Bad Bunny‘s performance at Super Bowl LX has dominated the news cycle for the past month, and now his music is topping the charts. Billboard reports that the Puerto Rican artist’s “DtMF” has hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 following the historic halftime show. The song, which jumped from No. 10 to the top, closed out the historic show held on the field.
According to Billboard, the song drew 43 million official streams, 5.3 million radio airplay audience impressions, and sold 12,000 downloads in the U.S. It became his second No. 1 appearance and the first time his own song reached No. 1.
“The streaming sum of 43 million for ‘DtMF’ marks the highest for a song so far in 2026,” they write. “It’s also the top weekly total for the song, which previously peaked with 34.9 million in its first week at No. 1 on Streaming Songs. Plus, it achieves the top streaming week for a song not primarily in English this decade, surpassing its prior best (which bested the 34.6 million tallied by Eslabón Armado and Peso Pluma’s “Ella Baila Sola” in May 2023).”
The Super Bowl exposure also catapulted three other singles onto the chart: “Baile Inolvidable” (No. 2), “Nuevayol” (No. 5), and “Tití Me Preguntó” (No. 7). Clearly, the event introduced Bad Bunny to a whole new audience. ESPN reports that his performance averaged 128.2 million viewers during the live broadcast, but “Total social media consumption of Bad Bunny’s halftime show set a record of 4 billion views after the first 24 hours, according to the NFL and Ripple Analytics.”
“DtMF” is the title track for Bad Bunny’s seventh studio album. It’s an acronym for the full title, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” which translates to “I Should Have Taken More Photos.” The lyrics, which are all in Spanish, are “tied up in love and nostalgia for the place where he grew up,” Rolling Stone explains. Furthermore, they reflect the music and culture in a way that has been underrepresented.
“‘DtMf’ is performed in the Afro-Puerto Rican folk music style of plena, a genre that most non-Puerto Ricans are not familiar with,” Rolling Stone’s Vanessa Diaz states. “While well-known among Puerto Ricans and a mainstay at Puerto Rican cultural events, plena has never seen mainstream commercial success. Prior to ‘DtMF,’ no plena song had ever charted in any position.”
Plena dates back to the late 19th century and was known as “el periodico cantado,” or the sung newspaper, because its lyrics often addressed everyday life. Musically, it’s characterized by percussion instruments such as panderetas (small tambourines), maracas, and guiros, a gourd-shaped instrument. “DtMF” blends these elements with modern pop and hip-hop, featuring synth pads and dance beats.
“DtMF” begins a simple, melodic hook that’s played on the upper register of a vintage-sounding keyboard. The nostalgic feeling is deepened with the addition of a warbly guitar. After a slow build, the tracks a four-on-the-floor beat with chorus vocals.
Just like his Super Bowl performance, “DtMF”‘s rise to the top of the charts isn’t just another statistic. It’s a rare moment rooted in culture and tradition, celebrating Puerto Rican heritage.
Dive into “DtMF” with the sheet music:
