Pitbull is in the middle of an incredible run. Last year, his sixth studio album, "Planet Pit" (Polo Grounds/Mr. 305/Sony/J), bowed at No. 7 on the Billboard 200, marking his highest-charting album to date. It gave rise to his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Give Me Everything," just one of 10 Hot 100 songs he appeared on in 2011-five of them from "Planet Pit." "Give Me Everything" has moved 4.2 million copies while the album has sold 392,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

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