Shakira Secures 24th Latin Airplay No. 1 With ‘Soltera’

Shakira continues to light up Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart as her latest single, “Soltera,” rises a spot for its first week atop the tally (dated Jan. 4, 2025).

Shakira swells her total to 24 Latin Airplay champs, extending her record for the most among women, dating to the chart’s 1994 inception. The closest female contender, Karol G, has amassed 18 No. 1s. Among all acts, Shakira ties Maluma for the sixth-most rulers.

“Soltera” scales the Latin Airplay summit as it concurrently runs up a 12-week domination on the Latin Pop Airplay chart. The song drew 11 million in all-format radio airplay audience in the U.S. during the Dec. 20-26 tracking week, according to Luminate.

As “Soltera” becomes the week’s new leader, it eclipses Karol G’s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” after the latter’s 23 weeks in charge, the second-longest No. 1 run on Latin Airplay. Overall, Shakira’s own “La Tortura,” featuring Alejandro Sanz, retains the record with 25 weeks at No. 1 in 2005. The former experienced a record consecutive 23-week domination; the No. 1 stay of “La Tortura” was interrupted twice.

Here’s the recap of the artists with the most Latin Airplay No. 1s:

36, J Balvin
34, Ozuna
32, Enrique Iglesias
28, Daddy Yankee
25, Bad Bunny
24, Maluma
24, Shakira

Further, as “Soltera” leads Latin Airplay, it becomes Shakira’s first No. 1 without a billed collaborator since “Loba,” her eighth No. 1, in 2009. Among her 24 career No. 1s, she has logged six solo, including her first four in 1998-2003, beginning with “Ciega, Sordomuda.”

“Soltera” reached No. 9 in October on the streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Latin Songs chart. It became her 37th top 10, the most among women since the survey started in 1986.

All charts (dated Jan. 4, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Dec. 31). For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.