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“I Just Might” becomes only the fifth track to spend 20 weeks or more at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\/Hip-Hop Songs chart. LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 20: Singer Bruno Mars performs onstage during the 2016 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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\u201cI Just Might,\u201d the lead single from Bruno Mars\u2019s<\/a> comeback album The Romantic, is at its heart a pop song. The tune, which introduced his first solo full-length in nearly a decade, fits perfectly on several radio rankings devoted to that style, but Billboard classifies the smash more broadly.<\/p>\n The company does not publish any pop-focused streaming or sales charts, but \u201cI Just Might\u201d has found homes on its mainstream radio lists, as well as R&B tallies and rankings that also include hip-hop. This week, the cut extends one of the longest reigns in the history of the most competitive of those genre-focused rosters, tying a former record-holder and moving within reach of several more recent blockbusters.<\/p>\n Bruno Mars May Pass SZA and Kendrick Lamar<\/p>\n Another week at No. 1 would bring \u201cI Just Might\u201d level with SZA\u2019s \u201cKill Bill,\u201d which controlled the Hot R&B\/Hip-Hop Songs chart for 21 frames between 2022 and 2023. Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u201cNot Like Us\u201d sits just beyond that hit, with 22 periods in charge of the tally. Mars may very well tie and then pass both of those songs in the coming frames, as \u201cI Just Might\u201d continues to perform well when it comes to all relevant metrics.<\/p>\n Kendrick Lamar and SZA Hold the All-Time Record<\/p>\n The all-time record is much farther away, though, and Lamar and SZA are responsible for the three longest-running champions in the history of the Hot R&B\/Hip-Hop Songs ranking. \u201cLuther,\u201d<\/a> their Grammy-winning collaboration, racked up an incredible 31 weeks at No. 1 between 2024 and continuing into 2025. That is nine weeks longer than \u201cNot Like Us,\u201d the runner-up on the historical list. \u201cI Just Might\u201d would need another 11 frames on top to match \u201cLuther\u201d \u2014 more than half as long as its already-historic reign.<\/p>\n Bruno Mars Matches His Other No. 1 Hits Combined<\/p>\n With 20 weeks at No. 1, \u201cI Just Might\u201d has now spent as much time in first place as Mars\u2019s other four Hot R&B\/Hip-Hop Songs champions combined. \u201cThat\u2019s What I Like\u201d remains his only other double-digit ruler, with 10 weeks at the summit. \u201cLeave the Door Open,\u201d credited to Silk Sonic, Mars\u2019s superduo with Anderson .Paak, managed eight. His two collaborations with Cardi B, \u201cFinesse\u201d and \u201cPlease Me,\u201d each led for a single frame.<\/p>\n Bruno Mars Rules a Another R&B Chart<\/p>\n \u201cI Just Might\u201d sits at No. 1 on only two Billboard charts this week. In addition to extending its command of Hot R&B\/Hip-Hop Songs, the single rules the Hot R&B Songs tally for a twenty-seventh frame.<\/p>\n The track recently reached half a year in the top spot, and now ranks as the fifth longest-running champion ever. The Weeknd\u2019s \u201cBlinding Lights,\u201d<\/a> Leon Thomas\u2019s \u201cMutt,\u201d SZA\u2019s \u201cSnooze\u201d and \u201cKill Bill\u201d are still ahead with 48, 34, 32 and 30 weeks at No. 1, respectively.<\/p>\n \u201cI Just Might\u201d Appears on 14 Billboard Charts<\/p>\n \u201cI Just Might\u201d can be found on 14 Billboard rankings this frame, and it lives within the top 10 on eight of them. The single settles for the runner-up rung on a trio of radio tallies at once: the Radio Songs, Adult Contemporary and Adult Pop Airplay charts.<\/p>\n