Which song from Encanto reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100?
Answer
We Don't Talk About Bruno
The song from Encanto that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 was “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.”
Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the ensemble number turns the Madrigal family’s fear of Bruno into a fast-moving chain of overlapping stories. Rather than featuring one dominant soloist, it passes between Mirabel, Pepa, Félix, Dolores, Camilo and Isabela, helping explain why Bruno has become a taboo subject.
The song initially climbed through streaming and social-media popularity after Encanto became widely available to audiences. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in early 2022 and stayed there for five consecutive weeks. That made it only the second song from a Disney animated film to top the chart, following “A Whole New World” from Aladdin.
A common mix-up is “Dos Oruguitas,” which was Encanto’s Oscar-nominated song, or “Surface Pressure,” another major charting track. Neither reached the Hot 100 summit.