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 re ...

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

Luis Enrique Luis Enrique Martínez García (; born 8 May 1970), known as Luis Enrique, is a Spanish football manager and former player. A versatile player with good technique, he was capable of playing in several different positions, but usually played as ...

. 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 Caribbean 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: ...

, merengue, bachata,

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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

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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 " Queen of Latin Music" and is n ...

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 *1996: "Ironía" by

Frankie Ruiz José Antonio Torresola Ruiz better known as Frankie Ruiz (March 10, 1958 – August 9, 1998) was an American salsa singer and songwriter of Puerto Rican descent. He was a major figure in the ''salsa romántica'' subgenre that was popular in the ...

*1997: " Inolvidable" by Frankie Negrón *1998: " Suavemente" 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 "El Niágara en Bicicleta" () is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4-40 from his eighth studio album, ''Ni Es lo Mismo Ni Es Igual'' (1998). The song was written and produced by Guerra. It was released ...

" by

Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born June 7, 1957) is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. He has sold 30 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Throughout his career, he has wo ...

*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

Son by Four Son by Four is a latin music group from Puerto Rico, well known for their English U.S. pop hit "A Puro Dolor, The Purest of Pain (A Puro Dolor)". The group is now independent, as they founded their own label SB4 Music Group in 2003. Son by Four ...

*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 Gilberto Santa Rosa Cortés, nicknamed "El Caballero de la Salsa" (The Gentleman of Salsa) (born August 21, 1962), is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero. He is a six time Grammy Award winner and has sold over three million ...

*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 ...

*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 Flex *2009: "

Por un Segundo "Por Un Segundo" ( en, italic=yes, For a Second) is Aventura's first single from their fifth and final studio album ''The Last'' (2009). The song reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart which was the first time for Aventura ...

" by Aventura *2010: " Dile al Amor" by Aventura *2011: "

Danza Kuduro "Danza Kuduro" (English: Dance Kuduro) is a Spanish/Portuguese song by Puerto Rican recording artist Don Omar featuring Portuguese–French singer Lucenzo from Don Omar's collaborative album '' Meet the Orphans''. The song is an adaptation of Luce ...

" 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 Luís Filipe Fraga Oliveira (; born 27 May 1983), better known by his stage name Lucenzo (), is a Portuguese–French reggaeton recording artist and record producer. His parents emigrated to France, from Portugal. Lucenzo, when began his singing ...

*2012: " Incondicional" 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 "C'est la vie" is a song by Algerian raï singer Khaled. It was produced by Moroccan-Swedish producer RedOne and released on Universal Music Division AZ becoming a summer hit for Khaled in France in 2012. Content The song is bilingual, with the ...

" 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