Buoyed by the meteoric rise and popularity of Latin music, Billboard is expanding its Latin chart offerings with four new 25-position genre rankings, which — effective with the lists dated April 12 (to post on Billboard.com Tuesday, April 8) — will employ the same model as the streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Latin Songs chart.
The new Hot Latin Songs sub-genre charts — Hot Latin Pop Songs, Hot Regional Mexican Songs, Hot Latin Rhythm Songs and Hot Tropical Songs — aim to recognize the achievements of Latin artists based on today’s consumption methods: across audio and video streaming platforms, at radio and via purchased tracks in the U.S., with data according to tracker Luminate.
“We are thrilled to see these sub-genre charts become a reality,” says Salomon Palacios III, Universal Music Latino svp marketing and artist strategy. “The implementation of these charts continues to demonstrate the growth of Latin music and all of its diverse sub-genres and, as a result, a need to have additional charts beyond Hot Latin Songs. These sub-genre charts provide additional spaces to highlight the successes of more emerging artists from different Latin sub-genres, allowing these artists more opportunities to reach new achievements and enrich their narratives, storytelling and overall awareness.”
The new charts will also serve as a complement to the continuing airplay and album rankings for Latin pop, regional Mexican, Latin rhythm and tropical.
Here’s a recap of all Billboard Latin charts (all updated weekly on Billboard.com), in order of their premiere dates:
Launch Date, Chart
June 29, 1985, Latin Pop Albums, Regional Mexican Albums, Tropical Albums
Sept. 6, 1986, Hot Latin Songs
July 10, 1993, Top Latin Albums
Oct. 8, 1994, Latin Pop Airplay, Regional Mexican Airplay, Tropical Airplay
Nov. 12, 1994, Latin Airplay
May 21, 2005, Latin Rhythm Albums
Aug. 13, 2005, Latin Rhythm Airplay
Jan. 23, 2010, Latin Digital Song Sales
April 20, 2013, Latin Streaming Songs
April 12, 2025, Hot Latin Pop Songs, Hot Regional Mexican Songs, Hot Latin Rhythm Songs, Hot Tropical Songs
