Alejandro Fernández Adds 11th No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay With Vicente Fernández Tribute Single

Alejandro Fernández claims the first new No. 1 of 2025 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart as “No Me Sé Rajar” advances 3-1 to lead the Jan. 18-dated ranking.

“No Me Sé Rajar” was originally written by Mexican guitarist and composer José Carmen Frayle Castañón in 1981 and recorded by the late Vicente Fernández, Alejandro’s father. The new version of the song, a more modern take to the original mariachi tune, was produced by Eden Muñoz and released by Alejandro Fernández Oct. 25 on Universal Music Latino/UMLE.

The song’s coronation on Regional Mexican Airplay comes after a 14% gain in audience impressions, to 7.7 million, logged in the tracking week of Jan. 3-9, according to Luminate. Thanks to the surge, Fernández adds an 11th No. 1 among 30 total entries since the tally begun in 1994. He extends his third-most champs streak among soloists, behind Christian Nodal (17 No. 1s) and Gerardo Ortiz (13).

Notably, out of Fernández’s 30 career entries on Regional Mexican Airplay, all his No. 1s have arrived in the 2020s decade, dating back to the one-week ruler “Caballero” in January 2020. With 11 rulers since, he claims the record for the most No. 1s by a solo artist this decade.

While Vicente Fernández’s version of “No Me Sé Rajar” didn’t make it to the charts as it was released before the 31-year-old ranking launched, the late mariachi star scored seven No. 1s among his 47 entries on Regional Mexican Airplay, dating to “Nos Estorbo La Ropa” in 1998 and placing his last champ with “El Último Beso” in 2009.

“No Me Sé Rajar” also gains territory on the overall Latin Airplay ranking, where it jumps 5-3 with a 10% gain in impressions, to 8 million.

Karol G Ties Shakira for Most Weeks At No. 1

Elsewhere on Latin Airplay, Shakira’s “La Tortura,” featuring Alejandro Sanz, has company as Karol G’s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” adds a 25th week atop the overall Latin radio ranking, which puts both songs into a tie for the all-time record for the most weeks at No. 1 since the chart launched in 1994.

“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” ties the record through continued strong performance on Latin Airplay, with 25 weeks at the summit among its 29-week run. Despite not gaining audience, the song holds solidly atop with 11.8 million total impressions.

Beyond its new mark, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” adds a 27th week at No. 1 on Tropical Airplay, extending its second-most weeks atop, only two weeks short from the record held by Prince Royce’s “Carita de Inocente,” which continues to lead with 29 weeks in charge.

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