List of number-one Billboard Latin Pop Albums of 2011
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The Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart, published in Billboard magazine
, is a record chart
that features Latin music sales information. This data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan
from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores, Internet sales (both physical and digital) and verifiable sales from concert venues
in the United States.
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that features Latin music sales information. This data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan
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from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores, Internet sales (both physical and digital) and verifiable sales from concert venues
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in the United States.
Chart history
| Chart date | Album | Artist | Ref |
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| January 1 | 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... |
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... |
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| January 29 | Viva el príncipe Viva el príncipe Viva el principe is the thirteenth studio album by Mexican pop singer Cristian Castro by Universal Music Latino. The album is a tribute to José José whom Castro considers his musical idol. The album consists of ten tracks in addition to a poem recited by José José... |
Cristian Castro Cristian Castro Cristian Castro is a Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop singer. He is referred to as "Christian Castro" or "Cristian."- Biography :... |
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| February 5 | |||
| February 12 | |||
| February 19 | Música + Alma + Sexo Música + Alma + Sexo Música + alma + sexo is the ninth studio album by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Ricky Martin. It was released on January 31, 2011 in Europe by Columbia Records and on February 1, 2011 in North America by Sony Music Latin... |
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... |
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| February 26 | |||
| March 5 | Viva el príncipe | Cristian Castro | |
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| April 9 | Gloria Gloria (Gloria Trevi album) Gloria is the eighth studio album by Mexican singer-songwriter Gloria Trevi. It was released on March 22, 2011 by Universal Music Latin, after a four-year gap since the release of her last studio album, Una Rosa Blu. Trevi worked as co-writer for the album tracks, while Armando Avila and Sebastián... |
Gloria Trevi Gloria Trevi Gloria Trevi is a Mexican pop-rock singer-songwriter. She was described as the "Supreme Diva of the Mexican Pop" by the music channel VH1 and sold over 20 million records.-Biography:... |
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| April 16 | Viva el príncipe | Cristian Castro | |
| April 23 | |||
| April 30 | Drama y Luz Drama y Luz Drama y Luz is the eighth studio album released by the Mexican Latin pop/Rock en Español band Maná. This album was released in three formats CD, CD with DVD, and 12" LP vinyl record... |
Maná Maná Maná 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... |
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| June 11 | |||
| June 18 | Primera Fila | Franco De Vita Franco De Vita Franco De Vita is a singer-songwriter of Latin music. His first disc as a solo artist garnered three Spanish-language hits in Venezuela. He signed with the Sony label in 1988, and in 1990, his album Extranjero had a song that reached No. 1 on the U.S. Latin charts and won an MTV Video Music Award... |
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| June 25 | Drama y Luz | Maná | |
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| July 9 | Un Nuevo Dia | Jencarlos Canela Jencarlos Canela Jencarlos Canela is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing the leading roles in the telenovelas Más Sabe el Diablo and Mi Corazón Insiste.-Biography:... |
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| July 16 | Tierra Firme | Luis Fonsi Luis Fonsi Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, more commonly known by his stage name Luis Fonsi, is a Latin Grammy winning Puerto Rican singer and composer.- Early life :... |
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| July 23 | |||
| July 30 | |||
| Aug 6 | |||
| Aug 13 | Drama y Luz | Maná | |
| Aug 20 | 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... |
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... |
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| Sept 17 | |||
| Sept 24 | Il Volo (Spanish Edition) | Il Volo Il Volo Il Volo is a trio of Italian operatic pop teenage tenors, consisting of Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto, and Gianluca Ginoble.-Personal:... |
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| Oct 15 | |||
| Oct 22 | Independiente Independiente (Ricardo Arjona album) -Reception:David Feffries of Allmusic gave the album a somewhat positive review, referencing the return of Arjona to his more mainstream music after his "stripped-down acoustic effort" Poquita Ropa... |
Ricardo Arjona Ricardo Arjona Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales, , known as Ricardo Arjona , is a Guatemalan singer... |
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| Oct 29 | |||
| Nov 5 | Supremo Supremo (album) Supremo is the name of a 2011 album by Venezuelan duo Chino & Nacho. The album marks a move away from reggaeton, and more towards a "tropical fusion" or merengue influenced sound.-Track listing:# Príncipe azul# Sin ti# Estoy enamorado# El Poeta... |
Chino & Nacho Chino & Nacho Chino y Nacho are a Venezuelan urban and tropical duo, consisting of Jesús Alberto Miranda Perez and Miguel Ignacio Mendoza . They are one of the first Venezuelan reggaeton labels that have gained international play... |
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| Nov 12 | Independiente | Ricardo Arjona | |
| Nov 19 | Mi Amigo el Principe | Cristian Castro | |
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See also
- List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2011
- List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Songs of 2011
- List of number-one Billboard Hot Tropical Songs of 2011