Bruno Mars' "Grenade" Puts Up Third Highest Single Week Digital Sales Ever

Flo Rida and Ke$ha may have felt the breath of 2010's top new artist on the back of their necks last week. Bruno Mars racked up an impressive total of 559,000 digital copies sold of the song "Grenade" during Christmas week. That makes it the biggest sales week for any song in 2010 and the third highest ever. Flo Rida's "Right Round" remains first with a sales total of 636,000 in one week while Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" sold 610,000 in its peak week.
"Grenade" sets another impressive mark for Bruno Mars. He becomes only the sixth solo male artist to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his first two releases as lead performer. This puts him in the company of Andy Gibb, Lionel Richie, Peter Cetera, Rick Astley, and Diddy. This is the first time the achievement has occurred in 13 years. Also, Andy Gibb, Lionel Richie and Peter Cetera all had been part of successful groups before going solo or, in Andy Gibb's case,  having tight connections with his brothers the Bee Gees. The future does indeed look bright for Bruno Mars.