Xavi's 'Corazón de Piedra' tops Regional Mexican Airplay Chart

Xavi wins his second No.1 Advertising signRegional Mexican Airplay chart as “Corazón de Piedra” advances from No. 3 to lead the chart dated May 25.

“Corazón de Piedra” takes the top spot as the week's top gainer, with 7.8 million audience impressions at US radio stations during the May 10-16 tracking week, according to Luminate. That's a 27% gain from last week. Last week's leader Shakira and Grupo Frontera's “(Entre Paréntesis)” slipped to No. 2 after dropping 15% in the audience to 6.3 million.

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To date, the biggest advocates for “Corazón de Piedra” among reporters on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart reporting panel are KOND Fresno, California, KISF Las Vegas and KLNO Dallas, all with over 400 plays for it since its release. , followed closely by WOJO Chicago and KHOT Phoenix (with all five Univision-owned stations).

Thanks to “Corazón,” the Mexican singer-songwriter lands his second No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay, just three months after “La Diabla” earned him his maiden chart-topper on the Feb. 10 chart (the latter sinks 24- 38 in the latest chart, down 31% in audience to 2 million). Between the chart-toppers, the 19-year-old from Phoenix reached No. 20 with “La Víctima” (chart dated March 2).

Beyond crowning Regional Mexican Airplay, “Corazón,” released March 23 via Interscope/ICLG, hits a new peak in the overall Latin Airplay tally, jumping 9-5 in its seventh week.