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The Hot Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin 50 and Hot Latin Tracks), [1] published in Billboard magazine, is a record chart based on Latin music airplay. The data were compiled by the Billboard chart and research department with information from 70 Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and Puerto Rico. [2]
Issue date Song Artist(s) Ref. January 2 "Dejaría Todo" Chayanne [1]January 9 [2]January 16 "Mi PC" Juan Luis Guerra [3]January 23 "Dejaría Todo" Chayanne [4]January 30 "Ese"
Latin music in the United States is defined by both the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Billboard magazine as any release with 51% or more of its content recorded in Spanish. [1] [2] [a] The best performing Latin songs in the United States have been compiled by Billboard since September 1986.
Since Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan are inconsistent with the definition of Latin music (Billboard states that the US Latin Digital Songs chart only ranks Spanish-language songs [114] but the English-language song "Conga" was ranked on the 2016 US Latin Digital Songs year-end chart), [115] some Spanglish songs primarily sung in English were excluded from the table above.
The Julio Iglesias song "Quiero" from the 1975 album El Amor used this song as the melody, with added lyrics. German singer Bernhard Brink performed a vocal version in 1976 (title: "Liebe auf Zeit"). An electronic version of the piece was used as background music for the 1980 arcade game Phoenix.
The Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay are charts that rank the best-performing Latin songs in the United States and are both published weekly by Billboard magazine. The Hot Latin Songs ranks the best-performing Spanish-language songs in the country based digital downloads, streaming, and airplay from all radio stations. [1]
Serenata española (Spanish Serenade) [n 5] El ratón (The Mouse) Manchegas (Spanish Dance) ¡Maria! Tango (Maria! Tango, possibly not composed by Tárrega) La mariposa (The Butterfly) Malagueña fácil (Easy Malagueña) Estudio inspirado de Cramer (Study inspired by Cramer) Las dos hermanitas (The Two Little Sisters) [n 6]
The Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart ranks the best-performing Spanish-language singles in the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, and airplay.