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.
Records[]
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Artist with the most number-one songs[]
Number of singles | Artist | Span | Longest-reigning number-one | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Marc Anthony | 1995–2021 | "Que Precio Tiene el Cielo" (2006) – 13 weeks | [4] |
27 | Víctor Manuelle | 1996–2016 | "Tengo Ganas" (2004) – 13 weeks | [5] |
19 | Prince Royce | 2010–2020 | "Carita de Inocente" (2020) – 29 weeks | [6] |
15 | Romeo Santos | 2011–2019 | "Centavito" (2018), "La Mejor Versión de Mi" (remix) (Natti Natasha featuring Romeo Santos) (2019) – 15 weeks | [7] |
14 | Gilberto Santa Rosa | 1996–2010 | "Conteo Regresivo" (2007) – 12 weeks | [8] |
Elvis Crespo | 1998–2016 | [9] | ||
13 | Jerry Rivera | 1996–2016 | [10] | |
11 | Juan Luis Guerra | 1998–2014 | "Las Avispas" (2004) – 10 weeks | [11] |
Artists with the most top-ten hits[]
Total | Artist | Source |
---|---|---|
62 | Víctor Manuelle | [5][12] |
51 | Marc Anthony | [4] |
35 | Gilberto Santa Rosa | [8] |
34 | Daddy Yankee | [13] |
32 | Elvis Crespo | [9] |
Songs with the most weeks at number one[]
2020 || |"" || Daddy Yankee & Marc Anthony || 18Year | Single | Performer(s) | Weeks at No. 1 | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | "Carita de Inocente" | Prince Royce | 29 | [14][15][16] |
2010 | "Danza Kuduro" | Don Omar featuring Lucenzo | 18 | |
2019 | "Inmortal" | Aventura | 18 | |
2010 | "Dile al Amor" | Aventura | 15 | |
2004 | "Perdidos" | Monchy & Alexandra | 15 | |
2018 | "Centavito" | Romeo Santos | 15 | |
2019 | "La Mejor Versión de Mí" (remix) | Natti Natasha & Romeo Santos | 15 | |
2013 | "Propuesta Indecente" | Romeo Santos | 14 | |
2017 | "Bailame" | Nacho | 14 | |
2006 | "" | Marc Anthony | 13 | |
2004 | "" | Víctor Manuelle | 13 | |
2007 | "Conteo Regresivo" | Gilberto Santa Rosa | 12 | |
2007 | "Te Quiero" | Flex | 12 | |
2002 | "Sedúceme" | La India | 12 | |
2009 | "Por un Segundo" | Aventura | 12 | |
2018 | "Oye Mujer" (Electrocumbia) | Raymix featuring Juanes | 12 | |
2013 | "Vivir Mi Vida" | Marc Anthony | 11 | |
2017 | "Deja Vu" | Prince Royce & Shakira | 11 | |
1999 | "Pero Dile" | Víctor Manuelle | 11 | |
2001 | "Celos" | Marc Anthony | 11 | |
2009 | "Yo No Sé Mañana" | Luis Enrique | 11 | |
2003 | "Rie y Llora" | Celia Cruz | 11 | |
2005 | "Rompe" | Daddy Yankee | 11 |
Top-ten songs of all-time (1994–2018)[]
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.[15] The top 20 was updated the following year.[16]
Rank | Single | Artist(s) | Peak year | Peak and duration | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Danza Kuduro" | Don Omar featuring Lucenzo | 2010 | #1 for 18 weeks | [15] |
2. | "Dile al Amor" | Aventura | 2010 | #1 for 15 weeks | |
3. | "Perdidos" | Monchy & Alexandra | 2004 | #1 for 15 weeks | |
4. | "Propuesta Indecente" | Romeo Santos | 2013 | #1 for 14 weeks | |
5. | "" | Marc Anthony | 2006 | #1 for 13 weeks | |
6. | "" | Víctor Manuelle | 2004 | #1 for 13 weeks | |
7. | "Conteo Regresivo" | Gilberto Santa Rosa | 2007 | #1 for 12 weeks | |
8. | "Te Quiero" | Flex | 2008 | #1 for 12 weeks | |
9. | "" | La India | 2002 | #1 for 12 weeks | |
10. | "Por un Segundo" | Aventura | 2009 | #1 for 12 weeks |
Tropical Airplay number-one songs of the year[]
- 1995: "Te Conozco Bien" by Marc Anthony
- 1996: "Ironía" by Frankie Ruiz
- 1997: "Inolvidable" by Frankie Negrón
- 1998: "Suavemente" by Elvis Crespo
- 1999: "El Niágara en Bicicleta" by Juan Luis Guerra
- 2000: "A Puro Dolor" by Son by Four
- 2001: "Me Da Lo Mismo" by Víctor Manuelle
- 2002: "La Agarro Bajando" by Gilberto Santa Rosa
- 2003: "Sedúceme" by La India
- 2004: "Tengo Ganas" by Víctor Manuelle
- 2005: "Lo Que Pasó, Pasó by Daddy Yankee
- 2006: "Qué Precio Tiene el Cielo" by Marc Anthony
- 2007: "Mi Corazoncito" by Aventura
- 2008: "Te Quiero" by Flex
- 2009: "Por un Segundo" by Aventura
- 2010: "Dile al Amor" by Aventura
- 2011: "Danza Kuduro" by Don Omar featuring Lucenzo
- 2012: "Incondicional" by Prince Royce
- 2013: "Vivir Mi Vida" by Marc Anthony
Decade-end charts[]
- 2000s: "Qué Precio Tiene el Cielo" by Marc Anthony[17]
See also[]
- Hot Latin Songs
- Tropical Albums
- Tropical music
References[]
- ^ "Tropical Airplay: October 8, 1994". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Billboard Charts Legend". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Marc Anthony - Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Victor Manuelle - Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ "Prince Royce Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Gilberto Santa Rosa Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Elvis Crespo Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ "Jerry Rivera Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ "Juan Luis Guerra Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Bustios, Pamela (February 8, 2019). "Vicente García Notches First Tropical Songs Airplay Top 10 With 'Loma de Cayenas'". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bustios, Pamela (August 6, 2020). "Why Prince Royce's 'Carita de Inocente' Has Endured on Radio & Set a Chart Longevity Record". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
- ^ "Best of the 2000s: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 11, 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
External links[]
Current Billboard Tropical Airplay (subscription required)
- Billboard charts
- Tropical music