As of 2006,The Last Don (2003) and The Last Don Live! (2004) sold over 2 million certified of copies worldwide. Following the success of the albums,Don Omar toured Central and South America. However,2004 and 2005 were marked by legal issues. In 2005,Don Omar two compilations albums,Los Bandoleros and Da Hit Man Presents Reggaetón Latino which had the biggest first week sales at the time for a reggaeton album and eventually sold over 200,000 copies.
The recording sessions for King of Kings took over a year between 2005 and 2006 at New York. According to the artist,just like his two previous albums,he was expecting to do history again.[6] That period were marked with the feud with fellow reggaeton acts:Daddy Yankee and later Hector el Father in early 2006. According to Machete Music,over 500,000 copies were ordered in advance before the release of the album.[7]
In an interview in January 2006,the artist explained that this album is intended to reclaim his credibility in the society lost by his past legal issues and explain that his arrest on September 6,2004,damaged his reputation. Also,stated that his next album titled King of Kings was autobiographic recounting his experiences after feeling rejected by the leaders of the Fuente de Agua Viva church,where he had previously been exalted as pastor and that his lyrics are oriented to the youth with positive messages,expressing his ideas without fears.[8] In a press conference,on April 26,2006,the release date was revealed and Don Omar explained that the reggaeton genre will be back to normal with the return of the King.[9]
Critical Reception
Ed Morales from Newsday ranked at 8th on his Top 10 Best Latin CDs.[10]
Commercial performance
King of Kings debuted in its first week at #10 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on Top Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Album Charts. The album peaked on the Billboard 200 at #7,the highest rank in reggaeton history.[11] First week sales prediction in the United States were between 45,000 and 50,000.[12] However,the album sold 68,000 copies in the United States in the first week,a record at the time as the biggest first-week sales of a Reggaeton album. In Just Four Weeks,the album cross the 160,000 units.[13] The album spent 11 weeks at the peak of Billboard Top Latin Albums in 2006 and was the third best selling Latin album in the United States with 340,000 units sold. As of April 2009,The project has sold 500,000 units between years later on Billboard,[14][15] the album sold over 556,000 copies in the United States and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[5][16] 2016,the single the album remasted has certified gold on United States.[17] The album has recognized "The highest-ranking reggaetón album ever" on BMI.[18] It ended up at No. 8 in the Best of the 2000s on the Latin album chart.[19] 2006,the album debute #75 on magazine Billboard Japan.[20]
The album was a commercial success across Latin America and Europe. In Spain,the album peaked at number 2 and sold over 50,000 copies.[21][22] The album was certified platinum in Chile. In Argentina,the album was certified two times gold,one for the album sales and for 100,000 mobile downloads.[23]
With claimed worldwide sales between 4.1 million[24][25] and six million copies,[26] it is Don Omar's best selling album and the best selling reggaeton album of all time according to magazine Billboard.[27]
2025,the album break record's 2 billion streaming 19 years later on Spotify.[28]
Releases
The album was released in Japan on September 20,2006,with two extra tracks,"Cayo El Sol - Tigerstyle Remix" and "La Copa".[29] A special edition known as King of Kings Armageddon Edition was released on December 19,2006. It include a second disc with 4 extra songs and a DVD of 4 with music videos.[30] A remastered version King of Kings 10th Anniversary (Remastered) was released on November 11,2016.[31]
Armageddon Edition Track #1–18 from standard edition, and includes a second disc and DVD.[34] The song "Conteo" from track 4 does not feature Juelz Santana for this edition.
The special edition of the album was leaked online earlier than its release. Because of it, it was never released into the market. These leaked tracks included:
"Repórtense (Guitar Remix)" (although the song name adds Guitar Remix, the instrument added in the remix is the violin and not the guitar)
"Ojitos Chiquitos" (Rock Remix)
"Conteo" (Single Track without Juelz Santana) (Was added to the Armageddon Edition replacing the other version that featured Juelz Santana.)
↑ "Best of the 2000s". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2022.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard Japan (magazine) (in Japanese). Retrieved April 23, 2025.
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