Quevedo, Bizarrap and Shakira, the leaders of album and song sales in Spain in 2023
Promusicae, the ᴀssociation that brings together the main music producers in Spain, has published the annual sales lists of the albums and songs that were successful in our country in 2023. A list that, as happened with the ranking of the main streaming reproduction platforms, once again elevates Quevedo in the section of the best-selling album with Where I want to be already Bizarre and Shakira as the best-selling song thanks to his BZRP Music Sessions #53.
The curious thing about this circumstance is that 2 of the 3 names of this Top of albums and hits that were made in 2022 are repeated. A circumstance that speaks volumes about the most successful producer to date with whom both the Canarian soloist collaborated like the Colombian interpreter.
Much of the expectation generated to receive Quevedo’s album is due to that 52nd session (the one numerically preceding Shakira’s) which continues to generate millions of views every day (617 million on YouTube at the moment). The rest of the magic was done by the Canarian artist himself with other great songs like Columbia or Playa del Inglés.
The best-selling albums of 2023 in Spain
The rise of urban and Latin music capitalized on the top positions on the Top 100 albums chart. As we have already seen, the ranking of the best-selling albums of 2023 in Spain is headed by Quevedo who managed to surpᴀss another of the musical whirlwinds of last year: Karol G. The podium is completed with Bad Bunny and his album Un Verano sin ti, which has already achieved second place in 2022. In fact, the one from Puerto Rico also appears in fourth place with Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow.
We have to go down to fifth place to find the best-selling Spanish artist. Aitana achieves that honor with her alpha albuma very creditable position considering that the album was released in September of last year, surpᴀssing El Madrileño by C. Tangana in sixth place (published in 2021).
The interest in Latin music is evident, with a good number of Latin artists in the Top 100 albums occupying No. 1 in some week (Bad Bunny, Karol G, Eladio Carrión and Mora). In the total ranking of 2023, in addition to Karol G at No. 2 and Bad Bunny at No. 3 and 4, Saturno by Rauw Alejandro reaches the top positions at No. 7, No. 9 is held by Feid with his work Happy Birthday Ferxxo We Hack You the album while No. 10 goes to Mora with Paraíso.
The international presence is completed on the lists with artists like Taylor Swift who sneak into the Top100 Albums 2023 with 5 albums, with 1989 (Taylor’s version) remaining the highest at No. 8 on the list.
Quevedo – Where I want to be
Karol G – Tomorrow will be nice
Bad Bunny – A summer without you
Bad Bunny – Nobody knows what’s going to happen tomorrow
Aitana – alpha
C. Tangana – The Madrid native
Rauw Alejandro – Saturn
Taylor Swift – 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
Feid – Happy Birthday Ferxxo We pirated your album
Mora – Paradise
The best-selling songs of 2023 in Spain
For years it has been easy to identify which is the best-selling song in Spain. You just need to take a look at the trends of the main streaming channels for this (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube…). The rise of Latin music has also caused songs in Spanish, usually dominating the ranking, to dominate the rest of the music in English. In fact, only 7 songs in that language make it into the top 100 positions.
As we said in the headline and at the beginning of the article, the first place goes to Bizarrap and Shakira with their BZRP music sessions, vol. 53 followed by El Merengue by Marshmello and Manuel Turizo. Completing the podium is the nightclub Nightentera de Vicco, the first Spanish artist and the first Spanish artist in the ranking.
The rest of the positions in the Top10 are a string of repeтιтion of names that give success to the artists who have impacted the public the most in 2023: Manuel Turizo, Yangel and Feid (5), Karol G and Shakira, Myke Towers and Quevedo, Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro…
Bizarrap and Shakira – BZRP Music Sessions #53
Marshmello and Manuel Turizo – El merengue
Vicco – Nochentera
Manuel Turizo – La bachata
Yangel and Feid – Yandel 150
Karol G and Shakira – TQG
Quevedo and Myke Towers – Playa del Inglés
Quevedo – Columbia
Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro – Kiss
Myke Towers – Lala
