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From ‘Plaza de Toros’ to The Charts: Alejandro Fernández Locks 13th No. 1, ‘It’s Something Very Special’

Alejandro Fernández claims his 13th No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart, as “Un Millón de Primaveras (Plaza de Toros La México),” lifts 2-1 on the list dated July 5. The live recording is a cover of his late father Vicente Fernández’s 2007 song of the same name.

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“It’s an immense honor and a privilege to bring you my father’s music and feel that his legacy lives on in all of us,” Fernández tells Billboard. “That was the reason for [the Vicente tribute] De Rey a Rey. The fact that fans have received it with such affection and seeing them singing these songs at the top of their lungs in their homes, in their cars, and at my concerts is something very special… especially right now.”

“Un Millón de Primaveras (Plaza de Toros La México)” leads with 6.7 million audience impressions earned in the United States during the June 20-26 tracking week, according to Luminate; that’s a 16% growth from the week prior.

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“Un Millón de Primaveras” is a live take by Fernández of his father, Vicente Fernández’s fourth single from the late singer-songwriter’s 79th studio album, Para Siempre. It became his longest-leading No. 1 album, dominating the Regional Mexican Albums chart for 18 weeks between 2007-09.

With 13 career No. 1s on Regional Mexican Airplay, Fernández ties Gerardo Ortiz for the second-most champs among solo performers. They both trail Christian Nodal, who continues to dominate with 17 No. 1s. (Overall, Calibre 50 leads with 27 champs).

“I deeply thank the public and the radio promoters for taking this song to No. 1,” Fernández adds. “Thank you very much.”

Here is Fernández’s collection of rulers on Regional Mexican Airplay dating to 2020:

Title, Artist, Peak Date, Weeks at No. 1“Caballero,” Jan. 11, 2020, one“Te Olvidé,” April 25, 2020, two“Decepciones,” with Calibre 50, Oct. 24, 2020, one“Duele,” with Christian Nodal, April 24, 2021, one“Nunca Dudes En Llamarme,” with La Arrolladora Banda El Limón, Sept. 17, 2022, one“No Es Que Me Quiera Ir,” Aug. 5, 2023, one“Difícil Tu Caso,” Nov. 18, 2023, one“La Cumbia Triste,”, with Los Angeles Azules, April 13, 2024, one“Cobijas Ajenas,”, with Alfredo Olivas, June 8, 2024, one“La Tóxica,”, with Anitta, Sept. 21, 2024, one“No Me Se Rajar,” Jan. 18, 2025, one“Un Bendito Día,” wth Yuridia, April 26, 2025, one“Un Millón De Primaveras (Plaza De Toros La México),” July 5, 2025

“Un Millón de Primaveras” joins two other Fernández’s tracks on the tally: “Me Está Doliendo,” with Carin León, soars from No. 29 to No. 12, for a new peak. Plus, “Un Bendito Día,” with Yuridia, a one-week ruler in April, holds at No. 37 for a third week.

July 2, 2025

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Karol G’s ‘Tropicoqueta’ Album Storms In at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums Chart

Karol G has much to revel in this week as her fifth studio album, Tropicoqueta, storms in atop Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart (dated July 5). The set as also enters at No. 3 on the overall Billboard 200. Plus, she shatters her own record among female artists, landing 20 simultaneous songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart (18 debuts among those).
Tropicoqueta was released June 20 via Bichota/Interscope/ICLG. It debuts at No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart with 57,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the tracking week ending June 26, according to Luminate.

Biggest Latin Album Streaming Week by a Woman in 2025: Of Tropicoqueta’s first week-sum, streaming activity contributes 54,500 units, which translates to 74.64 million official on-demand audio and video streams of its songs. That’s the largest streaming week this year for a Latin album by a woman. Only one other Latin album overall has had bigger streaming weeks this year — Bad Bunny’s DebÍ Tirar Más Fotos, with eight weeks larger than Karol’s opening streaming number.

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Tropicoqueta’s sales also contribute another 2,000 units, while track-equivalent album activity brings in the remaining 500 units. (On Top Latin Albums, one unit equals one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams for a song on the album.)

Thanks to Tropicoqueta bursting in at No. 1, Karol G collects her fourth consecutive chart-topper on Top Latin Albums. She enters an elite group of female artists who have achieved at least four No. 1 albums or more, after Jenni Rivera, Selena and Shakira who each boasts seven No. 1 albums, and matches Ednita Nazario, Gloria Trevi, Thalia, with four No. 1 sets each.

Here is Karol G’s activity on the Top Latin Albums chart dating back to her first entry in 2017:

Debut & Peak, Title, Debut Date, Weeks at No. 1No. 2, Unstoppable, Nov. 18, 2017No. 2, Ocean, May 18, 2019No. 1, KG0516, April 10, 2021, oneNo. 1, Mañana Será Bonito, March 11, 2023, fiveNo. 1, Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season), Aug 26, 2023, oneNo. 1, Tropicoqueta, July 5

Elsewhere, Tropicoqueta launches as Karol’s third top 10 overall among six career entries on the overall Billboard 200, at No. 3, behind two English-language albums: Morgan Wallen’s I’m The Problem (in its sixth week at No. 1) and Benson Boone’s American Heart (No. 2 debut).

Breaks Own Record Among Women on Hot Latin Songs Chart: Building on her new chart-topping debut album, Karol G beats herself and sets a new record among women, landing 20 simultaneous songs on the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs chart, after she placed 16 concurrent songs in March 2023. 18 songs from Tropicoqueta debut on the chart that mixes airplay, streams and digital sales into its formula. Those join “Latina Foreva,” the highest-ranked song from the album, which rises 8-4. Plus, stand-alone single “Milagros,” at No. 45.

Here’s a recap of Karol G’s takeover on Hot Latin Songs this week:

No. 4, “Latina Foreva”No. 5, “Papasito”No. 9, “Verano Rosa,” with FeidNo. 11, “Coleccionando Heridas,” with Marco Antonio SolisNo. 13, “Ivonny Bonita”No. 17, “Dile Luna,” with Eddy LoverNo. 18, “Amiga Mía,” with GreeicyNo. 20, “Un Gatito Me Llamó”No. 21, “Cuando Me Muera Te Olvido”No. 24, “Tu Perfume”No. 28, “Ese Hombre Es Malo”No. 29, “Bandida Entrenada”No. 31, “No Puedo Vivir Sin Él”No. 32, “FKN Movie,” with Mariah AngeliqNo. 37, “Tropicoqueta”No. 38, “Viajando Por El Mundo,” with Manu ChaoNo. 44, “Se Puso Linda”No. 45, “Milagros”No. 46, “A Su Boca La Amo (Interlude)”No. 48, “La Reina Presenta”

All charts (dated July 5, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, July 1. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

June 30, 2025