List of Billboard Tropical Airplay number ones of 1999

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Victor Manuelle had the longest-running number one song of 1999 with "Pero Dile". He also had the final number one of 1999. Victor Manuelle2.jpg
Víctor Manuelle had the longest-running number one song of 1999 with "Pero Dile". He also had the final number one of 1999.

Tropical Airplay is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks the top-performing songs (regardless of genre or language) on tropical radio stations in the United States, based on weekly airplay data compiled by Nielsen's Broadcast Data Systems. [1] It is a subchart of Hot Latin Songs, which lists the best-performing Spanish-language songs in the country. [2] In 1999, 11 songs topped the chart, in 52 issues of the magazine.

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The first number one of the year was "El Cuerpo Me Pide" by Víctor Manuelle and Elvis Crespo from the Christmas compilation album Tarjeta de Navidad, Vol. 2 (1998). [3] The song moved into the top spot in the issue dated January 9. It remained in the top spot for a week before being replaced by "Mi PC" by Juan Luis Guerra. Before its two-week stint at number one, "Mi PC" had previously topped the chart in the week ending December 12, 1998, spending a total of five weeks at number one. [4] Víctor Manuelle also had the final number one of 1999 with "Pero Dile", which was the longest-running number one of the year with nine weeks. Guerra achieved his second number one of the year with "Palomita Blanca". [5] Jerry Rivera's "Ese" superseded "Mi PC", dominating the top spot for eight consecutive weeks and earning the distinction of being his fifth overall number one on the chart. [6] "Ese" and "Déjate Querer" by Gilberto Santa Rosa had the longest continuous run at number one in 1999.

Tito Rojas obtained his second and final chart-topper with his cover version of Pepe Aguilar's song "Por Mujeres Como Tú". [7] [8] Jennifer Lopez achieved her first number one on the Tropical Airplay chart with "No Me Ames", performed in collaboration with Marc Anthony, and was the sole female artist to attain the summit during the year. [9] The salsa version of "No Me Ames", titled as the "tropical remix", [10] was commercially released to tropical radio stations by Sony Discos. [7] Marc Anthony achieved his 12th number one later in the year with "Dímelo", the Spanish-language version of "I Need to Know". [11] [12]

Chart history

Jennifer Lopez achieved her first chart-topper with "No Me Ames" and was the only female artist to top the chart in 1999 Jennifer Lopez 18, 2012.jpg
Jennifer Lopez achieved her first chart-topper with "No Me Ames" and was the only female artist to top the chart in 1999
Tito Rojas had his final number one with his cover of "Por Mujeres Como Tu". Tito Rojas.jpg
Tito Rojas had his final number one with his cover of "Por Mujeres Como Tú".
"Ese" by Jerry Rivera (pictured) tied with "Dejate Querer" by Gilberto Santa Rosa as the longest uninterrupted run, eight weeks, at the top of the Tropical Airplay chart Jerry Rivera Concierto Chile (cropped).jpg
"Ese" by Jerry Rivera (pictured) tied with "Déjate Querer" by Gilberto Santa Rosa as the longest uninterrupted run, eight weeks, at the top of the Tropical Airplay chart
Chart history
Issue dateTitleArtist(s)Ref.
January 2"Mi PC" Juan Luis Guerra [13]
January 9"El Cuerpo Me Pide" Víctor Manuelle and Elvis Crespo [14]
January 16"Mi PC" Juan Luis Guerra [15]
January 23 [16]
January 30"Ese" Jerry Rivera [17]
February 6 [18]
February 13 [19]
February 20 [20]
February 27 [21]
March 6 [22]
March 13 [23]
March 20 [24]
March 27"Palomita Blanca" Juan Luis Guerra [25]
April 3 [26]
April 10"Niña Bonita" Grupo Manía [27]
April 17"Por Mujeres Como Tú" Tito Rojas [28]
April 24 [29]
May 1 [30]
May 8"Píntame" Elvis Crespo [31]
May 15 [32]
May 22 [33]
May 29 [34]
June 5 [35]
June 12 [36]
June 19 [37]
June 26"No Me Ames" (Tropical remix) Jennifer Lopez with Marc Anthony [38]
July 3 [39]
July 10 [40]
July 17 [41]
July 24 [42]
July 31 [43]
August 7 [44]
August 14"Déjate Querer" Gilberto Santa Rosa [45]
August 21 [46]
August 28 [47]
September 4 [48]
September 11 [49]
September 18 [50]
September 25 [51]
October 2 [52]
October 9"Dímelo" Marc Anthony [53]
October 16"Pero Dile" Víctor Manuelle [54]
October 23 [55]
October 30"Dímelo" Marc Anthony [56]
November 6 [57]
November 13"Pero Dile" Víctor Manuelle [58]
November 20 [59]
November 27 [60]
December 4 [61]
December 11 [62]
December 18 [63]
December 25 [64]

Note

The best-performing tropical song of 1999 was "El Niágara en Bicicleta" by Juan Luis Guerra, [65] which peaked at number two on the Tropical Airplay chart. [66]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">I Need to Know (Marc Anthony song)</span> Single by Marc Anthony

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The Tropical Airplay chart is a record chart published by Billboard magazine introduced in 1994. The first number-one song on the chart was "Quien Eres Tu" by Luis Enrique. Originally, rankings on the chart were determined by the amount of airplay a song received on radio stations that primarily played tropical music, namely music originating from the Spanish-speaking areas of the Caribbean such as salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, vallenato, and tropical fusions. Any song, regardless of its genre, was eligible for the chart if it received enough airplay from the panel of tropical music radio stations being monitored.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mi PC</span> 1998 single by Juan Luis Guerra & 4-40

"Mi PC" is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4-40 from his eighth studio album, Ni Es lo Mismo Ni Es Igual (1998). The song was released as the lead single from the album in November 1998 by Karen Records. The song was written and produced by Guerra. It is a pop merengue track in which Guerra uses computer terminology to narrate a love story. "Mi PC" was met with positive reactions from music critics who found the lyrics to be clever and its music catchy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palomita Blanca (song)</span> 1999 single by Juan Luis Guerra and 4–40

"Palomita Blanca" is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4-40 from his eighth studio album, Ni Es lo Mismo Ni Es Igual (1998). As with the rest of the album, the song was written and produced by Guerra. The song was released as the second single from the album in March 1999 by Karen Records. It is a bachata acoustic ballad about a man who is immensely in love with a woman and refuses to let her go.

<i>Una Navidad con Gilberto</i> 2008 studio album by Gilberto Santa Rosa

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Azul (song)</span> Song by Cristian Castro

"Azul" (transl. "Blue") is a song by Mexican singer Cristian Castro from his seventh studio album of the same name (2001). The song was co-written by brothers Kike and Gustavo Santander and produced by Kike, Andrés Munera, Fernando "Toby" Tobón. It is a pop rock power ballad in which the singer compares love to the color blue. The track was released on as the lead single from the album by BMG US Latin on 3 May 2001. A music video for "Azul" was directed by Pedro Torres and features Castro in a beach, house, and a nightclub with friends and premiered on 6 June 2001.

"Hay Que Poner el Alma" is a song written by Omar Alfanno and performed by Puerto Rican singer Víctor Manuelle on his 1996 self-titled studio album and was released as the lead single from the album. It became his first number song on the Tropical Airplay where it spent six weeks on this position and was the second best-performing tropical song of 1996. José A.Estévez, Jr. of AllMusic listed the song as one of the album's highlights. "Hay Que Poner el Alma" won "Tropical Song of the Year" at the 1997 SESAC Latin Music Awards which was presented to Alfanno.

"Tú Cómo Estás" is a song written by Gustavo Márquez and performed by Domingo Quiñones on his studio album Mi Meta (1996). In the song, the artist wonders how his former love is doing and if she misses him. It became his first and only number one song on the Tropical Airplay in the US where it spent two weeks on top. José A.Estévez, Jr. of AllMusic called it "among the singer's finest moments" and praised the arrangement by Ramón Sánchez. It was recognized as recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the 1997 ASCAP Latin Awards on the tropical field.

"Esperaré a Que Te Decidas" is a song written by Mary Lauret and performed by Puerto Rican salsa singer Tony Vega on his studio album on his 1996 self-titled studio album and was released as the lead single from the album. It became his first and only number one song on the Tropical Airplay chart. It was recognized as recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the 1997 ASCAP Latin Awards on the tropical field.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dile a Ella</span> 1997 song by Victor Manuelle

"Dile a Ella" is a song written by Gil Francisco and performed by Puerto Rican salsa singer Víctor Manuelle on his fourth studio album A Pesar de Todo (1997). It was released as the lead single from the album. In the song, the singer asks his friend to tell a woman that he loved that he cannot forget her. It became his third #1 hit on the Tropical Airplay chart and spent nine weeks week on top, making it the longest-running tropical song of 1997. José A. Estévez, Jr. called it a tune that "bristles with uninhibited energy". Paul Verna of Billboard cited the song as one of the album's "amorous ditties". "Dile a Ella" was also listed on Billboard's "Best 15 Salsa Songs Ever". "Dile a Ella" won a BMI Latin Award in 1999.

"Que Habría Sido de Mí" is a song written by Omar Alfanno and performed by Puerto Rican singer Víctor Manuelle on his fifth studio album, Ironías(1998), and was released as the second single from the album. It became his seventh number song on the Tropical Airplay chart. AllMusic critic José A.Estévez, Jr. cited it as one of the songs from where the album where Ramón Sánchez's arrangements allows Manuelle to "drive the best of the talented improviser, belting it out with all his might". This sentiment was shared by Billboard editor John Lannert who called it one of the album's "well-crafted tracks". Parry Gettelman praised the performance of both the bassist and the pianist in the track. On the former, she noted that Ruben Rodriguez "provides a graceful bass line that subtly builds tension released in the soaring chorus". It was nominated "Tropical/Salsa Hot Track of the Year" at the 1999 Latin Billboard Music Awards, but lost to "Suavemente" by Elvis Crespo. In 2000, it was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Awards under the salsa category.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pero Dile</span> 1999 single by Víctor Manuelle

"Pero Dile" is a song written and performed by American singer Víctor Manuelle on his sixth studio album, Inconfundible (1999). It was released as the album's lead single in 1999 by Sony Discos. The song's production was handled by Sergio George while its arrangements was done by Ramón Sanchez. "Pero Dile" is one of the album's salsa songs; it narrates the singer telling his ex to tell other people that he was a bad lover and admits to being at fault. "Pero Dile" was nominated in the category of Tropical/Salsa Hot Latin Track of the Year at the 2000 Billboard Latin Music Awards and was a recipient of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Latin Award in 2000. Commercially, it reached number three on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and topped the Tropical Airplay chart in the United States, where it spent 11 weeks at number one.

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