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Aracena broadcast popular bachata songs produced in the 60s and worked with bachateros to produce music. [11] Listeners regarded Bachata music as a variant of bolero since the term "bachata" still referred to impromptu parties. [10] Even though Bachata music began to spread, anti-bachata sentiment from Trujillo's rule continued into the 60's.
The Hot Latin Songs chart ranks the best-performing Spanish-language songs in the country based on digital downloads, streaming, and airplay from all radio stations. [1] The Latin Airplay chart ranks the most-played songs on Spanish-language radio stations in the United States regardless of genre or language. [2]
As of 2024, 346 Latin songs have entered the Hot 100 chart, 1 in the 1950s, 1 in the 1960s, 2 in the 1970s, 1 in the 1980s, 5 in the 1990s, 36 in the 2000s, 80 in the 2010s and 220 in the 2020s. A total of 22 singles managed to reach the top 10 and 4 have peaked at number 1. Only 5 Latin songs reached the top 10 between 1958 and 2016.
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 original term used to name the genre was amargue ("bitterness", "bitter music"), until the mood-neutral term bachata became popular. The form of dance, bachata, also developed with the music. [2] Bachata arose in the poor and working class areas of the country. During the 1960s and early 1970s, while bachata was known as amargue music, it ...
Latin music has an ambiguous meaning in the music industry due to differing definitions of the term "Latin". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] For example, the Latin music market in the United States defines Latin music as any release that is mostly sung in Spanish, regardless of genre or artist nationality, by industry organizations including the Recording Industry ...
It is a form of urban contemporary music, often combining other Latin musical styles, Caribbean and West Indies music, (such as reggae, soca, Spanish reggae, salsa, merengue and bachata. [9] It originates from Panamanian Reggae en Español and Jamaican dancehall, however received its rise to popularity through Puerto Rico.
Song Artist(s)/Group Detailed Sales Total Sales Physical Downloads Ringtones Sales and streaming "Umbrella" Rihanna: 180,000 [22]: 200,000 [11]: 380,000 "Miénteme" Tini featuring Maria Becerra