As it returns to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, Bruno Mars’s “I Just Might” reaches half a year on the tally, tying several of the singer’s smashes. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 03: Bruno Mars of Silk Sonic performs onstage during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
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Bruno Mars is once again in charge of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, Billboard‘s hugely competitive ranking of the most-consumed hip-hop, rap, and R&B tracks in the United States. The tally, like all that begin with the word “Hot” published by the company, uses sales, streaming and airplay data to list the most popular cuts in those styles, and this frame, Mars’s single “I Just Might” is once again on top.
The tune, which arrived in early 2026 and which fronted the singer-songwriter’s then-upcoming full-length The Romantic, makes history as it replaces Drake’s “Janice STFU,” which falls from the summit for the first time since launching at No. 1 nearly two months ago. “I Just Might” also advances within the Grammy champion’s own discography and ties several other hits as one of his longest-charting successes.
“I Just Might” Reaches Half a Year on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart
As of this period, “I Just Might” has spent 26 weeks, exactly half a year, on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. While not every tune reaches such an impressive longevity landmark, “I Just Might” is far from the only track present on the rundown to do so.
In fact, another two smashes within just the top 10 – Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” (35 weeks) and Kehlani’s “Folded” (56 weeks) – have already passed that figure. “I Just Might” is also not Mars’s first cut to spend half a year as one of the most-consumed hip-hop, R&B, or rap songs in the nation, but one of several.
“I Just Might” Ties Three of His Bruno Mars’s Hits
As of this period, “I Just Might” is now counted among four hits by Mars to spend exactly 26 weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. As it reaches that special number, “I Just Might” ties “24K Magic,” “Wake Up in the Sky,” a collaboration with both Gucci Mane and Kodak Black, and “Leave the Door Open.” That latter tune is credited to three artists: Mars, his frequent collaborator Anderson .Paak, as well as the superduo that they formed, Silk Sonic.
“I Just Might” Could Soon Pass “Nothin’ on You”
Only two tracks by Mars have spent more time on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. “That’s What I Like” stands as his longest-running smash, with 44 weeks somewhere on the 50-space rundown. “Nothin’ on You,” fronted by rapper B.o.B and one of Mars’s first big wins on any Billboard tally, disappeared after a milestone 30 stints.
In a few days, “I Just Might” will almost certainly break its tie with “Leave the Door Open,” “24K Magic,” and “Wake Up in the Sky,” and it may very well end up tying and then passing “Nothin’ on You,” as it is once again the biggest hit in those styles in the nation.
“I Just Might” Stands Alone With 19 Weeks at No. 1
As it reaches 26 weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs tally, “I Just Might” earns its nineteenth moment in the spotlight. “I Just Might” is now one of only five tracks to rack up 19 weeks or more at No. 1, and as it hits that figure, Mars’s The Romantic smash breaks its tie with “One Dance” by Drake, Wizkid, and Kyla, and “Industry Baby” from Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow. Now, “I Just Might” stands alone as the fifth-longest-running ruler ever.
In the coming weeks, “I Just Might” will almost certainly match, and then pass, the three tunes that sit directly above it on the all-time longevity ranking, including Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus’s “Old Town Road,” SZA’s “Kill Bill,” and Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” which dominated for 20, 21, and 22 weeks, respectively.
Lamar and SZA claim the longest-running champion ever with their massively popular “Luther.” Between 2024 and 2025, that track, which won the Grammy for Record of the Year – as did “Not Like Us” the year prior – held court in the penthouse for an impressive 31 weeks. That’s more than two months longer than the runner-up, “Not Like Us.”