Tropical Songs
The Tropical Songs or Tropical Airplay chart (formerly known as Tropical/Salsa and Latin Tropical Airplay) is a record chart published on Billboard magazine established in 1994. The first number-one song to be published on the chart was "Quien Eres Tu" by Luis Enrique.[1] It features Latin music information from tropical music such as salsa, merengue, bachata, reggaeton, cumbia and vallenato. This chart features only singles or tracks and like most Billboard charts, is based on Airplay; the radio charts are compiled using information tracked by from Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (BDS), which electronically monitors radio stations in more than 140 markets across the United States. The audience charts cross-reference BDS data with listener information compiled by the Arbitron ratings system to determine the approximate number of audience impressions made for plays in each daypart.[2] The chart was usually posted weekly until the introduction of the Latin Rhythm Airplay Chart in 2005 where it was posted every other week. As of August 2009, the Latin Tropical Airplay is now posted weekly on the Billboard website. On January 21, 2017, Billboard updated the methodology for the Tropical Songs chart to exclude songs that do not fit in the tropical music category. In addition, the chart now covers the top 25 songs on the chart as opposed to 40.[3]
Charts achievements
Artist with the most number-one hits
Rank | Performer | Total | Weeks at #1 | Number-one songs (year)/(weeks at number-one) | Ref |
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1 | Marc Anthony | 32 | "Te Conozco Bien" (1995) "Se Me Sigue Olvidando" (1995) "Nadie Como Ella" (1995) "Te Amaré" (1996) "Llegaste a Mi" (1996) "Hasta Ayer" (1996) "Y Hubo Alguien" (1997) "Si Te Vas" (1998) "Contra La Corriente" (1998) "No Me Ames" (Jennifer Lopez featuring Marc Anthony) (1999) "Dímelo" (1999) "Muy Dentro de Mí" (2000) "Celos" (2001) "Viviendo"(2002) "Ahora Quien"(2004) "Tu Amor Me Hace Bien" (2005) "Que Precio Tiene el Cielo" (2006) "Mi Gente" (2007) "Rain Over Me" (Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony) (2011) "Por Que Les Mientes" (Tito El Bambino featuring Marc Anthony) (2012) "Vivir Mi Vida" (2013) "Cambio de Piel" (2014) "Flor Pálida" (2014) "Cuando Nos Volvamos a Encontrar" (Carlos Vives featuring Marc Anthony) (2014) "La Gozadera" (Gente de Zona featuring Marc Anthony) (2015) "Traidora" (Gente de Zona featuring Marc Anthony) (2015) "Olvídame y Pega la Vuelta" (Tropical Remix)(Jennifer Lopez featuring Marc Anthony) (2016) "Adicto"(Prince Royce with Marc Anthony) (2019) "Tu Vida en la Mía" (2019) "Parecen Viernes" (2019) "Lo Que Te Dí" (2019) | [4] | |
2 | Víctor Manuelle | 27 | "Hay Que Poner el Alma" (1996) "Volverás" (1996) "Dile a Ella" (1997) "He Tratado" (1997) "Así Es La Mujer" (1998) "Se Me Rompe el Alma" (1998) "Que Habia Sido de Mi" (1998) "El Cuerpo Me Pide" (Víctor Manuelle featuring Elvis Crespo) (1999) "Pero Dile" (1999) "Me Da lo Mismo" (2001) "Como Se Lo Explico al Corazon" (2001) "Por Ese Hombre" (Brenda K. Starr featuring Tito Nieves and Víctor Manuelle) (2002) "En Nombre de los Dos" (2002) "El Tonto Que No Te Olvido" (2003) "Tengo Ganas" (2004) "Nuestro Amor Se Ha Vuelto Ayer" (2006) "Nunca Habia Llorado Así" (Víctor Manuelle featuring Don Omar) (2007) "Yo No Se Perdonarte" (2008) "Mirame" (2009) "Si Tú Me Besas" (2012) "Ella Lo Que Quiere Es Salsa" (Víctor Manuelle featuring Voltio and Jowell & Randy) (2012) "Me Llamaré Tuyo" (2013) "Una Vez Mas" (Víctor Manuelle featuring Reik) "Que Suenen Los Tambores" (2014) "Agua Bendita" (2015) "No Quería Engañarte" (2015) "Imaginar" (Víctor Manuelle with Yandel) (2016) | [5] | |
3 | Prince Royce | 17 | "Stand by Me" (2010) "Corazón Sin Cara" (2010) "El Verdadero Amor Perdona" (Bachata version) Maná featuring Prince Royce) (2011) "Las Cosas Pequeñas" (2012) "Incondicional" (2012) "Te Me Vas" (2013) "Darte un Beso" (2013) "Te Robaré"(2014) "Soy el Mismo" (2014) "Solita" (2015) "Que Cosas Tiene el Amor" (Antony Santos and Prince Royce) (2015) "Culpa al Corazón" (2016) "La Carretera" (2016) "Moneda" (Prince Royce featuring Gerardo Ortiz) (2017) "Deja Vu" (Prince Royce and Shakira) (2017) "Adicto" (Prince Royce and Marc Anthony) (2019) "Morir Solo" (2020) "Carita de Inocente" (2020) | [6] | |
4 | Romeo Santos | 15 | "You" (2011) "Promise" (Romeo Santos featuring Usher) (2011) "Mi Santa" Romeo Santos featuring Tomatito) (2012) "La Diabla" (2012) "Llévame Contigo" (2013) "Propuesta Indecente" (2013) "Odio" (Romeo Santos featuring Drake) (2014) "Eres Mía"(2014) "Héroe Favorito" (2017) "Imitadora" (2017) "Bella y Sensual" (Romeo Santos featuring Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam) (2017) "Sobredosis" (Romeo Santos featuring Ozuna (2018) "Centavito" (2018) "Aullando" (Wisin & Yandel and Romeo Santos) (2019) "La Mejor Versión de Mi" (remix) (Natti Natasha and Romeo Santos) (2019) | [7] | |
5 | Gilberto Santa Rosa | 14 | "No Quiero Na' Regala'o" (1996) "Yo No Te Pido" (1997) "Dejate Querer" (1999) "Que Alguien Me Diga" (2000) "Pero No Me Ama" (2001) "Pueden Decir" (2001) "La Agarro Bajando" (2002) "Por Mas Que Intento" (2002) "Si Te Dijeron" (2003) "Sombra Loca" (2004) "Los Hombres Tiene La Culpa" (Gilberto Santa Rosa featuring Don Omar) (2006) "Conteo Regresivo" (2007) "Llego el Amor" (2009) "Vivir Sin Ti" (2010) | [8] | |
5 | Elvis Crespo | 14 | "Suavemente" (1998) "Tu Sonrisa" (1998) "El Cuerpo Me Pide" (Elvis Crespo and Víctor Manuelle) (1998) "Píntame" (1999) "Wow Flash!" (2001) "Hora Enamorada" (2004) "La Foto Se Me Borró" (Elvis Crespo featuring Zone D' Tambora) (2007) "Yo No Soy un Monstruo" (Elvis Crespo featuring Ilegales) (2012) "Pegaito Suavecito" (Elvis Crespo featuring Fito Blanko) (2012) "Sopa de Caracol - Yupi" (Elvis Crespo featuring Pitbull) (2014) "Ole Brazil" (Elvis Crespo featuring Maluma (2014) "Tatuaje" (Elvis Crespo featuring Bachata Heightz) (2015) "Escapate" (Elvis Crespo featuring Grupo Manía) (2016) "Bailar" (Deorro featuring Elvis Crespo and Pitbull) (2016) | [9] | |
Songs with most weeks at number-one
Year | Single | Performer(s) | Weeks at #1 | Ref |
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2010 | "Danza Kuduro" | Don Omar featuring Lucenzo | 18 | [10][11] |
2019 | "Inmortal" | Aventura | 18 | |
2019 | "La Mejor Versión de Mí" (remix) | Natti Natasha & Romeo Santos | 15 | |
2015 | "Dile al Amor" | Aventura | 15 | |
2004 | "Perdidos" | Monchy & Alexandra | 15 | |
2013 | "Propuesta Indecente" | Romeo Santos | 14 | |
2013 | "Carita de Inocente" | Prince Royce | 14 | |
2006 | "Que Preció Tiene el Cielo" | Marc Anthony | 13 | |
2004 | "Tengo Ganas" | 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 10 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 number of 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.[10] The top 20 was updated the following year.[11]
Rank | Single | Artist(s) | Peak year | Peak and duration | Ref. |
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1. | "Danza Kuduro" | Don Omar featuring Lucenzo | 2010 | #1 for 18 weeks | [10] |
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. | "Que Preció Tiene el Cielo" | Marc Anthony | 2006 | #1 for 13 weeks | |
6. | "Tengo Ganas" | 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. | "Sedúceme" | La India | 2002 | #1 for 12 weeks | |
10. | "Por un Segundo" | Aventura | 2009 | #1 for 12 weeks |
Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay Year-End Chart
- 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
Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay Decade-End Chart
- 2000-2009: "Qué Precio Tiene El Cielo" by Marc Anthony
See also
References
- General
- "Tropical Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-06-25. NOTE: Due to an error on the site, Tropical Songs prior to August 2009 are not listed where albums released to 2003 and before are shown instead. For songs prior to August 2009, refer the Billboard Magazines on Google Books.
- Specific
- "Tropical Airplay: October 8, 1994". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- "Billboard Methodolody". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- Mendizabal, Amaya (January 12, 2017). "Fonseca, El Gran Combo Highlight Revamped Tropical Songs Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Marc Anthony - Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- "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.
- "Gilberto Santa Rosa Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- "Elvis Crespo Chart History: Tropical Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- "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.
- 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, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.