Bad Bunny’s YHLQMDLG rules as the No. 1 Latin album on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums of the 21st Century chart. The retrospective is based on performance on the Top Latin Albums chart from the start of 2000 through the end of 2024.
The collection, released via Rimas Entertainment, is the longest-running No. 1 in the survey’s 32-year history, with 70 weeks at the summit in 2021-22.
“Thank you all who believed and who continue to believe in me,” Bad Bunny told Billboard in 2020 upon the album’s chart arrival. Echoing the meaning of its title, he said, “I do what I want, and it’s based on feelings. I don’t think about it. I do it for you and for the faith you have in me.”
At the time, Benito’s groundbreaking album become the all-genre Billboard 200’s highest charting all-Spanish-language album and scored the biggest streaming week ever for a Latin album and the largest week for a Latin title since Billboard began tracking albums by equivalent album units in December 2014.
Reflecting the biggest albums in Latin from Y2K to today, check out the top 10 titles on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums of the 21st Century chart below and the entire 100-position ranking in Billboard’s Greatest of All Time charts menu.
Following the Tuesday (Oct. 7) reveal of Billboard’s Top Latin Artists of the 21st Century chart, check back Thursday (Oct. 9) for Billboard’s Top Hot Latin Songs of the 21st Century chart and Friday (Oct. 10) for Billboard’s rundown of The Top Producers of the 21st Century on the Hot Latin Songs Chart, with all coverage of Billboard’s 21st Century Charts here.
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Bad Bunny, El Último Tour del Mundo
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}No. 1 (27 weeks), beginning Dec. 12, 2020
El Último Tour del Mundo made history as the first all-Spanish-language release to claim the No. 1 spot on the overall Billboard 200 since its inception in 1956. The concept album that sees Benito experimenting with alternative sounds arrived as a surprise drop on Nov. 26, 2020, at 11 p.m. ET (marking the end of Thanksgiving Day in the United States). The set houses the enduring “Dakiti,” with Jhayco, a 27-week No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs.
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Daddy Yankee, Barrio Fino
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}No. 1 (24 weeks), beginning July 31, 2004
Daddy Yankee claimed his first No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart with his third studio set, Barrio Fino, a project that broke boundaries by planting reggaetón roots in spaces where only salsa once thrived. (Back then, salsa was the “it” sub-genre, and DY, as he’s now known, changed that.) The album remains his longest leading: 27 weeks. It includes his breakthrough hit, the enduring “Gasolina.”
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Juanes, Un Día Normal
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}No. 1 (4 weeks), beginning Sept. 20, 2003
It was far from “normal” for Colombian Juanes to secure a No. 1 spot on the Top Latin Albums chart, especially after his 2001 debut studio album peaked at a modest No. 36, but Un Día Normal was a true turning point. The set marked his first chart-topper and opened the doors to a stellar career, leading to seven more top 10 albums, including four additional No. 1s. The set delivered six Hot Latin Songs hits, starting with his maiden top 10, “A Dios Le Pido.” Juan Esteban followed with his first of eight No. 1s, “Fotografía,” with Nelly Furtado.
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Aventura, Todavía Me Amas: Lo Mejor de Aventura
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}No. 4, Dec. 21, 2019
Aventura broke the rules and loved & hated, perhaps all part of God’s project, to borrow the titles of the band’s first three albums of the 21st century. The American-Dominicans established themselves as a chart force and proved lasting appeal, as greatest hits souvenir Todavía Me Amas: Lo Mejor de Aventura rose to a No. 4 high on Top Latin Albums and ran up a hefty 391 weeks on the chart over 2016-24. The set includes the Hot Latin Songs No. 1s “Por Un Segundo” and “Dile al Amor.”
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Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti
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}No. 1 (60 weeks), beginning May 21, 2022
With his fourth solo studio album, Bad Bunny set a new record for the biggest streaming week ever for a Latin album — surpassing the debut of his own YHLQMDLG. On Hot Latin Songs, all 23 of the LP’s tracks charted upon its debut. The latter half of the album embraces Latin alternative sounds, punctuated by guests Bomba Estéreo, Buscabulla and the Marías.
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Ozuna, Odisea
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}No. 1 (46 weeks), beginning Sept. 16, 2017
Ozuna captivated fans with his signature fusion of reggaetón dancehall and Latin pop-trap through his debut studio album, Odisea. The musical odyssey ruled the Top Latin Albums chart for 46 weeks, and started him on a string of five straight No. 1s. Following the Puerto Rican’s stint on Romeo Santos’ “Sobredosis,” the bachata singer returned the favor on the album’s third single, “El Farsante,” which was celebrated for Ozuna’s distinctive voice and its seamless mix of reggaetón with romantic undertones.
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Selena, Ones
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}No. 2, March 4, 2017
Despite peaking in the runner-up slot on Top Latin Albums for three weeks, Selena’s Ones, released posthumously in October 2002, earned the legend the top Latin albums artist of the year, female award at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2017. The compilation logged 455 weeks on the chart through 2024, the best showing by a woman in that span. It includes must-hear hits by the the Tejano and Latin pop star — chances are you’ve belted out these at karaoke: “Amor Prohibido,” “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom,” “No Me Queda Más” and “Tú Solo Tú,” all Hot Latin Songs chart-toppers.
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Bad Bunny, X 100PRE
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}No. 1 (46 weeks), beginning Jan. 5, 2019
Bad Bunny burst onto the Top Latin Albums chart with his debut, X 100PRE, a release that marked a significant moment in reggaetón and Latin trap music. One of its standout tracks, “MIA,” featuring Drake and produced by DJ Luian, La Paciencia, Mambo Kingz and Tainy, not only ruled Hot Latin Songs for 16 weeks in 2018-19 but also hit No. 5 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.
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Romeo Santos, Fórmula, Vol. 2
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}No. 1 (11 weeks), beginning March 15, 2014
Fórmula, Vol. 2 became Romeo Santos’ third No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart, buoyed by a colorful roster of collaborators, including Marc Anthony, Nicki Minaj, Carlos Santana, Kevin Hart (for a comedic interlude) and Drake on the bilingual “Odio,” a 13-week Hot Latin Songs ruler. Plus, standout single “Propuesta Indecente,” a mix of bachata and tango influences, spent a record 125 weeks on the chart. The set earned “The King of Bachata” Billboard’s top Latin album of the decade award in 2020 at the Billboard Latin Music Awards.
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Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG
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}No. 1 (70 weeks), beginning March 14, 2020
Bad Bunny transcended his status as a Latin music phenomenon to become a global icon with YHLQMDLG. The album represented a significant advance, not just for Bad Bunny’s career, but for mainstream acceptance of music performed entirely in Spanish. The record-70-week Top Latin Albums No. 1, in 2020-22, ushered in two No. 1 singles on Hot Latin Songs: “Vete” and “Si Veo a Tu Mamá.”
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