Myke Towers earns his second No.1 Advertising sign'Tropical Airplay chart as 'La Capi' jumps 2-1 to lead chart dated May 18. It's the second radio chart topper for Towers, who first topped the list with “Travesuras” in 2021. While the Puerto Rican gets his second No. 1 with his second entry, he has notched 30 chart titles Latin Rhythm Airplay. including 11 No. 1s.
“La Capi”, released on November 23, is one of 23 songs on Towers' LVEU: Vive La Tuya…No La Mía album, which debuted at No. 9 on Top Latin Albums (December 2023). The song peaked at No. 7 on Tropical Airplay in March and completes a steady climb to the top in its eighth week, with 9.17 million audience impressions, up 49% at US radio during the May 3-9 tracking week, according to with Fotina.
The song's eight-week trip to the penthouse betters Towers' previous ruler: “Travesuras,” featuring Nio García, Casper Mágico, Ozuna, Wisin & Yandel, Myke Towers and Flow La Movie, completed a 17-week trek through March of 2021.
With “La Capi” soaring to the top of Tropical Airplay, Towers joins six other non-genre artists who have secured No. 1s through a collaboration or as a solo act in the last year.
Here is a recap of those winners dating back to May 6, 2023:
Title, Artist, Date Reached No.1
“El Merengue”, Marshmello & Manuel Turizo, August 5, 2023
“Bailando Bachata”, Chayanne, April 8, 2023
“Así Es La Vida”, Enrique Iglesias & Maria Becerra, December 9, 2023
“Cosas de La Peda”, Gabito Ballesteros (with Prince Royce), February 24
“La Capi,” Myke Towers, May 18
“La Capi” also rallies 11-3 on the overall Latin Airplay chart and gives Towers his 13th top 10.
Beyond its radio popularity, “La Capi” debuts at No. 45 on Hot Latin Songs, the airplay-, digital- and streaming-combined chart, despite a 2% drop in streaming activity, which translates to to 145,000 official US streams recorded during the same period. The song joins two other Tower tracks on the chart, Bad Bunny's “Adivino,” which falls 2-4, and “La Falda” 15-19.
