"Carita de Inocente" rises 2-1 in its seventh week.
Prince Royce secures another No. 1 on the Tropical Airplay chart as “Carita de Inocente,” from his Alter Ego album, rises 2-1 in its seventh week on the chart dated March 28. The tune climbs with 6 million in audience impressions (up 13%) earned in the week ending March 22, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
”I am surprised and grateful!” Royce tells Billboard. “In a short time ‘Carita de Inocente’ hit No. 1. It’s a fresh, danceable new bachata sound and I’m so happy fans, DJs and radio have embraced it and my new double album!”
For Royce, “Carita” marks his 18th No. 1 since the Tropical Airplay chart’s inception in 1994. He remains in third place among acts with the most No. 1s on the chart, trailing only Marc Anthony (with 32) and Victor Manuelle (28). “Carita” also marks his 13th No. 1 without a collaboration among his 18 overall leaders.
With “Carita” on top, here’s a recap of Royce’s 18 leaders on Tropical Airplay:
Title, Artist (if other than Royce), Weeks at No. 1, Date Reached No. 1
“Stand by Me,” one, August 14, 2010
“Corazón Sin Cara,” 10, Oct. 23, 2010
“El Verdadero Amor Perdona,” Mana featuring Royce, two, Dec. 10, 2011
“Las Cosas Pequeñas,” two, Feb. 4, 2012
“Incondicional,” two, Feb. 16, 2012
“Te Me Vas,” four, March 2, 2013
“Darte Un Beso,” August 17, 2013
“Te Robaré,” two, March 8, 2014
“Soy El Mismo,” one, August 2, 2014
“Solita,” one, March 21, 2015
“Cosas Tiene El Amor,” with Anthony Santos, one, June 20, 2015
“Culpa el Corazón,” four, Feb. 13, 2016
“La Carretera,” one, July 9, 2016
“Moneda,”featuring Gerardo Ortiz, Jan. 28, 2017
“Deja vu,” with Shakira, 11, April 29, 2017
“Adicto,” with Marc Anthony, seven, Jan. 26, 2019
“Morir Solo,” one, Feb. 8, 2020
“Carita de Inconcente,” March 28, 2020
“Carita de Inocente” is the ninth single from Alter Ego — his sixth studio album, which debuted at No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart (dated Feb. 20) — and it also pushes on the overall Latin Airplay chart 26-16 in its third frame.
Over on the Hot Latin Songs chart, which blends airplay, digital sales and streaming data, the bachata tune rises 50-44 despite a decline on sales (down 37%) and streams (dips 14%).
