Mexico Ingles Airplay

Mexico Ingles Airplay is a record chart published weekly by Billboard magazine for English-language singles receiving airplay in Mexico. The chart was created in January 2009, with Katy Perry's "Hot n Cold" as the first song to reach the No. 1 position. Three songs by English singer-songwriter Adele peaked at the top of the charts in Mexico and the United States, "Someone like You", "Set Fire to the Rain", and "Hello".[1] Grammy-winning song "We Are Young" by American band fun. featuring Janelle Monáe, was a number-one song in Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States after being featured in the TV series Glee and a commercial for Chevrolet that aired during the Super Bowl of 2012.[2] American band Maroon 5 and Scottish DJ Calvin Harris hold the record for most number-one singles in the Mexico Ingles Airplay chart, with seven each.

In 2013, American artist Miley Cyrus spent nine non-consecutive weeks at number-one in the Mexico Ingles Airplay chart with "Wrecking Ball", for which she was awarded the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year.[3] "Happy" by American singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams also was a number-one hit in Mexico, received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and was declared the most successful song of 2014, with 13.9 million units sold worldwide, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.[4] "Boom Clap" by English singer Charli XCX was featured in the 2014 film The Fault in Our Stars and reached number-one in Mexico.[5] The collaborative single by English producer Mark Ronson featuring singer Bruno Mars, titled "Uptown Funk", topped the Mexican chart and ended as the best-performing single of 2015 in the United States.[6] "7 Years" by Danish band Lukas Graham reached number-one in Australia, Mexico and the United Kingdom in 2016.[7][8] American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth debuted at the top of the chart in November 2017, with the song "How Long".[9]

  1. ^ "Adele – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Roberts, Randall (February 10, 2013). "Grammys 2013: Fun. wins song of the year for 'We Are Young'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Ehrlich, Brenna (August 24, 2014). "Miley Cyrus turns VMA win into emotional Wrecking Ball with homeless youth tribute". MTV. Archived from the original on August 27, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "IFPI publishes Digital Music Report 2015". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. April 14, 2015. p. 12. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  5. ^ Locker, Melissa (June 3, 2014). "Watch Charli XCX's The Fault In Our Stars Clip for Boom Clap". Time. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "The Hot 100 Songs – Year End 2015". Billboard. 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  7. ^ Brandle, Lars (February 22, 2016). "Lukas Graham's '7 Years' Climbs to Australia's Chart Summit". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "Lukas Graham takes 7 Years to the Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart". Official Charts. The Official UK Charts Company. February 12, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
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