Luis Figueroa Tops Tropical Airplay With ‘Como Se Compara’: ‘Salsa Has Been an Important Part of My Journey’

Luis Figueroa reclaims his spot astatine the acme connected Billboard‘s Tropical Airplay illustration arsenic “Como Se Compara” ascends from No. 3 to the apical of the illustration dated Nov. 1.

“‘Como Se Compara’ is simply a precise peculiar opus for me, and seeing it go my 3rd No. 1 connected Billboard’s Tropical Airplay illustration fills maine with gratitude,” Figueroa tells Billboard. “Salsa has been an important portion of my journey, a mode to link with my radical and my roots. Every measurement I instrumentality reminds maine wherefore I emotion what I bash and however overmuch I beryllium to the radical who consciousness my music.”

“Como Se Compara” rises with 6.7 cardinal assemblage impressions successful the United States during the tracking week ending Oct. 23, according to Luminate, a 17% summation compared to the erstwhile week.

The way earns Figueroa his 3rd Tropical Airplay No. 1 retired of 14 illustration entries since his debut successful 2021. His erstwhile chart-toppers are “Bandido,” which spent 2 weeks astatine No. 1 successful October 2023, and debut introduction “Hasta el Sol de Hoy,” a one-week person successful July 2021.

“Thank you to Puerto Rico, my home, for ever inspiring me,” Figueroa adds. “Thank you for letting my euphony travel you, due to the fact that thing compares to that love.”

With the 3rd azygous from his EP Gris, Figueroa besides earns his champion fertile connected the wide Latin Airplay chart, wherever the opus flies 9-2. It besides ascends to a caller No. 9 precocious connected the streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Tropical Songs chart.