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The Latin (or romantic) ballad is a Latin musical genre which originated in the 1960s. This ballad is very popular in Hispanic America and Spain, and is characterized by a sensitive rhythm. A descendant of the bolero, it has several variants (such as salsa and cumbia).
As of 2024, 335 Latin songs have entered the Hot 100 chart, 1 in 1950s, 1 in 1960s, 2 in 1970s, 1 in 1980s, 5 in 1990s, 36 in 2000s, 80 in 2010s and 209 in 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. Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is the act ...
Latin American music has long influenced popular music in the United States. Within the industry, "Latin music" has influenced jazz, rhythm and blues, and country music, even giving rise to unique US styles of music, including salsa, New Mexico, Tejano, and Western. Fusion genres such as Chicano rock, Nuyorican rap, and Chicano rap have emerged ...
The 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards kicked off Thursday and celebrated the best in Latin music over the past year.Mexican music phenom Peso Pluma led the pack going into Thursday's show with a ...
Since July 1993, Billboard has published the best-selling Latin albums in the United States on the Top Latin Albums chart. [1] Latin music is defined by Billboard and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as a music release with 51 percent or more of its content in the Spanish language. [2] [3] On October 17, 2017, Billboard ...
Music journalists and musicologists define Latin music as musical styles from Spanish-speaking areas of Latin America and from Spain. [10] [11] Music from Brazil is usually included in the genre and music from Portugal is occasionally included. [8] [12] Either definition of "Latin music" may be used for inclusion in this list.
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 on digital downloads, streaming, and airplay from all radio stations.
This is a list of the best-selling Latin digital songs in the United States since 2010. 2010: "Dile al Amor" by Aventura and "Mi Niña Bonita" by Chino & Nacho – 100,000+ [98] 2011: "Danza Kuduro" by Don Omar featuring Lucenzo [99] 2012: "Danza Kuduro" by Don Omar featuring Lucenzo – 542,000 [100]