Top Latino

The Top Latino 40 ("in English "Latin American Top 40") is the first musical list or ranking in Hispanic America, that compiles rankings or charts from more than 1000 radio stations of 20 countries and territories since 2004. The territories included in the list are: Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, México, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, United States (Latin detections), Uruguay, Venezuela.

The Latin Top is also transmitted as a weekly show of two hours of duration in over 130 radio stations in 15 countries and is hosted by Patricia Lúcar. Every single show is available for free, live on the official website of the countdown.

The first number one song of the Top Latino was "Te Quise Tanto" by Paulina Rubio on May 23, 2004. As of the issue dated February 10, 2008, the Top Latino has had 32 number-one hits. Its current number one is "Si No Te Hubieras Ido" by Maná.

The artist with the most number-one singles is Shakira with 6. She also holds the record for the longest running song at number-one with "La Tortura" (featuring Alejandro Sanz) and for the longest running anglo song at number-one with "Hips Don't Lie". In addition, she became the only artist to date to have two singles of the year in a row.

System

The ranking is made by giving a starting score to the number-one position of every country and the following positions have smaller scores in proportional way. The starting score is calculated in base of the population of every country and it's importance in the musical industry. The math of all the scores forms the Latin Top, which are the top 40 song in airplay in twenty countries, therefore the it is considered "The List of Official Hits in Hispanic America".

Number One Hits

*Top Latino number-one hits of 2004
*Top Latino number-one hits of 2005
*Top Latino number-one hits of 2006
*Top Latino number-one hits of 2007
*Top Latino number-one hits of 2008

ee also

*List of Top Latino chart achievements and trivia

External links

* [http://www.toplatino.net/ Official Page]