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Daddy Yankee is New King of Billboard Argentina Hot 100

Posted March 27, 2019 at 7:37 am

After eight weeks at the top, “Calma (Remix)” by Pedro Capó and Farruko lost the top spot of the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 at the hands of “Con Calma” by Daddy Yankee feat. Snow.

The king of reggaeton’s track had been at No. 2 for five weeks and finally reached No. 1 for the week of March 24.

“Con Calma” is revisits the 1992 track “Informer” and has a video clip where Yankee appears as an animated character.

The podium closed with “Calma (Remix)” at No. 2 and “Secreto,” the track that unveiled the love between Anuel AA and Karol G, at No. 3.

The top 10 wasn’t altered much, except for the arrival of “Un Año” by Sebastián Yatra and Reik in the No. 7 spot, its best position so far, and the return of “Imposible,” a song by Luis Fonsi and Ozuna, to No. 10.

It was a week of many debuts on the chart: seven in total. “HP” by Maluma achieved the best entry, starting it’s Hot 100 run at No. 37. Andrés Calamaro entered his second song in the history of the list since its creation in October 2018 with “Tránsito Lento” at No. 65. The last single from the legendary Argentine rockstar had a video clip made by the film director Luis Ortega.

The Jonas Brothers, who had their first No. 1 on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 a few weeks ago, entered the Argentine chart with their first returning single, “Sucker,” at No. 66. Another one of the debuts was “Esa mujer” by Diego Torres.

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In addition, David Rees made his first entry into the chart with “De Ellos Aprendí,” which landed at No. 79. Another artist debuting on the list was Dante Spinetta, thanks to his collaboration with Duki on “Verano Hater,” which was ranked at No. 93. And finally, “La Mejor Versión de Mí,” Natti Natasha‘s latest single, entered the chart at No. 96.

The Argentina Hot 100 ranks the most popular songs in the country and is compiled by a formula that blends local streaming activity on leading music services such as YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music, among others, as well as national radio airplay and plays of songs featured on a variety of Argentine TV networks. Streaming data is provided by Nielsen Music, while radio and TV measurement is powered by BMAT/Vericast.

The Billboard Argentina Hot 100 will appear in each monthly print issue and will be refreshed weekly each Wednesday.

Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Top 10 (Week of March 24)
1 – Daddy Yankee feat. Snow – “Con calma”
2 – Pedro Capó feat. Farruko – “Calma”
3 – Karol G & Anuel AA – “Secreto”
4 – Paulo Londra – “Adán y Eva”
5 – Bad Bunny Feat. Drake – “M.I.A.”
6 – DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – “Taki Taki”
7 – Sebastián Yatra y Reik – “Un año”
8 – DJ Alex – “Leña para el carbón”
9 – Rombai – “Me voy”
10 – Luis Fonsi & Ozuna – “Imposible”

Pedro Capo Scores First Top 10 on Latin Airplay Chart With Farruko Collab ‘Calma’

Posted March 27, 2019 at 7:33 am

Plus, Ozuna & Juanes up their top 10 career count.

Pedro Capo clocks his first top 10 on the Latin Airplay chart as “Calma” with Farruko glides 12-7 on the March 23-dated chart list.

Their first collaboration advances with a 26 percent boost in audience impressions (to 10 million) in the week ending March 17, according to Nielsen Music. With “Calma” arriving at No. 7, Before “Calma,” Capo’s highest charting song was earned in 2014 when “Para Ayudarte a Reir” landed at No. 24 (Sept. 27, 2014).

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Farruko, meanwhile, logs his sixth top 10. He last claimed a top 10 when “Chillax,” featuring Ky-Mani Marley which hit No. 1 in November 2016.

Also, in the new Latin Airplay top 10, Ozuna secures his 14th top 10 with “Baila Baila Baila,” the first single from his upcoming third studio album Nibiru. The song rockets up the chart, climbing 16-9 with a 14 percent gain in audience (to 8.12 million). During the tracking week, he performed the track on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (March 15), which may have stirred interest for the tune on airwaves.

“Baila” is Ozuna’s second top 10 of the year. He earned his 14th No. 1 with “Imposible,” his collaboration with Luis Fonsi as the song crowned the tally for one week on Feb. 23.

Juanes Scors 27th Top 10 on Latin Pop Songs: Moving away from the Puerto Rican domination of the Latin Airplay chart, Juanes earns his 27th top 10 on the Latin Pop Songs airplay chart as his new single “La Plata,” featuring Lalo Ebratt, jumps 12-10 thanks to a 3 percent bump in detections.

Juanes was last in the top 10 on the list over a year ago, when “Es Tarde” peaked at No. 10 on Jan. 13, 2018. Ebratt meanwhile, scores first top 10 with first chart entry and first appearance on any Latin airplay chart.