Los Tigres del Norte crosses off a new milestone this week on their Billboard chart career as they land a 16th No. 1 on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart, spanning four distinct decades of chart champs.
Their latest single “En Dónde Estabas” hits No. 1 on the almost 27-year-old chart as it jumps 4-1 thanks to a 28% boost in audience impressions, to 6.5 million, earned in the United States in the week ending March 20, according to Luminate, formerly MRC Data.
Los Tigres del Norte becomes just the second act to score No. 1s on Regional Mexican Airplay in the ’90s, ’00s, ’10s and ’20s. Who else has achieved the feat? Banda El Recodo, likewise, has notched 16 No. 1s, dating back to its first, the six-week champ “Adorable Mentirosa,” with Juan Gabriel, in 1999.
With 16 No. 1s, Los Tigres enters a five-way tie with Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga, Conjunto Primavera, Intocable, and La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho for the third-most leaders among all acts since the tally’s inception in 1994. They trail only Calibre 50 with 21 champs and Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga with 17 leaders.
Here’s a recap of Los Tigres’ 16 No. 1s on Regional Mexican Airplay throughout the decades:
Peak Date, Title, Weeks at No. 1
Sept. 16, 1995, “Golpes en el Corazón,” 8 weeks
May 5, 1996, “El Circo,” 10
Sept. 28, 1996, “Cuestión Olvidada,” 3
Dec. 14, 1996, “No Pude Enamorarme Más,” 6
May 3, 1997, “Mi Sangre Prisionera,” 2
May 24, 1997, “Unidos Para Siempre,” 1
June 28, 1997, “El Mojado Acaudalado,” 5
Feb. 28, 1998, “Con Que Derecho,” 2
June 19, 1999, “Lágrimas,” 8
Nov. 18, 2000, “De Paisano a Paisano,” 5
May 28, 2005, “La Sorpresa,” 2
April 22, 2006, “Señor Locutor,” 2
April 7, 2007, “Detalles,” 4
Oct. 3, 2009, “La Granja,” 1
Nov. 8, 2014, “La Bala,” 1
March 26, 22, “En Dónde Estabas?”
Elsewhere, the band returns to the top 10 region on Latin Airplay as “En Dónde Estabas?” flies 14-4 in its ninth week. With 21 top 10s, they tie with La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho for the fourth-most top 10s among regional Mexican acts. Marco Antonio Solis continues to lead with 27 top 10s.
