# The 8 Best Reggaeton Tracks of All Time

Panamanian reggae en español and Jamaican dancehall recut in San Juan's housing projects over one riddim — the dembow — until it became the default pulse of Latin pop and, eventually, of global pop.

- **Origin:** San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1994
- **Tempo:** 88–100 BPM
- **Also known as:** reguetón, perreo, dembow, underground
- **Tracks:** 8
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/genre/reggaeton/

## The list

### 1. [Daddy Yankee](https://waxonia.com/artist/daddy-yankee/) — [Gasolina](https://waxonia.com/track/daddy-yankee--gasolina/)

*2004 · El Cartel*

The record that took the genre worldwide, and the one every subsequent argument about it starts from. Four notes, a chant, and no let-up whatsoever.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Daddy%20Yankee%20Gasolina) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=CCF1_jI8Prk)

### 2. [Nando Boom](https://waxonia.com/artist/nando-boom/) — [Dem Bow](https://waxonia.com/track/nando-boom--dem-bow/)

*1991*

The Panamanian Spanish version of Shabba's record, cut in New York by Dennis Halliwell. The riddim leaves Jamaica here and does not come back.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Nando%20Boom%20Dem%20Bow) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=DOa3ZUuaAnU)

### 3. [El General](https://waxonia.com/artist/el-general/) — [Muévelo](https://waxonia.com/track/el-general--muevelo/)

*1991*

Panama again, and the first reggae en español star. Sold across Latin America years before San Juan had a scene, which the Puerto Rican story often skips.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/El%20General%20Mu%C3%A9velo) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=TxWn0leL2_c)

### 4. [Don Omar and Tego Calderón](https://waxonia.com/artist/don-omar-and-tego-calderon/) — [Bandoleros](https://waxonia.com/track/don-omar-and-tego-calderon--bandoleros/)

*2005 · VI Music*

Two of the best voices in the music trading verses over something almost mournful. Proof the form could carry weight and not only motion.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Don%20Omar%20and%20Tego%20Calder%C3%B3n%20Bandoleros) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=HjROFCHo_ng)

### 5. [Tego Calderón](https://waxonia.com/artist/tego-calderon/) — [Pa' Que Retozen](https://waxonia.com/track/tego-calderon--pa-que-retozen/)

*2002*

Calderón brought bomba and plena — Afro-Puerto Rican rhythms — into a genre that was being accused of having no local roots. The most musically curious record on this list.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Tego%20Calder%C3%B3n%20Pa'%20Que%20Retozen) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=PnpEOtzb668)

### 6. [Wisin & Yandel](https://waxonia.com/artist/wisin-and-yandel/) — [Rakata](https://waxonia.com/track/wisin-and-yandel--rakata/)

*2005 · Machete*

Luny Tunes production at its peak: the riddim sharpened, the reverb enormous, and everything unnecessary removed. The template for the decade that followed.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Wisin%20%26%20Yandel%20Rakata) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=uvIuAHsfNdc)

### 7. [Bad Bunny, Jowell & Randy and Ñengo Flow](https://waxonia.com/artist/bad-bunny-jowell-and-randy-and-nengo-flow/) — [Safaera](https://waxonia.com/track/bad-bunny-jowell-and-randy-and-nengo-flow--safaera/)

*2020 · Rimas*

Six beat changes in five minutes, quoting the whole history above it. A deliberate argument that the genre's classic era is a living repertoire rather than nostalgia.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Bad%20Bunny%2C%20Jowell%20%26%20Randy%20and%20%C3%91engo%20Flow%20Safaera) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=jCQ_6XbATPc)

### 8. [Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee](https://waxonia.com/artist/luis-fonsi-featuring-daddy-yankee/) — [Despacito](https://waxonia.com/track/luis-fonsi-featuring-daddy-yankee--despacito/)

*2017 · Universal Latin*

Included for consequence rather than for taste: the most streamed record in history at the time, and the moment the dembow became an unremarkable part of global pop.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Luis%20Fonsi%20featuring%20Daddy%20Yankee%20Despacito) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=kJQP7kiw5Fk)

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