The 38-year-old Puerto Rican singer has earned his seventh career No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart – his first since 2009.
Fonsi’s latest single “Despacito,” featuring Daddy Yankee, climbs 2-1 on the chart dated February 18.
The track — in only its third week on the chart — takes Streaming Gainer honors, increasing 47 percent in weekly U.S. streams, to 6.6 million (in the week ending February 2, according to Nielsen Music). Song downloads also support the lift, with 8,000 sold in the tracking week (up 7 percent). The sales keep the song at No. 1 on the Latin Digital Song Sales chart for a third straight week.
Fonsi, who debuted on the chart in 1998, earns his first No. 1 since “Aqui Estoy Yo” spent two weeks at the top in 2009. “Despacito” became his 30th chart hit when it debuted at No. 2 on the February 4 chart.
“Despacito” also gives Daddy Yankee his fifth No. 1 on the chart and first as a featured act. He most recently spent four weeks atop the chart with “Shaky Shaky,” between November and December 2016.
Over on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, “Despacito” leaps 77-61.
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