Mars’ “Uptown Funk” Among Top Digital Songs on IFPI’s 2015 Global Music Chart

Bruno Mars is global Funk star…

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has unveiled two of its top charts, which cover the global recording industry, with the 30-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer making the final cut.

Bruno Mars in Uptown Funk

The IFPI will release its complete annual Global Music Report on Tuesday. Covering the entirety of 2015, the IFPI’s Digital Singles and Global Albums charts boast plenty of familiar faces atop the rankings.

Mars lands at No. 2 on the Digital Singles chart with “Uptown Funk,” his chart-topping collaboration with Mark Ronson.

Mars and Ronson picked up the award for Best Male Video for “Uptown Funk” at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Here’s a look at the top digital songs and global albums rankings:

Digital Singles

  1. Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
  2. Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
  3. Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
  4. Maroon 5, “Sugar”
  5. Major Lazer feat. MØ and DJ Snake, “Lean On”
  6. Ellie Goulding, “Love Me Like You Do”
  7. Adele, “Hello”
  8. Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
  9. OMI, “Cheerleader”
  10. Jason Derulo, “Want To Want Me”

Global Albums

  1. Adele, 25
  2. Ed Sheeran, x
  3. Taylor Swift, 1989
  4. Justin Bieber, Purpose
  5. Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour
  6. One Direction, Made In the A.M.
  7. Various Artists, Fifty Shades of Grey Official Soundtrack
  8. Coldplay, A Head Full of Dreams
  9. Meghan Trainor, Title
  10. The Weeknd, Beauty Behind The Madness

Mars Named One of the Most Popular Artists in the World

It’s no wonder the National Football League picked Bruno Mars to perform the halftime show at this year’s Super Bowl.

The 28-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, who just earned his second Grammy at this year’s awards show, has been named as one of the most popular artists in the world in the past year.

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Mars ranks No. 4 – behind One Direction, Eminem and Justin Timberlake – on the IFPI’s Global Recording Artists of 2013 list.

The list, recently created by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, honors the most popular recording artists across music downloads, streaming and physical format sales

“This is a global IFPI award for a new era of music consumption, based on a new metric of global success. Our chart for the first time measures the popularity of artists across the many different ways in which fans choose their music,” said Frances Moore, chief executive of IFPI.

The chart takes into account all the artist’s music sales – across digital, CD and vinyl formats; singles, both downloaded and physical; on-demand streams and music videos. And it’s been independently verified, according to the IFPI.

The IFPI’s Global Recording Artists Of 2013:

  1. One Direction
  2. Eminem
  3. Justin Timberlake
  4. Bruno Mars
  5. Katy Perry
  6. P!nk
  7. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
  8. Rihanna
  9. Michael Bublé
  10. Daft Punk