In recent years, ROSALÍA has transitioned from the monumental breakthrough of El Mal Querer to the hyper-modern energy of MOTOMAMI, and she has now entered a new phase with recent releases like Berghain and La Perla.
This top 10 features her greatest classics alongside her latest hits.
10. BIZCOCHITO
If ROSALÍA has one talent you cannot fake, it is this: turning something seemingly small into a cultural moment. BIZCOCHITO is bold, playful, and almost absurd in its minimalism, but that is exactly why it works. The song is a kind of mantra with attitude, designed to haunt your mind. It is perhaps not her most beautiful song, but it is one of her most recognizable hallmarks.
9. Omega (feat. Ralphie Choo)
Omega finds ROSALÍA on the edge of pop and experiment, with a production that remains tight yet feels strange. The duet with Ralphie Choo gives the track an extra layer: it creates friction, it seduces, and it sounds as if it could tilt at any moment. This is not a safe radio single, but exactly the kind of track she uses to show she is still moving forward, even if it means not everyone follows immediately.
8. Berghain (feat. Björk & Yves Tumor)
Here, ROSALÍA sounds larger, more dramatic, and stranger all at once. Berghain feels like a club night slowly transforming into a ritual, with orchestral grandeur and that typical cold tension in the beat. The features are not just names on a poster: Björk and Yves Tumor fit the eerie atmosphere perfectly. This is the kind of song that is not necessarily cozy, but it is addictive because you keep discovering new things happening.
7. La Perla (feat. Yahritza Y Su Esencia)
La Perla possesses that rare quality: it sounds both luxurious and raw. ROSALÍA presents her voice like a shining knife that also cuts. The collaboration with Yahritza Y Su Esencia makes it extra emotional, as if the song constantly shifts perspective. This is not a feel-good track; it is a statement that somehow manages to stick with you, carrying the class expected of her new phase.
6. LA FAMA (feat. The Weeknd)
A bolero with pop star power. LA FAMA is elegant, dramatic, and clever in how it uses glamour to highlight its pitfalls. The Weeknd works here because he brings the same kind of melancholy, but it is ROSALÍA who owns the room. The chorus feels like a warning you still want to hear again. This track is grand without the bombast, and that is exactly the trick.
5. HENTAI
HENTAI moves on the thin wire between tender and provocative, and she does so with a kind of childlike clarity that makes it even more exciting. The music video made it a conversation piece, but the song itself is even stronger: melodically beautiful, almost classical in its simplicity. ROSALÍA does not sing here to act tough, but to maintain control over the narrative. It is one of her boldest songs, and also one of her most delicate.
4. DESPECHÁ
This is the song that proves ROSALÍA can simply create a global hit without losing her own taste. DESPECHÁ is pure energy: sun, salt, pride, and a little bit of anger that you would rather dance away than talk out. It is made to be played loud, but it never feels cheap. The hook is simple, the drive is enormous, and you immediately understand why this stuck everywhere.
3. SAOKO
SAOKO is a trapdoor into the universe of MOTOMAMI. Everything moves, everything changes, as if she is editing live while you listen. The track is aggressive, sexy, and technically absurdly tight, yet still playful. This is ROSALÍA as the director of chaos: she chooses the tempo, she chooses the turns, and you go along with it. If you are looking for one song that summarizes her modern bravado, this is it.
2. ROSALÍA, J Balvin – Con Altura (feat. El Guincho)
This is where she definitively became global pop culture. Con Altura is designed to work everywhere, but it never feels generic. The production has that airy bounce, the chorus is instant, and ROSALÍA’s delivery is confident without becoming arrogant. J Balvin fits perfectly into the chemistry, but she is clearly the engine. This is the kind of track that colored an entire generation of playlists, and to be fair: it still works.
1. MALAMENTE (Cap.1: Augurio)
If you have to point to one ROSALÍA song that started her myth, it is MALAMENTE. It is flamenco, pop, and something futuristic you cannot quite name. The palmas, the tension in the production, her timing—everything is perfect. This is not just a hit; it is a signature. Here you hear the core of what makes her so strong: tradition as fuel for something new. Few artists succeed in that so convincingly.