YHLQMDLG

Lore & Background

The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, becoming the highest-charting all-Spanish album ever on the chart at the time, until the release of his third album, El Último Tour Del Mundo. YHLQMDLG was the best selling Latin album in the United States of 2020, became Spotify's most streamed album globally of 2020, and won for Best Latin Pop or Urban Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Reader's Guide

YHLQMDLG is primarily a Latin trap and reggaeton album that also incorporates elements of pop, rock, hip-hop, R&B, reggae, dancehall, ballad, acoustic, electronic, lo-fi, bachata, dembow, and sandungueo. The album received widespread critical acclaim, with a Metacritic score of 88 based on five reviews. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 179,000 album-equivalent units, and all 20 tracks charted on the US Hot Latin Songs chart. In Spain, the album debuted at number one and was the most popular and most streamed album of 2020.

Did You Know?

• The album title was first mentioned during a sequence of the music video for the lead single 'Vete'.
• The song 'Safaera' features beat switching and samples from Missy Elliott's 'Get Ur Freak On' and Bob Marley's 'Could You Be Loved'.
• Bad Bunny charted all 20 album tracks on the US Hot Latin Songs chart, setting records for most concurrent top 10s (8), top 20s (18), and top 25s (20).
• The album earned 201.4 million on-demand streams in its first week in the US, the biggest streaming week ever for a Latin album at the time.