Jay Wheeler’s ‘De Lejitos’ Gets Up Close With No. 1 on Latin Airplay: ‘Fills Me With Great Pride’
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Jay Wheeler's song "De Lejitos" has ascended to the No. 1 position on Billboard's Latin Airplay chart, as revealed by an official announcement dated Aug. 29. The Puerto Rican artist's track reached the top spot after a five-month streak at the top of overall Latin radio rankings in March. Wheeler expressed his delight with Billboard, stating, "Today it's a success because it went from being my daughter Aiunii’s favorite to becoming a favorite among all my fans, long before my team and I decided to officially release it."
The Billboard ranking comes with 6.7 million audience impressions earned in the United States during the week of Aug. 14-20, marking a 4% growth from the previous week. "De Lejitos" secured its No. 1 status following a top 20 debut on the Hot Latin Songs chart in April, spending almost 11 weeks within the top 10. The song experienced a brief dip to No. 18 during Karol G's album release, but bounced back to the top 10 within the same week.
Wheeler's success now brings his total number of No. 1s to four, following hits like "Viendo El Techo," "Dos Tragos," and his latest collaboration with Xavi, "Si Te Vas."
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