Bruno Mars Earns First Number One Album With 'Unorthodox Jukebox'

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Bruno Mars is no stranger to the Billboard charts. Between Just The Way You Are, Grenade and Locked Out of Heaven, plus his feature on B.o.B˜s 2010 hit Nothin’ On You, Mars has topped the Billboard Hot 100 four times. However, it wasn’t until this morning that the radio mainstay was able to claim he has indeed recorded a number one album.

After nearly three months of release, Unorthodox Jukebox climbed one rung on the charts this week to become Mars’ first chart-topping album. The album moved 95,000 units in the seven day frame, which more than doubles the 42,000 sold during release week back in December. You can read a full rundown of this week’s chart below:

The Top 10 Of Billboard’s Top 200 Chart

1. Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox *1 week*
2. Atoms For Peace, Amok *new*
3. Mumford & Sons, Babel
4. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Heist
5. Hillsong United, Zion *new*
6. Various, NOW 45
7. The Lumineers, The Lumineers
8. Josh Groban, All That Echoes
9. Rihanna, Unapologetic
10. Adele, 21