Bruno Mars notches his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, and first in more than a decade, as The Romantic debuts atop the tally (dated March 14).

The set launches with 186,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending March 5, according to Luminate via Billboard.

The singer’s fourth offering enters the Billboard 200 with 186,000 equivalent album units.

He previously reached No. 1 with “Unorthodox Jukebox” in 2013, when it took three months to climb to the summit.

Over the past week, some users on social media were surprised to learn that his last solo album, 2016’s “24K Magic,” only peaked at No. 2 as Metallica’s “Hardwired… to Self-Destruct” blocked it from the top of the chart.

“An Evening with Silk Sonic,” his 2021 release as one-half of Silk Sonic, topped out at No. 2.

Bruno Mars has ended a nearly 13-year wait between No. 1 albums, the longest gap for any living solo male artist since Paul McCartney in 2018.

His new album, The Romantic, debuted at No. 1 with 186,000 equivalent album units.

Of that, 93,500 came from traditional album sales, earning it the top spot on Top Album Sales, while streaming added 90,500 units, fueled by 93.95 million on-demand streams.

This is Mars’ biggest streaming week ever and securing No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums.

The remaining 2,000 units came from track sales.

The album’s first-week success was boosted by its wide availability: 10 vinyl variants, a standard CD, cassette, and digital download.

Vinyl alone accounted for 48,000 units, Mars’ best vinyl week yet. All formats include the same nine tracks.

Leading the album, the single “I Just Might” became Mars’ 10th Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 and his first to debut at the top on the Jan. 24 chart.

Beyond Bruno Mars’ strong showing, several other albums made waves in the Billboard 200 top 10 this week.

Gorillaz landed their sixth top 10 album with The Mountain, debuting at No. 7 with 53,000 equivalent album units, 38,000 from album sales and 15,000 from streams (15.86 million).

The album’s launch was boosted by nine vinyl editions, multiple CDs and cassettes, and digital downloads.

This follows previous top 10 entries like Cracker Island (No. 3, 2023) and Demon Days (No. 6, 2005).

BLACKPINK returned to the Billboard 200 with DEADLINE, debuting at No. 8 and earning 52,000 equivalent units.

Album sales dominated with 41,000 copies, while streaming added 11,000 units (11.46 million streams).

This marks their first Billboard 200 appearance in over three years since their No. 1 album BORN PINK in 2022.

Collectible-heavy CD editions drove the album’s success, accounting for 94% of first-week sales.

Mitski scored her second top 10 album with Nothing’s About To Happen to Me, debuting at No. 10 with nearly 43,000 equivalent units, her best week yet.

Album sales reached 31,000, and streaming contributed 12,000 units (12.16 million streams).

Vinyl was the star here, making up 69% of opening-week salesacross seven vinyl variants, plus CDs, cassettes, and digital downloads.

Her previous top 10 album was Laurel Hell (No. 5, 2022).

Other albums in the top 10 include:

• Bad Bunny, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, holding at No. 2 (77,000 units)

• Morgan Wallen, I’m the Problem, climbing to No. 3 (75,000 units)

• Don Toliver, OCTANE, at No. 4 (66,000 units)

• Olivia Dean, The Art of Loving, at No. 5 (60,000 units)

• Megan Moroney, Cloud 9, at No. 6 (55,000 units)

• Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl, at No. 9 (~43,000 units)

The Billboard 200 measures the most popular albums in the U.S., combining physical sales, track sales, and streams.

One equivalent album unit equals either one album sold, 10 tracks sold, or 1,000 to 2,500 streams depending on the type.