Banda Carnaval Back Atop Regional Mexican Airplay Chart After Five Years With ‘Pude’

After five years away from the summit, Banda Carnaval is back at No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart, as its latest single, “Pude,” climbs from No. 4 for its first week atop on the March 29-dated list.

“Pude” leads after a 17% gain in audience impressions, to 6.6 million, on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart, which reflects activity in the U.S. from the March 14-20 tracking week, according to Luminate. The song, composed by Javier Arturo Rochín and César Augusto Valdivia, was released Nov. 15 on Andaluz/Disa/UMLE. It rules in its 10th week on the list, following a No. 28 debut on the Jan. 25-dated tally.

“First of, grateful to God, and second, thankful with our audience for making this happen, our seventh No. 1 on the most important music ranking of the world, Billboard,” Rafael Becerra Valdez, vocalist, tells Billboard.

The new champ adds to the band’s No. 1 ledger on Regional Mexican Airplay, now with seven champs. which also marks the group’s first No. 1 in over five years, since “Esa Vez Soy Yo” crowned for four consecutive weeks in 2020.

Here’s a review of Banda Carnaval’s chart-toppers on Regional Mexican Airplay:

Title, Weeks At No. 1, Peak Date
“Y Te Vas,” five, June 8, 2013
“La Historia De Mis Manos,” five, Sept.13, 2014
“Te Cambio El Domicilio,” two, Dec. 12, 2015
“Ella Es Mi Mujer,” one, July 29, 2017
“Como No Adorarla,” three, Dec. 9, 2017
“Esa Vez Soy Yo,” four, Jan. 25, 2020
“Pude,” March 29

“We will continue with a positive mindset and focused on achieving great things, hand in hand with our audience and our company Andaluz Music, and Disa/Universal,” Becerra adds. “Thank you so much! It’s a shared achievement.”

Radio gains also help Banda Carnaval return to the overall Latin Airplay chart’s top 10, as “Pude” rallies 13-6, the band’s highest-charting entry since the No. 2-peaking “Esa Vez Soy Yo, in Feb. 2020.