Latin Tropical Airplay
The Latin Tropical Airplay chart is a record chart published on Billboard magazine established in 1994. The first number-one song to be published on the chart was "Quien Eres Tu" by Luis Enrique. The chart focuses on tropical music, namely music originating from the Spanish-speaking areas of the Caribbean such as salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, vallenato, and tropical fusions. 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, 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. The chart was usually posted weekly until the introduction of the Latin Rhythm Airplay Chart in 2005 where it was posted every other week. As of August 2009, the Latin Tropical Airplay is now posted weekly on the Billboard website. On January 21, 2017, Billboard updated the methodology for the Tropical Songs chart to exclude songs that do not fit in the tropical music category. In addition, the chart now covers the top 25 songs on the chart as opposed to 40.
Charts achievements
Artist with the most number-one hits
Songs with most weeks at number-one
Top 10 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 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 them by most weeks in the top ten, followed by most total weeks on the chart. The top 20 was updated the following year.| Rank | Single | Artist | Peak year | Peak and duration | |
| 1. | "Danza Kuduro" | Don Omar featuring Lucenzo | 2010 | #1 for 18 weeks | |
| 2. | "Dile al Amor" | Aventura | 2010 | #1 for 15 weeks | |
| 3. | "Perdidos" | Monchy & Alexandra | 2004 | #1 for 15 weeks | |
| 4. | "Propuesta Indecente" | Romeo Santos | 2013 | #1 for 14 weeks | |
| 5. | "Que Preció Tiene el Cielo" | Marc Anthony | 2006 | #1 for 13 weeks | |
| 6. | "Tengo Ganas" | Víctor Manuelle | 2004 | #1 for 13 weeks | |
| 7. | "Conteo Regresivo" | Gilberto Santa Rosa | 2007 | #1 for 12 weeks | |
| 8. | "Te Quiero" | Flex | 2008 | #1 for 12 weeks | |
| 9. | "Sedúceme" | La India | 2002 | #1 for 12 weeks | |
| 10. | "Por un Segundo" | Aventura | 2009 | #1 for 12 weeks |
Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay Year-End Chart
- 1995: "Te Conozco Bien" by Marc Anthony
- 1996: "Ironía" by Frankie Ruiz
- 1997: "Inolvidable" by Frankie Negrón
- 1998: "Suavemente" by Elvis Crespo
- 1999: "El Niágara en Bicicleta" by Juan Luis Guerra
- 2000: "A Puro Dolor" by Son by Four
- 2001: "Me Da Lo Mismo" by Víctor Manuelle
- 2002: "La Agarro Bajando" by Gilberto Santa Rosa
- 2003: "Sedúceme" by La India
- 2004: "Tengo Ganas" by Víctor Manuelle
- 2005: "Lo Que Pasó, Pasó by Daddy Yankee
- 2006: "Qué Precio Tiene el Cielo" by Marc Anthony
- 2007: "Mi Corazoncito" by Aventura
- 2008: "Te Quiero" by Flex
- 2009: "Por un Segundo" by Aventura
- 2010: "Dile al Amor" by Aventura
- 2011: "Danza Kuduro" by Don Omar featuring Lucenzo
- 2012: "Incondicional" by Prince Royce
- 2013: "Vivir Mi Vida" by Marc Anthony
Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay Decade-End Chart
- 2000-2009: "Qué Precio Tiene El Cielo" by Marc Anthony