As summer comes upon us, it’s time for some Billboard shake ups. On this week’s edition of Chartbreakers, we’re looking at the recent iterations of the Hot 100 and a trend that has slowly been creeping up in popularity over the past few months: the influx of regional Mexican music. The past two years have seen many songs by Mexican artists making their way onto Billboard, all managing to highlight different scenes and sounds from the different states in Mexico.
We’re joined this week by the cohost of the NPR Music podcast Alt. Latino, Anamaria Sayre, who says that Mexican regional, or simply, regional, is a marketing “bucket term” that encompasses different Latin genres including everything from norteño to corridos, all genres that are comfortably finding a home in the top 20 of the Hot 100 in 2023.
Of course, there’s more happening outside of Latin music. Much of the chart has been stagnant since our last iteration of Chartbreakers, but, as always, there’s been some shake ups thanks to the world of the TikTok sped-up remix, the legacy artist, and on some occasions, a mix of both (we’re looking at you, Miguel).
Songs Discussed:
Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – Ella Baila Sola
Bizarrap, Peso Pluma – Peso Pluma: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 55
Grupo Frontera, Bad Bunny – un x100to
Fuerza Regida – TQM
Grupo Frontera, Fuerza Regida – Bebe Dame
Los Tigres del Norte – Prisión De Amor
Chalino Sanchez, Banda Brava – Alma Enamorada
Chalino Sanchez, Los Amables Del Norte – El Crimen De Culiacán
Ramon Ayala y Sus Bravos del Norte – Solo Una Patada
Grupo Firme, Junior H – Tronando Ligas
Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga – Que Bendición
DannyLux – Mi Otra Mitad
Natanael Cano – Pacas De Billetes
Miguel – Sure Thing
FIFTY FIFTY – Cupid
Lana del Rey – Say Yes to Heaven
Taylor Swift, Ice Spice – Karma (ft. Ice Spice)
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