Selena Gomez Has Finally Been Pushed From The No. 1 Spot

Earlier this year, Billboard introduced a handful of new rankings focused on Latin music. Among them is the Hot Latin Pop Songs chart, which tracks the most consumed Spanish-language tunes that lean toward a top 40 style and are classified by the company as Latin pop.

The chart blends streaming activity, sales, and radio airplay to determine which compositions that fit this particular definition are the most popular. Ever since it was introduced, one musician has dominated the tally, but after more than a month, the crown has finally been passed from one act to the next, and a second champion has been named.

Karol G Hits No. 1

Karol G leads the Hot Latin Pop Songs chart this week. Her single “Milagros,” which debuted at No. 19 last frame, rockets to No. 1 in its second stay on the ranking. The rise gives Karol her first leader on the list, and it makes her only the second musician to conquer the newly launched tally.

Selena Gomez Steps Down

For the first six weeks that Billboard published the Hot Latin Pop Songs chart, Selena Gomez was in control. Joined by her fiancé Benny Blanco and the group The Marías, the trio of musical acts dominated with “Ojos Tristes.” That tune launched the list as its inaugural ruler and remained unmoved for more than a month. Gomez and company successfully fended off hugely popular tracks by Rauw Alejandro, Bad Bunny, Danny Ocean, and even Gloria Estefan.

This week, its seventh on the Hot Latin Pop Songs tally, “Ojos Tristes” dips to No. 2.

Karol G’s Netflix Documentary

“Milagros” was written and recorded by Karol G for her new Netflix documentary Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful. The film, which arrived in early April, tells the Latin superstar’s story.

Karol is, of course, hugely popular on many of Billboard’s rankings — especially the Latin ones. She has accrued dozens of hits, and in 2023, the Grammy winner made history when she reached No. 1 on the all-style, all-language Billboard 200 with Mañana Será Bonito, one of the few Spanish-language albums to ever top the chart in American history.