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Latin Pop Airplay is a
Latin Pop Airplay is a chart
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published by ''Billboard
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'' magazine that ranks the top-performing songs (regardless of genre or language) on Latin pop
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radio stations in the United States, based on weekly airplay data compiled by Nielsen's Broadcast Data Systems. It is a subchart of Hot Latin Songs
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, which lists the best-performing Spanish-language songs in the country. In 1999, 15 songs topped the chart, in 52 issues of the magazine.
The first number one of the year was " Dejaría Todo" by Chayanne, which had been in the top spot since the issue dated December 12, 1998, where it spent a total of seven weeks at this position and was named the best-performing Latin pop song of the year. 1999 was named the year of the "Latin Pop Explosion" due to the crossover appeal of Latin artists to the American public. Ricky Martin's performance of "The Cup of Life
"The Cup of Life" (Spanish: "La Copa de la Vida") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his fourth studio album, '' Vuelve'' (1998). Martin created the song after FIFA requested of him an anthem. The song was written by Lui ...
" at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards
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on February 24, 1999, was said to be a "game-changer for Latin music worldwide" according to ''Billboard''s Leila Cobo. The popularity of Martin's performance was followed by the release of his song, "Livin' la Vida Loca
"Livin' la Vida Loca" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his fifth studio album and English-language debut, ''Ricky Martin'' (1999). The song was written by Draco Rosa and Desmond Child, while the production was handl ...
", and became an international success. The Spanish-language rendition of the song was released to Latin radio stations in the US, and was longest-running number one of the year with ten weeks. Martin also achieved his fourth chart-topper with "Bella", the Spanish-language version of " She's All I Ever Had".
Aside from Martin, Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...
and 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 Gra ...
also contributed to Latin pop's popularity with " Bailamos" and " I Need to Know", respectively. "Bailamos", a Spanglish
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song, simultaneously topped both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the Latin Pop Airplay charts, where it spent six weeks on the latter chart. Iglesias also had the most chart-toppers in 1999 with two other songs: "Nunca Te Olvidaré
"Nunca Te Olvidaré" () is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias for his third studio album '' Cosas del Amor'' (1998). It was written by Iglesias with Rafael Pérez-Botija handling its production. A power ballad, it is a confessional song ...
" and "Ritmo Total", the latter a Spanish-language version of "Rhythm Divine
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" and final number one of the year. "I Need to Know" was recorded in Spanish as "Dímelo", and became Marc Anthony's first chart-topper.
Other acts to reach number one for the first time include MDO, Millie Corretjer (credited as Millie), and Jaci Velasquez
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Velasquez has sold almost ...
. Corretjer was only the female artist to have more than one chart-topper with "Una Voz en el Alma" and "De Hoy en Adelante". Velasquez had previously established herself as a popular Contemporary Christian music
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singer before crossing over to the Spanish-language market with her studio album, '' Llegar a Ti'' (1999).
Chart history
References
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