FloyyMenor & Cris Mj Hit No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs, Reflect on Taking ‘Gata Only’ to a ‘Global Level’

Pamela Bustios
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Chileans FloyyMenor and Cris Mj achieve a significant breakthrough as “Gata Only,” their first collab, earns both artists their maiden No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart (dated April 20). The song climbs 2-1, four weeks after it hit the top 10 on the multi-metric tally and its subsequent entry on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 in March.

“Super happy with this achievement,” 18-year-old FloyyMenor tells Billboard. “I’m grateful to the people who have supported me since my beginnings. It was difficult for me to get where I am, but we’ve reached one of the goals I had.”

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“Gata Only” pushes to No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs, which combines radio airplay, streaming and sales, assisted by a robust streaming activity during the April 5-11 tracking week. According to Luminate, the reggaetón tune, released Feb. 2 via FloyyMenor/UnitedMasters, registered 11.11 million official U.S. streams, that’s a 33% gain from the previous week.

“Gata Only” is the first entry for FloyyMenor on Hot Latin Songs, and the third for Cris Mj. For the latter, it’s also his first top 10-charting hit.

That streaming sum yields a No. 34 debut on the overall Streaming Songs chart, a premiere visit for both artists, plus a second week atop the Latin Streaming Songs chart with the Greatest Gainer honors of the week.

First No. 1 on First Try: “Gata Only” becomes the 413th No. 1 in the Hot Latin Songs’ 38-year history. The list boasts 47 artists, including FloyyMenor, who have secured their first No. 1 on their first chart visit, dating back to Kaoma’s “Lambada” which dominated for seven weeks in 1990. Notably, FloyyMenor joins two other acts who have achieved the feat this decade: The Weeknd, through his Maluma collab, “Hawái,” which ruled for nine weeks in 2020, and Yahritza y Su Esencia’s “Soy El Único” for one week in charge in 2022.

TikTok Activity: Steady viral support on TikTok has also raised awareness of the song, concurrent with its rise to No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs. The track has generated over 3 million user videos to date on TikTok. Activity on TikTok is not included on the Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50, where the song rises 10-7 on the current chart. While TikTok is not part of the chart, the popularity of the song on the platform has helped increase activity of the track on those platforms that contribute to the ranking (such as traditional streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube, as well as radio airplay).

Global Presence: In the global realm, “Gata Only” reaches new heights. On the all-genre Billboard Global 200, it climbs 15-10, supported largely by 59.5 million streams (up 31%) accumulated worldwide in the tracking week. It’s the first top 10 for both acts. Plus, Cris Mj bests his No. 29-peaking “Una Noche En Medellín” (April 2022).

“Just as my colleague Cris Mj, I am super happy because we were able to take ‘Gata Only’ to a global level, raise our country Chile’s name and break records,” FloyyMenor adds. “Thank you to all the people who are listening to the song and dropping their videos on socials!”

Meanwhile, “Gata” advances 9-6 on Global Excl. U.S. chart with 48.4 million streams outside the U.S.

Back in the U.S., while “Gata Only” grants both Chilean artists their first No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs, Christopher Andrés Álvarez García, better known as Cris Mj, came close to the top 10 when the remix of “Una Noche En Medellín,” with Karol G and Ryan Castro, reached No. 12 high in Aug. 2023. Cris Mj also charted with the original version of “Una Noche En Medellín,” peaking at No. 24 in 2022.

Further, “Gata Only” makes substantial progress on the Billboard Hot 100, where it enters the top 50, rallying 74-48 in its fourth week. Plus, it re-enters Latin Digital Song Sales at No. 4 following its No. 14 debut (April 6-dated list).

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