Karol G's “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” Debuts at No. 2 on Hot Latin Songs

Karol G scores her 27th top 10 Advertising sign'Hot Latin Songs chart as “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” debuts at No. 2 on the chart dated July 6. The song, released June 21 via Bichota/Interscope/ICLG, lands in the top spot three months after “Contigo,” featuring Tiesto, ended its four-week run in the top 10.

“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” debuts at No. 2 with activity across all metrics embedded on Hot Latin Songs (airplay, streams and sales). In the July 21-27 tracking week, the song recorded 11.9 million official streams in the US, according to Luminate. Thanks to that amount, the song opens at No. 33 on the overall Streaming Songs chart and No. 2 on Latin Streaming Songs.

For the remaining metrics contributing to Hot Latin Songs, song sales and radio airplay, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” sold 2,000 downloads over the same period for a second week on Latin Digital Song Sales. Additionally, it debuts at No. 29 on the overall Latin Airplay chart with 4.1 million audience impressions.

With the No. 2 entry of “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” Karol G claims her 27th top 10 and 10^u without the accompaniment of another artist. Her first top 10 that was not accompanied by another act was the No. 5 lead by “Ay, Diso Mío” in 2020. Of her 27 top 10s, eight reached No. 1. Her most recent leader was ” Qlona”, with Peso Pluma, for five weeks in 2023.

Notably, Karol and Gloria Estefan remain the only two women to debut in the top two spots on Hot Latin Songs with titles unaccompanied by another artist. Karol debuted in the top two with three solo, unaccompanied songs (“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”, “Mi Ex Tenía Razón” and “Provenza”) and Estefan did so with “Hotel Nacional” in 2012.

Off the back of Karol's No. 2 debut on Hot Latin Songs, the merenda-based track lands Karol back in Tropical Airplay's top 10 after nearly eight years, where “Conocido” rallies 18-3 in its third week . Her first and last visit to the top 10 came via “Casi Nada” in 2016.

Additionally, “Si Antes” awards Karol her 31st^St career entry on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, with a No. 34 debut.