Once an X Factor hopeful, Camila Cabello has come a long way from her early days as a Fifth Harmony pop girl group member. Even while she was a part of the group, she began carving out a name for herself as a solo artist. She dropped songs like I Know What You Did Last Summer with longtime on-again-off-again partner Shawn Mendes and Bad Things with Machine Gun Kelly.
Since then, Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao has accumulated a whopping 128 wins and 275 nominations in total. She's bagged five American Music Awards, 2 Billboard Music Awards, and a whopping 7 MTV Music Video Awards. The artist has also amassed billions of streams on several streaming platforms.
Based on her Spotify streaming numbers, we've drawn up a list of her top 8 songs for you to listen to.
Here are the best Camila Cabello songs
1) Señorita
Total Streams: 2,801,737,545
Daily Streams: 791,484
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello joined forces again to produce this lead single from Cabello's second studio album, Romance (2019). The song's success goes as follows: No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, multiplatinum certification in over ten countries, an American Music Award, two MTV Video Music Awards, and a People's Choice Award.
"I love it when you call me señorita / I wish I could pretend I didn't need ya / But every touch is ooh, la-la-la / It's true, la-la-la / Ooh, I should be running / Ooh, you keep me coming for ya"
2) Havana (feat. Young Thug)
Total Streams: 2,113,168,833
Daily Streams: 469,916
This song took the world by storm, as is evident by its sheer success, pushing it to become the lead single of Camila Cabello's debut album, Camila. The song came out in August 2017 and has since nabbed the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100, the Video of the Year award in 2018, and became the best-selling digital single of 2018, as reported by the IFPI.
"Havana, ooh na-na (Ayy) / Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh na-na (Ayy, ayy) / He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na, ah / Oh, but my heart is in Havana (Ayy) / There's somethin' 'bout his manners (Uh-huh) / Havana, ooh na-na (Uh)"
3) Bam Bam (feat. Ed Sheeran)
Total Streams: 936,097,160
Daily Streams: 337,738
Teddy and the Havana singer joined hand-in-hand to produce this massive Latin-pop hit. The song charted at No. 5 on the Billboard Global 200 and No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also certified Platinum or more in several countries and was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
"You said you hated the ocean, but you're surfin' now / I said I'd love you for life, but I just sold our house / We were kids at the start, I guess we're grown-ups now, mmm / Couldn't ever imagine even havin' doubts / But not everything works out, no"
4) Never Be the Same
Total Streams: 893,486,809
Daily Streams: 523,713
Fourth on this list is Never Be The Same, the track that paved the way for Cabello to give her first televised performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in January 2018. It hit No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and got certified 4x platinum. It also charted No. 4 on Rolling Stone's 50 Best Songs of 2018.
"Somethin' must've gone wrong in my brain / Got your chemicals all in my veins / Feelin' all the highs, feelin' all the pain / Let go of the wheel, that's the bullet lane / Now I'm seein' red, not thinkin' straight / Blurrin' all the lines, you intoxicate me"
5) South of the Border (feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B)
Total Streams: 777,643,793
Daily Streams: 168,514
Teddy enlisted the help of Camila Cabello once again, along with Cardi B, to produce this hit. It is certified Gold or higher in over ten countries and secured No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the first week of its release, Rolling Stone reported that it was streamed 10.2 million streams. The RIAA certified the song Gold, crossing sales of 500,000 units in the U.S.
"She got the, mmm, brown eyes, caramel thighs / Long hair, no wedding ring, hey / I saw you lookin' from across the way / And now I really wanna know your name / She got the, mmm, white dress, but when she's wearin' less / Man, you know that she drives me crazy"
6) Beautiful (feat. Camila Cabello)
Total Streams: 754,076,892
Daily Streams: 266,389
The duet version of Bazzi's song, featuring Camila Cabello, came out in August 2018. It charted No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the music video came not long after, in October of that same year. It was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA and fared just as well in Brazil, Canada, and France.
"Started when we were younger / Swear to God that I loved her / Sorry that your mum found out / Guess that we just really had the thunder / Ain't nobody else that I'd be under / Beautiful, beautiful life right now / Beautiful, beautiful night right now / No, no, no"
7) My Oh My (feat. DaBaby)
Total Streams: 719,833,988
Daily Streams: 225,294
The Cuban-American released this song, featuring rapper DaBaby, in January 2020. It fared well, at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and charted in the top 10 in many other countries. The pop song got certified 2x platinum in the U.S., a diamond in Brazil, and gold in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
"Yeah, a little bit older, a black leather jacket / A bad reputation, insatiable habits / He was onto me, one look and I couldn't breathe, yeah / I said, if he kissed me, I might let it happen (Oh)"
8) Bad Things (with Camila Cabello)
Total Streams: 694,182,063
Daily Streams: 134,094
Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello debuted this pop-rap song in October 2016, and it touched No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, nabbed a nomination for the Top Rap Collaboration at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards, and, as if that wasn't enough, won Best Collaboration at the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards.
"Nothing's that bad (that bad) / If it feels good (feels good) / So you come back (come back) / Like I knew you would (knew you would) / And we're both wild (both wild) / And the night's young (night's young) / And you're my drug / Breathe you in 'til my face numb"
The singer-songwriter has also ventured into acting, having released Cinderella on Amazon Prime Video in September 2021. Deadline Hollywood reported that the musical became the most-watched movie musical in 2021. Camila Cabello is also known for her philanthropy. For example, in February 2016, she was teamed up with Save the Children. She has also been involved in other organizations, like the Children's Health Fund, and has donated to the same.