List of number-one Billboard Regional Mexican Albums from the 1980s
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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...
, published in Billboard magazine
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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...
, is a record chart
Record chart
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that features Latin music sales information. This data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan
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. The data for this chart was published every two weeks, unlike most Billboard charts.
The Regional Mexican Albums chart was first of the three Latin-related albums (along with 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...
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...
) published on June 29, 1985, eight years before the Top Latin Album survey which began on July 10, 1993.
Los Tigres del Norte
Los Tigres del Norte
Los Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :...
were the first artists to reach number-one with their album, La Jaula de Oro
La Jaula de Oro
-Critical reception:Wilson Neate of Allmusic gave the album a four of out five praising the title track of the album.-Chart performance:...
. Three other albums by the group: El Otro Mexico, Los Idolos del Pueblo, and Los Corridos Prohibidos reached number-one on the Regional Mexican charts. Each album by the group received a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
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-nomination for Best Mexican-American Performance.
Los Bukis
Los Bukis
Los Bukis is a Mexican music band from Ario de Rosales, Michoacán. It was founded by cousins Joel Solís and Marco Antonio Solís in the 1970s. Their first song was Falso Amor and its style became popular in Latin America...
, led by 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...
, were the second artists to reach number-one with their album, A Donde Vas
A Donde Vas
A Donde Vas was the 9th studio album by Los Bukis, released in 1985. The album reached number-one on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums.-Track listing:-External links:** A Donde Vas on amazon.com...
.
Joan Sebastian
Joan Sebastian
Joan Sebastian is a popular Mexican singer and songwriter. He has composed hundreds of songs and been a regular staple on the top-40 charts in Mexico since his career began in 1977. His music is a mixture of Latin pop, ranchera and grupera music...
was the first solo performer of Regional Mexican music to reach number-one with his album Rumores. Another album by Joan Sebastian, Con Tambora was the longest number-one Regional Mexican album which spent 48 consecutive weeks.
Los Bondadosos reach number-one in the chart for the first time with their album, Porque me haces sufrir. In addition, a compilation album related to group reached number-one on the chart.
Two albums by Los Yonic's
Los Yonic's
Los Yonic's are a Mexican pop group formed in the 1980s.Los Yonic's began playing together in San Luis Pedro but later moved to Acapulco, playing both tropical pop music and ballads. Their music became very popular among American Hispanics in cities siuch as Los Angeles, San Jose, Phoenix,...
reached number-one on the chart: Petalo y Espinas and Siempre Te Amaré. The former received a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-nomination for Best Mexican-American Performance
Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
The Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album was an honor presented to recording artists for quality albums in the Mexican music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards...
.
Near the end of the decade, Vicente Fernández's album, Por Tu Maldito spent 21 consecutive weeks number-one on the chart.
Number-one albums
| Album | Artist | Date | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Jaula de Oro La Jaula de Oro -Critical reception:Wilson Neate of Allmusic gave the album a four of out five praising the title track of the album.-Chart performance:... |
Los Tigres del Norte Los Tigres del Norte Los Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :... |
2 | |
| A Donde Vas A Donde Vas A Donde Vas was the 9th studio album by Los Bukis, released in 1985. The album reached number-one on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums.-Track listing:-External links:** A Donde Vas on amazon.com... |
Los Bukis Los Bukis Los Bukis is a Mexican music band from Ario de Rosales, Michoacán. It was founded by cousins Joel Solís and Marco Antonio Solís in the 1970s. Their first song was Falso Amor and its style became popular in Latin America... |
– October 19, 1985 | 16 |
| Por que me haces sufrir | Los Bondadosos | 2 | |
| A Donde Vas A Donde Vas A Donde Vas was the 9th studio album by Los Bukis, released in 1985. The album reached number-one on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums.-Track listing:-External links:** A Donde Vas on amazon.com... |
Los Bukis Los Bukis Los Bukis is a Mexican music band from Ario de Rosales, Michoacán. It was founded by cousins Joel Solís and Marco Antonio Solís in the 1970s. Their first song was Falso Amor and its style became popular in Latin America... |
- December 28, 1985 | 8 |
| Rumores | Joan Sebastian Joan Sebastian Joan Sebastian is a popular Mexican singer and songwriter. He has composed hundreds of songs and been a regular staple on the top-40 charts in Mexico since his career began in 1977. His music is a mixture of Latin pop, ranchera and grupera music... |
2 | |
| A Donde Vas A Donde Vas A Donde Vas was the 9th studio album by Los Bukis, released in 1985. The album reached number-one on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums.-Track listing:-External links:** A Donde Vas on amazon.com... |
Los Bukis Los Bukis Los Bukis is a Mexican music band from Ario de Rosales, Michoacán. It was founded by cousins Joel Solís and Marco Antonio Solís in the 1970s. Their first song was Falso Amor and its style became popular in Latin America... |
- March 22, 1986 | 10 |
| El Otro Mexico | Los Tigres del Norte Los Tigres del Norte Los Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :... |
– April 19, 1986 | 4 |
| A Donde Vas A Donde Vas A Donde Vas was the 9th studio album by Los Bukis, released in 1985. The album reached number-one on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums.-Track listing:-External links:** A Donde Vas on amazon.com... |
Los Bukis Los Bukis Los Bukis is a Mexican music band from Ario de Rosales, Michoacán. It was founded by cousins Joel Solís and Marco Antonio Solís in the 1970s. Their first song was Falso Amor and its style became popular in Latin America... |
- May 31, 1986 | 6 |
| 17 Super Exitos | Los Bondadosos | 2 | |
| La Mafia | La Mafia La Mafia La Mafia is a four-time Grammy Award-winning musical group. It has its roots in the Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas and has charted a course as a Latin music band.- History :... |
2 | |
| 17 Super Exitos | Los Bondadosos | 2 | |
| De Guanajuato...Para America! De Guanajuato...Para America! -Chart performance:-References:1. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/los-caminantes/de-guanajuato-para/78088... |
Los Caminantes Los Caminantes Los Caminantes are a Mexican Grupera band hailing from San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato led by singer-songwriter Agustín Ramírez. Originally named Los Caminantes Aztecas, the group was formed by brothers Agustín, Brígido, Horacio, Martín and along with Humberto "Pecas" Navarro in the mid 1970s.... |
2 | |
| Con Banda | Antonio Aguilar | - November 29, 1986 | 4 |
| Con Tambora | Joan Sebastian Joan Sebastian Joan Sebastian is a popular Mexican singer and songwriter. He has composed hundreds of songs and been a regular staple on the top-40 charts in Mexico since his career began in 1977. His music is a mixture of Latin pop, ranchera and grupera music... |
- April 11, 1987 | |
| Gracias!... América... Sin Fronteras Gracias!... América... Sin fronteras Gracias!... América... Sin Fronteras is a studio album released by Mexican band Los Tigres del Norte. It was released in 1986 by Fonovisa Records... |
Los Tigres del Norte Los Tigres del Norte Los Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :... |
2 | |
| Con Tambora | Joan Sebastian Joan Sebastian Joan Sebastian is a popular Mexican singer and songwriter. He has composed hundreds of songs and been a regular staple on the top-40 charts in Mexico since his career began in 1977. His music is a mixture of Latin pop, ranchera and grupera music... |
- November 28, 1987 | |
| Petalos y Espinas | Los Yonic's Los Yonic's Los Yonic's are a Mexican pop group formed in the 1980s.Los Yonic's began playing together in San Luis Pedro but later moved to Acapulco, playing both tropical pop music and ballads. Their music became very popular among American Hispanics in cities siuch as Los Angeles, San Jose, Phoenix,... |
– March 26, 1988 | 17 |
| Mascarada | Joan Sebastian Joan Sebastian Joan Sebastian is a popular Mexican singer and songwriter. He has composed hundreds of songs and been a regular staple on the top-40 charts in Mexico since his career began in 1977. His music is a mixture of Latin pop, ranchera and grupera music... |
– June 4, 1988 | 10 |
| Idolos del Pueblo | Los Tigres del Norte Los Tigres del Norte Los Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :... |
– July 2, 1988 | 4 |
| Mascarada | Joan Sebastian Joan Sebastian Joan Sebastian is a popular Mexican singer and songwriter. He has composed hundreds of songs and been a regular staple on the top-40 charts in Mexico since his career began in 1977. His music is a mixture of Latin pop, ranchera and grupera music... |
- August 13, 1988 | 2 |
| Idolos del Pueblo | Los Tigres del Norte Los Tigres del Norte Los Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :... |
2 | |
| Mascarada | Joan Sebastian Joan Sebastian Joan Sebastian is a popular Mexican singer and songwriter. He has composed hundreds of songs and been a regular staple on the top-40 charts in Mexico since his career began in 1977. His music is a mixture of Latin pop, ranchera and grupera music... |
- December 3, 1988 | 14 |
| Siempre Te Amare | Los Yonic's Los Yonic's Los Yonic's are a Mexican pop group formed in the 1980s.Los Yonic's began playing together in San Luis Pedro but later moved to Acapulco, playing both tropical pop music and ballads. Their music became very popular among American Hispanics in cities siuch as Los Angeles, San Jose, Phoenix,... |
- January 14, 1989 | 6 |
| Un Golpe Más | Bronco Grupo Bronco Grupo Bronco is a Mexican Grupero group from Apodaca, N.L.. Bronco's modern take on the Norteño style in the '80s and '90s helped earn them a number of international hits... |
- April 8, 1989 | 11 |
| Siempre Te Amaré | Los Yonic's Los Yonic's Los Yonic's are a Mexican pop group formed in the 1980s.Los Yonic's began playing together in San Luis Pedro but later moved to Acapulco, playing both tropical pop music and ballads. Their music became very popular among American Hispanics in cities siuch as Los Angeles, San Jose, Phoenix,... |
- May 6, 1989 | 4 |
| Los Corridos Prohibidos | Los Tigres del Norte Los Tigres del Norte Los Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :... |
- July 29, 1989 | 12 |
| Por Tu Maldito Amor | Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Gómez is a Mexican singer, producer and actor. Known as Chente or El rey de la canción ranchera throughout the Latin world, Vicente Fernández, who started his career singing for tips on the street, has become a cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to... |
- December 30, 1989 | 21 |