King of Kings debuted in its first week at #10 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on Top Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Album Charts. The album peaked on the Billboard 200 at #7, the highest rank in reggaeton history. First week sales prediction in the United States were between 45,000 and 50,000.[6] However, the album sold 68,000 copies in the United States in the first week, a record at the time as the biggest first-week sales of a Reggaeton album. In Just Four Weeks, the album cross the 160,000 units.[7] The album spent 11 weeks at the peak of Billboard Top Latin Albums in 2006 and was the third best selling Latin album in the United States with 340,000 units sold. As of April 2009, the album sold over 556,000 copies in the United States and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[5][8] It ended up at No. 8 in the Best of the 2000s on the Latin album chart.[9]
The album was a commercial success across Latin America and Europe. In Spain, the album peaked at number 2 and sold over 50,000 copies.[10] With claimed worldwide sales between 4.1 million[11] and six million copies,[12] it is Don Omar's best selling album and one of the best selling reggaeton albums of all time.[13]
Releases
The album was released in Japan on September 20, 2006 with two extra tracks, "Cayo El Sol - Tigerstyle Remix" and "La Copa".[14] A special edition known as King of Kings Armageddon Edition was released on December 19, 2006. It include a second disc with 4 extra songs and a DVD of 4 with music videos.[15] A remastered version King of Kings 10th Anniversary (Remastered) was released on November 11, 2016.[16]
Armageddon Edition
Track #1–18 from standard edition, and includes a second disc and DVD.[19] The song "Conteo" from track 4 does not feature Juelz Santana for this edition.
The special edition of the album was leaked online earlier than its release. Because of it, it was never released into the market. These leaked tracks included:
"Repórtense (Guitar Remix)" (although the song name adds Guitar Remix, the instrument added in the remix is the violin and not the guitar)
"Ojitos Chiquitos" (Rock Remix)
"Conteo" (Single Track without Juelz Santana) (Was added to the Armageddon Edition replacing the other version that featured Juelz Santana.)
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^"Billboard"(PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. December 15, 2007. p. 20. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^"Best of the 2000s". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2022.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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