It only took Frontera Group four months to regain the number one spot advertising billboard“Hecha Pa’ Mi” jumped to the top of the Mexican regional playlist with a score of 2-1 on December 14th. Before this song took the throne, Mexican Americans ruled the world with their Maluma collaboration “Por Qué Será?” One week in August.
“Hecha Pa’ Mi,” released on Oct. 3 by the group’s label (Grupo Frontera), attributes its growth to 7.8 million impressions in the United States between Nov. 29 and Dec. 29. The tracking week was 5; a 16% increase from the previous week, according to Luminate. The song swapped places with Luis Angel “El Flaco’s” “Amor Bonito,” which dropped 1-2 in ratings and 7% in listeners for the week.
While Frontera won the Mexican regional Airplay for the 11th time, the second-highest ranking of the 2020s (behind the 12 reigning Caliber 50), with the arrival of new members, the group is set to reach fifth in 2024 won the championship and extended the record for most leaders in a calendar year. Let’s take a look at the artists with the most #1 spots on the radio charts in 2024:
5.Border Group
3. Alejandro Fernandez
3. Eden Munoz
3. Harvey
Thanks to a 16% increase in listeners, “Hecha Pa’ Mi” won the weekly Big Winner Award, given to the song with the largest increase in impressions on the Top 40 chart. Additionally, it became the first No. 1 song among the band’s 11 frontmen to not feature any other collaborators. In addition, the continued improvement of regional Mexican radio stations pushed “Hecha Pa’ Mi” to 5-3 on the overall Latin music airplay chart, setting a new peak for the song.
The song also advanced 13-12 on the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs chart, despite declines in the chart’s other two metrics. It generated 2.5 million official streams in the United States, with clicks down 15% during the tracking period and digital sales down 33%.
“Hecha P’a Mi” became an instant hit after the band surprised the bride, groom and guests in October by crashing a wedding to perform the song. “You won’t believe me,” frontman Paio said on social media. “I don’t know if you believe me, but that show was more difficult than a concert. I swear, I was more nervous than I was at the concert.