Karol G Units Report on Latin Airplay With ‘Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido’

Karol G is in a league of her personal as “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” provides a twenty sixth week at No. 1 on Billboard’s general Latin Airplay chart (dated Jan. 25), breaking the document for essentially the most weeks amongst all songs for the reason that checklist introduced in 1994.

The merengue music surpasses the 25-week domination by way of Shakira’s “L. a. Tortura,” that includes Alejandro Sanz, a document the music held since Nov. 2005, when it outdid the 20-week mark by way of Son Via 4’s “A Puro Dolor.”

“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” launched June 21, 2024, additionally stays as the highest performer at the Tropical Airplay chart, the place it has led the checklist for 28 weeks (of its general 31 weeks at the chart). Karol G may additionally set a brand new document at the tropical rating, as she is one week clear of tying Prince Royce‘s document of 29 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 with “Carita de Inocente” in 2020. (It stepped apart for one week throughout its run atop the checklist, when Kyen?Es? sneaked-out one week atop the chart with “El Carnaval de Celia: A Tribute (L. a. Vida Es Un Carnaval/ L. a. Negra Tiene…)” in September 2020.

“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” instructions each Latin Airplay and Tropical Airplay regardless of a 13% decline in target market impressions, to ten million, earned throughout the Jan. 10-16 monitoring week within the
U.S., in line with Luminate. The worldwide hit gave Karol her 18th No. 1 at the general Latin radio rating when it landed on the summit final July, the second-most amongst ladies, simply in the back of Shakira who continues on the helm with 24 champs.

Whilst “Si Antes” spent its final week at the multi-metric Scorching Latin Songs chart at the Jan. 11-dated checklist (because of the colossal take over by way of Unhealthy Bunny’s new album), it additionally left a mark in 2024, tying with Xavi’s “L. a. Diabla” and FloyyMenor and Cris MJ’s “Gata Best” for essentially the most weeks at No. 1, all with 14 weeks on the summit. Additional, along with “Qlona,” with Peso Pluma (No. 5), Karol’s “Si Antes” changed into handiest the second one music by way of a feminine artist to near within the most sensible 10 at the year-end Scorching Latin Songs chart in 2024, at No. 8.

The brand new Jan. 25, 2025-dated charts might be posted in complete on Billboard‘s web site on Jan. 22 (at some point later than same old, owed to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day vacation within the U.S. on Jan. 20). For all chart information, apply @billboard and @billboardcharts on each X, previously referred to as Twitter, and Instagram.