Despacito ties the record in Hot Latin songs No. 1
After 41 weeks, “Despacito,” still killing in the Hot Latin Songs Record for Most Weeks at No. 1
Creator and songwriter Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito,” featuring Justin Bieber, ties the record for the most weeks spent at No. 1 in the history of Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart, as it logs its 41st week on top (on the ranking dated Feb. 10).
The smash matches the 41-week reign of Enrique Iglesias’ “Bailando,” featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona, in 2014-15.
“My goal has always been to make good songs that people enjoy and perform them with passion and honesty,” Fonsi tells to Billboard. “To break or tie records, although it is not the priority, is a sign that people feel that connection. Being a small part of the history of Latin music is a real honor.”
Despacito” first led Hot Latin Songs almost a year ago, rising to its first week at No. 1 on the Feb. 18, 2017-dated chart. It spent 35 consecutive weeks at No. 1 and then ceded the throne to J Balvin and Willy Willliam’s “Mi Gente,” featuring Beyoncé, for 12 weeks, beginning Oct. 21. “Despacito” then returned for another six weeks at No. 1.
On the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, “Despacito” spent 16 weeks at No. 1, tying Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day” (in 1995-96) for the longest command in the chart’s 59-year history.
Aiding “Despacito” on the new, Feb. 10-dated Hot Latin Songs chart: Fonsi and Daddy Yankee performed it at the Grammy Awards Jan. 28, sparking its 9 percent gain to 16.8 million U.S. streams and 154 percent surge to 30,000 downloads sold in the week ending Feb. 1, according to Nielsen Music.
