Farruko performs at American Airlines Arena on April 10, 2014 in Miami, Florida.
John Parra/Getty ImagesFarruko lands first chart-topping album, while Luis Enrique & Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda earn new airplay No. 1s.
Reggaeton singer Farruko earns his first No. 1 on Top Latin Albums with his latest set, Farruko Presents Los Menores, arriving with 4,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Meanwhile, album cut "Lejos de Aqui" climbs 14-13 on Latin Rhythm Airplay in its second week, rising 25 percent in audience (1.6 million impressions, according to Nielsen BDS). Farruko spent three weeks atop the chart with "Passion Whine" featuring Sean Paul, in August. A remastered version of the track appears on the new set.
Luis Enrique Leaps to No. 1: On Tropical Songs (Tropical Airplay on billboard.biz), salsa singer Luis Enrique scores his fifth No. 1 as "Noche De Copas" jumps 5-1. It gains 42 percent in spins for the week (to 640 plays). "Copas" is Enrique's second consecutive No. 1, following his 2013 track "Descontrolame," which spent a week atop the chart in 2013, and 20 years after he first reached the top with "Quien Eres Tu" in 1994 (three weeks).
Julion Alvarez Ascends: Over on Regional Mexican Songs, Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda logs its fourth No. 1 as "Y Asi Fue" hops 4-1 in its 20th week. The track climbs to 9.6 million audience impressions at the format (a 15 percent increase), with WNUA, Chicago leading in spins (68). The song reaches a new peak on Hot Latin Songs, where it steps 7-6, aided by a 2 percent jump in digital sales (to 1,000 downloads). On Regional Mexican Digital Songs, "Y Asi Fue" spends an eighth week at No. 1.