There’s a new face on Billboard’s Tropical Airplay chart: Christopher Comstock, higher often called Marshmello, makes his first chart go to with “El Merengue,” with Manuel Turizo, because the music debuts at No. 4 on the March 18-dated rating. It additionally turns into the EDM music producer and DJ’s first high 10. Colombian Turizo claims his third straight high 10.
“El Merengue” is a tropical tune peppered with digital beats and was launched March 3 by way of Joytime Collective/Sony Music Latin. It begins with 6 million in viewers impressions earned within the U.S. through the March 3-9 monitoring week, in keeping with Luminate.
The music is the primary pair-up by the digital DJ and Turizo. The latter beforehand spent 12 weeks at No. 1 on Tropical Airplay (beginning the August 6, 2022-dated checklist) together with his first official tropical try, “La Bachata.” Previous to “La Bachata” Turizo secured a primary No. 1 by way of his featured activate Piso 21’s “Déjala Que Vuelva” (two weeks at No. 1, 2021), when Tropical Airplay was a station-based chart.
As talked about, Marshmello lands his first high 10 by way of his first foray on a Latin chart. He additionally turns into the third non-Spanish-language-speaking act to safe a high 10 on Tropical Airplay this 12 months. He follows Justin Timberlake and Lil Jon. Timberlake spent 5 weeks within the high 10 since January by way of his Romeo Santos three-week champ collab, “Sin Fin,” which debuted and peaked at No. 1 final Sept. Lil Jon, in the meantime, accomplished three weeks within the high 10 this 12 months by way of “Let’s Get Loopy,” his partnership with Don Omar. The observe peaked at No. 5 final October and held robust within the higher tier for a complete of 15 weeks.
“El Merengue” additionally contributes to the person Latin Airplay ledgers for Marshmello and Turizo: because the music bows at No. 14 on the all-genre rating, it turns into Marshmello’s highest begin following two English-language tracks that peaked exterior the highest 40 in 2018. Turizo concurrently scores his highest begin there after the No. 25 debut of “La Nota,” with Myke Towers and Rauw Alejandro, in Oct. 2020 (the music later reached No. 1, in Jan. 2021). In whole, the Colombian singer-songwriter has landed 9 high 10s there, with 5 of these reaching No. 1.
Elsewhere on Latin charts, “El Merengue” makes its No. 9 debut on Latin Digital Track Gross sales; a primary chart go to and high 10 for Marshmello there.
Additional, Turizo makes his debut on the Dance charts as “Merengue” debuts at No. 6 on Scorching Dance/ Digital Songs with 2.7 million U.S. clicks logged in its first monitoring week plus 500 downloads.
All charts (dated March 18) will refresh on Billboard.com tomorrow (March 14).
