The Billboard Regional Mexican Songs chart ranks the best-performing Regional Mexican singles in the United States. Published weekly by Billboard magazine, it ranks the "most popular regional Mexican songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music." [1]
† | Indicates best-performing song of 2013 [2] |
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
January 5 | "Solo vine a despedirme" | Gerardo Ortíz | [3] |
January 12 | [4] | ||
January 19 | [5] | ||
January 26 | "Mi Promesa" | Pesado | [6] |
February 2 | "Cabecita Dura" | La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho | [7] |
February 9 | [8] | ||
February 16 | "Y Ahora Resulta" | Voz de Mando | [9] |
February 23 | [10] | ||
March 2 | [11] | ||
March 9 | [12] | ||
March 16 | [13] | ||
March 23 | [14] | ||
March 30 | [15] | ||
April 7 | "La Mejor de Todas" | Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga | [16] |
April 14 | [17] | ||
April 21 | "Te Amo (Para Siempre)" | Intocable | [18] |
April 28 | "La Mejor de Todas" | Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga | [19] |
May 5 | "Te Amo (Para Siempre)" | Intocable | [20] |
May 12 | [21] | ||
May 19 | [22] | ||
May 26 | [23] | ||
June 2 | "Y Te Vas" | Banda Carnaval | [24] |
June 9 | [25] | ||
June 16 | [26] | ||
June 23 | [27] | ||
June 30 | [28] | ||
July 6 | [29] | ||
July 13 | "El Ruido de Tus Zapatos" | La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho | [30] |
July 20 | [31] | ||
July 27 | [32] | ||
August 3 | [33] | ||
August 10 | [34] | ||
August 17 | [35] | ||
August 24 | [36] | ||
August 31 | [37] | ||
September 7 | [38] | ||
September 14 | [39] | ||
September 21 | [40] | ||
September 28 | [41] | ||
October 5 | [42] | ||
October 12 | [43] | ||
October 19 | [44] | ||
October 26 | [45] | ||
November 2 | "Ni Que Estuvieras Tan Buena" | Calibre 50 | [46] |
November 9 | [47] | ||
November 16 | [48] | ||
November 23 | "Vas A Llorar Por Mi" | Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga | [49] |
November 30 | [50] | ||
December 7 | [51] | ||
December 14 | "Me Interesas" | Noel Torres | [52] |
December 21 | "Vas A Llorar Por Mi" | Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga | [53] |
December 28 | "Mi Ultimo Deseo" | Banda Los Recoditos | [54] |
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