Regional Mexican Albums is a record chart

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...

. Established in June 1985, the chart compiles information about the top-selling albums in genres like 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,...

, 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 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...

, which are frequently considered regional Mexican

Regional Mexican

Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....

. The chart features only full-length albums and, like all Billboard album charts, is based on sales. The information is compiled by 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...

 from a sample representing more than 90% of the U.S. music retail market, including not only music stores and music departments at electronics and department stores but also direct-to-consumer transactions and Internet sales (both physical albums and digital downloads). A limited number of verifiable sales at concert venues is also tabulated. 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:...

by 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 :...

 was the first album to reach number-one in the chart. In the magazine's January 16, 2010, issue, Jenni Rivera's La Gran Señora returned to the No. 1 spot on the chart.

The current number-one album, as of the June 11, 2011 issue is MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends

MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends

MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends is a live album by Mexican recording artists Los Tigres del Norte. Released by Fonovisa Records on May 24, 2011, it was recorded before a live audience at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California, on February 8, 2011...

by 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 :...

.

Year-end best selling albums

According to the RIAA, albums containing more than 50% Spanish language content are awarded with gold

Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...

 certifications (Disco de Oro) for U.S. shipments of 100,000 units; platinum

Platinum

Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...

 (Disco de Platino) for 200,000 and multi-platinum (Multi-Platino) for 400,000 and following in increments of 200,000 thereafter. In the following table, the certifications

RIAA 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...

 shown are standard as any album release in United States: gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies; platinum, for one million units, and multi-platinum for more than one million sold.

Year	Artist	Album	Label	RIAA certification
1986	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...	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...	Profono
1986	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....	De Guanajuato...Para America! De Guanajuato...Para America! -Chart performance:-References:1. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/los-caminantes/de-guanajuato-para/78088...	Luna Records Luna Records Luna Records is an independent record label from the UK.-Notable artists:* Ella Bell* A.M.* Wild Strawberry* The Maryhillbillys* Grant Campbell* Chris Difford...
1987	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...	Me Volvi a Acordar de Ti Me Volvi a Acordar de Ti Me Volvi a Acordar de Ti was the 10th studio album released by Los Bukis in 1987. All songs were composed by Marco Antonio Solís.-Track listing:-External links:** Me Volvi a Acordar de Ti on amazon.com*[] Me Volvi a Acordar de Ti on allmusic.com...	Laser Records
1994	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,...	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....	2x Platinum
1995
1996
1997	Grupo Limite Grupo Límite Grupo Límite, or Límite, was a Mexican ranchera band formed in Monterrey, Mexico in 1995. The group was led by singer Alicia Villarreal until she left to pursue a solo career.-History:...	Partiendome El Alma	Universal Music Latino	Gold
1998	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...	Anthology	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....
1999		All My Hits Vol.1 All My Hits Vol.1 All My Hits/Todos Mis Exitos Vol. 1 is a compilation of Selena's greatest songs. It also features a commemorative gold rose pin with her name on it.The radio version of "Dreaming of You" is 4:52.-Sales and certifications:-References:...		Gold
2000	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....	En La Madrugada se Fue En La Madrugada se Fue En La Madrugada se Fue is a studio album released in 2000 by the romantic music band Los Temerarios. This album was awarded with a Latin Grammy Award for Best Grupero Performance, and became their first number-one album in the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart...	Fonovisa	Platinum
2001	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...	Historia de Un Idolo, Vol. 1 Historia de Un Idolo, Vol. 1 Historia de Un Ídolo, Vol. 1 is a compilation album released in 2000 by ranchero music performer Vicente Fernández...	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:...
2002	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....	Una Lágrima No Basta Una Lágrima No Basta Una Lágrima No Basta is a studio album released by the romantic music band Los Temerarios. This album became their third number-one album in the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.-Tracklisting:...	Fonovisa	Gold
2003	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 :...	Herencia Musical: 20 Corridos Inolvidables Herencia Musical: 20 Corridos Inolvidables Herencia Musical: 20 Corridos Inolvidables is the title of a compilation album released by norteño music group Los Tigres del Norte...
2004	Grupo Climax Grupo Climax Grupo Climax is a dance group from Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico and was created by DJ Oscar Lobo in 2004. They released a very successful recording titled "La Mesa Que Más Aplauda" taken from their album Za Za Za, which peaked at number one in the Billboard Top Latin Albums for five consecutive...	Za Za Za Za Za Za -Personnel:This information from Allmusic.*Oscar Fuentes Atilano — Producer*Rex Navarrete — Arranger*César Martínez — Accordion*Juan Muro — Art Direction, mixing-Chart performance:...	Balboa
2005	Grupo Montéz de Durango Grupo Montéz de Durango El 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'...	Y Sigue La Mata Dando Y Sigue La Mata Dando -DVD tracklisting:-Personnel:This information from Allmusic.*Marty Bilecki — Engineer, digital mastering, mixing*Alfredo Ramírez Corral — Arranger, keyboards, vocals, engineer, digital mastering, mixing*Gerardo Vázquez G. — Creative director...	Disa Records Disa Records Disa Records is a privately owned record label based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Specializing in Spanish language recordings, the company's works are distributed in the United States by Universal Music Group.....
2006		Borrón y Cuenta Nueva Borrón y Cuenta Nueva -DVD tracklisting:-Chart performance:...
2007	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...	Historia de un Idolo, Vol. 1 Historia de Un Idolo, Vol. 1 Historia de Un Ídolo, Vol. 1 is a compilation album released in 2000 by ranchero music performer Vicente Fernández...	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:...
2008		Para Siempre Para Siempre Para siempre is the 79th studio album released by Mexican singer Vicente Fernández on September 18, 2007 by Sony BMG. Written and produced by Joan Sebastian, and co-produced by Jesús Rincón, the album is a successful mariachi record. It has sold two million copies worldwide, and is one of the...		Gold
2009	El Trono de Mexico El Trono de Mexico El Trono de Mexico is a Duranguense band that was formed in Santo Tomás de los Plátanos, Mexico in August 2004.-Albums:*2004: Soy Dos Veces Mexicano*2005: El Pesudo*2006: El Muchacho Alegre*2007: Fuego Nuevo*2008: Cruzando Fronteras...	Almas Gemelas	Fonovisa
2010	Jenni Rivera	La Gran Señora

See also

• Top Latin Albums
• List of number-one Billboard Regional Mexican Albums from the 1980s
• Regional styles of Mexican music
  Regional styles of Mexican music
  Regional styles of Mexican music vary greatly vary from state to state. Norteño, banda, duranguense, and other Mexican country music genres are often known as regional Mexican music because each state produces different musical sounds and lyrics....
  
  
• Latin Regional Mexican Airplay
  Latin Regional Mexican Airplay
  Regional Mexican Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994 with La Niña Fresa by Banda Z being the first song to reach number-one. It features Latin music information from different genres like Mariachi, Norteño, Banda and...