List of Billboard Latin Pop Airplay number ones of 1999

Latin 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.

[5] Ricky Martin's performance of "The Cup of Life" at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards on February 24, 1999, was said to be a "game-changer for Latin music worldwide" according to Billboard's Leila Cobo.

[6] The popularity of Martin's performance was followed by the release of his song, "Livin' la Vida Loca", which became an international success by reaching number one in more than 20 countries.

[7] The Spanish-language rendition of the song was released to Latin radio stations in the US,[8] and was the longest-running number one of the year with ten weeks.

Velasquez had previously established herself as a popular Contemporary Christian music singer before crossing over to the Spanish-language market with her studio album, Llegar a Ti (1999).

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Ricky Martin was credited for starting the "Latin Pop Explosion" and had the longest-running number one of the year with the Spanish version of " Livin' la Vida Loca ".
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Enrique Iglesias 's Spanglish hit " Bailamos " simultaneously topped the Billboard Hot 100 and the Latin Pop Airplay charts. He also had the most number ones of the year with three.
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Chayanne had the first number one of the year with " Dejaría Todo ", which was named the best-performing Latin pop song of the year.
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Jaci Velasquez achieved her first chart-topper with " Llegar a Ti ".