La Arrolladora Banda Bags 19th No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay With ‘Una Historia Mal Contada’
Written by djfrosty on March 6, 2025
La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho collects its 19th No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart with “Una Historia Mal Contada.” The Sinaloans achieve the feat on the ranking dated March 8, as the song rises from No. 2 for its first week atop.
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“Reaching No. 1 on Billboard today confirms we are on the right path, that we are doing the great job instilled by (band founder) Don René Camacho, always moving forward,” Julio Haro, one of the act’s three vocalists, Julio Haro, one of the act’s three vocalists, tells Billboard.
“Una Historia Mal Contada” jumps 2-1 on Regional Mexican Airplay after an 8% improvement in audience impressions, to 6.2 million, earned in the U.S. during the Feb. 21-27 tracking week, according to Luminate.
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The song, composed by Horacio Palencia and Diego Bollella, and produced by Fernando Camacho, gives La Arrolladora its 19th champ in 24 years. The group breaks from a tie with Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga for the fourth-most wins since the chart launched in 1994. It trails only Calibre 50 (27), Banda MS (21) and Intocable (20) on the overall leaderboard.
“This new No.1 is for all our Arrollafans!” Haro adds. “‘Una Historia Mal Contada’ is a song that relates with us. We like facts, and with this achievement, it’s obvious that there is Arrolladora for a while.”
“Una Historia Mal Contada” also enters the top 10 on the overall Latin Airplay chart, at No. 7, for the group’s 24th top 10 there.
The song is the title track of the band’s upcoming album expected for March 16 release on Ferca/Disa/UMLE.
A First for Xavi:
Xavi checks a career milestone as his Manuel Turizo collab, “En Privado,” debuts at No. 6 on the Tropical Airplay chart, marking the Mexican artist’s first appearance on the ranking and his first top 10 there.(Xavi has charted five entries on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart, including four No. 1s.)
The bachata “En Privado” gives Turizo’s his fifth straight top 10 and second of 2025, after “Que Pecao,” with Kapo reached No. 4 in February.
“En Privado” is the Hot Shot Debut of the week on Tropical Airplay with 3.2 million audience impressions earned in the week ending Feb. 27.
The song also debuts at No. 39 on the overall Latin Airplay chart.