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\n\tMexican group Los \u00c1ngeles de Charly earn their first No. 1 on a Billboard<\/em> radio chart \u2013 and any Billboard <\/em>song ranking \u2013 with \u201cEl Primer Tonto,\u201d which climbs 7-1 on the Regional Mexican Airplay<\/a> ranking (dated Sept. 28). The Carlos Becies-led ensemble previously hit No. 1 on Top Latin Albums and Regional Mexican Albums in 2001 with its third studio album, Te Voy a Enamorar.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThank, thank you, thank you,\u201d Becies tells Billboard<\/em>. \u201cI\u2019m a bit nervous and super grateful with all the support with this song and all the people who were part of this beautiful project. It\u2019s a beautiful surprise for us a group that motivates us to keep on going.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cEl Primer Tonto,\u201d originally composed and released by Mexican group Los Freddy\u2019s in 1980, was later popularized by Joan Sebastian who secured a No. 7 high with the song on Regional Mexican Airplay in January 2002.<\/p>\n \n\tWith its romantic cumbia turn, \u201cEl Primer Tonto,\u201d released June 7 via VMG\/Colmena\/Azteca Records, takes Los \u00c1ngeles de Charly to their first No. 1 on a radio ranking thanks to a 47% surge in audience impressions, to 6.6 million, earned in the U.S. for the tracking week of Sept. 13-19, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n \n\tThanks to \u201cEl Primer Tonto,\u201d imprints VMG and Colmena secure their first No. 1 on any Billboard<\/em> chart. In addition to the two imprints, the \u201cEl Primer Tonto\u201d triumph also gives Azteca Records its second champ as a label, following La Fiera de Ojinaga\u2019s one-week reign on Regional Mexican Airplay with \u201cLa Luna de Miel\u201d in August 2022.<\/p>\n \n\tLos \u00c1ngeles de Charly\u2019s first champ on Regional Mexican Airplay arrives 20 years after their last top 10, when \u201cY Qu\u00e9\u201d reached No. 10 high in May 2004. In sum, the Mexican cumbia group have logged six top 10s since 1999, with the No. 4-peaking \u201cUn Sue\u00f1o\u201d in 2001 their highest-charting song until now.<\/p>\n \n\tElsewhere, \u201cEl Primer Tonto\u201d advances to its No. 3 peak on the overall Latin Airplay<\/a> tally, where Los \u00c1ngeles de Charly earn their first top 10 to date.<\/p>\n \n\tThe song is part of the group\u2019s forthcoming studio album to be released in December 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n