Latin music in the United States is defined by both the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Billboard magazine as any release with 51% or more of its content recorded in Spanish. [1] [2] Since 2010, Billboard has tracked the best-selling Latin Digital Songs chart on January 23, 2010, which shows the top downloaded Spanish-language song of the week. [3] On October 11, 2012, the methodology for the Hot Latin Songs chart were changed to include sales of digital downloads and streaming activity as well as excluding non predominately Spanish languages from appearing on the chart. [4] As a result, English-language versions of a track sung in Spanish are not factored to the digital sales of a Latin song. [5]
Sales certifications for US singles sales are awarded by the RIAA. [6] The RIAA began awarding certifications in 1958. [7] Certifications are based on unit retail sales: sales of 500,000 were awarded gold, 1,000,000 for platinum and 2,000,000 or more for multi-platinum. [7] Beginning on May 9, 2013, the RIAA updated the methodology for singles to include digital downloads and streaming (with 100 streams counting as one download). [8] Since February 1, 2016, 150 streams are equivalent to one download. [9]
In 2000, the RIAA launched Latin certifications to acknowledge that market in the United States. [10] The thresholds for a Latin certification were — 50,000 for gold, 100,000 for platinum, and 200,000 or more for multi-platinum. [11] "La Bomba" by Azul Azul was the only single to receive a Latin certification based on units sold to retails (it was certified platinum). [12] On December 20, 2013, the RIAA established the Latin Digital Singles Award for Spanish-language digital songs. The threshold for the Latin digital songs are 30,000 for gold, 60,000 platinum, and 120,000 or more for multi-platinum. The Latin Digital Singles Awards uses the same methodology as the Digital Singles Award. [13] The RIAA also awards the Latin diamond certification for singles that have been certified at least 10× multi-platinum for sales plus track-equivalent streams of 600,000 units. "Ay Vamos" and "6 AM" by J Balvin are the first Latin singles to receive the diamond (Latin) award. [14] As of January 2018, the highest-certified Latin single is "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, which has been awarded a diamond certification.
† | Indicates Latin digital single certification |
* | Indicates digital single certification |
^ | Indicates standard single certification |
Single | Artist(s) | Record label [c] | Released | Chart peaks [d] | Multi-platinum certification [e] | Certified units | Ref. | |
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US | Latin | |||||||
"Despacito (Remix)" | April 17, 2017 | 1 | 1 | 13× * | 13,000,000 | [18] [19] [20] | ||
"Despacito" | January 13, 2017 | 1 | 1 | 141× * | 8,460,000 | [18] [19] [20] | ||
"Danza Kuduro" | Machete | August 15, 2010 | 82 | 1 | 5× * | 5,000,000 | [21] [22] [23] | |
"Te Boté (Remix)" | Flow La Movie Inc. | April 13, 2018 | 36 | 1 | 71× † | 4,260,000 | [24] [25] [26] | |
"Mi Gente" | Universal Latin | June 30, 2017 | 3 | 1 | 68× † | 4,080,000 | [27] [28] [29] | |
"Macarena" | Los del Río | RCA | August 11, 1995 | 1 | 12 | 4× ^ | 4,000,000 | [30] [31] [32] |
"Bailando" | Republic | March 18, 2014 | 12 | 1 | 4× * | 4,000,000 | [33] [34] [35] | |
"Taki Taki" | Geffen | September 28, 2018 | 11 | 1 | 3× * | 3,000,000 | [36] [37] [38] | |
"Dura" | Daddy Yankee | El Cartel | January 18, 2018 | 43 | 2 | 43× † | 2,580,000 | [39] |
"Con Calma" | El Cartel | January 24, 2019 | 22 | 1 | 41× † | 2,460,000 | [40] | |
"La Bicicleta" | Sony Latin | May 27, 2016 | 95 | 2 | 41× † | 2,460,000 | [41] [42] [43] | |
"Sin Pijama" | Sony Latin | April 20, 2018 | 70 | 4 | 38× † | 2,280,000 | [44] | |
"TQM" | Fuerza Regida | Sony Latin | May 19, 2023 | 34 | 5 | 37× † | 2,220,000 | [45] [46] [47] |
"Sabor Fresa" | Fuerza Regida | Sony Latin | June 22, 2023 | 26 | 3 | 37× † | 2,220,000 | [48] [49] [47] |
"X" | Sony Latin | March 2, 2018 | 41 | 1 | 35× † | 2,100,000 | [50] [51] [43] | |
"El Azul" | Warner Latina | February 10, 2023 | 55 | 8 | 34× † | 2,040,000 | [52] [53] [54] | |
"El Gordo Trae el Mando" | Chino Pacas | Street Mob | October 14, 2024 | 58 | 11 | 34× † | 2,040,000 | [55] [56] [57] |
"Gata Only" | FloyyMenor, Cris MJ | UnitedMasters | February 27, 2024 | 27 | 1 | 2× * | 2,000,000 | [58] |
"La Tortura" | Epic | May 20, 2005 | 23 | 1 | 32× † | 1,920,000 | [50] [51] [43] | |
"Felices Los 4" | Maluma | Sony Latin | April 21, 2017 | 48 | 2 | 29× † | 1,740,000 | [59] [60] [61] |
"Que Vuelvas" | Sony Latin | September 29, 2023 | 50 | 3 | 28× † | 1,680,000 | [62] [63] [64] | |
"El Perdón" | Sony Latin | February 5, 2015 | 56 | 1 | 27× † | 1,620,000 | [65] [66] [67] | |
"Harley Quinn" | Sony Latin | December 15, 2023 | 40 | 2 | 27× † | 1,620,000 | [68] [69] [47] | |
"Mia" |
| October 11, 2018 | 5 | 1 | 26× † | 1,560,000 | [39] | |
"Calma (Remix)" | Sony Latin | October 5, 2018 | 71 | 3 | 25× † | 1,500,000 | [39] | |
"Shaky Shaky" | Daddy Yankee |
| April 8, 2016 | 88 | 1 | 22× † | 1,320,000 | [39] |
"Hasta El Amanecer" | Nicky Jam | Sony Latin | January 15, 2016 | 73 | 1 | 22× † | 1,320,000 | [66] [67] |
"Adiós Amor" | Christian Nodal | Universal Latin | January 13, 2017 | – [f] | 4 | 21× † | 1,260,000 | [71] [72] |
"Ella Baila Sola" | DEL | March 17, 2023 | 4 | 1 | 21× † | 1,260,000 | [73] [74] [75] | |
"Los Botones Azules" | Warner Latina | October 8, 2024 | — | 20 | 21× † | 1,260,000 | [53] [54] | |
"Mayores" | Sony Latin | July 14, 2017 | 74 | 3 | 21× † | 1,260,000 | [76] [44] [77] | |
"Propuesta Indecente" | Romeo Santos | Sony Latin | July 30, 2013 | 79 | 1 | 20× † | 1,200,000 | [78] [79] [80] |
"Promise" | Sony Latin | September 6, 2011 | 83 | 1 | 19× † | 1,140,000 | [79] [80] | |
"Se Amerita" | Junior H | Warner Latina | October 8, 2024 | — | — | 19× † | 1,140,000 | [54] |
"Y Lloro" | Junior H | Warner Latina | October 8, 2024 | 79 | 10 | 19× † | 1,140,000 | [52] [53] [54] |
"El Hijo Mayor" | Junior H | Warner Latina | October 8, 2024 | — | 41 | 17× † | 1,020,000 | [53] [54] |
"Fiebre" | Sony Latin | February 23, 2018 | – | 17 | 1× * | 1,000,000 | [81] [82] | |
"Chantaje" | Sony Latin | October 28, 2016 | 51 | 1 | 16× † | 960,000 | [51] [43] | |
"Krippy Kush" | Sony Latin | July 31, 2017 | 75 | 5 | 16× † | 960,000 | [83] [84] [85] | |
"Vivir Mi Vida" | Marc Anthony | Sony Latin | April 30, 2013 | 92 | 1 | 16× † | 960,000 | [86] [87] [88] |
"Chanel" | Kemosabe | March 30, 2023 | 55 | 8 | 15× † | 900,000 | [73] [74] [75] | |
"La Mordidita" | Sony Latin | April 21, 2015 | – | 6 | 15× † | 900,000 | [89] | |
"No Me Acuerdo" | Sony Latin | June 1, 2018 | – | 14 | 14× † | 840,000 | [90] | |
"El Tsurito" | Warner Latina | October 8, 2024 | — [g] | 23 | 14× † | 840,000 | [53] [54] | |
"Síguelo Bailando" | Ozuna | Sony Latin | November 10, 2017 | – | 16 | 13× † | 780,000 | [92] |
"Odio" | Sony Latin | January 28, 2014 | 45 | 1 | 13× † | 780,000 | [79] [80] | |
"El Amante" | Nicky Jam | Sony Latin | January 20, 2017 | 92 | 2 | 13× † | 780,000 | [66] [67] |
"La Bebé (Remix)" | Warner | March 17, 2023 | 11 | 2 | 13× † | 780,000 | [73] [74] [75] | |
"Vamos Para Arriba" | Warner Latina | October 8, 2024 | — | 32 | 13× † | 780,000 | [53] [54] | |
"Duele El Corazón" | Sony Latin | March 17, 2016 | 82 | 1 | 12× † | 720,000 | [33] [34] [35] | |
"La Gozadera" | Sony Latin | May 4, 2015 | – [h] | 2 | 12× † | 720,000 | [94] [95] | |
"Corazón" | Sony Latin | November 3, 2017 | 87 | 5 | 11× † | 660,000 | [60] [61] | |
"Eres Mía" | Romeo Santos | Sony Latin | February 25, 2014 | – | 2 | 11× † | 660,000 | [79] [80] |
"Me Niego" | Sony Latin | February 16, 2018 | 77 | 6 | 10× † | 600,000 | [96] | |
"6 AM" | Capitol Latin | December 3, 2013 | – | 5 | 10× † | 600,000 | [28] [29] | |
"Ay Vamos" | J Balvin | Capitol Latin | September 16, 2014 | – [i] | 1 | 10× † | 600,000 | [28] [29] |
"Ginza" | J Balvin | Capitol Latin | July 17, 2015 | 84 | 1 | 10× † | 600,000 | [27] [28] [29] |
"Báilame" | Nacho | Universal Latin | April 14, 2017 | – [j] | 5 | 10× † | 600,000 | [99] [100] |
"Ahora Me Llama" | Universal Latin | May 26, 2017 | – | 10 | 10× † | 600,000 | [101] [102] | |
"Encantadora" | Sony Latin | October 2, 2015 | – | 3 | 10× † | 600,000 | [103] [104] | |
"Ando Enfocado" |
| Virgin Latin | November 18, 2022 | – | 33 | 10× † | 600,000 | [74] [75] |
"Qué Onda" |
| Street Mob | August 30, 2023 | 61 | 8 | 10× † | 600,000 | [105] [106] [47] |
"Rockstar" | Junior H | Warner Latina | October 8, 2024 | — [k] | 26 | 10× † | 600,000 | [53] [54] |
Since Billboard and the RIAA only provide overall sales of a song without separating Spanish-language versions of a track sung in English, some Spanish versions' sales are incalculable. Counting both versions, "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean sold 3,553,000 copies, [107] [108] "She Wolf" by Shakira sold 1,812,000 as of March 2014, [109] [108] "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" by Shakira featuring Freshlyground sold 1,763,000 as of March 2014, [110] [108] and "Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin sold 1,100,000 physical copies as of 1999 [111] [112] and 502,000 digital units as of 2011. [113]
Since Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan are inconsistent with the definition of Latin music (Billboard states that the US Latin Digital Songs chart only ranks Spanish-language songs [114] but the English-language song "Conga" was ranked on the 2016 US Latin Digital Songs year-end chart), [115] some Spanglish songs primarily sung in English were excluded from the table above. Following that, "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" by Pitbull sold over two million digital units as of November 2009 [116] and "Bailamos" by Enrique Iglesias sold 700,000 physical copies as of 1999. [112]
This is a list of the best-selling Latin digital songs in the United States since 2010.
The Irish rock band U2 has released 15 studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, 84 singles, and nine extended plays (EPs). The band formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in 1976 as teenagers. In 1979, the group issued their first release, the EP U2-3, which sold well in Ireland. The following year, the group signed to Island Records and released their debut album, Boy. It reached number 52 in the UK and number 63 in the US. They followed it up with the release of October (1981) and War (1983). War was a commercial success, becoming the band's first number-one album in the UK while reaching number 12 in the US. The album included the singles "Two Hearts Beat As One", "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "New Year's Day". On the subsequent War Tour, the group recorded the live album Under a Blood Red Sky and concert film U2 Live at Red Rocks, both of which sold well and helped establish them globally as a live act.
American country music singer-songwriter Garth Brooks has released 16 studio albums, two live albums, and fifty-one singles. He has sold estimated over 170 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in history. According to RIAA, Brooks is the top-selling solo artist of all time with 157 million certified albums in the US. American Music Awards honored him the "Artist of the 90s Decade" and iHeartRadio Music Awards also honored him the "Artist of the Decade".
Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira has released 12 studio albums, one reissue, five live albums, two compilation albums, 69 singles and 62 music videos. With 95 million certified records worldwide, she is the highest-selling Colombian artist and the best-selling female Latin artist of all time. She is the only South American artist to peak at number one on the Australian Singles Chart, the UK Singles Chart, and the US Billboard Hot 100. Her singles "Hips Don't Lie" and "Waka Waka ", have achieved sales in excess of ten million units, becoming some of the best-selling singles worldwide.
"Hips Don't Lie" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, featuring Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean, released by Epic Records in 2006. "Hips Don't Lie" is a reworking of Jean's earlier single "Dance Like This", therefore it features additional composing credits by Omar Alfanno, Duplessis, Luis Días, and LaTavia Parker. The song was released as the first single from the reissue of Shakira's seventh studio album, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2, and second overall. Shakira and Jean wrote the lyrics and jointly composed the music with additional co-writing by Shakira's percussionist Archie Pena. The song was produced by Shakira and Jean with additional co-production by Jerry Duplessis. The song incorporates samples from "Amores Como el Nuestro" written by Alfanno, and "Carnaval " written by Días.
The American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake has released six studio albums, two compilation albums, three extended plays, and 51 singles. Timberlake started his music career in 1995, as a member of boy band NSYNC. Following the group's hiatus in 2002, he released his solo debut studio album, Justified, in November that same year. The album was a commercial success and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and additionally topped the charts in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Justified earned multiple multi-platinum certifications, including a triple platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and a sextuple platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It produced four singles: "Like I Love You", "Cry Me a River", "Rock Your Body" and "Señorita"; all performed well commercially, with two of them becoming top 5 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and top two hits on the UK Singles Chart. "Rock Your Body" also reached number one in Australia.
American R&B singer-songwriter Chris Brown has released 11 studio albums, 1 collaborative album, 1 extended play, 9 mixtapes, 63 singles and 29 promotional singles.
American country music singer Carrie Underwood has released nine studio albums, one greatest hits album, and 29 singles. Underwood rose to fame after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Her debut album, Some Hearts, was released in 2005 and is the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history. It also became the best-selling solo female country debut in Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) history, as well as the top-selling debut album of any American Idol contestant in the United States.
The discography of Brad Paisley, an American country music singer, consists of 12 studio albums, three compilation albums, and 46 singles. All but two of Paisley's singles have hit the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, with all but six reaching the top ten. He has 21 number ones, including a streak of ten consecutive, starting with the 2005–06 Dolly Parton duet "When I Get Where I'm Going". When "Waitin' on a Woman", reached number 1 in late 2008, Paisley set a new record for the most consecutive number ones (10) by any country artist since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in 1990. This streak lasted until mid-2009's number 2 single "Welcome to the Future".
The discography of all albums and singles released by Hank Williams Jr. consists of 54 studio albums and 25 compilation albums. He has released 109 singles and 24 music videos. Eleven of his singles have reached Number One in either the United States or Canada.
American country music singer Blake Shelton has released 12 studio albums, four extended plays, five compilation albums, and 54 singles. According to Recording Industry Association of America, Shelton has sold 52 million singles and 13 million albums in the United States. He also has achieved 14 No. 1 hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. Billboard ranked him as the 31st Top Artist of the 2010s decade.
American singer Demi Lovato has released eight studio albums, two soundtrack albums, one remix album, five extended plays (EPs), 55 singles, and 17 promotional singles. According to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Lovato has achieved 51 million certified units. As of August 2023, she has sold 9.7 million albums and 23.9 million song downloads and her songs have registered 7.7 billion on-demand streams in the United States. Each of Lovato's studio albums debuted in the top-ten on the US Billboard 200, and four of which have received platinum or higher certifications and two gold certifications in the U.S. She has a total of 36 chart entries on the US Billboard Hot 100, including four top-ten songs.
The discography of Puerto Rican rapper, singer-songwriter and producer Daddy Yankee has released eight studio albums, two live albums, 112 singles, and one soundtrack. He made his debut on DJ Playero's Playero 34 mixtape, released in 1991. He was later featured on Playero's 37 and 38 albums, before releasing his first solo record in 1995, titled No Mercy. During the rest of the 1990s, he continued working on underground reggaeton records and released his first album as producer El Cartel de Yankee in 1997. After the release of his 2001 independent album El Cartel II: Los Cangris, he released his second studio album, El Cangri.com, in June 2002. It is cited as the record that made him notorious outside his natal Puerto Rico, being his music introduced in New York City and Miami. Without any major label backing him, El Cangri.com managed to peak at number 43 on the US Top Latin Albums chart. A track from the album, "Brugal Mix", became his first Billboard chart entry by peaking at number 40 on the US Tropical Songs chart in November 2002.
Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj has released five studio albums, one compilation album, three mixtapes, 136 singles, and 20 promotional singles. After becoming involved with dancing, music and acting in high school in New York City, she eventually pursued her passion for rapping. Minaj was discovered by American rapper Lil Wayne and signed to Young Money Entertainment—a subdivision of Cash Money Records with distribution through Republic Records—in 2009. Her first solo single, "Your Love", peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart, an achievement that made Minaj the first female artist to top the chart as a solo artist since 2002. Minaj's next three singles, "Check It Out", "Right Thru Me" and "Moment 4 Life", all peaked within the top 40 on the Hot 100. Her debut studio album, Pink Friday, was released in November 2010, topping the US Billboard 200 and has since been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's fifth single, "Super Bass", reached the top ten in multiple countries, including the US where it peaked at number three and has since been certified Diamond by the RIAA for selling over 10 million units in the country.
American singer Becky G has released four studio albums, one extended play (EPs), 83 singles and 16 promotional singles. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she has achieved 13.5 million certified units. She has a total of 8 chart entries on the US Billboard Hot 100, and 28 chart entries on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs, including a number one and six top-ten songs.
American singer and songwriter Thomas Rhett has released seven studio albums, two extended plays and 28 singles, including five as a featured artist. USA Today dubbed him the "Prince of Country Music" for attaining 18 No. 1 hits in just 9 years. Billboard ranked him as the 12th Top Country Artist of the 2010s decade and the 95th Top Artist of the Decade overall. Rhett has scored 2 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Rhett has sold 40 million singles and 4.5 million certified albums in the United States.
American rapper Cardi B has released one studio album, three mixtapes, 38 singles, and 17 music videos. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she has sold 100 million equivalent units in the United States across albums, singles, and mixtapes, making her the 6th best-selling female digital artist in the country. Her debut album Invasion of Privacy was the best selling female rap album of the 2010s according to The Recording Academy. It also became the most streamed female rap album on Spotify history. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), "Girls Like You" was the 5th best-selling single of 2018 worldwide, selling 11.9 million units that year alone.
American country pop singer Kelsea Ballerini has released five studio albums, two extended plays, one compilation album, one remix album, and 14 singles, including two as a featured artist. Her first three singles all reached the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart, making Ballerini the first female artist since Wynonna Judd in 1992 to accomplish this feat. The third such single, "Peter Pan", also made Ballerini the first female to top the Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts simultaneously since the latter was reformatted in 2012.
Barbadian singer Rihanna has released 53 singles as lead artist, 17 singles as a featured artist, two charity singles, and four promotional singles. One of the best-selling artists of all time, her albums and singles sales as of 2018 stood at 250 million. In the United States, Rihanna has amassed 14 number-one songs and 32 top-ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100. She has tallied 60 weeks at number one and is the artist with the most weeks in the top ten (360). The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recognized Rihanna as the top-selling female digital singles artist, with 183 million certified units as of May 2024. Furthermore, she has earned seven singles certified Diamond by RIAA, thus becoming the female artist with the most Diamond singles and Diamond certified titles.
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