The Tropical Airplay chart (formerly known as Tropical/Salsa and Tropical Songs) is a

record chart A record chart, in the music industry, also called a music chart, is a ranking of recorded music according to certain criteria during a given period. Many different criteria are used in worldwide charts, often in combination. These include ...

published by ''Billboard'' magazine introduced in 1994. The first number-one song on the chart was " Quien Eres Tu" by

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. Originally, rankings on the chart were determined by the amount of airplay a song received on radio stations that primarily played

tropical music Tropical music ( es, música tropical) is a term in the Latin music industry that refers to music genres deriving from or influenced by the Spanish-speaking areas of the Caribbean. It includes the islands of Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Dominican Republ ...

, namely music originating from the Spanish-speaking areas of the

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such as

salsa Salsa most often refers to: * Salsa (Mexican cuisine), a variety of sauces used as condiments * Salsa music, a popular style of Latin American music * Salsa (dance), a Latin dance associated with Salsa music Salsa or SALSA may also refer to: A ...

, merengue,

bachata Bachata may refer to: * Bachata (music), a genre of Latin American music **Traditional bachata, a subgenre of bachata music * Bachata (dance), a dance style from the Dominican Republic * Bachatón, a hybrid bachata/reggaeton music style * "Bachata ...

cumbia Cumbia refers to a number of musical rhythms and folk dance traditions of Latin America, generally involving musical and cultural elements from American Indigenous peoples, enslaved Africans during colonial times, and Europeans. Examples include: ...

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, and tropical fusions. Any song, regardless of its genre, was eligible for the chart if it received enough airplay from the panel of tropical music radio stations being monitored. ''Billboard'' revised the methodology of the chart in January 2017. Since January 21, 2017, the Tropical Airplay chart measures airplay based on audience impressions of tropical music songs over approximately 140 Latin music radio stations. Audience impressions are based on not only how often a song is played as monitored by Nielsen BDS but the ratings of the monitored stations at such time the songs are being played as measured by

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. With the change, the chart was reduced from a list of the top 40 songs to 25 The current number one song is " Monotonía" by

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular ...

and

Ozuna Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado (; born March 13, 1992), known simply by his surname Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican singer. Five of his studio albums have topped the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart, with ''Aura'' (2018) charting at number seven on ...

Records

Artist with the most number-one songs

Artists with the most top-ten hits

Songs with the most weeks at number one

Top-ten 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 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. The top 20 was updated the following year.

Tropical Airplay number-one songs of the year

*1995: "Te Conozco Bien" by

Marc Anthony Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gr ...

*1996: "Ironía" by Frankie Ruiz *1997: " Inolvidable" by Frankie Negrón *1998: "

Suavemente ''Suavemente'' ( en, Smoothly) is the debut studio album by American merenguero recording artist Elvis Crespo. Released by Sony Music Latin on April 14, 1998, the album popularized merengue music and established Crespo as a leading artist in ...

" by

Elvis Crespo Elvis Crespo Díaz (born July 30, 1971) is an Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of the Merengue genre. He has won multiple awards, including a Grammy and a Latin Grammy Award in merengue. Early years Crespo was born in New York City and was na ...

*1999: " El Niágara en Bicicleta" by

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*2000: "

A Puro Dolor "A Puro Dolor" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican band Son by Four. It was written by Omar Alfanno and released as the first single of the second studio album of the band in 1999. Two versions of the track were produced by Oscar Llord for the ...

" by

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*2001: "Me Da Lo Mismo" by

Víctor Manuelle Víctor Manuel Ruiz Velázquez (born September 27, 1968), known professionally as Víctor Manuelle, is an American salsa musician, known to his fans as ''El Sonero de la Juventud'' ("The Singer Of Youths"). He is identified primarily with ''s ...

*2002: "La Agarro Bajando" by Gilberto Santa Rosa *2003: "Sedúceme" by

La India Linda Viera Caballero (born March 9, 1969), better known as La India, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, house music and Latin pop. La India has been nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, winning the Latin Grammy Awa ...

*2004: "Tengo Ganas" by Víctor Manuelle *2005: " Lo Que Pasó, Pasó by

Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, and actor. Known as the " King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike, he is the artist who coined ...

*2006: "Qué Precio Tiene el Cielo" by Marc Anthony *2007: "

Mi Corazoncito "Mi Corazoncito" ( en, italic=yes, My Little Heart) is Aventura's second single from their second live album '' K.O.B. Live'' (2006). The song reached big recognition in many Spanish-speaking countries and reached number two on the ''Billboard'' ...

" by Aventura *2008: " Te Quiero" by

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*2009: " Por un Segundo" by Aventura *2010: "

Dile al Amor "Dile Al Amor" ( en, italic=yes, Tell to the Love) is Aventura's fourth single from their fifth and final studio album ''The Last The Last may refer to: *The Last (band) The Last is an American, Los Angeles-based, early pop/punk band, formed ...

" by Aventura *2011: " Danza Kuduro" by

Don Omar William Omar Landrón Rivera (born February 10, 1978), better known by his stage name Don Omar, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. On September 1, 2017, he announced that he would retire after a ...

featuring Lucenzo *2012: "

Incondicional "Incondicional" is a song by Prince Royce on his album Phase ll and is a mixture of Mexican music and Bachata. It was released on June 12, 2012. At the 2012 Latin Grammy Award ceremony, Royce performed the song live with Mexican singer-songwriter ...

" by

Prince Royce Geoffrey Royce Rojas (born May 11, 1989), known professionally as Prince Royce, is an American singer. At an early age, Royce took an interest in music, and in his teenage years began experimenting with music and writing poetry. By age nineteen ...

*2013: " Vivir Mi Vida" by Marc Anthony

Decade-end charts

*2000s: "Qué Precio Tiene el Cielo" by Marc Anthony

References

External links

Current Billboard Tropical Airplay
{{Billboard Billboard charts

Records

Artist with the most number-one songs

Artists with the most top-ten hits

Songs with the most weeks at number one

Top-ten songs of all-time (1994–2018)

Tropical Airplay number-one songs of the year

Decade-end charts

See also

References

External links