Latin Pop Airplay: Difference between revisions

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'''Latin Pop Airplay''' (also referred to as '''Latin Pop Songs''') is a [[record chart]] published on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'' magazine]] and a subchart of the [[Latin Airplay]] chart. The chart focuses on [[Latin pop]] music, namely Spanish-language pop music. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994 as a subchart of the [[Hot Latin Songs]] chart until October 2012 when the Hot Latin Songs changed its methodology. The first number-one song on the chart was [[Mañana, Mañana|Mañana]] by [[Cristian Castro]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Latin Pop Airplay : October 8, 2019 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/latin-pop-airplay/1994-10-08 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Methodology |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/about_us/bbmethodology.jsp |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |access-date=January 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731010035/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/about_us/bbmethodology.jsp |archive-date=July 31, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> With the issue dated August 15, 2020, ''Billboard'' revamped the chart to reflect overall airplay of Latin pop music on Latin radio stations. Instead of ranking songs being played on Latin-pop stations, rankings will be determined by the amount of airplay Latin-pop songs receive on stations that play Latin music regardless of genre.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bustios |first=Pamela |title=Billboard Introduces Revamped Latin Pop Airplay Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9432223/revamped-latin-pop-airplay-chart-details |magazine=Billboard |date=August 11, 2020 |access-date=August 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812153514/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9432223/revamped-latin-pop-airplay-chart-details|archive-date=August 12, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The current number-one song on the chart is "No Es Normal"