Unorthodox Jukebox is the second studio album by American recording artist Bruno Mars, released by Atlantic Records on December 7, 2012, as the follow-up to Mars' 2010 album Doo-Wops & Hooligans. On December 4, 2012, the album was available to listen to in its entirety for a week before the release.[1] The singer co-wrote the album and worked with several past collaborators, while enlisting new producers and guest vocals. Unorthodox Jukebox explores a variety of styles such as reggae rock, disco andsoul music and incorporates significantly more explicit lyrics and themes than his previous material.
Upon release Unorthodox Jukebox was met with generally positive reviews from music critics who compared the work to that of his previous album. Commercially the album was a success debuting on the US Billboard 200 at number two with 192,000 copies sold, the album later peaked at number one on the chart becoming Mars first album to do so. The album also peaked at number one in Australia, Canada, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Unorthodox Jukebox was the third best-selling album in Australia in 2013, and the third best-selling album released in 2013, by a male in the United States. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry reported that Unorthodox Jukebox was the fourth best-selling album in the world in 2013, with 3.2 million copies sold worldwide. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2014 annual ceremony.
