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The term "salsa" was coined by Johnny Pacheco in the 1960s in New York, as an umbrella term for Cuban dance music being played in the city at the time. [2] Salsa as a dance emerged soon after, being a combination of mambo (which was popular in New York in the 1950s) as well as Latin dances such as Son and Rumba as well as American dances such as swing, hustle, and tap.
As of 2025, 367 Latin songs have entered the Hot 100 chart, 1 in the 1950s, 1 in the 1960s, 2 in the 1970s, 1 in the 1980s, 5 in the 1990s, 36 in the 2000s, 80 in the 2010s and 241 in the 2020s. A total of 25 singles managed to reach the top 10 and 4 have peaked at number 1. Only 5 Latin songs reached the top 10 between 1958 and 2016.
The Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay are charts that rank the best-performing Latin songs in the United States and are both published weekly by Billboard magazine. The Hot Latin Songs chart ranks the best-performing Spanish-language songs in the country based on digital downloads, streaming, and airplay from all radio stations. [1]
Puerto Rican singer Chayanne reached the top of the chart for the first time with "Fuiste un Trozo de Hielo en la Escarcha" in 1989. The Hot Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin 50 and Hot Latin Tracks), [1] published in Billboard magazine, is a record chart based on Latin music airplay.
Issue date Song Artist(s) Ref. January 5 "Tantita Pena" Alejandro Fernández [1]January 12 [2]January 19 "Déjame Entrar" Carlos Vives [3]January 26 "Tantita Pena" ...
Since then, it has peaked at 86 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Latin Songs and the Hot Dance Club Play. It also went top ten on the European chart. The video for the song was the first Spanish-language video to peak at number one on MTV's Total Request Live daily countdown. Marc Anthony in 2006
Salsa Kids are a Latin pop band created in Puerto Rico in 1993 consisting of three members. The original members were Omar Rodriguez, Esteban Tollinchi and Jovet Angelo. Angelo departed in 1997 to pursue a solo career, and was replaced by Laz Herrera and by Jomy Col
A music video for the salsa version of the song featuring American singer Marc Anthony was released on 11 August 2017 and filmed in Miami's El Tucán and Marion. It was also directed by Terrero and the video continues the plot from the music video of the original version featuring Wilmer Valderrama, Natalia Barulich and model and actress Priscilla Huggins.