Billboard Latin Music Award for Hot Latin Song of the Year

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Billboard Latin Music Award for Hot Latin Song of the Year
Current: 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards
Awarded forthe best performing Latin songs on Billboard charts
CountryUnited States
Presented by Billboard
First awarded1994
Last awarded2023
Currently held by"Ella Baila Sola" by Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma
Most awards Enrique Iglesias (3)
Nicky Jam (3)
Most nominationsEnrique Iglesias (7)
Bad Bunny (7)
Website billboardevents.com

The Billboard Latin Music Award for Hot Latin Song of the Year (formerly Hot Latin Track of the Year) is an honor presented annually at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, a ceremony which honors "the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, as determined by the actual sales, radio airplay, online streaming and social data that informs Billboard 's weekly charts." [1] The award is given to the best performing singles on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart, which measures the most popular Latin recordings in the United States. [2] The Hot Latin Songs chart was established by the magazine in September 1986 and was originally based on airplay on Latin music radio stations. Since October 2012, chart rankings are based on digital sales, radio airplay, and online streaming. [3] From 1995 to 1998, each music genre's field (pop, tropical/salsa and Regional Mexican) had their own Hot Latin Track of the Year category.

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Enrique Iglesias and Nicky Jam are the most awarded acts in the category with three wins each. Alejandro Fernández, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar, Romeo Santos, Ozuna, Nicky Jam, Peso Pluma and Grupo Frontera are the only acts with two nominated songs in the same year, a milestone achieved twice by Santos. Bad Bunny became the only act to have three nominated songs in the same year. As of 2017, only Iglesias and Nicky Jam have won Hot Latin Song of the Year twice in a row. [4] As of 2023, the holders are Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma for the song "Ella Baila Sola". Enrique Iglesias and Bad Bunny became tied for the most nominations as of 2023.

Recipients

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Three-time winners Enrique Iglesias (top) and Nicky Jam (bottom)
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Two-time winners Daddy Yankee (top) and Bad Bunny (bottom)
YearPerforming artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.
1994 La Mafia "Me Estoy Enamorando"Nominations were not provided prior to 1999. [5]
1995 During this period, the Hot Latin Track of the Year category was part of each genre's respective field (pop, tropical/salsa, and Regional Mexican) [6]
[7]
[8]
1996
1997
1998
1999 Pepe Aguilar "Por Mujeres Como Tú" [9]
2000 Alejandro Fernández"Loco"
 [10]
2001 Son by Four "A Puro Dolor"
 [11]
2002 Juan Gabriel "Abrázame Muy Fuerte"
 [12]
2003 Chayanne "Y Tú Te Vas"
 [13]
[14]
2004 Ricky Martin"Tal Vez"
 [15]
[16]
2005 Juanes"Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor"
 [17]
[18]
2006 Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz "La Tortura" [19]
[20]
2007 Mariano Barba"Aliado del Tiempo"
 [21]
[22]
2008 Aventura "Mi Corazoncito" [23]
[24]
2009 Flex "Te Quiero" [25]
[26]
2010 Tito El Bambino "El Amor"
 [27]
2011 Enrique Iglesias featuring Juan Luis Guerra "Cuando Me Enamoro"
  • Banda el Recodo – "Dime Que Me Quieres"
  • La Arrolladora Banda El Limón – "Niña De Mi Corazón"
  • La Original Banda El Limón – "Al Menos"
 [28]
[29]
2012 Don Omar "Taboo" [30]
[31]
2013 Michel Telo "Ai Se Eu Te Pego"
 [32]
2014 Marc Anthony"Vivir Mi Vida"
 [33]
[34]
2015 Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona "Bailando"
 [35]
[36]
2016 Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias"El Perdón"
 [37]
2017 Nicky Jam"Hasta el Amanecer"
 [38]
2018 Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber "Despacito"
 [39]
2019 Casper Mágico, Nio García, Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna, and Bad Bunny "Te Boté"
 [40]
2020 Daddy Yankee featuring Snow "Con Calma"
 [41]
2021 Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez "Dakiti" [42]
[43]
2022 Farruko"Pepas"
2023 Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma "Ella Baila Sola"
2024 Karol G and Peso Pluma"Qlona"
 [44]
[45]

Records

Most nominations

NominationsAct
9Bad Bunny
7Enrique Iglesias
5Daddy Yankee
Nicky Jam
Romeo Santos
J Balvin
4Alejandro Fernández
Juanes
Ozuna
Karol G
Shakira
3Don Omar
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Solís
Ricky Martin
Farruko
Peso Pluma
2
Chayanne
Joan Sebastian
Luis Fonsi
Pitbull
Prince Royce
Wisin
Wisin & Yandel
Maluma

Most awards

AwardsAct
3Enrique Iglesias
Nicky Jam
2Daddy Yankee
Bad Bunny
Peso Pluma

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