Mexican Hot 100

The Mexican Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by TV Azteca and MTV Mexico which ranks songs in Mexico. The chart premiered in the TV Azteca in January 19, 1998 and was made available for the first time via MTV Mexico on February 7, 1998. The chart feautures mostly American songs.

The Mexican Hot 100 is similar to Billboards U.S.-based Hot 100 in that it combines sales via digital downloads, as measured by Nielsen SoundScan, and Mexican radio audience levels as measured by Nielsen BDS. Mexican's airplay chart is the result of monitoring more than 100 stations representing rock, country, adult contemporary and Top 40 genres.

TV Azteca charts manager Geoff Mayfield announced the premiere of the chart, explaining "the new MTV Mexican Hot 100 will serve as the definitive measure of Canada's most popular songs, continuing our magazine's longstanding tradition of using the most comprehensive resources available to provide the world's most authoritative music charts."

Facts

* The artist with most number one songs currently is Timbaland, having three songs to reach the top spot.

* The female artist with most number one songs is Britney Spears, with two tracks having topped the chart.

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