Ariel Camacho's Death Propels His Band To The Top Of Hot Latin Songs Chart

News of the death of Mexican singer Ariel Camacho has given his band Los Plebes del Rancho a number one song on America's Hot Latin Songs chart.

The 22 year old died in a car crash last week (25Feb15) and fans paid tribute to the young star by snapping up copies of his group's hit El Karma, which previously peaked at number 16 in January (15).

The title track from the band's debut album wasn't even on the countdown last week (ends27Feb15).

Digital sales for El Karma rose 552 per cent, according to Billboard.com, and it also re-entered the Latin Digital Songs countdown at number seven. The song was streamed 1.9 million times in the U.S. in the past seven days.

Meanwhile, two new Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho tracks also debut on the Hot Latin Songs countdown - Te Metiste, the group's new single that was released the day before Camacho's death enters the chart at 50, while El Toro Encartado is the countdown's Hot Shot Debut at 27.