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Latin Music Makes History: Bad Bunny and Fuerza Regida Lead U.S. Charts

They’ve made history for the first time in nearly 70 years of Billboard chart history

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The United States has long been a major reference point in the music industry—what happens here tends to make waves around the world. And one thing is clear: Latin music is taking over. Just one look at this week’s album sales chart says it all.

This week, Fuerza Regida’s new album 111xPantia made a historic debut by entering straight into the list of the top-selling albums in the U.S. An impressive milestone for the group.

It’s the ninth studio album from the Mexican regional band, made up of Jesús Ortiz Paz, Samuel Jáimez, Khrystian Ramos, José ‘Pelón’ García, and Moisés López. With this release, they celebrate their 10th anniversary, honoring the sounds that shaped them while also pushing their music forward.

The group celebrated the achievement with an emotional message to their fans: “111XPANTIA IS #2 GLOBALLY! 🌐 Thank you so much, mi gente! We want to thank you because none of this would be possible without you. This isn’t just our history—we made history together! 🦾🖤👁️”

Bad Bunny Hits No. 1 Again

But the Latin wave doesn’t stop there. At the very top of the charts, Bad Bunny climbs from No. 7 all the way to No. 1 with his latest album  DeBÍ TiRAR Más FOToS.

It’s not just the buzz around his 30 upcoming shows at the Coliseo in Puerto Rico. Or his talked-about appearance at the Met Gala—El Conejo Malo is on everyone’s radar. And much of that attention comes from an album that proudly reconnects with his roots. It’s clear: Latin music is trending, even in the U.S., where Bad Bunny continues to appear on the most-watched shows in the country.

Bad Bunny at SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16, 2025 in New York, New York. (John Nacion/Getty Images)

With this latest chart-topper, he now totals four weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. album sales chart, after previously holding the spot for three consecutive weeks.

A Historic Moment for Latin Music on Billboard: Bad Bunny X Fuerza Regida

The biggest achievement this week is the fact that, for the first time in nearly 70 years of Billboard chart history, two Spanish-language albums have claimed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the Billboard 200 at the same time.

Completing the top 5 are SZA’s SOS in third place, Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time in fourth, and Kendrick Lamar’s GNX in fifth. All of them are now looking up at the top of the chart, where Latin music is clearly having a major moment on the global stage.

Now, the singles chart tells a different story—there are no Spanish-language songs in the top 10 this week. But that’s a conversation for another time. For now, it’s worth celebrating the success of Bad Bunny and Fuerza Regida, a milestone that’s both meaningful and symbolic of the powerful shift happening in the music industry.

Original article in Spanish for LOS40 Spain.