Latin Airplay is a chart published weekly byBillboard magazine in the United States. It was established on October 20, 2012.
This chart lists the 50 most-played songs on Spanish-language radio stations across the country as monitored byNielsen Broadcast Data Systems (BDS) weighted to each station'sNielsen ratings. It is based on theHot Latin Songs chart's former methodology prior to October 20, 2012 which was revamped afterwards to rank the best-performing Spanish-language songs based on streaming, digital downloads, and airplay from all radio stations in the US.[1] Although the Latin Airplay was launched on October 20, 2012, it retroactively includes songs that ranked on the Hot Latin Songs since the issue dated November 12, 1994, which was when theBillboard began incorporating Nielsen BDS to the Hot Latin Songs chart methodology.[2] Unlike the Hot Latin Songs chart, the Latin Airplay does not require a song to be predominately sung in Spanish, thus any song is eligible to rank on it.
The Latin Airplay has four subcharts that not only contributes to the overall calculation of the chart, but reflects on the diverse Spanish-language music genres that are listened to by the Hispanic audience. They were previously subcharts of the Hot Latin Songs chart prior toBillboard changing its methodology in 2012. These are:
Latin Pop Airplay: Ranks the best-performing Spanish-languageLatin pop songs, namelypop ballads and mid/up-tempo tracks, on Spanish-language radio stations. Prior to August 15, 2020, the chart listed the most-played songs on Latin pop radio stations.[4]
Tropical Airplay: Ranks the best-performing Spanish-languagetropical songs, specifically, musical styles originating from the Hispanophone Caribbean, on Spanish-language radio stations. Prior to January 21, 2017, the chart listed the most-played songs on tropical radio stations.[5]
Regional Mexican Airplay: Ranks the most-played songs onRegional Mexican radio stations in the US. It is the only subchart of the Latin Airplay chart that continues to be spin-based, rather than audience impression from all Spanish-language radio stations like the other charts listed.
J Balvin holds the record for the most number one songs since 2021 with 39.Daddy Yankee holds the record for the most top 10 songs and most entries since 2021."Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido" by Karol G is the longest-running number one song with 27 weeks.
^Cobo, Leila (January 8, 2011)."Wide Angle View"(PDF).Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 1. p. 20.Archived(PDF) from the original on February 19, 2021. RetrievedAugust 13, 2020.
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