Bruno Mars Beats His Own Record, With Some Help From A Famous Friend

Forbes

28-03-2025

Bruno Mars has already established his position as one of pop music's greatest hitmakers – several times over, actually – but another smash never hurts. The chart-topper is back at No. 1 this week with Lady Gaga by his side, as their duet 'Die With a Smile' maintains its grip on the most important global ranking published by Billboard. The tune isn't just enjoying another frame at the top, it's helps Mars break a personal record.
This frame, 'Die With a Smile' holds firm at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, the chart that blends streaming and sales data to rank the most-consumed songs across the planet. Gaga and Mars are in a familiar space, as this marks the track's thirteenth nonconsecutive week in charge.
Last week, 'Die With a Smile' matched Mars's longest-running No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200. That honor previously belonged to 'Apt.,' his collaboration with Blackpink singer Rosé, which managed 12 weeks at the summit between last year and earlier this one.
Now, Mars bests himself. 'Die With a Smile' becomes the singer's longest-leading global smash yet – and based on its current trajectory, it might not be done ruling just yet.
While Mars and Gaga are surging, there are still a couple of titles they have yet to beat. Mariah Carey's unstoppable holiday juggernaut 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' remains the longest-running No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, with 19 total frames atop the list. Every December, it climbs to the top again, giving Carey another round of success and furthering her chart domination.
Right behind her is Harry Styles, whose pop-rock single 'As It Was' racked up 15 weeks in charge. The smash stands as the second-longest-ruling No. 1 in the ranking's history.
With 13 weeks in the lead, 'Die With a Smile' is now tied as the third-longest-running No. 1 hit in the Billboard Global 200's short history. It's matches with Miley Cyrus's 'Flowers,' which also spent 13 frames in first place back in 2023.
If 'Die With a Smile' continues to run the show, it will break out of its tie with 'Flowers' and stand alone as the third-longest ruler the Billboard Global 200 has ever seen. But there's a small twist — Mars could end up tied with himself once more.
'Apt.,' his duet with Rosé, is sitting pretty at No. 2 on the Billboard Global 200 this week. If it somehow surges again and returns to the top – which is far from an impossibility – it will once again match 'Die With a Smile' with 13 weeks in charge.