Billboard Latin Music Award for Hot Latin Song of the Year

Billboard Latin Music Award for Hot Latin Song of the Year
Current: 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards
Awarded forthe best performing Latin songs on Billboard charts
CountryUnited States
Presented byBillboard
First awarded1994
Last awarded2023
Currently held by"Ella Baila Sola" by Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma
Most awardsEnrique Iglesias (3)
Nicky Jam (3)
Most nominationsEnrique Iglesias (7)
Bad Bunny (7)
Websitebillboardevents.com

The Billboard Latin Music Award for Hot Latin Song of the Year (formerly Hot Latin Track of the Year) is an honor presented annually at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, a ceremony which honors "the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, as determined by the actual sales, radio airplay, online streaming and social data that informs Billboard's weekly charts."[1] The award is given to the best performing singles on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart, which measures the most popular Latin recordings in the United States.[2] The Hot Latin Songs chart was established by the magazine in September 1986 and was originally based on airplay on Latin music radio stations. Since October 2012, chart rankings are based on digital sales, radio airplay, and online streaming.[3] From 1995 to 1998, each music genre's field (pop, tropical/salsa and Regional Mexican) had their own Hot Latin Track of the Year category.

Enrique Iglesias and Nicky Jam are the most awarded acts in the category with three wins each. Alejandro Fernández, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar, Romeo Santos, Ozuna, Nicky Jam, Peso Pluma and Grupo Frontera are the only acts with two nominated songs in the same year, a milestone achieved twice by Santos. Bad Bunny became the only act to have three nominated songs in the same year. As of 2017, only Iglesias and Nicky Jam have won Hot Latin Song of the Year twice in a row.[4] As of 2023, the holders are Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma for the song "Ella Baila Sola". Enrique Iglesias and Bad Bunny became tied for the most nominations as of 2023.

  1. ^ "Billboard Latin Music Conference & Awards" (PDF). Billboard Events. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Latin Music: Top Latin Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Billboard Shakes Up Genre Charts With New Methodology". Billboard. October 11, 2012. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Hottest Songs in Billboard Latin Music Awards History". Billboard. April 11, 2018. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.