Bad Bunny has replaced himself atop the Latin charts…
A week after the 30-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar placed the first No. 1 from new album Debí Tirar Más Fotos on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart, he logs a second champ with “DtMF.”
The track climbs 5-1 to lead the list dated January 25, for his 16th ruler to date. The album’s title track replaces “Nuevayol,” which drops 3-1 after one week in charge.
By knocking his own song from the podium, Bad Bunny becomes the only act to replace itself at No. 1 five different times on Hot Latin Songs, since the chart launched in 1994.01:34
Bad Bunny’s self-replacement streak began in 2019 when “La Canción,” with J Balvin, ceded the throne to his own “Vete” (December 7, 2019-dated ranking).
“Moscow Mule” followed, trading places, after one week atop, with “Me Porto Bonito,” with Chencho Corleone (list dated May 28, 2022).
As the latter finished its 20-week coronation in October 2022, it was ejected from the penthouse when “Titi Me Preguntó” begun its 14-week domination on the October 15, 2022-dated tally.
A year later, Bad Bunny’s featured role in Drake’s “Gently,” a one-week leader, yielded a new replacement, trading places with the 10-week ruler “Mónaco” (Oct. 28, 2023).
In total, nine acts have replaced themselves at No. 1 in the chart’s 38-year history, which blends airplay, digital sales and streaming activity. Out of those, in addition to Bad Bunny’s five self-replacements, two artists have replaced themselves at the summit at least twice: Ozuna (2018, 2019) and Karol G (2022, 2023).
“DtMF” vaults at No. 1 with the Greatest Gainer/Streaming honors in its first full tracking week. It registered 34.9 million official streams, and 2,000 sales downloads in the week ending January 16, according to Luminate.
Those sums yield a No. 1 on the overall Streaming Songs and Latin Streaming Songs charts, plus a No. 16 start on the Digital Song Sales and a 2-1 jump on Latin Digital Song Sales.
Beyond its Hot Latin Songs coronation, “DtMF” rallies 38-2 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, his highest rank since “I Like It,” with Cardi B and J Balvin, topped for one week in July 2018.
Further, as “DtMF” leads, Bad Bunny extends his Hot Latin Songs record among Latin rhythm artists, with 16th No. 1s, tying with Luis Miguel for the second-most, both behind Enrique Iglesias who still holds the most champs to date, 27.
Here’s a recap of the artists with the most leaders since Hot Latin Songs launched in 1994:
27, Enrique Iglesias
16, Bad Bunny
16, Luis Miguel
15, Gloria Estefan
13, Shakira
11, Marco Antonio Solis
11, Ricky Martin
