His singles “That’s What I Like”, “When I Was Your Man”, “Just the Way You Are,” Grenade “and” Uptown Funk! ” they achieved sales of more than 10 million copies, leading the artist to be the first with this number of certifications.
Multiple Grammy Award winner Bruno Mars served as the first artist to receive five RIAA certified Diamond singles. His singles “That’s What I Like” and “When I Was Your Man” have received certification with sales and views of more than 10 million copies and raising their total certifications to five.
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This follows the Diamond certifications of “Just the Way You Are,” Grenade “and” Uptown Funk! “ (Mark Ronson). Also, “Just the Way You Are” is twelve times multiplatinum, “Uptown Funk!” and “When I Was Your Man” are eleven times multi-platinum, and “Grenade” and “That’s What I Like” are ten times multi-platinum.
“Congratulations to Bruno Mars, the first artist to win five Diamond Single Awards in the history of the RIAA Gold and Platinum program! This achievement is a testament to Bruno’s unstoppable creative genius and the incredible ensemble he has built with the Atlantic Records team, ”said Mitch Glazier , President and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
“What Bruno has achieved is simply extraordinary. Less than 60 Diamond Single Awards have been awarded, and Bruno now has five of them! “
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The announcement of the record is followed by the success of Silk Sonic’s debut single “Leave the Door Open.” The song returns for the second week at # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is Mars ‘eighth # 1 track on the Hot 100. Among Mars’ other # 1 hits are “That’s What I Like,” “Just The Way You Are, ”“ Grenade, ” “ Locked Out Of Heaven, ”“ When I Was Your Man, ” “ Nothin ‘On You (BOB) ”“ Uptown Funk! (Mark Ronson). “
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Currently climbing the playlists in different radio formats around the world, “Leave the Door Open” has more than 702 million global views and its official video has reached more than 222.5 million views. Silk Sonic made their debut performance with “Leave The Door Open” and offered a mighty tribute to Little Richard at the Grammy Awards.
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