Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda Leads Regional Mexican Airplay With ‘Buscándole a La Suerte’
Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda capture their ninth No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart as “Buscándole a La Suerte” ascends to No. 1 on the Jan. 13-dated list.
After seven weeks in the top 10, the song crowns the list with 6.7 million audience impressions earned during the Dec. 29-Jan. 4 tracking week, less than 1% up from the week prior, according to Luminate.
“Buscándole a La Suerte” was released Sept. 29 via Fonovisa/UMLE. It’s from the Norteño Banda’s 12-song Presente album, which reached No. 10 on Regional Mexican Albums chart in December. It was the group’s 11th straight top 10 on the tally.
As “La Suerte” advances to the top of the chart, it ejects another Fonovisa/UMLE track from the lead: “Vas a Querer Volver” by Banda Los Recoditos dips 1-3 with a 14% drop in impressions (to 6 million).
As mentioned, with “La Suerte” Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda achieve its ninth No. 1 upon 32 chart appearances. Here’s the full recap of the norteño group’s champs:
Peak, Title, Weeks At No. 1
- Dec. 25, 2010, “Ni Lo Intentes,” 12
- Sept. 24, 2011, “Olvídame,” seven
- March 29, 2014, “Te Hubieras Ido Antes,” six
- Nov. 15, 2014, “Y Así Fue,” four
- May 30, 2015, “El Amor De Su Vida,” seven
- Feb. 11, 2017, “Afuera Está Lloviendo,” four
- July 10, 2021, “Ya Te La Sabes,” four
- Nov. 26, 2022, “Que Te Vaya Bien,” eight
- Jan. 13, 2024, “Buscándole A La Suerte,” one
Elsewhere, “La Suerte” pushes 8-7 on the overall Latin Airplay tally, for its second week in the top 10.
Pamela Bustios
Billboard
