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Bruno Mars’ 'Just the Way You Are' Hits 21x Platinum

10/19/2025

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Bruno Mars' 2010 debut solo single "Just the Way You Are" has been certified 21x Platinum by the RIAA, making it the highest-certified single in U.S. history.
The certification corresponds to 21 million units sold and tops the previous 20 million for Post Malone and Swae Lee's "Sunflower."
Mars' catalog updates include "Grenade" at 16x Platinum and "The Lazy Song" now Diamond, giving him seven Diamond singles.

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Bruno Mars' 2010 debut solo single "Just the Way You Are" has been certified 21x Platinum by the RIAA, making it the highest-certified single in U.S. history.
The certification corresponds to 21 million units sold and tops the previous 20 million for Post Malone and Swae Lee's "Sunflower."
Mars' catalog updates include "Grenade" at 16x Platinum and "The Lazy Song" now Diamond, giving him seven Diamond singles.