7 best Bad Bunny songs of all time

Before he became a huge name in Latin trap and reggaeton, Bad Bunny's path started with self-made songs and a strong base of fans. He put his music on SoundCloud and YouTube while he had a job at a store in Puerto Rico, slowly building hype. His strong, full-of-feeling style caught the music world's eye.

By 2016, he got a record deal, getting ready for a quick rise. Unlike others, Bad Bunny broke new ground. His rough voice, mix of styles, and open heart in songs like Soy Peor changed how Latin trap was heard. The power in that song made him click well with many folks all over Latin America. Yet, it was his 2018 big jump with Cardi B and J Balvin on I Like It that threw him into the big music world.

With its blend of two languages and fun tunes, the song hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100, showing he had made it in the U.S. pop world. That drive kept up with Mia, his great song with Drake, which got to the top five and proved that Bad Bunny wasn't just known in one spot; he was now a top star around the whole world with a new and true style, in both his sound and his art.

Bad Bunny has really mixed up the Latin music scene. By making reggaeton's beat join with the raw feel of Latin trap, his songs turn up wild and grab hearts. But it's not just his own songs. Working with big names, he's made Spanish music shine around the world.

Every time he puts out something new, he mixes it up, pushing Latin music far and wide. By keeping true to his roots, yet thrilling the whole world, he does more than just play music. He's a new type of star, changing what success looks like in the music world today.

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Here's the top 7 best Bad Bunny songs of all time

Here are the top 7 best Bad Bunny songs ever, a set that shows off his range, a big effect on culture, and hit-making skills. From lively reggaeton hits to deep, mix-style songs, these tracks catch what makes Bad Bunny a world star. Each song shows a new part of his skill, sharing why he keeps on top of the Latin music scene across the globe.

1) Mía

When Drake worked with Bad Bunny on the 2018 song Mia, they were not just a surprising collaboration but a major leap into cross-cultural waters that sounded natural instead of commercially calculated.

Even though fans knew that Drake could switch from singing to rapping in English, with Mia, he tried something fresh: he sang the song in Spanish. He did it so well that fans were taken by surprise and loved it more than they thought they would.

Rather than just putting in a verse, Drake got pulled into Bad Bunny's world, filled with Latin trap and reggaeton. He made a soft mix of their styles that was both sweet and lively. The duo's bond spreads all through the song, and the mix of Drake's heartfelt voice with Bad Bunny's rough but easy voice sounds great.

The production on the record was very infectious: the guitar work and the programmed percussion thing, which slowed everything down, and enabled both artists to have their chance to shine without crowding in on each other. This was not only another hit, but it also was a bridge between cultures, as it exposed the Latin music scene to viewers of Drake and gave even more international attention to Bad Bunny.

The song, Mia, was very successful internationally, topping the Billboard Hot Latin chart, as well as being streamed millions of times. However, more importantly than statistics, it marked a new willingness in major music to allow mixing of genres and playful variation of language, the creativity of which speaks loudly of the fact that music, whenever created with sincere purpose, is universal.

2) Dakiti

Out on October 30, 2020, Dakiti is a big step in Bad Bunny's work. It was in this song that he showed his many musical styles and grew his name across the world. It came out as the first song from El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo. This album was the first one all in Spanish to reach the top of the Billboard 200.

The song debuted along with fellow Puerto Rican artist Jhay Cortez. However, more than enjoying the goodwill of a historic album, in streaming history, it did not take long before the song found its niche. Till date, it has racked up more than 2 billion plays on Spotify, making it the most played song by Bad Bunny so far and one of the rare artists with a song in the 100 most streamed all-time at Spotify.

The sound of the song is what makes it so extraordinary, as the combination of reggaeton with ambient, electronic sounds provides a smooth and futuristic way to experience Latin urban music. It departs from the classic perreo-intense rhythms and swings towards a smoother and more atmospheric production, which was too addictive to the Spanish-speaking and other fans all over the world.

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The song was also accompanied by a fabulous aquatic-themed music video, directed by Stillz, a longtime collaborator of Bad Bunny, whose visual work increased the dreamy, out-of-this-world aura of the song. The video, with scenes in an ocean-like utopian fantasy, was a fitting companion to the lush and immersive spirit of the song and cemented the song in the hall of fame.

DAKITI is not only a success as a single chart item, but it is a mark of the progress of Latin music and a proof of the progressive nature of Bad Bunny in terms of sound, appearance, and commercial attraction.

3) I Like It

When Bad Bunny and fellow Puerto Rican singer Daddy Yankee appeared on Cardi B's 2018 hit song and video I Like It with J Balvin, it signaled not only a career breakthrough in Bad Bunny's case but also the beginning of a new sense of being represented, in American mainstream culture.

Although the song looks like the official Cardi B one, it is simply impossible to underrate the significant contribution of Bad Bunny to shaping the energy of the song and its expansion. The tune is also a wise inversion of the 1967 boomaloo primary Pete Rodriguez by taking Latin rhythms and merging them with a trap beat and a pop feel that resonates in the modern day.

Bad Bunny raps with a style of his own, seamlessly switching between Spanish and English, and exposing countless newcomers to his nasal, oddball vocal tone, his bizarre fashion sense, and his unvetted spark of cool. Not only did his bilingualism in his flow make the song a more dynamic affair, but it also paved the way to allow the non-Spanish-speaking audiences to accept music not within their comfort zone.

I Like It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, a notable achievement since many of its lyrics and themes are heavily Latin-based, and this release propelled Bad Bunny to international prominence. This was not merely a feature to him, but an act of cultural statement in showing that Latin artists can represent pop without diminishing culture.

It further established Bad Bunny as not only a featured performer but an international innovator, and whenever he appeared on a record, it could be said that the electricity in that record was generated. To a certain extent, I Like It was the foreshadowing of the cultural domination he soon brought to the forefront of culture, not the least Latin and unashamed of it, hence utterly irresistible to everyone.

4) Callaita

Callaita, a 2019 release, is one of the most definitive records in the early stage of fame achieved by Bad Bunny all across the world. Produced by the renowned DJ Tainy, the song soon turned out to be a hymn all over Latin America and Spain, praised not only due to its hypnotic groove but also because of its ability to wrap up the atmosphere of a careless summer and a mild form of disobedience.

It was not simply a local success; the song served as a breakthrough moment to both performers. This was the first time that Tainy appeared as a lead artist in the Billboard charts and the second time that Bad Bunny dominated the Latin rap and reggaeton with a voice that was so easy to listen to but so real to the core.

Released as a solo single but with a following career as the feature track in Bad Bunny's 2022 album Un Verano Sin Ti, the song would re-enter the charts years after its first release. The long-term success of the song proves that Bad Bunny knows how to recognize a classic sound even in a genre that trades heavily in swagger.

The haunting production as well as the introspective nature of the expression by Bunny made the song one of the landmark songs in his discography, a quiet storm that never ceased to repeat.

5) Efecto

Released on May 6, 2022, Efecto serves as the eleventh track of the genre-bending and emotionally rich fifth studio album Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny. Composed in an era when he was reinventing the sound of Latin music in the world, the song is the absolute demonstration of how Bunny could combine melody and vulnerability, alternating jiggy voice lines with reggaeton beats.

Although it did not become a chart-topping single, still, the song still left a significant impact as it reached the 34th position in the US Billboard Hot 100, to the top of the Billboard Global 200 (7), and to the fourth in the US Hot Latin Songs (4). Its vitality, however, outlasts the charts.

To date, the song has accumulated more than 1.47 billion streams, making it one of the most played and loved songs of Bad Bunny so far. All credit for this success goes to Bunny, who has a knack for producing music with emotional appeal that is hypnotically generated to have universal appeal to listeners. Efecto is evidence that he is more than a performer, that he is also a culler of atmosphere, a custodian of recollection.

6) Andrea

Andrea unravels like a little song of heart and prevailing strength. The song starts with the tender, soulful voice of Raquel, an asset that creates the poignant environment of the song and invites the listener to sympathize with the narrative situation. Then Bad Bunny comes in, who does not simply support her energy, but enhances it, giving a musical explanation of a woman who wants more than what the world has to offer to her.

The words create an image of an inner power and silent protest: a woman not ready to fit, a woman who wants to love freely, even a woman who wants to love without rules, and finally, the woman who wants to feel free to live her own way.

Instead of making it about himself, Bunny makes it about her voice and her story, directing the light upon the realities women are subject to, and upon the unheard or misheard voices of women.

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Andrea is not just pretty in the acoustical sense, but in the sympathetic sense, too, Bad Bunny puts the song together with attention and detail, and he is singing a song in the service of another person. It is an exceptional move by a mainstream male artist to step back and celebrate rather than overpower and that is what gives the song have an ever-lasting gravitas.

7) Booker T

When it comes to Bad Bunny and his track, it does not merely pay homage to the legendary wrestler but is an energetic, confident song that captures the essence of victory and determination. Instead of mere fame celebration, the song symbolizes the fact that Bad Bunny is unwilling to meet the industry's demands.

As the beats to the number-crunching trap music play behind him, he is staking his claim on the music scene and all the records, awards, and critical successes he crushed along the way: reigning the charts, topping streaming charts, and taking home high ratings with ASCAP naming him Composer of the Year.

Naming him Booker T is not without a reason, as he represents a fighter, an underdog who became a legend, similar to the character of the story, the Bunny. Bunny is gritty and defiant instead of boasting in the expected flashy manner.

The single, which is featured in his 2020 album El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo, addresses the voice of a person who has always been undermined but now has rewritten the rules his own way. Bad Bunny deserves all the kudos in the world for transforming a personal celebration lap into a bigger symbol of not letting up on being yourself in an industry that constantly pressures you to compromise.

The discography of Bad Bunny is an adventurous and dynamic attempt at his multi-faceted music and cultural dignity, as well as his unwillingness to fit the standard pattern. He has always transcended genres, seemingly with ease, all throughout his career, going back and forth between reggaeton, trap, rock, and even more daring sounds, without ever losing his core. His music is not merely made up of catchy beats; it seems to convey messages about identity, politics, heartbreak, and empowerment quite frequently.

In short, his discography exemplifies the words of an artist that could not be closed in a box, always innovating, always surprising, always living in his own world.