Chart Commentary — FEBRUARY 21, 2026
#1
DtMF
by Bad Bunny (Rimas)
THE BUNNY HOPS INTO THE END ZONE!
Bad Bunny’s “DtMF” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the superstar’s second leader on the list, and first on his own. He previously reigned with “I Like It,” with Cardi B and J Balvin, for a week in July 2018. The Spanish-language “DtMF,” which originally reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 in January 2025, heads up four Bad Bunny songs, all of which he performed at the Super Bowl, in the top 10, with two others likewise from his 2025 album Debí Tirar Más Fotos: “Baile Inolvidable,” which bounds 19-2 for a new high, and “Nuevayol,” up 28-5, also a new best. Plus, “Tití Me Preguntó,” from his 2022 LP Un Verano Sin Ti, reenters the chart at No. 7 (after hitting No. 5 that year).
“DtMF” blitzes 10-1 on the Hot 100 following Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show spotlight Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, Calif., with “DtMF” the closing song in the set.
(Notably, Bad Bunny has performed both of his Hot 100 No. 1s at the midpoint of the NFL championship game: he guested on “I Like It” during Shakira’s Super Bowl LIV halftime show in 2020.)
Some more X’s and O’s as “DtMF” barrels into the Hot 100’s end zone: It’s the second song in as many years to top the chart following a Super Bowl halftime show performance. On the Feb. 22, 2025, list, Kendrick Lamar picked up a gain of 14 as “Not Like Us” rebounded 15-1 for a third week atop the tally. He also claimed half the top 10 that week.
“DtMF” is the fourth all- or mostly-Spanish-language Hot 100 No. 1, and the first by a soloist and no other billed acts, dating to the chart’s 1958 inception. Here are the elite such leaders:
- “DtMF,” Bad Bunny, one week to date, Feb. 21, 2025
- “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, 16 weeks, beginning May 17, 2017
- “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix),” Los Del Rio, 14 weeks, beginning Aug. 3, 1996
- “La Bamba,” Los Lobos, three weeks, beginning Aug. 29, 1987
“DtMF” is the first Hot 100 No. 1 with any portion of its lyrics not in English since HUNTR/X’s “Golden, currently at #9 slipping from #5, with sections in Korean among its mostly-English lyrics, led for eight weeks last August-October.
Jarrett Nolan
I was born a poor Black child into a family that put the “fun” in dysfunction. But through that fun, there was A LOT of music. At a very young age, my parents introduced me to everything ranging from Doo Wop to the British Invasion to Motown to Philly Soul to Psychedlic Rock to Funk.
Since I’m a Jersey boy born-n-bred, I landed a job at WHTZ (Z100) as a producer. I gave the DJs info about artists to read on-air – most of mine were chart-related, naturally.
I did double duty at WSBG, a small market radio station in the Poconos, as a DJ because I have a face for radio.
Through a random twist of fate, I wound up at BMG Distribution in Times Square. Shortly after, I ended up at Arista (shouldn’t have done that!). My career in the music industry ended with a stint at being a personal assistant to alterna-rap act PM Dawn.