Tropical Airplay (formerly designated as Hot Tropical/Salsa Tracks) is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks the top-performing songs (regardless of genre or language) on tropical radio stations in the United States, based on weekly airplay data compiled by Nielsen's Broadcast Data Systems. It is a subchart of Hot Latin Songs (formerly known as Hot Latin Tracks), which lists the best-performing Spanish-language songs in the country. In 2000, 15 songs topped the chart, across 52 issues of the magazine.

The first number one of the year was "Pero Dile" by Víctor Manuelle, which had been in the top spot since the issue dated November 13, 1999. It was succeeded by Carlos Vives's first number one on the chart with "Fruta Fresca". The two songs alternated on the top stop until the week of January 29, 2000, when Grupo Manía reached number-one with "Bajo la Lluvía". "A Puro Dolor" had the longest-running number of the year with ten weeks and was the best-performing tropical song of the year as well. Son by Four also had the final one of the year with "Cuando Seas Mía", the Spanish version of "Miss Me So Bad".

Four songs that reached number one in 2000 are Spanish-language adaptations of English-language songs, including "Cuando Seas Mía" ("Miss Me So Bad") by Son by Four, "Muy Dentro de Mi" ("You Sang to Me") by Marc Anthony, "Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)" ("Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)") by Christina Aguilera, and the Spanish version of "She Bangs" by Ricky Martin. Thalía and Luis Fonsi achieved their first number ones with "Entre el Mar y una Estrella" and "Imagíname Sin Ti", respectively. Due to the fact that tropical radio stations do not generally play pop ballads, Thalía's record label, EMI Latin, was suspected of performing payola and was removed from the chart the following week. Former La Makina lead vocalist Anthony achieved his only chart-topper with "Yo Te Confieso".

Chart history

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†	Indicates number 1 on Billboard's year-end tropical chart

Chart history

Issue date	Title	Artist(s)	Ref.
January 1	"Pero Dile"	Víctor Manuelle
January 8	"Fruta Fresca"	Carlos Vives
January 15	"Pero Dile"	Víctor Manuelle
January 22	"Fruta Fresca"	Carlos Vives
January 29	"Bajo la Lluvía"	Grupo Manía
February 5
February 12	"Fruta Fresca"	Carlos Vives
February 19	"Que Alguien Me Diga"	Gilberto Santa Rosa
February 26
March 4
March 11
March 18
March 25
April 1	"A Puro Dolor" †	Son by Four
April 8
April 15
April 22
April 29
May 6
May 13
May 20
May 27
June 3
June 10	"No Me Dejes de Querer"	Gloria Estefan
June 17	"Entre el Mar y una Estrella"	Thalía
June 24	"Muy Dentro de Mi"	Marc Anthony
July 1
July 8
July 15
July 22
July 29	"Júrame"	Gisselle
August 5
August 12
August 19
August 26
September 2	"Imagíname Sin Ti"	Luis Fonsi
September 9
September 16
September 23	"Cómo Me Duele Perderte"	Gloria Estefan
September 30
October 7	"Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)"	Christina Aguilera
October 14
October 21
October 28	"Yo Te Confieso"	Anthony
November 4	"She Bangs"	Ricky Martin
November 11	"Yo Te Confieso"	Anthony
November 18
November 25
December 2	"She Bangs"	Ricky Martin
December 9
December 16
December 23
December 30	"Cuando Seas Mía"	Son by Four