Sin Bandera Earns First No. 1 on Top Latin Albums Chart

Mexican pop duo Sin Bandera earns its first No. 1 on Top Latin Albums (chart dated March 12) with Una Ultima Vez, a five-song EP that starts with 2,000 copies sold in the week ending Feb. 25, according to Nielsen Music.

The pair (Noel Schajris and Leonel Garcia) split in 2007 after a successful five-year run that yielded 12 entries on Hot Latin Songs, including the eight-week No. 1 “Mientes Tan Bien” (2003-04). The duo’s comeback was announced in 2015 with a series of tour dates and new single “En Esta No,” which bullets at No. 39 on Hot Latin Songs. An interactive 360-degree music video for the song (above) was released Feb. 25.

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Gerardo Ortiz’s Sixth Airplay No. 1: Over on Regional Mexican Airplay, singer Gerardo Ortiz scores his sixth crowning song with “Por Que Terminamos” (stepping 2-1), becoming the solo act with the second-most No. 1s on the chart. Ortiz is bested only by chart veteran Vicente Fernandez — who holds seven chart-toppers on the airplay ranking. A 5 percent increase at the format, to 11.2 million audience impressions, causes the chart-leading climb, while also helping it to remain at No. 7 on Hot Latin Songs for a fifth consecutive week- its current peak. Streaming of the track grows 15 percent (to 621,000 weekly clicks), also aiding in the top 10 stay.