Legendaddy was released digitally on March 24, 2022, on
CD on September 26, 2022, and on
vinyl on January 6, 2023, through Daddy Yankee's own label
El Cartel Records and Universal Music Group's
Republic Records. In the United States, the record debuted at number eight on the
Billboard 200 in the week ending April 9, 2022, with 29,000
album-equivalent units, calculated from 38.49 million on-demand streams and 2,000 pure sales. It was the highest-peaking, largest-debuting and first top 10 Latin album on the chart since Bad Bunny's
El Último Tour del Mundo on the issue dated December 12, 2020. It subsequently received a
Latin platinum certification by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for units of over 60,000 sales plus equivalent units, the mid-year's highest for a Latin album released within the first half of 2022. It was the 19th best-performing Latin album of 2022 in the United States. An extended version of the album, titled
Legendaddy Goat Edition, is set to be released in 2023. In Spain,
Legendaddy debuted and peaked at number two on the issue dated March 31, 2022, and charted for 48 total weeks, becoming his highest-peaking and longest-running album in the country. Writing for Spanish music website
Jenesaispop, Sebas Alonso opined that its debut placement in Spain was affected by its lack of a physical release, although it later received a vinyl edition, which peaked at number 21 on the Vinyl Albums chart on January 19, 2023. It was the 19th best-performing record of the year in Spain and received a gold certification for over 20,000 album-equivalent units.
Singles -featured (
pictured) "X Última Vez" was the album's best performing track of 2022 in three countries.|210px "Rumbatón", referred to by Daddy Yankee as "the album's flagship", It was accompanied by a music video directed by Dominican filmmaker Marlon Peña, which depicts a
newlywed couple that end up joining a street party in
Cabo Rojo and features
cameos by Luny, DJ Joe and Trébol Clan member Periquito. It peaked at number 82 on the
Billboard Global 200 and number one in Puerto Rico and Mexico for three and one weeks, respectively, and reached the top five in El Salvador, Honduras and Uruguay and the top 10 in Chile, Ecuador and Peru. It is the album's highest-peaking song in Spain, reaching number 11 and eventually receiving a
platinum certification for units of over 60,000 track-equivalent streams. It was the 89th song with most radio spins of 2022 in Latin America, with 95,520, and was the album's most-played track of the year in Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela. "Remix" was also released as a single on March 24, 2022, alongside a music video directed by Venezuelan director Daniel Durán. It peaked at number 147 on the
Billboard Global 200 as well as the top five in Honduras. In the United States, it reached number one on the
Billboard Latin Airplay, ranked within the top 20 on its
Hot Latin Songs and
Bubbling Under Hot 100 charts and received a Latin platinum certification for units of over 60,000 track-equivalent streams. It was the 70th best-performing single of 2022 on
Billboards Hot Latin Songs year-end chart and the 10th on its Latin Airplay list. It was the most-played radio song of the year in Puerto Rico, with 5,600 spins, and the 57th in Latin America, with 113,350. "Agua" was released as a single alongside the album as well, with a music video directed by Marlon Peña. It peaked at number 189 on the
Billboard Global Excl. US chart and reached the top 20 in Panama and the top 30 on the US Hot Latin Songs. and reached the top five in Nicaragua, the top 10 in El Salvador and the top 20 in the Dominican Republic and Honduras. It was the seventh most-played song of the year in Nicaragua, with 4,220 spins. "Hot" was also concurrently released as a single, with a music video directed by Durán. It reached the top 20 in Honduras, the top 25 on the US Hot Latin Songs It was the album's best-selling track of 2022 in the United States, ranking at number 25 on the
Latin Digital Songs year-end chart. "X Última Vez" was released as the sixth single on April 6, 2022, through a music video shot in
New York City and directed by Mexican director Fernando Lugo, which depicts futuristic and dystopian visuals and a "video game-like setting." Chile, Honduras and Mexico and the top 10 in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, It was the only song from the album to enter the US
Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 73 and later receiving a triple Latin platinum certification for units of over 180,000 track-equivalent streams. It was certified gold in Spain, where it reached the top 20, for units of over 30,000 track-equivalent streams. It was the 44th best-performing single of 2022 on
Billboards Hot Latin Songs year-end chart and Puerto Rico. Filmed in Colombia and the Puerto Rican municipality of
San Germán, it premiered exclusively on
Facebook and depicts a marriage proposal. which incorporates "vintage elements" and a "black and white minimalistic setting". It reached the top 20 in Chile and the top 30 in Spain and the US Hot Latin Songs chart. "Zona del Perreo" and "El Abusador del Abusador", both directed by Fernando Lugo; and "Impares", directed by Nuno Gomes. To avoid the songs being leaked online during the filming of the music videos, dancers used
in-ear monitors to listen to the tracks while the public and extras listened to a generic reggaeton drum pattern through speakers. 12 of the album's tracks debuted concurrently on the US Hot Latin Songs chart, including "Zona del Perreo", "Uno Quitao' y Otro Puesto" and "Campeón" in the top 40 and "El Abusador del Abusador" in the top 50. where it was the 48th most-played song of 2022 in the country, with 1,730 spins. Visualizer videos for the tracks "Enchuletiao'" and "Campeón", both filmed during his
farewell concert tour and directed by Marlon Peña, were released on November 23, 2022, and December 22, 2022, respectively. ==Touring==