List of Billboard Latin Pop Airplay number ones of 1997
Introduction Enrique Iglesias had the most number ones in 1997 with three and the longest-running number-one song of the year with "Enamorado Por Primera Vez".|alt=A man wearing a cap and a dark green shirt is holding a microphone on his left handLatin Pop Airplay is a chart published by ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks the top-performing songs (regardless of genre or language) on Latin pop radio stations in the United States, based on weekly airplay data compiled by Nielsen's Broadcast Data Systems. It is a subchart of Hot Latin Songs, which lists the best-performing Spanish-language songs in the country. In 1997, 17 songs topped the chart, in 52 issues of the magazine.The first number one of the year was "Lloviendo Flores" by Ednita Nazario, which moved into the top spot in the issue dated January 4.It remained in place for only a single week before being replaced by "Las Cosas Que Vives" by Laura Pausini which had previously topped the chart in the week ending December 28, 1996, and spent four further weeks at number one in 1997 for a total of five. Enrique Iglesias was the artist with the most number-one songs in 1997 with "Enamorado Por Primera Vez", "Sólo en Ti" (a Spanish-language adaptation of Yazoo's "Only You"), and "Miente". The former track held this position for the longest with ten weeks. Alejandro Fernández and Luis Miguel were the only other acts to have more than one chart-topper in 1997.Fernández achieved his first number one with "Si Tú Supieras" and had the final number one of the year with "En El Jardín", a duet with Gloria Estefan. Estefan herself obtained her second number one with "No Pretendo".Luis Miguel spent a total of six weeks at number one with "Por Debajo de la Mesa" and "El Reloj", the former of which was named the best-performing song of the year. "El Reloj", "Si Tú Supieras", and Cristian Castro's "Lo Mejor de Mi" were cited by ''Reforma'' when the newspaper described 1997 as the year of the bolero due to the songs' popularity. Celine Dion recorded a Spanish-language version of Eric Carmen's "All by Myself" under the title "Sola Otra Vez" which became her first number one song on the chart. Other artists to top the chart for the first time in 1997 were Ricardo Montaner, Marta Sánchez, and Diego Torres, while Fey obtained her first and only chart-topper this year with "Azúcar Amargo".
Chart history "Por Debajo de la Mesa" by Luis Miguel spent five weeks at number one and was named the best-performing song of the year on the chart by ''Billboard''.|alt=A man wearing a tuxedo with a patterned tie is holding a microphone on his right handCeline Dion's Spanish-language cover version of "All by Myself" ("Sola Otra Vez") was her first song to reach number one on the Latin Pop Airplay chart. |alt=A blonde woman is wearing a pink blouse is performingalt=A man with grey hair is wearing a charro and holding a microphone on his right handFey obtained her only chart-topper in 1997 with "Azúcar Amargo".|alt=A woman with a black dress and earrings is smiling at the camera from the right+KeyIndicates number 1 on ''Billboard''s year-end Latin pop chart+Issue dateTitleArtist(s)"Lloviendo Flores" "Enamorado Por Primera Vez""Se Quiere, Se Mata"Shakira"Azúcar Amargo" Fey"Sola Otra Vez""Sólo en Ti""Sé Que Ya No Volverás" "Moja Mi Corazón""Sólo en Ti""No Pretendo""Miente""Por Debajo de la Mesa"   "Si Tú Supieras""Es Así""En El Jardín" featuring Gloria Estefan
See also *1997 in Latin music
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