Bad Bunny Receives Opening Week Sales Predictions For “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS”
Earlier this week, Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny spoke on how his music sometimes goes over his listeners heads. We can certainly see why, as the 30-year-old refuses to sing or rap in English. But even with his commitment to doing so, he continues to be one of the faces of modern music. With over 70.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify and tons of hit records under his belt, he’s definitely going to continue to stick what works. However, since his 2022 project Un Verano Sin Ti, Bunny’s seen a bit of a decline in first week sales.
2023’s nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana moved 184,000 units compared to its predecessor’s 274,000. Now, his 2025 release, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, is seeing another considerable drop off. According to DJ Akademiks, Bunny is projected to sell around 90,000 copies. It’s worth mentioning that the “K-POP” contributor released the album on Sunday, January 5 instead of Friday. As we have previously reported, he’s going to be competing with Atlanta rapper Lil Baby for that top spot on the Billboard Hot 200.
It Seems Lil Baby Wil Pull Away From Bad Bunny Comfortably
Lil Baby also made a return like Bunny after roughly two years, dropping off WHAM (Who Hard As Me) on January 3. He’s currently looking at a 115-125,000 pace and that’s not including the digital deluxe he shared Tuesday, January 7. Like Benito, Baby did grab some features, albeit more recognizable ones for the American market. Future (2X), Travis Scott, Young, GloRilla, Rylo Rodriguez, 21 Savage, and Rod Wave all appeared.
Ultimately, we will see what actually happens in about six days when the charts update next Tuesday, However, based on these projections alone, it looks like Lil Baby will comfortably slot in at number one. But like we said, it appears that Bad Bunny is more concerned with sticking to traditions. “I found what my roots are: the sound that represents me. This is an album of Puerto Rican music,” speaking of DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. “And a completely different vibe from what any other artist has done.”
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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely.
He’s taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James’s draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy’s arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven’s current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023.
Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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