Regional Mexican Airplay (also referred to as Regional Mexican Songs) is a

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published by ''Billboard'' magazine. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994, with "La Niña Fresa" by Banda Zeta being the first number-one song on the chart. The chart mainly focuses on musical styles originating from Mexico including

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, Norteño,

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and Duranguense as well as the Mexican American community in the United States such as

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. These genres are collectively referred to as "

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" under the

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umbrella. This chart features only singles or tracks and like most ''Billboard'' charts, is based on

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; the radio charts are compiled using information tracked by from

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(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

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ratings system to determine the approximate number of audience impressions made for plays in each daypart. The current number one song is "Que Te Vaya Bien" by Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda.

Records

Artist with the most number-one hits

Artists with the most top-ten hits

Top 10 songs of all time (1994–2021)

In 2018, ''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 number of weeks the song spent on top of the chart. For songs with the same number of weeks at number one, they are ranked by the most weeks in the top ten, followed by most total weeks on the chart. The list was updated in 2021.

''Billboard'' Regional Mexican Airplay number-one songs of the year

*1995: "Tú, Sólo Tú" by Selena *1996: "Un Millón de Rosas" by La Mafia *1997: "Ya Me Voy Para Siempre" by Los Temerarios *1998: "¿Porqué Te Conocí?" by Los Temerarios *1999: "Necesito Decirte" by Conjunto Primavera *2000: "El Listón de tu Pelo" by Los Angeles Azules *2001: "Y Llegaste Tú" by Banda El Recodo *2002: "No Me Conoces Aún" by Palomo *2003: "Una Vez Más" by Conjunto Primavera *2004: "Dos Locos" by

Los Horóscopos de Durango Los Horóscopos de Durango were a Regional Mexican band. In their first years, they were a grupero band, but they eventually changed to the duranguense style when the genre was becoming mainstream. They eventually switched to banda. In their last y ...

*2005: "

Hoy Como Ayer "Hoy Como Ayer" ("Today Like Yesterday") is a song performed by Mexican Norteño-Sax band Conjunto Primavera. Released in 2005 as the first single from the album of the same name, the song became their first number-one single in the ''Billboard' ...

" by Conjunto Primavera *2006: "Aliado del Tiempo" by Mariano Barba *2007: "Dime Quién Es" by

Los Rieleros del Norte Los Rieleros Del Norte ("The Railers of the North") are a Mexican three-time Grammy-nominated Regional Mexican band from Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. They are based in El Paso, Texas. They specialize in the Norteño-Sax genre. History They formed ...

*2008: "Hasta el Día de Hoy" by Los Dareyes de la Sierra *2009: "Te Presumo" by Banda El Recodo *2010: "Ando Bien Pedo" by Banda Los Recoditos *2011: "Me Encantaría" by Fidel Rueda *2012: " Llamada de Mi Ex" by

La Arrolladora Banda El Limón La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho, or simply La Arrolladora, is a Mexican banda from Mazatlán, Sinaloa. In 1997 they signed with Sony Music Latin. In 2003, they switched labels and signed with Disa Records. History Banda El Limón w ...

*2013: "El Ruido de Tus Zapatos" by

*2014: "Hermosa Experiencia" by Banda MS *2015: "Levantando Polvadera" by Voz de Mando *2016: "Solo Con Verte" by Banda MS *2017: "Regresa Hermosa" by Gerardo Ortíz *2018: "Oye Mujer" by Raymix *2019: "A Través del Vaso" by Banda Los Sebastianes *2020: "Escondidos" by Banda La Adictiva *2021: "Te Volvería a Elegir" by Calibre 50 *2022: "Cada Quien" by Grupo Firme ft. Maluma

Decade-end charts

*2000s: "No Me Conoces Aún" by Palomo

References

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External links

Current Billboard Regional Mexican Airplay chart
{{Billboard Billboard charts Mexican-American culture Regional styles of Mexican music