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\n\tKarol G<\/a> is in a league of her own as \u201cSi Antes Te Hubiera Conocido\u201d adds a 26th week at No. 1 on Billboard<\/em>\u2019s overall Latin Airplay chart (dated Jan. 25), breaking the record for the most weeks among all songs since the list launched in 1994. <\/p>\n \n\tThe merengue tune surpasses the 25-week domination by Shakira\u2019s \u201cLa Tortura,\u201d featuring Alejandro Sanz<\/a>, a record the song held since Nov. 2005, when it outdid the 20-week mark by Son By Four\u2019s \u201cA Puro Dolor.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cSi Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,\u201d released June 21, 2024, also remains as the top performer on the Tropical Airplay chart, where it has led the list for 28 weeks (of its total 31 weeks on the chart). Karol G might also set a new record on the tropical ranking, as she is one week away from tying Prince Royce<\/a>\u2018s record of 29 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 with \u201cCarita de Inocente\u201d in 2020. (It stepped aside for one week during its run atop the list, when Kyen?Es? sneaked-out one week atop the chart with \u201cEl Carnaval de Celia: A Tribute (La Vida Es Un Carnaval\/ La Negra Tiene\u2026)\u201d in September 2020.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cSi Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,\u201d commands both Latin Airplay and Tropical Airplay despite a 13% decline in audience impressions, to 10 million, earned during the Jan. 10-16 tracking week in the \n\tWhile \u201cSi Antes\u201d spent its last week on the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs chart on the Jan. 11-dated list (due to the colossal take over by Bad Bunny\u2019s new album), it also left a mark in 2024, tying with Xavi\u2019s \u201cLa Diabla\u201d and FloyyMenor and Cris MJ\u2019s \u201cGata Only\u201d for the most weeks at No. 1, all with 14 weeks at the summit. Further, in addition to \u201cQlona,\u201d with Peso Pluma (No. 5), Karol\u2019s \u201cSi Antes\u201d became only the second song by a female artist to close in the top 10 on the year-end Hot Latin Songs chart in 2024, at No. 8.<\/p>\n \n\tThe new Jan. 25, 2025-dated charts will be posted in full on Billboard\u2018s website on Jan. 22 (one day later than usual, owed to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday in the U.S. on Jan. 20). For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
U.S., according to Luminate. The global hit gave Karol her 18th No. 1 on the overall Latin radio ranking when it landed at the summit last July, the second-most among women, just behind Shakira who continues at the helm with 24 champs.<\/p>\n