Karol G Makes Billboard 200 History With ‘Mañana Será Bonito’
Written by SOURCE on March 6, 2023
Karol G’s Mañana Será Bonito debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200, becoming the first all-Spanish-language album by a female to hit to the number one spot. This also marks the end of SZA’s reign atop the chart.]
“I feel so very special. More than happiness, I feel special,” Karol G told Billboard about the achievment. “My last album did so well and had all those big hits, like “Bichota,” so the bar was high. But I didn’t want to make music because I felt the pressure. I wanted to make the music I wanted to make, and the fact that I’ve hit No. 1 with an album that is so personal is enormous.”
Pointing to her idol, the late Selena Quintanilla, Karol said, “I’m sharing something with Selena! That’s amazing. Imagine my year: I met Rihanna, I recorded with Shakira, and now I have a No. 1 on the chart like Selena did.”
The “MAMMIII” singer’s fourth studio album earned 94,000 equivalent album units in the U.S., per Billboard, making it the biggest debut for a Latin female artist since 2014. Previously, Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) and El Ultimo Tour del Mundo (2020) were the only all-Spanish albums to hit No.1.
In solidarity, Karol acknowledged the winning women in music right now. “And how cool is it that on International Women’s Month, I get to No. 1, and the artist before me at No. 1 was SZA,” she added. “And that ‘TQG’ is No. 1 [on Spotify], and all these songs by women are in the top slots. We’re living such a strong moment. Now, we’re going for more.”
