The Billboard Latin Music Award for Hot Latin Song of the Year (formerly Hot Latin Track of the Year) is an honor presented annually at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, a ceremony which honors "the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, as determined by the actual sales, radio airplay, online streaming and social data that informs Billboards weekly charts." The award is given to the best performing singles on Billboards Hot Latin Songs chart, which measures the most popular Latin recordings in the United States. The Hot Latin Songs chart was established by the magazine in September 1986 and was originally based on airplay on Latin music radio stations. Since October 2012, chart rankings are based on digital sales, radio airplay, and online streaming. From 1995 to 1998, each music genre's field (pop, tropical/salsa and Regional Mexican) had their own Hot Latin Track of the Year category.
Bad Bunny, Enrique Iglesias, and Nicky Jam are the most awarded artists in the category with three wins each. With 12 nominations, Bad Bunny is the most nominated artist. He is also the first and only artist to have three and four nominated songs in the same year. Enrique Iglesias and Nicky Jam are the only artists to win twice in a row. Alejandro Fernández, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar, Romeo Santos, Ozuna, Nicky Jam, Peso Pluma, and Grupo Frontera are the only acts with two nominated songs in the same year, a milestone achieved twice by Santos. As of 2025, the holder is "DTMF" by Bad Bunny.
Recipients
YearPerforming artist(s)WorkNominees1994La Mafia"Me Estoy Enamorando"Nominations were not provided prior to 1999.1995colspan="3" rowspan="4" 1996199719981999Pepe Aguilar"Por Mujeres Como Tú"2000Alejandro Fernández"Loco"2001Son by Four"A Puro Dolor"2002Juan Gabriel"Abrázame Muy Fuerte"2003Chayanne"Y Tú Te Vas"2004Ricky Martin"Tal Vez"2005Juanes"Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor"2006Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz"La Tortura"2007Mariano Barba"Aliado del Tiempo"2008Aventura"Mi Corazoncito"2009Flex"Te Quiero"2010Tito El Bambino"El Amor"2011Enrique Iglesias featuring Juan Luis Guerra"Cuando Me Enamoro"2012Don Omar"Taboo" 2013Michel Telo"Ai Se Eu Te Pego"2014Marc Anthony"Vivir Mi Vida"2015Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona"Bailando"2016Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias"El Perdón"2017Nicky Jam"Hasta el Amanecer"2018Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber"Despacito"2019Casper Mágico, Nio García, Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna, and Bad Bunny"Te Boté"2020Daddy Yankee featuring Snow"Con Calma"2021Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez"Dakiti"2022Farruko"Pepas"2023Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma"Ella Baila Sola"2024Karol G and Peso Pluma"Qlona"2025Bad Bunny "DTMF"
Records
Most nominations NominationsAct12Bad Bunny7Enrique Iglesias5Daddy YankeeNicky JamRomeo SantosJ Balvin4Alejandro FernándezJuanesOzunaKarol GShakira3Don OmarMarc AnthonyMarco Antonio SolísRicky MartinFarrukoPeso Pluma2ChayanneJoan SebastianLuis FonsiPitbullPrince RoyceWisinWisin & YandelMaluma
Most wins
AwardsAct3Bad BunnyEnrique IglesiasNicky Jam2Daddy YankeePeso Pluma
See also Billboard Music Award for Top Latin Song Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
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