Drake and Karol G’s “Ahí” Takes Latin Airplay No. 1 as Streaming and Radio Runs Continue

Drake and Karol G’s “Ahí” has reached No. 1 on the Latin Airplay chart dated October 31, adding another radio milestone to an already eventful October for Drake’s catalog. The track moved up from No. 2 after its Latin-radio audience increased by 5% during the October 16–22 tracking period.

The collaboration is Drake’s third Latin Airplay chart-topper. His earlier No. 1s came through Romeo Santos’ “Odio” in 2014 and Bad Bunny’s “MIA” in 2018. For Karol G, “Ahí” is her 23rd leader on the ranking, moving her past Prince Royce in total No. 1s.

“Ahí” also leads Latin Rhythm Airplay, giving the song a second radio-format victory. Its broader chart picture is more varied: it sits at No. 3 on Hot Latin Songs after spending one week at No. 1, while it is No. 88 on the Hot 100. Its Hot 100 peak so far is No. 44.

What the different chart results say about “Ahí”

The song’s current positions are a useful reminder that music rankings measure different slices of listening rather than one universal score. Latin Airplay tracks audience for songs played on Latin radio stations, while Latin Rhythm Airplay focuses on the rhythmic side of Latin radio programming. Reaching the top of both points to particularly strong format support.

Hot Latin Songs, by comparison, is a broader song ranking, so “Ahí” reaching No. 1 there—even for a single week—signals that its overall activity was strong enough to lead beyond radio alone. The Hot 100 is broader still, placing the song beside releases across the U.S. music market. A No. 44 peak and current No. 88 position do not diminish the record’s Latin-format success; they describe a different competitive field and different mix of consumption.

That distinction matters when reading a run like this one. “Ahí” is not simply a crossover story or simply a radio story. Its performance shows how a collaboration can have a major footprint in the Latin market while its all-genre position follows a separate trajectory.

A milestone for both artists

Drake’s three Latin Airplay No. 1s span more than a decade and connect him to three distinct collaborators: Romeo Santos, Bad Bunny and now Karol G. “Odio” gave him the first in 2014, “MIA” delivered the second in 2018, and “Ahí” supplies the third in 2026. The through line is collaboration rather than a claim that each release occupies the same musical lane.

Karol G’s side of the result is just as significant. Her 23rd No. 1 moves her ahead of Prince Royce, emphasizing the scale of her continuing radio presence. Since “Ahí” is attached to one of her albums, the chart victory also works as a concrete extension of that project’s reach rather than an isolated guest appearance.

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The track appears on Karol G’s August album No Me Arrepiento De Sentir Tanto, released through Bichota/Interscope Capitol. Radio growth arriving after the album’s release is important in practical terms: it keeps an album track active in public-facing rotation and gives a collaboration continued visibility after its initial release window.

Drake’s October numbers extend beyond “Ahí”

The radio achievement arrives amid a wider burst of chart activity for Drake. HABIBTI became his 18th No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, taking him beyond Future and the Temptations, who each have 17 leaders on that chart.

The increase followed the HABIBTI (FOMO) expansion, which added four songs from the “FOMO” film. For the October 17 chart, the project climbed from No. 35 to replace Drake’s own ICEMAN at No. 1. It also returned to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 after previously standing at No. 116.

That jump was substantial: HABIBTI earned 71,000 U.S. album-equivalent units in the week ending October 8, a 506% rise. Nearly 70,000 of those units came from streaming.

Album-equivalent units are an industry measurement that combines eligible album sales and music consumption into one total. In this case, the makeup of the 71,000-unit week makes the immediate takeaway clear: streaming, rather than a reported surge in traditional album sales, drove almost all of the project’s gain. Adding new songs can create a fresh reason for listeners to return to an album, and the figures show that the expanded edition did exactly that during its tracking week.

One of those additions, “Solar Eclipse,” is a duet with Don Toliver. It debuted at No. 5 on the Hot 100, giving Drake a record 91 top-10 hits. The song also became his 33rd No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and generated 15.1 million U.S. streams in its first week.

Taken together, “Solar Eclipse” and “Ahí” illustrate two separate routes to a major chart moment. “Solar Eclipse” arrived with an immediate all-genre Hot 100 impact and large first-week streaming figure. “Ahí” has built an especially notable radio showing, with its 5% audience gain pushing it from runner-up to leader on Latin Airplay. Neither pattern needs to look identical for both to be meaningful.

Catalog recognition remains part of the picture

October also brought new certification recognition across Drake’s older releases. Views reached diamond status in an October 23 RIAA update. Diamond represents 10 million U.S. units, with eligible sales and streams counted toward that level.

Other newly listed milestones include Scorpion at nine-times platinum, More Life at six-times platinum and Certified Lover Boy at five-times platinum. So Far Gone is listed at three-times platinum, while Care Package is certified platinum.

Certifications and weekly charts answer different questions. A weekly chart captures activity during a defined tracking period. A certification reflects accumulated eligible consumption in the United States over time. The coexistence of new certification levels for catalog releases and strong results for current releases offers a fuller view of an artist operating across both timelines.

For readers following the non-musical markers of Drake’s current moment as well, his recent 40th-birthday bracelet linked the Adonis and Iceman names in blue diamonds. On the music side, ICEMAN is also notable here because it was the album HABIBTI displaced at the top of Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Why “Ahí” matters now

“Ahí” is the latest evidence that Drake’s October activity has not depended on a single release, chart or format. He has a Latin-radio leader with Karol G, a high-entry Hot 100 collaboration with Don Toliver, an album expansion that dramatically lifted HABIBTI, and certifications that document the longer lifespan of several prior projects.

For Karol G, the result carries its own weight: a 23rd Latin Airplay No. 1 and a move ahead of Prince Royce. The record’s dual leadership on Latin Airplay and Latin Rhythm Airplay makes it a radio accomplishment shared by both artists, while its No. 1 week on Hot Latin Songs shows that the reach was not confined to one ranking.

The immediate scoreboard is straightforward: “Ahí” is No. 1 on Latin Airplay and Latin Rhythm Airplay, No. 3 on Hot Latin Songs, and No. 88 on the Hot 100 after peaking at No. 44. Behind those positions is a more nuanced story about format-specific radio strength, streaming-led album movement, collaboration and the ongoing value of established catalog music.