 'The Romantic', His First Solo Album Since 2016
- The Romantic, Bruno Mars's first solo album since 2016's 24K Magic, came out on 27 February 2026 with nine songs[1]
- Lead single 'I Just Might' debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100, his first No. 1 debut and 10th chart-topper[1]
- It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 dated 14 March with 186,000 units (93,500 sales, 48,000 of them vinyl, and 93.95 million streams), his first No. 1 since Unorthodox Jukebox in 2013[3]
- His gap of nearly 13 years between No. 1s is the longest for a living solo male artist since Paul McCartney's in 2018[3]
- Mars made it mainly with D'Mile, his Silk Sonic producer; the Romantic Tour runs 71 shows in North America and Europe from April to October 2026[2]
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- [1]90%billboard.com/music/pop/bruno-mars-the-romantic-tracklist-1236184390billboard.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Feb 27, 2026 ✓· 35% of score
Billboard[3], February 2026 (tracklist revealed Monday 16 February): 'Bruno Mars has unveiled the tracklist for his fourth LP, The Romantic, due Feb. 27'; Billboard's chart report confirms its debut for the week ending March 5.
- [2]75%The Romantic (album)en.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 27, 2026· 35% of score
Gives the 27 February 2026 Atlantic release, producers Bruno Mars and D'Mile, the 31:30 running time with no guests, singles 'I Just Might' (9 January), 'Risk It All' (27 February) and 'On My Soul' (19 June), and the Romantic Tour of 71 shows from April to October 2026.[1]
- [3]90%Bruno Mars' 'The Romantic' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chartbillboard.com· Published Mar 8, 2026· 16% of score
Billboard's[1] chart report: No. 1 on the chart dated March 14 with 186,000 units in the week ending March 5 (93,500 sales including 48,000 vinyl, 93.95 million streams), his first No. 1 since Unorthodox Jukebox in 2013 and his first No. 1 debut.
- [4]70%Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect: "BRUNO MARS - THE ROMANTIC"podcasts.apple.com· Published Jan 8, 2026· 13% of score
Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect's episode ""BRUNO MARS - THE ROMANTIC"" (2026-01-08) says: "of Notorious Mass Effect, Analytic Dreamz dives deep into Bruno Mars' highly anticipated album announcement for The Romantic, his fourth solo studio album arriving February 27 , 2026—his first since the Grammy-sweeping 24K Magic in 2016 after nearly a decade-long hiatus.Analytic Dreamz breaks down the key facts: the lead single drops"[1]
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