“Feliz Navidad” by José Feliciano, among the 10 most heard songs in the United States

Miami – 50 years after its release, the song “Feliz Navidad” by José Feliciano entered this Tuesday for the first time in the list compiled by the prestigious Billboard organization of the 10 most chosen songs in the United States.

The iconic bilingual songwriter of the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter occupied the last place of the quoted American musical billboard, after having been in number 12 last year and within the 100 most popular in the country since it left to the market in the Christmas of 1970.

The top two places on the list, which contains a total of the 100 most successful music tracks in the country, are also occupied by songs by Latin artists.

In second place is “Dakiti”, the theme of Puerto Ricans Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez, who was removed from the place of honor he had achieved last week for “All I Want for Christmas” by legend Mariah Carey, who is of Venezuelan couple.

According to Billboard, the achievement of “Merry Christmas” was driven by the celebrations of half a century since its release, which included the presentation of Feliciano in popular television programs such as “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on NBC , and “CBS Sunday Morning”.

Also, in partnership with Amazon Music LAT! N, the Latin music giant of the internet sales giant, Feliciano shook up a new version of the theme, accompanied by 30 artists.

In the “Merry Christmas” of 2020, the iconic voice of the Puerto Rican artist is accompanied by members of CNCO, Shaggy, Jon Secada, Jason Mraz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rachael Ray, Gloria Gaynor, Big & Rich, Michael Bolton , Jencarlos Canela, Patricia Manterola, La India and Julio Iglesias Jr., among others.

However, it was the classic version that managed to place Feliciano for the second time in the top 10.

This is the second time that José Feliciano has a song in the Top 10 of Billboard’s list of HOT 100 songs. The artist had achieved this in the week of August 3, 1968, when his version of The Doors song “Light My Fire” was placed in third place.

Data from Nielsen Music / MRC Data indicate that “Merry Christmas” was recorded this week to advance 6% on the radio to reach 23 million broadcasts. Streaming grew 15% with 18.5 million shields, while you want a 34% rise in winds to reach 3,000 units.

The theme has also been recognized this 2020 as one of the best Christmas songs by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).