Corridos tumbados singer Junior H is the fresh face on Billboard’s Hot Latin Pop Songs chart this week as his latest single, “Culpable,” opens atop the chart dated Oct. 4. The song was released Sept. 18 on Rancho Humilde/Warner Music Latina.
With “Culpable,” Junior H explores a new creative direction, not just with a genre shift, but also a dive into high-level instrumentation. The track, cowritten by Junior H and David Álvarez, is brought to life by the Macedonian Symphony: Fame’s Orchestra and produced by Andrés Farías, Cristian Osorio and Gustavo Farías.
“Culpable” debuts at No. 1 on Hot Latin Pop Songs powered largely by its streaming activity during the Sept. 19-25 tracking week, as reported by Luminate. It generated 2.6 million official on-demand clicks in the United States during the period, enough to unseat Rauw Alejandro’s “GuabanSexxx” from the lead, after the latter slips to No. 5 following a 32% drop in streams. (Hot Latin Pop Songs blends streaming, airplay and sales data to rank the top Latin Pop songs of the week.)
Notably, “Culpable” and “GuabanSexxx” are the only two solo tracks, unaccompanied by another artist, to achieve No. 1 status since the chart launched in April. Out of the five songs that have ruled the chart, two collaborative hits have dominated for five or more weeks: Selena Gomez, benny blanco and The Marias’ “Ojos Tristes” with 17 weeks at the summit, and Karol G and Marco Antonio Solís’ “Coleccionando Heridas” ruled for five weeks. Karol G also scored a solo No. 1 with “Milagros,” spending two weeks atop in May.
“Culpable” also makes its No. 16 debut on the overall Hot Latin Songs chart, and joins two other Junior H songs — “Mientras Duermes” at No. 11 and “La Cherry” at No. 24.
