Calls Mount for “new era” as Spanish Music Takes Over Billboard Chart to Create One-Of-A-Kind History

Published 05/11/2025, 9:04 PM EDT

Artistic expression needs a stage, a spark, and a whole lot of soul. For most who step into showbiz, it is not just about fame, but turning their creative inner voice into a language the world can sing along to. Of course, each artist speaks their own brand of brilliance, which can make the artistic conversation feel like a game of expressive charades. But thank the muses, because music and art are universal languages—fluent in feeling, fluent in freedom. Most recently, Spanish music has gone from background beat to Billboard boss, crashing the charts with style and setting the stage for what fans have been proudly calling a “new era.”

According to Billboard’s latest report, for the first time in the chart’s 69-year history, two Spanish-language albums have taken the two topmost spots on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Bad Bunny’s ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ recently returned on No. 1, jumping straight from 7 to 1 on the May 17-dated chart after the vinyl drop. Next on the Spanish lineup of Billboard 200 is Fuerza Regida’s highest-charting album ever, ‘111XPANTIA.’ It looks like Latin music did not just knock; it kicked down the Billboard doors like OG polyglots.

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After spending three consecutive weeks at #1, ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ return to the top adds a fourth total week for Bad Bunny’s latest album. The record earned 84,500 equivalent album units in the US in the tracking week ending May 8. Meanwhile, with the Billboard marker, Fuerza Regida claims the highest-charting Spanish-language album by a duo or group, or regional Mexican music ever. 

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While Bad Bunny had already given key pop stars a run for their money with his Billboard reputation this year, with Fuerza Regida, now he looks all set for an Español takeover.

Bad Bunny and Fuerza Regida’s Billboard achievement sparks a major fan frenzy

It is not easy to make use of a creative dialect the world can vibe with. However, musicians, more than everyone else, recognize the power of language, especially a language that has the ability to transcend borders, cultures, and any creative red tape. After Bad Bunny and Fuerza Regida’s historic week on the Billboard 200 chart, it is safe to say that they have achieved what most artists only dream of. 

As soon as the news broke out, fans took out to the musical streets to celebrate the milestone.

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Meanwhile, with Bad Bunny and Fuerza Regida making history for Latin music, fans finally feel their prayers have been answered. While the entertainment capital has witnessed all sorts of waves and trends that come and go, this Spanish era, fans believe, is here to stay. Although only time will reveal if that stands true, for now, fans have turned into believers of representation, and that too, for good reason.

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What do you think of Bad Bunny and Fuerza Regida's historic Billboard chart performance? Let us know in the comments below!

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Anushka Bhattacharya

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I'm Anushka Bhattacharya, an entertainment journalist at Netflix Junkie. Armed with a degree in literature, I once wielded my words to catalyze change within society through my work with NGOs. However, as I stumbled into the exuberant hole of crime thrillers and documentaries on Netflix, it was love at first sight and pushed me into entertainment journalism.

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