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Once again, it’s everybody’s favorite bachatero to the rescue.
Earlier this month, Dominican-American singer Romeo Santos leapt onto música urbana pioneer Arcángel’s single ”Sigues Con Él,” sending the 18-week-old single soaring upwards on Hot Latin Songs. The remix takes the track to No. 4 on Billboard’s Spanish-language singles chart, a new peak for the song.
A Dimelo Flow produced highlight from Arcángel’s Historias De Un Capricornio album released last year, the original features popular Panamanian R&B reggaetonero Sech, as does this new version. As part of its methodology, Billboard allows for remixes to count towards a single’s overall performance on the chart, provided that it meets certain criteria.
For Santos, landing singles in Hot Latin Songs’ upper reaches has become almost commonplace in recent years. The bachata star has crossed over to the urbano genre a handful of times with chart successes like the Ozuna team-up “El Farsante” (No. 2 peak), the Anuel AA pairing “Ella Quiere Beber” (No. 4) and the Wisin & Yandel collaboration “Aullando” (No. 10). Though more junior than the Aventura singer, Sech has now logged a trio top ten hits there within the past twelve months, with “Otro Trago” reaching No. 1 last summer.
Conversely, “Sigues Con Él” marks Arcángel’s first time in the top ten since his appearance on Chris Jeday’s “Ahora Dice” remix with J Balvin and Ozuna back in 2017. That track reached No. 7 there. But what really sets “Sigues Con Él” apart is that it serves as Arcángel’s first ever Hot 100 appearance as a lead artist, debuting this week at No. 78.
As for the rest of the Hot Latin Songs top ten, very little has changed since last week. The top three are exactly the same, in the same positions even. The Black Eyed Peas’ “Ritmo” with J Balvin holds No. 1 for a 13th nonconsecutive frame, while Bad Bunny’s “Yo Perreo Sola” retains second place and Karol G’s “Tusa” with Nicki Minaj stays at No. 3. Bad Bunny owns an additional four spots there, with “Safaera” at No. 5, “Vete” at No. 6, “La Dificil” at No. 7 and “Si Veo A Tu Mamá” at No. 8. Taken from his recently released Colores album, J Balvin’s “Morado” holds onto No. 9 for another week, while Anuel AA’s “Keii” returns to the top ten at No. 10.
Beyond the top ten, Hot Latin Songs boasts multiple singles well worth watching in the coming weeks. On the Regional Mexican front, there are more contenders than usual on a chart often overrun with reggaetón and Latin trap hits.
Lenin Ramírez’s “Yo Ya No Vuelvo Contigo” featuring Grupo Firme jumps from No. 20 to No. 14, while Rancho Humilde rising star Natanael Cano’s “Amor Tumbado” notches up three places to No. 15. El Fantasma sees his “Palabra Del Hombre” crack the top twenty for the first time in its nine charting weeks, taking No. 18. Meanwhile, Christian Nodal “Se Me Olvido” nabs No. 20, a new peak for the singer-songwriter behind prior top ten hits “Adiós Amor” and “No Te Contaron Mal.”