Omar Courtz Earns First No. 1 on Billboard Charts with “KOKO”

Posted on September 30, 2026 by Tom Castaneda

Omar Courtz is celebrating a special career first.

The 28-year-old Puerto Rican singer and songwriter has earned his first Billboard No. 1, as “KOKO” lifts 2-1 on the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart dated October 3.

Released by Mr. 305/Rimas, the song also logs its 17th week in the top 10 on Hot Latin Songs (moving 5-6) —the longest run in the upper tier among his three top 10s on the chart.

“Having ‘KOKO’ reach No. 1 means so much to me,” Courtz tells Billboard. “It’s a song that captures so much of Puerto Rico—our vibe, how we live, and how we enjoy music. Knowing that something so uniquely ours has connected with so many people around the world is incredible. Thank you to everyone who made it their own from the very beginning.”

“KOKO” lands at the summit with 6.6 million audience impressions, up 18%, earned during the September 18-24 tracking week in the United States, according to Luminate.

The new champion takes the lead from Jay Wheeler, whose “De Lejitos” has spent four weeks atop. It dips 1-3, with a 6% decline in impressions, to 5.4 million.

“KOKO” is from Courtz’s album POR SI MAÑANA NO ESTOY, released in February, which opened at No. 3 on both Top Latin Albums and Top Latin Rhythm Albums charts in March.

It was preceded by the set’s “Si Estás Con Alguien,” also a top 10, peaking at No. 9 on Latin Rhythm Airplay in May.

Elsewhere, “KOKO” reached Nos. 75 and 58 on the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts in April.

Karol G Notches First Multi-Week No. 1 on Billboard’s Global Charts with Judeline & Rusowsky-Collab “BbY WOW”

Posted on September 18, 2026 by Tom Castaneda

Karol G is still WOW-ing global audiences with her latest single…

The 35-year-old Colombian Grammy-winning superstar’s latest single “BbY WOW,” a collaboration with Judeline and Rusowsky, has scored a second week at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts dated September 19.

It also marks Karol G’s first multi-week leader on the lists.

She previously topped each chart with “TQG,” with Shakira, in the song’s debut week in March 2023.

“BbY WOW” became the first No. 1 on the surveys for both Judeline and rusowsky.

The track continues as the biggest song in the world with 52.9 million streams (up 25% week over week) and 1,000 sold (up 24%) worldwide September 4-10, according to Luminate. It totaled 40 million streams (up 30%) outside the U.S.

Additionally, “BbY WOW” bounds 16-10 on the U.S.-based Billboard Hot 100, where it’s Karol G’s second Hot 100 top 10, after “TQG” reached No. 7, and Judeline and rusowsky’s first each.

“BbY WOW” concurrently leads the multimetric Hot Latin Songs chart for a fourth week.

The single appears on Karol G’s LP No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto, which in August debuted at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums.

The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.

Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.

Shakira’s Burna Boy-Collab “Dai Dai” Notches 10th Week at No. 1 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Chart

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Tom Castaneda

It’s a perfect 10 for Shakira.

The 49-year-old Colombian superstar’s Burna Boy-collaboration “Dai Dai (FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026)” nets a milestone 10th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart.

The track also tops the Billboard Global 200 chart for a seventh week.

It first led the lists in July and remains the biggest song in the world more than a month after the end of soccer’s signature international tournament.

“Dai Dai” drew 36.7 million streams (down 9% week over week) and sold 4,000 (down 15%) worldwide August 21-27, according to Luminate. It totaled 31.4 million streams (down 9%) and 3,000 sold (down 18%) outside the U.S.

“Dai Dai” becomes just the seventh song to have ruled Global Excl. U.S. for 10 or more weeks since the global charts began in September 2020. Here’s the elite club:

20 weeks at No. 1, “Golden,” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI, 2025-26
19, “APT. ,” ROSÉ & Bruno Mars, 2024-25
17, “Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, 2024-25
14, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey, 2021-25
13, “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus, 2023
13, “As It Was,” Harry Styles, 2022
10, “Dai Dai (FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026),” Shakira X Burna Boy, 2026

Judeline & Rusowsky Earn First No. 1 on Billboard Charts with Karol G-Collab “BbY WOW”

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Tom Castaneda

It’s a memorable first for Judeline and Rusowsky.

The Spanish artists have scored their first Billboard No. 1, as “BbY WOW,” with Karol G, rockets from No. 5 to the top of the Hot Latin Songs chart dated Aug. 29.

“BbY WOW” lands at No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs — which blends streams, airplay and sales — off a streaming-fueled surge.

The collab registered 6.1 million official on-demand streams in the United States during the Aug. 14-20 tracking week, according to Luminate.

The sum takes the song to a No. 34 start on the overall Streaming Songs chart and to an equal 5-1 trek on the Latin Streaming Songs list.

“It’s honestly hard to believe that a song we recorded just last month is already topping the charts — and in the U.S. of all places,” Judeline shared with Billboard. “Everything around ‘BbY WOW’ has happened so fast that I’m still processing it. I’m so thankful to Karol for giving me this opportunity, and to everyone who has embraced the song. Seeing how far it has traveled in such a short time is something I never could have imagined.”

“BbY WOW” gives Karol G her 11th No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs—and makes her the first artist in nearly two years to replace herself at the summit. Her Drake collaboration “Ahí” falls 1-4 after a 30% streaming dip, with 4.2 million U.S. clicks. The chart mixes streaming data, radio airplay and digital sales into its formula.

The last artist to pull off the feat was Bad Bunny, whose “Nuevayol” handed the crown to “DtMF” in January 2025.

Among female acts, Karol last did it in September 2023, when “Qlona,” with Peso Pluma, replaced “Mi Ex Tenía Razón.”

In addition to their Hot Latin Songs win, Judeline and Rusowsky race to their first No. 1 on the Hot Latin Rhythm Songschart, where “BbY WOW” climbs 5-1. Meanwhile, it soars 73-38 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 — Karol’s highest ranking in two years, after the No. 32-peaking “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” (August 2024).

On the global front, “BbY WOW” surges 171-37 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, with 17.9 million streams in the U.S. Plus, it debuts at No. 41 on the Global Excl. U.S. tally with 11.9 million clicks registered outside the country.

Daniela Avanzini & Her KATSEYE Mates Earn First No. 1 on Billboard 200 with “WILD”

Posted on August 23, 2026 by Tom Castaneda

Daniela Avanzini is celebrating a wild debut.

The 22-year-old Cuban-American singer and her KATSEYE group mates have landed their first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as WILD debuts atop the list dated August 29.

The set earned 170,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending August 20, according to Luminate.

WILD marks the group’s second top 10-charted effort, following the No. 4-peaking Beautiful Chaos in 2025.

WILD is the fourth No. 1 album by an all-woman group this decade. It follows TWICE’s With YOU-th (2025),NewJeans’ 2nd EP Get Up (2023) and BLACKPINK’s Born Pink (2022).

Before Born Pink, the last No. 1 album by an all-woman group was Danity Kane’s Welcome to the Dollhouse in 2008.

WILD also lands KATSEYE its biggest week by equivalent album units earned, and by pure album sales (145,000). Further, WILD tallies the largest week by units for an all-woman group since the Billboard 200 began ranking by units in December 2015.

WILD additionally has the largest pure album sales week for an all-woman group in more than three years, since TWICE’s Ready To Be: 12th Mini Album debuted with 146,000 (March 25, 2023).

Of WILD’s 170,000 first-week equivalent album units, album sales comprise 145,000 (it debuts at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart), SEA units comprise 24,500 (equaling 26.95 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs; it debuts at No. 19 on Top Streaming Albums) and TEA units comprise about 500.

WILD’s album sales were largely driven by its availability across more than 30 CD and vinyl variants (all containing collectible items such as photocards, with some items randomized, including signed editions; some editions also contain bonus tracks).

WILD was preceded by a pair of Billboard Hot 100-charting cuts: “Pinky Up” (No. 28 peak in April) and “Animal” (No. 24 on the August 8 chart).

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 2,500 ad-supported or 1,000 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album.

Karol G’s “No Me Arrepiento De Sentir Tanto” Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums Chart

Posted on August 18, 2026 by Tom Castaneda

Karol G is a woman on top…

The 35-year-old Colombian Grammy-winning superstar’s sixth studio album, No Me Arrepiento De Sentir Tanto, debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart dated August 22, halting Bad Bunny’s reign with Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

Bad Bunny’s album has spent a record 77 nonconsecutive weeks atop the list and has been No. 1 since the January 24-dated chart.

Karol G’s set also floods Hot Latin Songs with 13 entries, led by “Ahí,” with Drake, which opens at No. 1.

No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto was released August 7 via Bichota/Interscope/Capitol, just more than a year after Tropicoqueta led the Top Latin Albums chart for two weeks in July 2025.

The new set marks Karol G’s fifth straight debut at the summit among seven career entries — only Unstoppable and Ocean fell short, peaking at No. 2 in 2017 and 2019, respectively.

No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto begins with 50,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the tracking week of August 7-13, according to Luminate.

For its chart debut, the set registered 48,000 from streaming activity, which equals to 49.5 million official on-demand streams.

Album sales comprised a little over 1,000 units, with a negligible number of track-equivalent units.

With No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto, Karol G adds her fifth No. 1 on Top Latin Albums. No other female artist has dominated the overall Latin albums ranking in the past decade like Karol G, who trails only the late Jenni Rivera and Shakira, each with seven No. 1 albums, the most among female artists in the chart’s history, dating to 1993.

Meanwhile, No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto opens at No. 8 on the all-genre Billboard 200 — Karol G’s fourth top 10 — and breaks through to No. 1 on Top Latin Pop Albums. Plus, the set arrives at No. 7 on Top Streaming Albums.

Here’s a rundown of Karol G’s No. 1s on Top Latin Albums:

Title, Debut Date, Weeks at No. 1
KG0516, April 10, 2021, one
Mañana Será Bonito, March 11, 2023, five
Mañana Sera Bonito (Bichota Season), Aug. 26, 2023, one
Tropicoqueta, July 5, 2025, two
No Me Arrepiento De Sentir Tanto, Aug. 22, 2026, one

On the tracks front, 13 tracks from the new album join two already charting titles on Hot Latin Songs, which includes streaming data, radio airplay and digital sales into its formula. “Después de Ti,” with duet parter Greg González, and the album’s first charting track, flies 17-10, while fellow advance single “Matadora” slips 4-3.

But the biggest winner is “Ahí,” her collab with Drake, which debuts at No. 1 largely by 5.9 million official U.S. clicks. The sum yields a No. 46 start on the overall Streaming Songs chart, and a No. 1 on Latin Streaming Songs.

Shakira’s Burna Boy-Collaboration “Dai Dai” Still Tops Global Charts

Posted on August 17, 2026 by Tom Castaneda

Shakira’s still bending it like Beckham on the global charts…

The FIFA World Cup may have wrapped nearly a month ago with Spain’s defeat of Argentina in the tournament’s final match, but the 49-year-old Colombian Grammy-winning singer and Burna Boy’s “Dai Dai (FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026)” is still the biggest song in the world.

The track tops the Billboard Global 200 for a fifth week and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for an eighth frame.

“Dai Dai,” which first led the Global 200 in mid-July, drew 44.1 million streams (down 10% week over week) and sold 6,000 (down 9%) worldwide August 7-13, according to Luminate.

It holds atop Global Excl. U.S., where it first reigned at the beginning of July, with 37.8 million streams (down 10%) and 4,000 sold (down 8%) outside the U.S.

In the U.S., the song continues to gain at multiple radio formats, rising to No. 3 as the Greatest Gainer on Rhythmic Airplay. It topped Latin Airplay for a week in late July.

Bruno Mars Rises to No. 1 on Billboard’s Radio Songs Chart with “Risk It All”

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Tom Castaneda

It’s all risk, all reward for Bruno Mars…

The 40-year-old part-Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar’s “Risk It All” has taken over as the most-heard song on radio, rising two spots to No. 1 on Billboard’s all-format Radio Songs chart.

The ballad becomes Mars’ 12th leader on the list, extending his record for the most among male artists.

The track rules the chart dated August 15 with 67.7 million audience impressions July 31-August 6, a 5% week-over-week gain, according to Luminate.

Here’s an updated look at the acts with the most No. 1s since Radio Songs began in December 1990:

13, Rihanna
12, Bruno Mars
11, Mariah Carey
8, Taylor Swift
7, Maroon 5
7, Katy Perry
7, Usher

“Risk It All” concurrently climbs one place to No. 1 on the mainstream top 40-based Pop Airplay chart, where Mars adds his 13th No. 1, also widening his lead for the most among male acts.

Here’s a recap of the artists with the most No. 1s at the format, since the chart began in October 1992:

15, Taylor Swift
13, Bruno Mars
11, Justin Bieber
11, Maroon 5
11, Katy Perry
11, Rihanna
10, Ariana Grande

Mars boasts two No. 1s on each chart from his latest album, The Romantic, which opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200in March.

Lead single “I Just Might” dominated Radio Songs for 21 weeks, his longest reign on the ranking, and topped Pop Airplay for six weeks, matching Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk!,” on which he’s featured, for his best.

Mars joins Mariah Carey as the only artists with four albums that have each produced at least two Radio Songs No. 1s.

Meanwhile, thanks to its Spanish version, “Risk It All” reached No. 3 on Latin Pop Airplay in June, Mars’ best career placement on the chart.

Aitana Earns First No. 1 on Billboard Charts with “Superestrella”

Posted on August 6, 2026 by Tom Castaneda

Aitana is celebrating a special first…

The 27-year-old Spanish singer and songwriter has earned her first Billboard No. 1 with “Superestrella,” as the song lifts 2-1 on the Hot Latin Pop Songs chart dated August 8.

The single, from her fourth studio album, Cuarto Azul, also helps the set reach a new peak on the Top Latin Pop Albums chart.

“The most beautiful thing about all of this is that it has been completely unexpected,” Aitana tells Billboard. “I never imagined that ‘Superestrella’ could go so far and connect with so many people outside Spain. Seeing how a song has crossed borders and found its place in so many different places is incredibly moving. It has grown in such an organic way, thanks to the love with which people have shared it, sung it, and made it their own. I feel deeply grateful to everyone who has been part of this journey, because this achievement belongs to them too. It has been beautiful and incredibly emotional.”

“Superestrella” lands at No. 1 on Hot Latin Pop Songs after a 45% surge in U.S. audience impressions — to 12.8 million — during the July 24-30 tracking week, according to Luminate.

Released May 29 as one of 19 tracks on Cuarto Azul, the song reaches the summit in its 22nd week, marking the chart’s longest trek to No. 1 since its April 2025 launch.

“Superestrella” also sets best marks across multiple charts this week: On the global front, it takes the weekly Greatest Gainer honors on the Billboard Global 200 ranking, leaping 88-53 after a 24% gain in streams, with 17.1 million clicks worldwide. It also rallies 43-24 on the Global Excl. U.S. tally with 15.7 million streams outside the U.S, up 23%. The song’s massive global streaming boost can likely be attributed to Aitana’s performance at Spain’s official 2026 World Cup celebration, held July 20 at Madrid’s historic Plaza Cibeles, where she was joined by the national team.

Elsewhere, thanks to its streaming surge, the single also flies 36-18 on the multimetric Hot Latin Songs chart.

“’Superestrella’ was one of those songs that comes together almost without you realizing it,” Aitana shares. “It was the last song we made for Cuarto Azul, and we were already in the final week of songwriting. Honestly, I felt like I was running out of ideas, and I felt like making a fun song. On the way to the studio, someone from my team jokingly said, ‘Those are superstar problems,’ and we found the concept hilarious. That’s when I thought, ‘Come on, I’m going to make a song about this’—from a place of irony and fun. We wrote it with Nico Cotton and GALE in just a few hours, and from the very beginning, it had a very special energy. It was never created under the pressure of being a single or becoming a hit; it was a very free, fun song with a touch of irony that really represented me. I think that very natural quality is precisely what made people connect with it so deeply. In the end, it was the fans who decided to turn it into what it is today.”

With gains across the charts, “Superestrella” propels Cuarto Azul to new heights. After the set’s debut at No. 18 on Top Latin Pop Albums (dated Aug. 1), the set climbs to No. 12 with 2,000 equivalent album units, including 1.9 million from streaming activity.

Produced and cowritten by Nicolás Cotton, “Superestrella” also credits Aitana and singer GALE, as cowriters.

Calle 24 Earns First Billboard No. 1 with Fuerza Regida-Collaboration “Noche Perfecta”

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Tom Castaneda

Calle 24 is celebrating a perfect night…

The 23-year-old Mexican artist, whose real name is Diego Millán, has earned his first Billboard No. 1 with the Fuerza Regida-collaboration “Noche Perfecta,” as the song climbs 4-1 on the overall Latin Airplay chart dated August 8.

The song, from Calle 24’s album Eterno, gives Fuerza Regida its fifth champ.

The track also leads Regional Mexican Airplay chart, rising 2-1.

“Damn… imagine, I’m going crazy!” Millán, known by his stage name Calle 24, shared with Billboard from his dressing room before taking the stage in Riverside, California. “I have a show that, God willing, will be sold out, and then I get the news that I’ve hit Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart at No. 1! It’s one thing for someone to tell you, ‘You made it onto the chart,’ and you’re at No. 50, 10 or 5… but No. 1? No way!”

“Noche Perfecta” is the fifth Billboard-charting partnership between the label mates but first to earn a joint No. 1.

Released April 9 on Street Mob Records as part of Calle 24’s album, Eterno, the song gave Millán his first radio-chart entry when it debuted on both the Regional Mexican Airplay and Latin Airplay charts in May and June, respectively.

It rises to the summit on both rankings after a 12% growth in audience impressions, to 6.9 million, earned during the tracking week ending July 30, according to Luminate.

“The magic of the old-school regional Mexican sound, you know?” Millán adds about his latest collaboration with Fuerza Regida. “That’s it my people—the signature of classic regional Mexican music, that accordion sound. That music will never disappear, even as new genres emerge. I feel that’s what connected with people, along with talking about love. Love is everything in life.”

Previous collaborations with Fuerza Regida performed better on streaming-based charts. Dating to Calle 24’s first Billboard-chart appearance in 2021, the 23-year-old has placed five other pairings on the hybrid Hot Latin Songs chart, which mixes streams, digital sales and radio airplay into its formula. Among them, “Que Onda,” which also features Chino Pacas, earned Millán his first top 10 on the list, reaching No. 5 in late 2023.

While Regida achieves its fifth No. 1 on Latin Airplay, the group adds a 20th top 10 on Hot Latin Songs, where “Noche Perfecta” jumps 11-10, thanks to its radio haul and streaming activity during the tracking week. The move places Regida into a tie with Intocable and Los Tigres del Norte for the most top 10s among Regional Mexican groups since the chart began 1986.

Elsewhere, “Noche Perfecta” takes Calle 24 to a new peak on the Hot Regional Mexican Songs chart, to No. 4 —his second top 10. Regida collects its 14th top 10—the most since the ranking launched in April 2025.

“I’m very excited,” Millán continues. “Thank you so much to everyone at Billboard and to everyone who supports me and Calle 24’s music. You’re all part of a new chapter—literally, it feels like I’m starting all over again. I’m grateful from the bottom of my heart. I have no words.

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