Regional Mexican Airplay
Regional Mexican Airplay is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994 with La Niña Fresa by Banda Zeta being the first number-one song on the chart. It features Latin music information from different genres including Mariachi, Norteño, Banda and Duranguense, which are sub genres of the umbrella term known as Regional Mexican. This chart features only singles or tracks and like most Billboard charts, is based on Airplay; the radio charts are compiled using information tracked by from Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, which electronically monitors radio stations in more than 140 markets across the United States. The audience charts cross-reference BDS data with listener information compiled by the Arbitron ratings system to determine the approximate number of audience impressions made for plays in each daypart.
Records
Artist with the most number-one hits
Top 10 songs of All-Time (1994–2018)
In 2018, Billboard magazine compiled a ranking of the 20 best-performing songs on the chart since its inception in 1994. The chart is based on the most number of weeks the song spent on top of the chart. For songs with the same number of weeks at number one, they are ranked by the most weeks in the top ten, followed by most total weeks on the chart.| Rank | Single | Artist | Peak year | Peak and duration | |
| 1. | "No Me Conoces Aun" | Palomo | 2001 | #1 for 31 weeks | |
| 2. | "Necesito Decirte" | Conjunto Primavera | 1999 | #1 for 21 weeks | |
| 3. | "Llamada De Mi Ex" | La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho | 2012 | #1 for 19 weeks | |
| 4. | "Yo Sé Que Te Acordarás" | Banda el Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga | 2000 | #1 for 19 weeks | |
| 5. | "Una Vez Más" | Conjunto Primavera | 2003 | #1 for 17 weeks | |
| 6. | "Dime Que Quieras" | Banda el Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga | 2010 | #1 for 17 weeks | |
| 7. | "No Puedo Olvidarte" | Beto y sus Canarios | 2005 | #1 for 16 weeks | |
| 8. | "El Ruido de Tus Zapatos" | La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho | 2008 | #1 for 16 weeks | |
| 9. | "Te Presumo" | Banda el Recodo | 2009 | #1 for 14 weeks | |
| 10. | "Nomás por Tu Culpa" | Los Huracanes del Norte | 2003 | #1 for 15 weeks |
''Billboard'' Regional Mexican Airplay year-end charts
- 1995: "Tú Sólo Tú" by Selena
- 1996: "Un Millon de Rosas" by La Mafia
- 1997: "Ya Me Voy Para Siempre" by Los Temerarios
- 1998: "Por Que Te Conocí" by Los Temerarios
- 1999: "Necesito Decirte" by Conjunto Primavera
- 2000: "El Listo de tu Pelo" by Los Angeles Azules
- 2001: "Y Llegaste Tu" by Banda el Recodo
- 2002: "No Me Conoces Aun" by Palomo
- 2003: "Una Vez Mas" by Conjunto Primavera
- 2004: "Dos Locos" by Los Horóscopos de Durango
- 2005: "Hoy Como Ayer" by Conjunto Primavera
- 2006: "Aliado del Tiempo" by Mariano Barba
- 2007: "Dime Quien Es" by Los Rieleros del Norte
- 2008: "Hasta el Dia de Hoy" by Los Dareyes de la Sierra
- 2009: "Te Presumo" by Banda el Recodo
- 2010: "Ando Bien Pedo" by Banda Los Recoditos
- 2011: "Me Encantaria" by Fidel Rueda
- 2012: "Llamada De Mi Ex" by La Arrolladora Banda El Limón
- 2013: "El Ruido de Tus Zapatos" by La Arrolladora Banda El Limón