The Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee has released eight studio albums, two live albums, 113 singles, and one soundtrack. He made his debut on DJ Playero's Playero 34 mixtape, released in 1991. He was later featured on Playero's 37 and 38 albums, before releasing his first solo record in 1995, titled No Mercy. During the rest of the 1990s, he continued working on underground reggaeton records and released his first album as producer El Cartel de Yankee in 1997. After the release of his 2001 independent album El Cartel II: Los Cangris, he released his second studio album, El Cangri.com, in June 2002. It is cited as the record that made him notorious outside his natal Puerto Rico, being his music introduced in New York City and Miami. Without any major label backing him, El Cangri.com managed to peak at number 43 on the US Top Latin Albums chart. A track from the album, "Brugal Mix", became his first Billboard chart entry by peaking at number 40 on the US Tropical Songs chart in November 2002.
He later released Los Homerun-es in 2003, a compilation album that features re-recorded Playero mixtape tracks, which peaked at number 158 in the United States and at number seven on the US Top Latin Albums chart. Barrio Fino, his third studio album, was released in July 2004 and became the first reggaeton record to debut and peak at number one on the US Top Latin Albums chart. It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Barrio Fino is cited as the album that introduced reggaeton into the mainstream market and became the best selling Latin album of the 2000s decade in the United States. The success of its lead single "Gasolina" led to the creation of a new radio format in the United States named Latin Rhythm Airplay. A follow-up live album, titled Barrio Fino en Directo, was released in December 2005 and spent fourteen weeks at the top of the US Top Latin Albums, subsequently receiving a gold certification.
His fourth studio album El Cartel: The Big Boss (2007) became his first top ten entry in the United States by peaking at number nine and earned a triple platinum (Latin) certification by the RIAA. Its singles "Impacto" and "Ella Me Levantó" both peaked at number two on the US Hot Latin Songs chart. Talento de Barrio, a soundtrack for the namesake film, was released in August 2008. Mundial, his fifth studio album, was released in April 2010. His sixth studio album Prestige was released in September 2012 and includes the US Latin number one singles "Lovumba" and "Limbo". A mixtape titled King Daddy was released in October 2013 and became the first digital-only album to rank within the top ten on the US Top Latin Albums chart.
In 2017, Daddy Yankee was featured on Luis Fonsi's single "Despacito", which topped the charts in 47 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, aided by a remix version featuring Justin Bieber. It became the first primarily Spanish-language song to peak at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1996 and topped the chart for 16 weeks, tying with "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men as the longest-reigning number-one single in the chart's history. The song also became the longest-reigning number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart with 52 weeks and the longest-reigning foreign language number one in the United Kingdom with 11 weeks. Its success led Daddy Yankee to become the most listened artist worldwide on the streaming service Spotify in June 2017, being the first Latin artist to do so.
As of October 2017, Barrio Fino and Barrio Fino en Directo are the seventh and 13th best selling Latin albums in the United States, respectively. During his career, Daddy Yankee hit 67 entries on the US Hot Latin Songs chart, from which six peaked at number one, 18 reached the top five, and 28 ranked within the top 10. He is the sixth artist with most top 10 singles on Hot Latin Songs, as well as the one with most entries. On the Billboard Hot 100, he charted 13 titles, including a number-one peak and five top 40 singles.
Albums Studio albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications(sales thresholds)USUSLatinUSRapAUTFRAITAMEXPeaks in Mexico: Barrio Fino: El Cartel: The Big Boss: Mundial: Prestige: POR SWINo Mercy Released: April 2, 1995 Label: White Lion Formats: CD, cassette — — — — — — — — — —El Cangri.com Released: June 20, 2002 Label: VI Formats: CD, digital download — 43 — — — — — — — —Barrio Fino Released: July 13, 2004 Label: El Cartel, VI Formats: CD, digital download 26 1 16 51 67 46 8 26 26 28 CAN: 9,300 MEX: 100,000 US: 1,083,000 AMPROFON: Platinum RIAA: PlatinumEl Cartel: The Big Boss Released: June 5, 2007 Label: El Cartel, Interscope Formats: CD, digital download 9 1 1 — — — 5 — 65 52 MEX: 50,000 US: 300,000 AMPROFON: Gold RIAA: 3× Platinum (Latin)Mundial Released: April 27, 2010 Label: El Cartel, Sony Latin Formats: CD, digital download 29 1 10 — — — 28 — — — US: 57,842Prestige Released: September 11, 2012 Label: El Cartel, Capitol Latin Formats: CD, digital download 39 1 5 — — — 44 — — 93 US: 50,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)Legendaddy Released: March 24, 2022 Label: El Cartel, Republic Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 8 1 — — — 77 — — 2 17 PROMUSICAE: Gold RIAA: Platinum (Latin)Lamento en Baile Released: October 16, 2025 Label: DY, Zarpazo Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilations TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUSUSLatinUSR&BUSReggaeUSTropicalLos Homerun-esReleased: September 23, 2003 Label: Los Cangris, Machete Format: CD 158 7 63 3 4Con Calma & Mis Grandes ÉxitosReleased: June 21, 2019 Label: El Cartel, Interscope Format: CD — — — — —
Live albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications(sales thresholds)USUSLatinUSRapUSReggaeUSTropicalAhora le Toca al Cangri! LiveReleased: March 15, 2005 Label: VI Format: CD 104 3 — 2 3Barrio Fino en DirectoReleased: December 13, 2005 Label: El Cartel, Interscope Format: CD, digital download 24 1 6 — —MEX: 100,000 US: 809,000AMPROFON: Platinum RIAA: Gold
Other albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications(sales thresholds)USUSLatinBillboard.com, [ Top Latin Albums]. Retrieved November 14, 2008.USRapUSSound.MEXEl Cartel de YankeeReleased: August 26, 1997 Label: El Cartel, Guatauba Formats: CD — — — — —El Cartel II: Los CangrisReleased: March 15, 2001 Label: El Cartel, Pina Formats: CD — — — — —Talento de BarrioReleased: August 12, 2008 Label: El Cartel, Machete Format: CD, digital download 13 1 6 3 28US: 200,000RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)King DaddyReleased: October 29, 2013 Label: El Cartel Formats: Digital download — 7 — — —US: 2,000PROMUSICAE: Gold
Singles As lead artist
2000s + List of singles released in the 2000s decade as lead artist, showing selected chart positions, certifications, and associated albums Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumUSUS Latin MEX Prior to the Mexico Songs chart launched in 2022, the Mexico Airplay chart was used as the standard chart for Mexico:SWIUK "Latigazo" 2002 — — — — — — — — El Cangri.com "Segurosqui" 2003 — — — — — — — — Los Homerun-es "Lo Que Pasó, Pasó" 2004 — 2 — — — — 35 — Barrio Fino "Gasolina" 32 17 12 7 2 — 5 5 RIAA: 33× Platinum (Latin) BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum FIMI: Platinum "No Me Dejes Solo" 2005 — 32 — — — — — — "Like You" 78 — — — — — — — "Rompe" 24 1 — 64 — — — — RIAA: Platinum Barrio Fino en Directo "Gangsta Zone" 2006 — — — — — — — — "Machucando" — 2 — — — — — — "El Truco" — — — — — — — — "Impacto" 2007 56 2 — — — — — — El Cartel: The Big Boss "Ella Me Levantó" — 2 — — — — — — "Somos de Calle" 2008 — — — — — — — — Talento de Barrio "Pose" — 4 — — — 27 — — "Llamado de Emergencia" — 17 — — — 37 — — "¿Qué Tengo Que Hacer?" 2009 — 20 — — — — — — "El Ritmo No Perdona (Prende)" — 48 — — — — — — Mundial "Grito Mundial" — 24 — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
2010s + List of singles released in the 2010s decade as lead artist, showing selected chart positions, certifications, and associated albums Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USLatin USLatinRhy. ARG FRA GER ITA MEX SPA SWI "Descontrol" 2010 — 16 1 — — — — — — — Mundial "La Despedida" — 4 1 — — — — — 16 — AMPROFON: GoldType "Daddy Yankee" on the "Filter" box, the results will load automatically. "Ven Conmigo" 2011 — 9 2 — — — — 10 — — Prestige "Llegamos a la Disco" — — 22 — — — — — — — "Lovumba" — 1 1 — 135 — — — 33 56 FIMI: Gold "Pasarela" 2012 — 4 1 — — — — — — — "Limbo" — 1 1 — 141 — 17 — 46 33 FIMI: 2× Platinum PROMUSICAE: Platinum "Perros Salvajes" — — 17 — — — — — — — "El Amante" 2013 — 40 22 — — — — — — — "La Noche de los Dos" — 19 4 — — — — — — — "Switchea" — — — — — — — — — — "La Nueva y la Ex" — 9 1 — — — — — — — King Daddy "Sábado Rebelde" 2014 — 49 — — — — — — — — rowspan="13" "Sígueme y Te Sigo" 2015 — 6 1 — 199 — — — 12 — FIMI: Gold PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum "Vaivén" — 7 1 — — — — — 19 — PROMUSICAE: Platinum "Shaky Shaky" 2016 88 1 4 — — — — 7 25 — RIAA: 23× Platinum (Latin) FIMI: Platinum PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum "Otra Cosa" — 21 10 — — — — — — — "La Rompe Corazones" 2017 — 12 4 — — — — 5 8 — RIAA: 17× Platinum (Latin) FIMI: Gold PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum "Hula Hoop" — 30 25 — — — — — 70 — RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin) "Vuelve" — 11 — — — — — — 17 — RIAA: 10× Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum "Dura" 2018 43 2 1 16 79 60 19 6 1 22 RIAA: 43× Platinum (Latin) AMPROFON: 2× Platinum CAPIF: 3× Platinum FIMI: 2× Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold PROMUSICAE: 4× Platinum SNEP: Gold "Hielo" — 42 — — — — — — — — "Zum Zum" — 20 1 60 — — — — 58 — "Adictiva" — 10 5 5 — — — — 4 — PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum "Con Calma" 2019 22 1 1 1 7 6 1 1 1 2 RIAA: 41× Platinum (Latin) AMPROFON: 11× Diamond+Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Platinum FIMI: 4× Platinum PROMUSICAE: 6× Platinum SNEP: Diamond "No Lo Trates" — 15 1 58 — — — — 60 74 RIAA: 11× Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: Gold Libertad 548 "Runaway" — 12 1 13 — — — 4 29 96 RIAA: 7× Platinum (Latin) AMPROFON: Diamond+2× Platinum PROMUSICAE: Gold Dharma "Si Supieras" — 15 1 23 — — — — 44 — RIAA: 6× Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: Platinum rowspan="2" "Instagram" — — — — 105 29 — — — 53 AMPROFON: Platinum BVMI: Gold FIMI: Gold SNEP: Gold "China" 43 1 1 1 47 50 15 1 1 10 RIAA: Gold (Latin) AMPROFON: Diamond+2× Platinum+Gold FIMI: 2× PlatinumSelect "Tutti gli anni" from the "Anno" box and type "Daddy Yankee" on the "Filtra" box, the results will load automatically. PROMUSICAE: 7× Platinum SNEP: Gold AFP: Gold Emmanuel "Que Tire Pa Lante" — 7 1 1 — — — 2 24 — RIAA: 9× Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: Platinum "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
2020s + List of singles released in the 2020s decade as lead artist, showing selected chart positions, certifications, and associated albums Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USLatin USLatinAir. USLatinRhy. ARG ITA MEX SPA SWI WW "Muévelo" 2020 — 10 1 1 6 78 8 9 68 — RIAA: 3× Platinum (Latin) AMPROFON: Platinum+Gold FIMI: Gold PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum Bad Boys for Life "Definitivamente" — 15 1 1 43 — 6 31 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: Gold "Pam" — 14 3 3 26 — — 1 — — RIAA: 5× Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum La Última Promesa "Bésame" — 25 4 3 — — — — — — RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin) rowspan="3" "Relación" (remix) 64 2 1 1 3 73 1 2 47 13 PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum "Don Don" — 10 15 12 56 — — 16 — 101 RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin) PROMUSICAE: Platinum "No Se Da Cuenta" — 35 — — 99 — — 69 — — PROMUSICAE: Gold ENOC "De Vuelta Pa' la Vuelta" — 6 1 — 59 — 1 — — — rowspan="6" "Problema" 2021 — 9 1 1 23 — 4 52 — 131 RIAA: 4× Platinum (Latin) AMPROFON: 2× Platinum+Gold