‘Cosa Nuestra’ Debuts at No. 1

Rauw Alejandro has a lot to have a good time this week as Cosa Nuestra, his 5th studio album, debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Best Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Albums charts (dated Nov. 30). The set additionally launches at No. 6 at the general Billboard 200, marking his very best charting set, and primary best 10, amongst 5 occupation entries. Plus, your complete set pours onto the Scorching Latin Songs chart.

Cosa Nuestra was once launched Nov. 15 by means of Duars/Sony Track Latin. The 18-track effort, an amalgam of Latin rhythmic, salsa and dad songs, invitations giant names into the combination, with Pharrell Williams, Romeo Santos, Laura Pausini and Dangerous Bunny, whilst Timbaland is certainly one of six manufacturers at the James Brown-sampling “Sexxxmachine.”

The album earns Rauw Alejandro his 2nd No. 1 –and 7th immediately best 10– on Best Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Albums charts, after Vice Versa gave the Puerto Rican a primary No. 1 (21,000 equal album devices earned in its first week within the U.S. in 2021, in step with Luminate).

Cosa Nuestra launches with 67,000 equal album devices in its first week (finishing Nov. 21), the artist’s biggest week by means of devices earned. Of that sum, conventional album gross sales give a contribution 1,000, streaming process incorporates 66,000 devices, whilst the rest negligible selection of devices stem from track-equivalent album devices.

One unit equals to 1 album sale, 10 particular person tracks bought from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand legit audio and video streams for a track at the album.

Largest Streaming Week for a Latin Album in 2024: Cosa Nuestra generated 66,000 in streaming equal album devices in its first week, which equates to 87.7 million on-demand legit streams of the set’s songs, marking the largest streaming week for any Latin album in 2024. It surpasses the 87.5 million generated by means of the primary complete chart monitoring week of Peso Pluma’s Éxodo (July 6 chart).

2nd-Biggest Week for a Latin Album in 2024: As Cosa Nuestra opens with 67,000 devices, it yields the second one biggest weekly sum for a Latin album in 2024, after Kali Uchis’ Orquídeas opened at No. 1 on Best Latin Albums with 69,000 devices.

3rd-Absolute best Charting Latin Album at the Billboard 200 in 2024: Cosa Nuestra marks the third-highest charting Latin album at the general Billboard 200 this 12 months, following the debut frames of Kali Uchis’ Orquídeas (No. 2 in January) and Peso Pluma’s Éxodo (No. 5 in July). At the Billboard 200, Rauw Alejandro secures his very best charting efficiency amongst 5 occupation entries. Prior to now, the Puerto Rican reached a No. 17 prime via Vice Versa in 2021.

It’s a Scorching Latin Songs Splash: As Cosa Nuestra arrives, your complete album pours onto the Scorching Latin Songs chart, which mixes streaming knowledge, virtual gross sales and radio airplay into its formulation. Out of the ones, 15 songs debut whilst 3 re-enter the multi-metric tally, together with main unmarried “Touching The Sky” at No. 38, after its earlier No. 22 prime in June.

The album additionally yields 5 best 10s debuts with “Que Pasaría…,” with Dangerous Bunny, main the pack at No. 2. The latter may be the album’s most-streamed track for the week, with 12 million legit U.S. streams, sufficient for a No. 25 get started at the general Streaming Songs chart and a next No. 2 debut on Latin Streaming Songs. The track likewise turns into probably the most bought song of the week, with 1,000 downloads bought and a No. 1 debut on Latin Virtual Music Gross sales.

Right here’s the entire assessment of the ones cuts:

No. 2, “Que Pasaría…,” with Dangerous Bunny (debut)
No. 3, “Khe?” with Romeo Santos (debut)
No. 6, “Tú Con Él” (debut)
No. 7, “Se Fue,” with Laura Pausini (debut)
No. 8, “Revolu,” with Feid (debut)
No. 11, “Déjame Entrar” (re-entry)
No. 12, “Ni Me Conozco” (debut)
No. 14, “Baja Pa’ Acé,” with Alexis y Fido (debut)
No. 15, “Dedicated,” with Pharrell Williams (debut)
No. 16, “Coffee Martini,” with Marconi Impara & Yan Block (debut)
No. 18, “Amar de Nuevo” (debut)
No. 20, “Cosa Nuestra” (debut)
No. 24, “Mil Mujeres” (debut)
No. 26, “IL Capo”
No. 29, “2:12 AM,” with Latin Mafia
No. 30, “Pasaporte,” with Mr. Naisgai (re-entry)
No. 38, “Touching The Sky” (re-entry)
No. 40, “Sexxxmachine”

Whilst “Que Pasaría…,” with Dangerous Bunny, is the album’s most-sold and streamed song, “Tú Con Él,” a loyal rendition of Frankie Ruiz’s ‘80s gem, stretched globally as Rauw Alejandro carried out the track on the International Citizen Competition.

Whilst the past due salsa icon died in 1998, he scored a Billboard chart access previous in 2024. Victor Manuelle’s “Otra Noche Más” contains Ruiz’s vocals from his 1989 track “Deseándote,” and gave him featured artist billing. The song reached No. 3 on Tropical Airplay and a No. 15 at the general Latin Airplay chart.

All charts (dated Nov. 30, 2024) will replace on Billboard.com the following day, Nov. 26). For all chart information, you’ll observe @billboard and @billboardcharts on each X, previously referred to as Twitter, and Instagram.