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Bruno Mars' 'Locked Out of Heaven' Sets Charts Record

Song is first to top Billboard Hot 100, Radio, Digital and On-Demand charts simultaneously

December 28, 2012 2:25 PM ET
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Bruno Mars
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Bruno Mars' hit "Locked Out of Heaven" has set a record by being the first single to top the Billboard Hot 100, Radio Songs, Digital Songs and On-Demand Songs charts simultaneously, Billboard reports. The On-Demand Songs chart was launched in March, but other recent hits have picked up similar success. Rihanna's track "We Found Love" led the Hot 100, Radio Songs and Digital Songs simultaneously last December, as did Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger," Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" and Katy Perry's "E.T." last year.

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"Locked Out of Heaven" is the first track by a solo male artist to lead the Hot 100, Radio Songs and Digital Songs since Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" in August 2010.

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