Billboard Top Latin Albums
Encyclopedia
Latin Albums is a record chart
published by Billboard magazine
and is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish language
, full-length album
s in the American music market. Like all Billboard album charts, the chart is based on sales. Nielsen SoundScan
compiles the sales data from merchants representing more than 90 percent of the U.S. music retail market. The sample includes sales at music stores, the music departments of electronics and department stores, direct-to-consumer transactions, and Internet sales of physical albums or digital downloads
. A limited array of verifiable sales from concert venues is also tabulated. Listings of Top Latin Albums are also shown on Telemundo
's music page through a partnership between the two companies. Before this chart, all Latin music information was featured on the Latin Pop Albums
chart, which began on June 29, 1985, and is still running along with the Regional Mexican Albums
and Tropical Albums
chart. The Latin Pop Albums chart features music only from the pop genre, while the Regional Mexican Albums chart includes information from different genres like duranguense
, norteño
, banda
and mariachi
, and the Tropical Albums includes different genres particularly salsa
, merengue
, bachata, and cumbia
. In 2005, another chart, Latin Rhythm Albums, was introduced in response to growing number of airplays from reggaeton.
The first album to appear at number-one on this chart was Mi Tierra
by Gloria Estefan
on July 10, 1993. This album spent 58 non-consecutive weeks at the top of this chart, a record that stands to date. Mexican singers Marco Antonio Solís
and Luis Miguel
hold the record for the most number-one albums by an artist with nine each. Fellow Mexican performers Los Temerarios
is the group with the most chart-toppers, eight.
The late Tejano performer Selena
is the woman with most albums peaking at the top of the chart, with six. Her album Dreaming of You is the only album to peak at number one during three different calendar years (1995–97).
, regular gold certification is awarded for shipping of 500,000 copies, platinum for one million units, and multi-platinum for two million unites, and following in increments of one million thereafter. In addition, albums containing more than 50% Spanish language content may be awarded with Latin certification award, gold, (Disco de Oro) for shipments of 50,000 units, platinum (Disco de Platino) for 100,000 and multi-platinum (Multi-Platino) for 200,000 and following in increments of 100,000 thereafter. In the following table, the certification shown is the regular one, with the Latin certification in parenthesis.
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
published by Billboard magazine
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
and is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, full-length album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s in the American music market. Like all Billboard album charts, the chart is based on sales. Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
compiles the sales data from merchants representing more than 90 percent of the U.S. music retail market. The sample includes sales at music stores, the music departments of electronics and department stores, direct-to-consumer transactions, and Internet sales of physical albums or digital downloads
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
. A limited array of verifiable sales from concert venues is also tabulated. Listings of Top Latin Albums are also shown on Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
's music page through a partnership between the two companies. Before this chart, all Latin music information was featured on the Latin Pop Albums
Latin Pop Albums
Latin Pop Albums is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It features Latin music information of the Pop music genre. Established in June 1985, this chart features only full length albums and like all album charts on Billboard, is based on sales. The information is compiled by Nielsen...
chart, which began on June 29, 1985, and is still running along with the Regional Mexican Albums
Regional Mexican Albums
Regional Mexican Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. Established in June 1985, the chart compiles information about the top-selling albums in genres like mariachi, norteño, banda and Duranguense, which are frequently considered regional Mexican. The chart features only...
and Tropical Albums
Tropical Albums
Tropical Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. Established in June 1985, the chart compiles information about the top-selling albums in genres like salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato, which are frequently considered tropical music...
chart. The Latin Pop Albums chart features music only from the pop genre, while the Regional Mexican Albums chart includes information from different genres like duranguense
Duranguense
Duranguense is a genre of Mexican music. It is popular among the Mexican-American community in the United States. Duranguense is closely related to the Mexican styles of banda and norteño. The main instruments, which are held over from banda, are the saxophone, trombone, and bass drum...
, norteño
Norteño (music)
Norteño , also norteña or conjunto, is a genre of Mexican music. The accordion and the bajo sexto are norteño's most characteristic instruments. The norteño genre is popular in both Mexico and the United States, especially among the Mexican community...
, banda
Banda music
Banda is a brass-based form of traditional music. Bandas play a wide variety of songs, including rancheras, corridos, cumbias, baladas, and boleros. Bandas are most widely known for their rancheras, but they also play modern Mexican pop, rock, and cumbias...
and mariachi
Mariachi
Mariachi is a genre of music that originated in the State of Jalisco, in Mexico. It is an integration of stringed instruments highly influenced by the cultural impacts of the historical development of Western Mexico. Throughout the history of mariachi, musicians have experimented with brass, wind,...
, and the Tropical Albums includes different genres particularly salsa
Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
, merengue
Merengue music
Merengue is a type of music and dance from the Dominican Republic. It is popular in the Dominican Republic and all over Latin America. Its name is Spanish, taken from the name of the meringue, a dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar...
, bachata, and cumbia
Cumbia
Cumbia is a music genre popular across Latin America. The cumbia originated in the Caribbean coast of Colombia, where it is associated with an eponymous dance and has since spread as far as Mexico and Argentina...
. In 2005, another chart, Latin Rhythm Albums, was introduced in response to growing number of airplays from reggaeton.
The first album to appear at number-one on this chart was Mi Tierra
Mi Tierra
Mi Tierra is the third studio solo album and first Latin solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is her 15th overall, released in 1993 .- History :...
by Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
on July 10, 1993. This album spent 58 non-consecutive weeks at the top of this chart, a record that stands to date. Mexican singers Marco Antonio Solís
Marco Antonio Solís
Marco Antonio Solís is a Mexican musician, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has sold over 80 million records and written over 300 songs, arguably making him one of the most successful singer-songwriters in Latin America.-Early life and career:Marco Antonio Solís started his...
and Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...
hold the record for the most number-one albums by an artist with nine each. Fellow Mexican performers Los Temerarios
Los Temerarios
Los Temerarios are a Mexican romantic music group started in 1978 by brothers Adolfo Angel and Gustavo Angel and their cousin Fernando Angel. During their early years they were known as Conjunto La Brisa....
is the group with the most chart-toppers, eight.
The late Tejano performer Selena
Selena
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits...
is the woman with most albums peaking at the top of the chart, with six. Her album Dreaming of You is the only album to peak at number one during three different calendar years (1995–97).
Artist with the most number-ones
- Marco Antonio SolísMarco Antonio SolísMarco Antonio Solís is a Mexican musician, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has sold over 80 million records and written over 300 songs, arguably making him one of the most successful singer-songwriters in Latin America.-Early life and career:Marco Antonio Solís started his...
(10) - Luis MiguelLuis MiguelLuis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...
(9) - Los TemerariosLos TemerariosLos Temerarios are a Mexican romantic music group started in 1978 by brothers Adolfo Angel and Gustavo Angel and their cousin Fernando Angel. During their early years they were known as Conjunto La Brisa....
(8) - Enrique IglesiasEnrique IglesiasEnrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
(7) - Marc AnthonyMarc AnthonyMarc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads...
(7) - Los Tigres del NorteLos Tigres del NorteLos Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :...
(7) - SelenaSelenaSelena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits...
(6) - Ricky MartinRicky MartinEnrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
(5) - ShakiraShakiraShakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
(5) - Daddy YankeeDaddy YankeeRamón Luis Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball,...
(5) - ManáManáManá is a pop rock band from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, whose career has spanned more than three decades. They have earned three Grammy Awards, seven Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards Latin America, five Premios Juventud awards, nine Billboard Latin Music Awards and 13 Premios Lo...
(5) - IntocableIntocableIntocable is a Tejano/Norteño musical group from Zapata, Texas that was started by friends Ricky Muñoz and René Martínez in the early 90's. Within a couple years as a band, Intocable had already risen to the top of the Tejano and Norteño fields with a musical signature that had fused Tejano's...
(5) - Conjunto PrimaveraConjunto PrimaveraConjunto Primavera is a Mexican conjunto group from Ojinaga, Chihuahua, currently produced by Alejandro Garcia. In the 1990s and 2000s they became one of the most popular groups in the genre....
(4) - Grupo Móntez de DurangoGrupo Montéz de DurangoEl Grupo Montéz de Durango is a duranguense band currently based in Chicago, USA. This group is well known in the United States, Mexico and Central America. Although Grupo Montez de Durango's sound is deeply rooted in the music of traditional Mexican music, it is also influenced by the members'...
(4)
Albums with most weeks at number-one
| Weeks | Artist | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those... |
Mi Tierra Mi Tierra Mi Tierra is the third studio solo album and first Latin solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is her 15th overall, released in 1993 .- History :... |
1993–94 |
| 47 | Selena Selena Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits... |
Dreaming of You | 1995–97 |
| 27 | Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"... |
Segundo Romance Segundo Romance Segundo Romance is the 13th studio album released by Mexican singer Luis Miguel on August 30, 1994 by Warner Music Group. The album was produced by Miguel himself and co-produced by Armando Manzanero, Juan Carlos Calderón, and Kiko Cibrian... |
1994-95 |
| 26 | Ricky Martin Ricky Martin Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide... |
Vuelve | 1998–99 |
| 25 | Daddy Yankee Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball,... |
Barrio Fino Barrio Fino Barrio Fino is the third studio album and first commercially released album by Puerto Rican rapper performer Daddy Yankee, released on 13 July 2004, by Machete Music and El Cartel Records.... |
2004–05 |
| 23 | Aventura | The Last The Last (album) John Bush of Allmusic gave the album a somewhat positive review. He called the lead single "Por un Segundo" a "straight bachata, rhythmic and sweet" and noted that the crossovers are put on the latter half of the album. Tijana Ilich of About.com praised the vocals of Anthony "Romeo" Santos and the... |
2009-10 |
| 20 | Selena Selena Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits... |
Amor Prohibido Amor Prohibido Amor Prohibido is the fifth studio album by American Tejano pop singer Selena. The album was released on March 13, 1994 by EMI Latin. It was re-released on September 24, 2002, as part of the Selena: 20 Years of Music collection, and included music videos and spoken liner notes by her family,... |
1994–95 |
| 19 | Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994... |
Mi Reflejo Mi Reflejo Mi Reflejo is the first Spanish-language studio album by American pop singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on September 12, 2000. Most of the album was produced by Rudy Pérez and includes Spanish versions of five songs from her debut album Christina Aguilera, as well as six new songs... |
2000–01 |
| 17 | Shakira Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s... |
Fijación Oral Vol. 1 Fijación Oral Vol. 1 Fijación Oral Vol. 1 is the fourth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It is also the first Spanish language album released by the multilingual songwriter since 1998. The album has won numerous awards worldwide, including five Latin Grammy Awards and a Grammy Award. This album... |
2005 |
| 15 | Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa... |
Vivir Vivir (Enrique Iglesias album) Vivir is the second Spanish album from pop singer Enrique Iglesias. This album was a very successful release for the singer. The album includes three number 1 singles on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks charts in US: "Enamorado Por Primera Vez", "Sólo En Ti" and "Miente".In the United States it was... |
1997 |
| 14 | Marc Anthony Marc Anthony Marc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads... |
Libre | 2001–02 |
| 14 | Daddy Yankee Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball,... |
Barrio Fino en Directo Barrio Fino en Directo Barrio Fino en Directo is the second live album by Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee, released on December 13, 2005, by El Cartel Records. The album is a live collection of songs from Daddy Yankee's previous album Barrio Fino... |
2005–06 |
| 13 | Marc Anthony Marc Anthony Marc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads... |
Desde Un Principio: From the Beginning Desde Un Principio: From the Beginning Desde un principio: From the Beginning is a greatest hits album by American singer Marc Anthony released on November 9, 1999, by RMM. The album was a result from Anthony leaving RMM Records and signing on with Columbia Records... |
2000–01 |
| 12 | Alejandro Fernández Alejandro Fernández Alejandro Fernández is a Mexican singer. Nicknamed as "El Potrillo" by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Alejandro is the son of the ranchera singer Vicente Fernández. He originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk music, such as... |
Me Estoy Enamorando Me Estoy Enamorando Me Estoy Enamorando is the sixth album recorded by Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández. Produced by Emilio Estefan, Jr. and Kike Santander, this album marks a strong change in his career with a new merger of bolero, ballads and the essence of the mariachi... |
1997–98 |
| 12 | Son By Four Son By Four Son by Four is a salsa music group from Puerto Rico, well-known for their English U.S. pop hit "Purest of Pain ". The group is signed to Sony Music Entertainment.... |
Son By Four Son By Four (album) Son by Four is the second studio album released in 2000 by the romantic music group Son by Four. This album received a Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song, for their number-one hit "A Puro Dolor", and also became their first number-one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.-Track... |
2000 |
| 12 | Shakira Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s... |
Sale el Sol Sale el Sol Sale el sol is the seventh studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on October 19, 2010. The album cover was released on August 31, 2010... |
2010-11 |
| 11 | Don Omar Don Omar Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey (born William Omar Landrón Rivera; February 10, 1978, is a Puerto Rican Reggaetón singer and actor.-Early life:... |
King of Kings King of Kings (album) King of Kings is Don Omar's second studio album. It was released on May 23, 2006 three years after his debut studio album The Last Don. Songs in this album are deep and worthy of reflection, especially for sociopolitical-minded Latinos... |
2006 |
| 11 | Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa... |
Euphoria Euphoria (Enrique Iglesias album) Euphoria is the ninth studio album by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias. The album is a joint-release by Universal Republic and Universal Music Latino and was released on July 5, 2010 internationally and in the US on July 6, 2010... |
2010 |
| 11 | Shakira Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s... |
¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? ¿Dónde están los ladrones? -Personnel:* Shakira - Producer, Songwriter, vocals, harmonica* Emilio Estefan Jr. - Executive producer* Javier Garza - Producer, engineer, mixer, programmer* Luis Fernando Ochoa - Producer, songwriter, guitar, bass guitar... |
1998–99 |
| 10 | Las Ketchup Las Ketchup Las Ketchup is a Latin Grammy Award nominated 4-girl group composed of sisters Lola Muñoz, Pilar Muñoz, Lucía Muñoz and Rocío Muñoz from Córdoba in Andalucia, Spain. They are the daughters of Juan Muñoz, a flamenco guitarist known as Tomatito , which is not the same as famous and virtuoso flamenco... |
Las Ketchup Hijas del Tomate Hijas del Tomate is an album by Las Ketchup, the first album of the band, released in 2002. It gained popularity particularly thanks to the number-one hit "The Ketchup Song "... |
2002–03 |
| 10 | Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa... |
Bailamos Greatest Hits Bailamos Greatest Hits Bailamos Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album, fourth overall album from pop singer Enrique Iglesias. The album was released by Fonovisa after Iglesias had left them and signed with Interscope who promptly sued Fonovisa for using the song "Bailamos"... |
1999 |
| 10 | Julio Iglesias Julio Iglesias Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,... |
Tango Tango (Julio Iglesias album) -Chart performance:-Sales and certifications:-See also:*List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums from the 1990s*List of best-selling Latin albums in the United States... |
1997–98 |
| 10 | Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa... |
Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias (album) -Tracklisting:#No Llores Por Mí — 4:00#Trapecista — 4:28#Por Amarte — 4:05#Si Tú Te Vas — 4:00... |
1996 |
Year-end best selling albums
According to the RIAA certificationRIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
, regular gold certification is awarded for shipping of 500,000 copies, platinum for one million units, and multi-platinum for two million unites, and following in increments of one million thereafter. In addition, albums containing more than 50% Spanish language content may be awarded with Latin certification award, gold, (Disco de Oro) for shipments of 50,000 units, platinum (Disco de Platino) for 100,000 and multi-platinum (Multi-Platino) for 200,000 and following in increments of 100,000 thereafter. In the following table, the certification shown is the regular one, with the Latin certification in parenthesis.
| Year | Artist | Album | Label | RIAA certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those... |
Mi Tierra Mi Tierra Mi Tierra is the third studio solo album and first Latin solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is her 15th overall, released in 1993 .- History :... |
Epic Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A... |
2× Platinum (16× Platinum) |
| 1995 | Selena Selena Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits... |
Dreaming of You | EMI Latin EMI Latin EMI Televisa Music, also known as EMI Latin and EMI International, is a subsidiary of EMI which focuses on Latin American music.... |
3× platinum (35× Platinum) |
| 1996 | ||||
| 1997 | Julio Iglesias Julio Iglesias Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,... |
Tango Tango (Julio Iglesias album) -Chart performance:-Sales and certifications:-See also:*List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums from the 1990s*List of best-selling Latin albums in the United States... |
Columbia | Gold (6× Platinum) |
| 1998 | Alejandro Fernández Alejandro Fernández Alejandro Fernández is a Mexican singer. Nicknamed as "El Potrillo" by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Alejandro is the son of the ranchera singer Vicente Fernández. He originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk music, such as... |
Me Estoy Enamorando Me Estoy Enamorando Me Estoy Enamorando is the sixth album recorded by Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández. Produced by Emilio Estefan, Jr. and Kike Santander, this album marks a strong change in his career with a new merger of bolero, ballads and the essence of the mariachi... |
Sony Music Latin Sony Music Latin Sony Music Latin is a record label owned by Sony Music Entertainnment. The label focuses on artists for Latin music.-Labels distributed by Sony Music Latin:*Pina Records*Top Stop Music*Premium Latin Music-List of artists on Sony Music Latin:... |
Platinum |
| 1999 | Ricky Martin Ricky Martin Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide... |
Vuelve | Sony Discos | Platinum |
| 2000 | Marc Anthony Marc Anthony Marc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads... |
Desde Un Principio: From the Beginning Desde Un Principio: From the Beginning Desde un principio: From the Beginning is a greatest hits album by American singer Marc Anthony released on November 9, 1999, by RMM. The album was a result from Anthony leaving RMM Records and signing on with Columbia Records... |
RMM RMM Records & Video RMM Records, also known as RMM Records & Video Corp, was an independent Latin music record label based in New York City, The record label was formed originally as RMM Management by one of Fania Records promoter Ralph Mercado, but in 1987 it started operating as a record label, with Angelito... /Sony Discos |
Gold |
| 2001 | Paulina Rubio Paulina Rubio Paulina Susana Rubio Rue is a Mexican singer and actress. Rubio achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina... |
Paulina Paulina (album) Paulina is Mexican singer Paulina Rubio's fifth solo studio album, and her first to be released with Universal Latino.The album was nominated at the second Latin Grammy Awards for "Album of The Year", "Best Pop Female Vocal Album" and "Best Song" for "Y Yo Sigo Aquí"... |
Universal Music Latin Entertainment Universal Music Latin Entertainment Universal Music Latin Entertainment is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. The music label was created with the acquisition of Univision Music Group and combining it with Universal's top Latin artists, along with much of the Latin back catalog of UMG.UMLE includes famous Latin music... |
Gold (8× Platinum) |
| 2002 | Marc Anthony Marc Anthony Marc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads... |
Libre | Sony Discos | Gold (4× Platinum) |
| 2003 | Juanes Juanes Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums... |
Un Día Normal Un día normal -Charts:-Certifications:-Singles:-Charts:-References:... |
Surco/Universal Latino Universal Music Latin Entertainment Universal Music Latin Entertainment is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. The music label was created with the acquisition of Univision Music Group and combining it with Universal's top Latin artists, along with much of the Latin back catalog of UMG.UMLE includes famous Latin music... |
Gold (6× Platinum) |
| 2004 | Marco Antonio Solís Marco Antonio Solís Marco Antonio Solís is a Mexican musician, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has sold over 80 million records and written over 300 songs, arguably making him one of the most successful singer-songwriters in Latin America.-Early life and career:Marco Antonio Solís started his... |
La Historia Continúa... La Historia Continúa... -DVD tracklisting:-Chart performance:-Sales and certifications:-See also:*List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2003*List of best-selling Latin albums in the United States... |
Fonovisa | (5× Platinum) |
| 2005 | Daddy Yankee Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball,... |
Barrio Fino Barrio Fino Barrio Fino is the third studio album and first commercially released album by Puerto Rican rapper performer Daddy Yankee, released on 13 July 2004, by Machete Music and El Cartel Records.... |
El Cartel Records El Cartel Records El Cartel Records is Daddy Yankee's record company. The release of Barrio Fino, Daddy Yankee's first commercially successful album, is notable for being the label's first distributed album.-Studio albums:Daddy Yankee* 2004: Barrio Fino* 2005: Barrio Fino en Directo* 2007: El Cartel: The Big... /Machete Music Machete Music Machete Music is an urban music label owned by Universal Music Group. The record label had been largely associated with reggaeton music, but in recent years, it has been also been signing non-urban artists such as Malverde, Mala Rodriguez and Chino XL. The label is part of Universal Music Latin... |
Platinum (6× Platinum) |
| 2006 | Daddy Yankee Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball,... |
Barrio Fino en Directo Barrio Fino en Directo Barrio Fino en Directo is the second live album by Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee, released on December 13, 2005, by El Cartel Records. The album is a live collection of songs from Daddy Yankee's previous album Barrio Fino... |
El Cartel Records El Cartel Records El Cartel Records is Daddy Yankee's record company. The release of Barrio Fino, Daddy Yankee's first commercially successful album, is notable for being the label's first distributed album.-Studio albums:Daddy Yankee* 2004: Barrio Fino* 2005: Barrio Fino en Directo* 2007: El Cartel: The Big... /Interscope |
Gold |
| 2007 | RBD RBD RBD was a two-time Latin-Grammy nominated Mexican pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's teen drama series Rebelde. RBD sold over 17 million digital downloads and over 20 million albums worldwide in four years since their formation, according to EMI... |
Celestial Celestial (RBD album) Celestial is the third Spanish studio album from Mexican Latin pop group RBD.- Album information :The album was released on November 21, 2006 through EMI in Mexico and on November 24 in the United States. RBD also recorded this album in Portuguese, see Celestial ... |
EMI Televisa/Virgin | |
| 2008 | Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton Duo, consisting of Juan Luis Morera Luna and Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar . They started their career in 1998 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time.... |
Los Extraterrestres Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres is the sixth studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel, released on November 6, 2007 by Machete Music. On November 13, 2008, the album received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album... |
Machete Machete Music Machete Music is an urban music label owned by Universal Music Group. The record label had been largely associated with reggaeton music, but in recent years, it has been also been signing non-urban artists such as Malverde, Mala Rodriguez and Chino XL. The label is part of Universal Music Latin... |
(3× Platinum) |
| 2009 | Aventura | The Last The Last (album) John Bush of Allmusic gave the album a somewhat positive review. He called the lead single "Por un Segundo" a "straight bachata, rhythmic and sweet" and noted that the crossovers are put on the latter half of the album. Tijana Ilich of About.com praised the vocals of Anthony "Romeo" Santos and the... |
Strichcode/Premium Latin | (2× Platinum) |
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Year-end charts
- Year-end chart of 2008Top Latin Albums Year-End Chart of 2008The Billboard Top Latin albums chart, published in Billboard magazine, is a record chart that features Latin music sales information. This data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores, Internet sales and...
- Year-end chart of 2009
See also
- Latin Pop AlbumsLatin Pop AlbumsLatin Pop Albums is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It features Latin music information of the Pop music genre. Established in June 1985, this chart features only full length albums and like all album charts on Billboard, is based on sales. The information is compiled by Nielsen...
- Regional Mexican AlbumsRegional Mexican AlbumsRegional Mexican Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. Established in June 1985, the chart compiles information about the top-selling albums in genres like mariachi, norteño, banda and Duranguense, which are frequently considered regional Mexican. The chart features only...
- Tropical AlbumsTropical AlbumsTropical Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. Established in June 1985, the chart compiles information about the top-selling albums in genres like salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato, which are frequently considered tropical music...
- Hot Latin SongsHot Latin SongsHot Latin Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It is often recognized as the most important music chart for Spanish language Latin music in the American music market. It was established by the magazine on September 6, 1986 with La Guirnalda by Rocío Dúrcal being the first song...