Unorthodox Jukebox (studio album)
by Bruno Mars

Unorthodox Jukebox by Bruno Mars
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-12-11
Overall rank: 6,552nd   
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 105 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 2012 (134th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,258th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,552nd)

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Unorthodox Jukebox is ranked 3rd best out of 3 albums by Bruno Mars on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bruno Mars is Doo-Wops And Hooligans which is ranked number 2833 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 540.

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Overall rank: 6,552nd | 2010s rank: 1,258th | 2012 rank: 134th

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69/100 (from 105 votes)
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60/100
From 11/07/2019 02:38 | #244498
This album is all over the place and I get that's kind of the theme and to showcase Mars' range across different styles of pop songs but it makes for an uneasy listening experience. Definitely an improvement over his first album.
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90/100
From 05/09/2019 16:11 | #236047
Other commenters have mentioned many of the highlights of this album - but I have to note that the song "Natalie" has been overlooked. A terrific performance by Mars, a stirring plea for a lady. It is infectious like most of the other content here. Thumbs Up!
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90/100
From 06/21/2018 03:09 | #217098
A really underrated pop album, all the songs are pretty good, except by 'Show Me', this one is just ok. It's his best work until now.
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80/100
From 07/03/2016 22:40 | #170451
Bruno Mars is not your typical pop star.
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60/100
From 11/08/2013 08:44 | #91247
Not a lot has changed on Bruno's second album - stand-out singles, unnecessarily overdubbed filler, and another embarrassing attempt at reggae. This album truly deserves a worse rating than Doo-Wops because it repeats many of the same mistakes. However, his style is better defined and I no doubt appreciate his attempts at soul and funk. Also, "Locked Out of Heaven" - feel-good radio hit of 2012.
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70/100
From 08/21/2013 02:02 | #84260
Bruno Mars is hard to hate. This is a entertaining album... that's it.
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From 07/10/2013 01:21 | #80809
Good ol’ Bruno Mars. The man has an amazing voice and is all over the world of pop and hip-hop music. You can always tell a song is going to be popular if it features Bruno Mars or if it is co-written by him. The popular music community just seems to love this guy and you know what? I love him too. To an extent. “Unorthodox Jukebox" is the same thing as his last album “Doo-Wops And Hooligans", great melodies, stupid lyrics. Mars is unbelievably gifted as a melodist, he can write a catchy melody like no one else but holy crap can his lyrics get stupid (take a look at “Gorilla"). You’re going to like this album if you love the catchy melodies, though I would say that there aren’t as many good songs on this album as the last, but you have to get past the banal lyrics. If you can do that, you’ll enjoy this album as I did.
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75/100
From 01/20/2013 02:26 | #62177
Really solid record. I just have a high regard for Bruno. He's a solid singer, musician , and songwriter. There are some really good funky parts here (Treasure) and some great old school soul songs (If I Knew) and a huge amount of MJ sounding parts. But the record covers other ground, like "Locked Out of Heaven" is just this overwhelmingly infectious pop song which I thought was a Police track for the first 20 seconds I heard it. That's a stand out in my opinion. "When I Was Your Man" is very nostalgic of early solo MJ like the slow ballad off "Off The Wall " (forgot the name) anyway, I liked this record a lot. Recommended.
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From 01/11/2013 23:37 | #61126
Not a bad album at all bruno mars has improved greatly
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