Tropical Airplay

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The Tropical Airplay chart (formerly known as Tropical/Salsa and Tropical Songs) is a record chart published by Billboard magazine introduced in 1994. The first number-one song on the chart was "Quien Eres Tu" by Luis Enrique.[1] Originally, rankings on the chart were determined by the amount of airplay a song received on radio stations that primarily played tropical music, namely music originating from the Spanish-speaking areas of the Caribbean such as salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, vallenato, and tropical fusions. Any song, regardless of its genre, was eligible for the chart if it received enough airplay from the panel of tropical music radio stations being monitored.

Billboard revised the methodology of the chart in January 2017. Since January 21, 2017, the Tropical Airplay chart measures airplay based on audience impressions of tropical music songs over approximately 140 Latin music radio stations.[2] Audience impressions are based on not only how often a song is played as monitored by Nielsen BDS but the ratings of the monitored stations at such time the songs are being played as measured by Nielsen Audio.[3] With the change, the chart was reduced from a list of the top 40 songs to 25.The current number-one song on the chart is "La Capa" by Myke Towers.[4]

Records edit

Marc Anthony has the most number-one songs, with 36 between 1995 and 2024.
"Carita de Inocente" by Prince Royce (pictured) is the longest-running number one song with 29 weeks.

Artist with the most number-one songs edit

Number of singlesArtistSpanLongest-reigning number-oneRef
36Marc Anthony1995–2024"De Vuelta Pa' La Vuelta" (with Daddy Yankee) (2020) – 22 weeks[5]
29Víctor Manuelle1996–2021"Tengo Ganas" (2004) – 13 weeks[6]
24Prince Royce2010–2024"Carita de Inocente" (2020) – 29 weeks[7]
18Romeo Santos2011–2022"Centavito" (2018), "La Mejor Versión de Mi" (remix) (Natti Natasha featuring Romeo Santos) (2019) – 15 weeks[8]
14Gilberto Santa Rosa1996–2010"Conteo Regresivo" (2007) – 12 weeks[9]
Elvis Crespo1998–2016"Suavemente" (1998) – 9 weeks[10]
13Jerry Rivera1996–2016"Ese (1999) – 8 weeks[11]
11Juan Luis Guerra1998–2014"Las Avispas" (2004) – 10 weeks[12]
10Don Omar2005–2022"Danza Kuduro" (2010) – 18 weeks[13]
9Carlos Vives2000–2022"Hoy Tengo Tiempo (Pinta Sensual)" (2018) – 6 Weeks[14]

Artists with the most top-ten hits edit

TotalArtistSource
62Víctor Manuelle[6][15]
56Marc Anthony[5]
35Gilberto Santa Rosa[9]
34Daddy Yankee[16]
34Prince Royce[17]
32Elvis Crespo[10]
28Enrique Iglesias[18]
27Romeo Santos[19]
26Don Omar[20]
21Carlos Vives[21]
20Shakira[22]

Songs with the most weeks at number one edit

YearSinglePerformer(s)Weeks at No. 1Ref
2020"Carita de Inocente"Prince Royce29[23]
2021"De Vuelta Pa La Vuelta"Daddy Yankee & Marc Anthony22
2019"Inmortal"Aventura18
2010"Danza Kuduro"Don Omar featuring Lucenzo18
2023"Bailando Bachata"Chayanne15
2019"La Mejor Versión de Mí" (remix)Natti Natasha & Romeo Santos15
2018"Centavito"Romeo Santos15
2010"Dile al Amor"Aventura15
2004"Perdidos"Monchy & Alexandra15
2017"Bailame"Nacho14
2013"Propuesta Indecente"Romeo Santos14
2022"La Bachata"Manuel Turizo14[24]
2006"Que Preció Tiene el Cielo"Marc Anthony13
2004"Tengo Ganas"Víctor Manuelle13
2023"El Merengue"Marshmello and Manuel Turizo14[25]
2021"Volví"Aventura and Bad Bunny13[26]
2018"Oye Mujer"Raymix12
2009"Por un Segundo"Aventura12
2007"Te Quiero"Flex12
2007"Conteo Regresivo"Gilberto Santa Rosa12
2002"Sedúceme"La India12
2017"Deja Vu"Prince Royce & Shakira11
2013"Vivir Mi Vida"Marc Anthony11
1999"Pero Dile"Víctor Manuelle11
2001"Celos"Marc Anthony11
2009"Yo No Sé Mañana"Luis Enrique11

Top-ten songs of all-time (1994–2018) edit

In 2017, Billboard magazine compiled a ranking of the 20 best-performing songs on the chart since its inception in 1994. The chart is based on the most weeks the song spent on top of the chart. For songs with the same number of weeks at number one, they are ranked them by most weeks in the top ten, followed by most total weeks on the chart.[27] The top 20 was updated the following year.[28]

RankSingleArtist(s)Peak yearPeak and durationRef.
1."Danza Kuduro"Don Omar featuring Lucenzo2010#1 for 18 weeks[27]
2."Dile al Amor"Aventura2010#1 for 15 weeks
3."Perdidos"Monchy & Alexandra2004#1 for 15 weeks
4."Propuesta Indecente"Romeo Santos2013#1 for 14 weeks
5."Que Preció Tiene el Cielo"Marc Anthony2006#1 for 13 weeks
6."Tengo Ganas"Víctor Manuelle2004#1 for 13 weeks
7."Conteo Regresivo"Gilberto Santa Rosa2007#1 for 12 weeks
8."Te Quiero"Flex2008#1 for 12 weeks
9."Sedúceme"La India2002#1 for 12 weeks
10."Por un Segundo"Aventura2009#1 for 12 weeks

Tropical Airplay number-one songs of the year edit

Decade-end charts edit

  • 2000s: "Qué Precio Tiene el Cielo" by Marc Anthony[29]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Tropical Airplay: October 8, 1994". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Mendizabal, Amaya (January 12, 2017). "Fonseca, El Gran Combo Highlight Revamped Tropical Songs Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Billboard Charts Legend". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Tropical Airplay". Billboard. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Marc Anthony - Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Victor Manuelle - Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Prince Royce Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Gilberto Santa Rosa Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Elvis Crespo Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Jerry Rivera Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  12. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  13. ^ "Don Omar Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  14. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  15. ^ Bustios, Pamela (February 8, 2019). "Vicente García Notches First Tropical Songs Airplay Top 10 With 'Loma de Cayenas'". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "Daddy Yankee Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  17. ^ "Prince Royce Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  18. ^ "Enrique Iglesias Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  19. ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  20. ^ "Don Omar Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  21. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  22. ^ "Shakira Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  23. ^ "Longest-Leading No. 1s Ever on Billboard's Tropical Airplay Chart". Billboard. October 7, 2021. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  24. ^ "Manuel Turizo Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  25. ^ "Marshmello Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  26. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  27. ^ a b "In Honor of Hispanic Heritage: The 20 Top Tropical Songs of All Time". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 18, 2017. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  28. ^ Cantor-Navas, Judy (September 15, 2018). "The 20 Top Tropical Songs of All Time: Don Omar, Romeo Santos, Daddy Yankee & More". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  29. ^ "Best of the 2000s: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 11, 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

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