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1 on the Billboard 200 ( Heavier Things, Battle Studies and Born And Raised) and has enjoyed seven top 20 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including “Say” (No. Overall, Mayer has charted three albums at No. His most recent release on the label was last year’s Sob Rock, which debuted at No. Columbia went on to release a total of eight albums by Mayer, including the five-times platinum Room for Squares in 2001, three-times platinum Heavier Things in 2003, four-times platinum Continuum in 2006 and two-times platinum Battle Studies in 2009. Mayer arrived at Columbia via his original record deal with Aware Records, which at the time had a marketing and distribution agreement with the major label. I love music more than ever, and I believe some of my best work still lies ahead.” “Hard as it is to say goodbye, I’m excited to pursue new avenues of making music, both of my own and with other artists. “After 21 years, eight studio albums, and some wonderful personal and creative relationships, I have decided not to renew my recording agreement with Columbia Records,” Mayer wrote. John Mayer is leaving Columbia Records after 21 years, the singer-songwriter revealed on Instagram Friday (March 4).
