Karol G Replaces Herself at No. 1 as 'BbY WOW' Crowns Hot Latin Songs
Karol G has replaced herself at the top of Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart, as "BbY WOW" — her collaboration with Spanish artists Judeline and Rusowsky — rose from No. 5 to No. 1 on the chart dated 29 August 2026. Her previous single, the Drake collaboration "Ahí," dropped from No. 1 to No. 4 in the same week. Billboard
It is the first time in nearly two years that any artist has bumped their own song off the top of Hot Latin Songs, the chart that ranks the most popular Latin tracks in the US using a blend of streaming, radio airplay and sales data. The last artist to do it was Bad Bunny, whose "Nuevayol" ceded No. 1 to "DtMF" in January 2025. Among female acts, Karol G last managed the feat in September 2023, when "Qlona" with Peso Pluma replaced "Mi Ex Tenía Razón." Billboard
For Judeline and Rusowsky, the chart-topping arrival marks a first. Neither had ever appeared on a Billboard chart before "BbY WOW" entered the Hot Latin Songs top 10 earlier in August. Judeline told Billboard the dancehall-tinged track was recorded just last month and thanked Karol G for the opportunity. The song also reached No. 1 on the Hot Latin Rhythm Songs chart, where both artists again notched their first leader. Billboard
For Karol G, "BbY WOW" is her 11th No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs. The track appears on her new album "No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto," which followed her 2025 release "Tropicoqueta" — that album debuted at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums and No. 3 on the Billboard 200, the magazine's all-genre album chart. Billboard
The streaming numbers behind the rise are steep. "BbY WOW" logged 6.1 million official on-demand streams in the US during the 14–20 August tracking week, according to Luminate, the data firm that supplies Billboard's charts. That surge carried the song from No. 5 to No. 1 on the Latin Streaming Songs chart and landed it at No. 34 on the overall Streaming Songs list, which spans every genre. Billboard
The track also made gains beyond Latin-specific rankings. On the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, "BbY WOW" jumped from No. 73 to No. 38 — Karol G's highest position on that chart in two years, since "Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido" peaked at No. 32 in August 2024. Worldwide, the song surged 171-37 on the Billboard Global 200, powered by 17.9 million US streams, and debuted at No. 41 on the Global Excl. US chart with 11.9 million streams outside the United States. Billboard
What makes the moment unusual is the speed. An album cut, recorded weeks before the chart date, has outpaced established singles and handed a career-first chart-topper to two artists who had never charted at all. Karol G did not need a solo lead single to clear the bar — she needed one collaboration, and the streams followed.
