Bruno Mars
17 vinyl records found
Bruno Mars brings a collector's approach to pop music, weaving together funk, soul, disco, and R&B into sharply crafted singles and cohesive albums. His catalog spans from the reggae-tinged pop of his debut through the funk-heavy grooves of 24K Magic, each era marked by distinctive production and live-band arrangements with the Hooligans.
About Bruno Mars
Peter Gene Hernandez grew up in Honolulu before relocating to Los Angeles in 2003 to build a recording career. His breakthrough came as a featured vocalist on B.o.B's 'Nothin' on You' and Travie McCoy's 'Billionaire' in 2010, the same year he released his debut Doo-Wops & Hooligans. That album's blend of pop, reggae, and R&B produced three international number-one singles: 'Just the Way You Are', 'Grenade', and 'The Lazy Song'. By founding the production team The Smeezingtons in 2009, Mars established the sonic framework that would define his output.
His second album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), reached number one on the Billboard 200 and drew explicitly from disco, funk, rock, and soul, yielding 'Locked Out of Heaven' and 'When I Was Your Man' as chart toppers. The 2014 collaboration with Mark Ronson on 'Uptown Funk' became a cultural moment, spending fourteen weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Mars's third album, 24K Magic (2016), cemented his commercial dominance by winning Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year at the Grammys, while the single 'That's What I Like' became his seventh number-one hit. In 2021, his collaboration with Anderson .Paak as Silk Sonic produced An Evening With Silk Sonic, with 'Leave the Door Open' topping charts again.
Mars has moved over 130 million records worldwide and holds five diamond certifications in the United States, a record for any artist. His achievement of five number-one Billboard hits faster than any male artist since Elvis speaks to his grip on commercial pop music. The Groove Hunter currently tracks 7 editions across his catalog, including standard pressings and special variants like the Limited Edition Neon Coral Vinyl of Unorthodox Jukebox, offering collectors multiple entry points into his discography.
