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Hot Latin Songs

Hot Latin Songs are a way to measure the popularity of Spanish-speaking songs in the United States. Basically, a group of people who work for a company called Billboard keep track of which songs are being played the most on the radio, on streaming services like Spotify and YouTube, and which ones are being bought the most. They use that information to create a list of the most popular Latin songs in the country.

It's kind of like a popularity contest for Spanish-speaking music. People vote with their ears by listening to the songs, and then the folks at Billboard count up all the votes to see which ones are the most popular. The songs that get the most votes end up on the Hot Latin Songs list.

If you hear someone talking about a song being "hot" or "on fire" in the Latin music world, they probably mean that it's doing really well on the Hot Latin Songs list. The higher up a song is on the list, the more people are listening to it and enjoying it. So if you're a fan of Spanish-speaking music, you might want to keep an eye on the Hot Latin Songs list to know what the most popular songs are right now.