Bruno Mars joins an elite group of artists with historic feat for Doo-Wops & Hooligans

Maddison Brennan-Mills

The pop superstar’s 2010 debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans has just entered one of music’s most exclusive clubs, spending a jaw-dropping 750 weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

That puts it alongside all-time classics from Eminem, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, and Metallica.

The record, packed with early hits like Just The Way You Are, Grenade and The Lazy Song, was the launch pad for Mars’ superstardom.

But while those tracks helped define a decade of pop, the singer himself has admitted he’s not exactly fond of one of them.

“I hate that song, by the way,” Mars told GQ in 2013, referring to The Lazy Song.

He’s kept the joke alive over the years too, once sharing a clip on Instagram captioned: “When someone tells me they actually like The Lazy Song …” followed by a deadpan stare straight into the camera.

That same “lazy” little anthem, however, just hit Diamond status (10x Platinum), proving fans still can’t resist its laid-back charm, even if the man who wrote it can.

A record-breaking run

Doo-Wops & Hooligans has now officially logged 750 weeks on the Billboard 200, meaning it’s been one of America’s 200 biggest albums every single week for over 14 years.

Only a handful of legendary records have ever done the same, including:

The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd

Legend — Bob Marley & The Wailers

Metallica — Metallica

Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits — Creedence Clearwater Revival

Curtain Call: The Hits — Eminem

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According to Billboard, the album still moves around 11,800 equivalent units a week, fuelled by streams of its endlessly replayed hits.

Bruno is breaking streaming and sales records

Mars’ debut single Just The Way You Are has also now become the highest-certified song in RIAA history, going 21x Platinum and surpassing Sunflower by Post Malone and Swae Lee.

With that, he’s tied with The Weeknd and Rihanna for the third-most Diamond-certified singles of all time.

And earlier this year, he became the first artist in Spotify history to reach 150 million monthly listeners — holding the No. 1 spot on the platform, thanks to massive collabs like Die With a Smile with Lady Gaga and Apt. with BLACKPINK’s Rosé, both of which hit a billion streams faster than any other songs in Spotify’s history.

 

For all his playful self-criticism, The Lazy Song might be exactly what cemented Bruno Mars’ global appeal. It’s cheeky, catchy, and effortlessly cool.

Even if he hates it, fans clearly don’t. 14 years later, that mix of pop polish and personality has turned Doo-Wops & Hooligans into one of the most enduring debut albums of all time.