The discography of Mexican-American singer 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...

 consists of her entire singing career, starting from seven independent studio albums on Freddie Records.

Selena's first "Freddie Records" album was Selena Y Los Dinos, from which three singles were released: "Se Acabo Aquel Amor", "Ya Se Va", and "Tres Veces No". In 1984, Selena moved on to Cara Records. Like Selena's first record label, "Cara Records" was a small Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

-based record company. For Cara Records, Selena's father Abraham Quintanilla Jr., collaborated on ten singles, some of which were previously recorded by other artists. Cara Records did not accept the entire recordings which the company argued about legal rights towards the songs. The label then dropped Selena who at the time was with her family group called "Selena y Los Dinos

Selena y Los Dinos

Selena y Los Dinos was the band in which Grammy-Award-winning Tejano music singer Selena performed, until her death on March 31, 1995. Selena fronted the band since 1980, started by her father Abraham Quintanilla, Jr....

" from the company.

Selena's 1986 album Alpha

Alpha (Selena album)

Alpha is the third album released by Selena Y Los Dinos, the second album from after The New Girl in Town, which was released in 1985. When Selena was beginning to emerge as a star, A.B. III became a songwriter and producer. One of his first songs, "Dame Un Beso" became a moderate success...

hit stores and became known as Selena's official first debut album (The name "Alpha" means "First" or "A" in the Greek alphabet

Greek alphabet

The Greek alphabet is the script that has been used to write the Greek language since at least 730 BC . The alphabet in its classical and modern form consists of 24 letters ordered in sequence from alpha to omega...

.) Selena seeks success became Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 news when the band released the three most demanding and most airplay songs. Dame Un Beso, a song written by Selena's brother AB Quintanilla III became the first single, he would later received an award for his work later that same year during the Tejano Music Awards

Tejano Music Awards

The Tejano Music Awards had been launched in 1980 by former art teacher and music veteran Rudy Trevino and the leader of the Latin Breed Band, Gilbert Escobedo. Only 1,500 fans turned out for the first Tejano Music Awards. Over the years, San Antonio evolved into the Nashville of Tejano music...

. Con Esta Copa which was originally recorded by Selena's father's band "Los Dinos" back in the 1960s. The track showcased Selena and helped to win her first award for "Female Vocalist of The Year" during the Tejano Music Awards in 1986, she won the award for nine times, consecutively. "Dame tu amor

Dame Tu Amor

Dame Tu Amor is the second album release by Mexican performer Alejandra Guzmán. It was released in 1989 and included eight covers from the 60's and 70's.-Track listing:# "No Seas Cruel"...

" was a DJ copy promotional single. The track itself wasn't officially a single but soon after Selena's death it charted on Billboard

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...

Hot Ringtones.

Selena's independent album called Muñequito de Trapo

Muñequito de Trapo

Muñequito de Trapo is the fourth release by Selena y Los Dinos.-Track listing:-Singles released:*A Million to One*Muñequito de Trapo*Enamorada de Tí-Classic Series, Vol. 2:...

which released three singles, helped the band to begin releasing two solid studio albums per year. "A Million to One

A Million to One

"A Million to One" is a song written by Phil Medley and first recorded by Jimmy Charles on his 1960 album The Age for Love. It peaked at #5 on a Promo single.-Covers:...

" was a cover song by The Five Satins

The Five Satins

The Five Satins are an American doo-wop group, best known for their 1956 million-selling song, "In the Still of the Night."-Career:The group, formed in New Haven, Connecticut, consisted of leader Fred Parris, Lou Peebles, Stanley Dortch, Ed Martin and Jim Freeman in 1954. With little success, the...

 and most notable Jimmy Charles

Jimmy Charles

Jimmy Charles, was an American singer with a distinctive "crying style".Charles was born in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1943. Before he sang professionally, he built up quite a local reputation wailing at churches and community functions....

 in the 1960s. The song it self was featured on both the vinyl

Gramophone record

A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

 and cassette

Compact Cassette

The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...

 as a double album, the original press was seen as Munequito de Trapo/A Million to One. The song "Muñequito De Trapo

Muñequito de Trapo (song)

"Munequito de Trapo" is the last single released from the album, Muñequito de Trapo, in 1986 from the band Selena y Los Dinos whose lead singer Selena recorded the song for her fourth independent album from Manny Labels. Juan H. Barron wrote the song that same year...

" was also written by Selena's brother, the song was also showcased throughout Selena's contract with GP Records; she would sing the song in every concert until 1990. "Enamorada De Tí

Enamorada de Tí

"Enamorada de Ti" is a romantic, freestyle, and Spanish song that has elements of Arabic, folk, Jazz, German folk music, and Tejano sounds that are notceable during the play of the song which was created by Selena's brother AB Quintanilla III and one of the Selena y Los Dinos members Pete Astudillo...

" was inspired by Selena to record the song with a more Tejano

Tejano

Tejano or Texano is a term used to identify a Texan of Mexican heritage.Historically, the Spanish term Tejano has been used to identify different groups of people...

 sound. The sounds included were "German Folk" and "Jazz" which blended into the basic Tejano sound.

In 1987, Selena released And the Winner Is...

And the Winner Is...

And the Winner Is is the fifth album released by Selena Y Los Dinos...

, which was originally aimed for the bigger record companies and it showcased ten songs. Only four songs were released.

In 1988, Preciosa

Preciosa (album)

Preciosa is the sixth album released by Selena Y Los Dinos before signing on to EMI Latin. At this point, Selena's albums began selling up to 20,000 copies. During that same year, she was the finalist for "Female Vocalist of the Year" while the song "Terco Corazón" was nominated for "Single of the...

, the album of Selena's nickname, was released. In the same year Selena released Dulce Amor

Dulce Amor

Dulce Amor is the seventh and last studio album released by Selena Y Los Dinos before signing on to EMI.-Track listing:-Singles:* Dulce Amor * Qué * Always Mine...

which became the singer's last album from GP Records and the album itself released five singles.

Jose Behar who founded 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....

 signed 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...

 as the first artist. The self-titled album Selena

Selena (album)

Selena is the eighth studio album by Selena, her debut album under the EMI Latin label.At the time of its release, Selena was already a star on the Tejano market as the recipient of several Tejano Music Awards. This album was presented to a larger audience as the direction that Selena would take as...

was aimed as a solo act to boost Selena's fan based to begin her start for a crossover album. In 1990, Ven Conmigo

Ven Conmigo

-2002 bonus tracks:#"No Quiero Saber "#"Enamorada de Tí "# Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Intro# Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Ya Ves# Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Anque No Salga el Sol...

was released and so did 8 out of 10 tracks that were promotionally released as singles. In 1992, Selena released Entre A Mi Mundo

Entre A Mi Mundo

Entre a mi mundo is the third studio album by American Tejano pop singer Selena. The album was released on May 6, 1992 by EMI Latin, it was re-released as part of the Selena: 20 Years of music collection with bonus tracks and spoken liner notes by Selena's family, friends, and former band. Entre a...

. The album included four #1 singles that charted on Billboard

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...

's Top Latin Songs chart, and 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...

 chart.

In 1993, Selena Live!

Selena Live!

"Live!" or "Selena Live!" is a live album by American Tejano pop singer Selena, released on May 4, 1993 by EMI Latin. The album was re-released on September 22, 2002 as part of the Selena: 20 Years of Music collection that included spoken liner notes by her family, friends and her former band...

was released and won a Grammy Award, for "Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album"

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...

. In 1994, 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,...

, which was the last release during the life of 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...

, produced four number-one singles (one posthumous) on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. This album became the starting point in Selena's whole career; she began to work on her first major English Language

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 album. Sadly this Latina was killed before she finished the album that was going to make her a household name and the album that was going to take Selena's music career a whole step further internationally.

In 1995, Selena's first (overall second) posthumous album Dreaming of You was released, several months after her death. She has sold over 21 million albums worldwide.

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Sales
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	US LPA 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...	US RMA 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...
Selena Selena (album) Selena is the eighth studio album by Selena, her debut album under the EMI Latin label.At the time of its release, Selena was already a star on the Tejano market as the recipient of several Tejano Music Awards. This album was presented to a larger audience as the direction that Selena would take as...	Released: October 17, 1989 Label: EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... Format: CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... , Cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...	—	—	7
Ven Conmigo Ven Conmigo -2002 bonus tracks:#"No Quiero Saber "#"Enamorada de Tí "# Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Intro# Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Ya Ves# Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Anque No Salga el Sol...	Released: October 6, 1990 Label: EMI Formats: CD, LP, Cassette	—	—	3	US Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : 2× Platinum (Latin)	US: 400,000+
Entre a Mi Mundo Entre A Mi Mundo Entre a mi mundo is the third studio album by American Tejano pop singer Selena. The album was released on May 6, 1992 by EMI Latin, it was re-released as part of the Selena: 20 Years of music collection with bonus tracks and spoken liner notes by Selena's family, friends, and former band. Entre a...	Released: May 6, 1992 Label: EMI Formats: CD, LP, Cassette	97	4	1	US: 6× Platinum (Latin)	US: 1,200,000+
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,...	Released: March 23, 1994 Label: EMI Formats: CD, LP, Cassette	29	1	1	US: 20× Platinum (Latin)	US: 2,000,000+
Dreaming of You [A]	Released: July 18, 1995 Label: EMI Formats: CD, LP, Cassette	1	1	—	US: 35× Platinum (Latin)	US: 3,500,000+

Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Sales
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	US LPA 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...	US RMA 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...
Selena Live	Released: May 8, 1993 Label: EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... Formats: CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... , Cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...	79	2	1	US Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Gold	US: 500,000+
Live The Last Concert [A]	Released: March 27, 2001 Label: EMI Formats: CD, Cassette	176	2	—	US: Platinum (Latin)	US: 200,000+

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Sales
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	US LPA 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...	US RMA 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...
12 Super Exitos 12 Super Exitos 12 Super Exitos is a compilation of Selena's greatest hits released in 1994 by EMI Latin. This album was a promotional album that was helping Selena with charity funds and other funds that help children and people alike. This album is also the last album that Selena released as a greatest hits...	Released: October 18, 1994 Label: EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... Formats: CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... , Cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...	64	2	2	US Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Gold	US: 500,000+
Las Reinas del Pueblo Las Reinas Del Pueblo Las Reinas Del Pueblo English: The Queens of The People is a 1995 greatest hits album featuring the music of American Tejano singer "La Reina del TexMex" Selena and "La Reina De La Banda" Graciela Beltrán... [A]	Released: April 14, 1995 Label: EMI Formats: CD, LP, Cassette	147	5	5
Exitos y Recuerdos Exitos y Recuerdos Exitos y Recuerdos is a greatest hits collection by Selena, released a year after she was killed. This album has been released with different covers and also with the name Exitos del Recuerdos the titles were "Madacy", "Rain", "Pink", "Sun", and "Special Markets". The release with the flower shirt... [A]	Released: March 15, 1996 Label: EMI Formats: CD, Cassette	—	13	7
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:... [A]	Released: March 9, 1999 Label: EMI Formats: CD, Cassette	54	1	1	US: 6× Platinum (Latin)	US: 1,200,000+
All My Hits Vol. 2 All My Hits Vol. 2 All My Hits Vol. 2 is a follow-up to All My Hits Vol.1 by Selena. It was released in 2000 by EMI Latin. As an added bonus It features a small heart locket with her picture in it.-Track listing:#Enamorada de Tí #No Quiero Saber... [A]	Released: February 29, 2000 Label: EMI Formats: CD, Cassette	149	1	1	US: 2× Platinum (Latin)	US: 400,000+
Ones Ones Disc 2 Music video DVD#No Quiero Saber#La Carcacha#Buenos Amigos [Duet With Álvaro Torres]#La Llamada#Amor Prohibido#No Me Queda Más#Bidi Bidi Bom Bom#Techno Cumbia#Dónde Quiera Que Estés [Duet With Barrio Boyzz]#Tú, Sólo Tú#Siempre Hace Frío... [A]	Released: October 1, 2002 Label: EMI Formats: CD, Cassette	159	4	—	US: 5× Platinum (Latin)	US: 500,000+
Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Selena album) Greatest Hits is a collection of most of the English songs by the late American Tejano-pop singer Selena. It contains all of her English songs from her Dreaming of You album, as well as both regularly and posthumously released English songs she had made throughout her career."Don't Throw Away My... [A]	Released: June 24, 2003 Label: EMI Formats: CD	117	—	—
Momentos Intimos Momentos Intimos Mementos Intimos is a greatest hits album by Mexican-American Tejano singer Selena, released in 2004. Inside of the CD there is a short story from Selena's husband, Chris Pérez, about the song "Puede Ser" that was Selena's final recording from March 17, 1995.-Track listing:#Amor Prohibido#Missing... [A]	Released: March 23, 2004 Label: EMI Formats: CD	—	11	7
Unforgettable: The Live Album [A]	Released: March 29, 2005 Label: EMI Formats: CD	—	26	14
Unforgettable: The Studio Album [A]	Released: March 29, 2005 Label: EMI Formats: CD	—	17	7
Dos Historias Dos Historias Dos Historias is a 2006 greatest hits album featuring the music of Grammy Award winning American Tejano singer Selena and Mexican Latin Grammy award winner Ana Bárbara.- Songs :# "Como La Flor" - # "La Trampa" -... [A]	Released: February 28, 2006 Label: EMI Formats: CD	—	21	3
Through The Years/A Traves de los Años Through The Years/A Traves de los Anos Through the Years/A Traves de los Años is a collection of Selena's greatest hits. It was released on April 3, 2007. It comes as a CD/DVD set that includes Selena's songs,unreleased performances, and also an unreleased track titled "Feelings" recorded when she was 7 years old... [A]	Released: April 3, 2007 Label: EMI Formats: CD	—	28	13

Others compilations (not charted):

• Selena y Emilio - Entertainers of The Year (1992)
• Grandes Éxitos (1993)
• 17 Super Exitos
  17 Super Exitos
  -Track listing:#"Como La Flor"#"Mentiras"#"Qué Creías"#"Besitos"#"Yo Fui Aquella"#"Despues De Enero"#"Vuelve A Mi"#"No Quiero Saber"#"Costumbres"#"Tengo Ganas De Llorar"#"Baila Esta Cumbia"#"Yo Me Voy"#"La Carcacha"#"Tú eres"#"Sukiyaki"#"Estoy Contigo"...
  
  (1993)
• Selena (1994)

• Selena y Los Barrio Boyzz - 10 Super Exitos (1994)
• Como la Flor
  Como La Flor (Selena album)
  "Como La Flor" is a compilation album released for Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, in 1994, by CAPITOL/EMI Venezuela. The album features songs, taken from Selena, 16 Super Exitos Originales, Ven Conmigo, Entre A Mi Mundo, Selena Live!, and Amor Prohibido.-Tracklist:...
  
  (1994)
• Serie Verde
  Serie Verde
  is a collection of Selena's greatest hits. It was released on September 25, 2007. It comes with 10 songs in which songs that have previously been released before and after Selena's death.-Track listing:# La Llamada# No Quiero Saber...
  
  (2007) ^[A]

Remix albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Sales
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	US LPA 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...	US RMA 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...
Siempre Selena Siempre Selena Siempre Selena combines remixes of recordings Selena made as a teenager with a couple of later, previously-unreleased tracks. Like Dreaming of You, the 1995 album that documented her final English-language recording sessions and added some concurrent Latin hits. It features the romantic mariachi... [A]	Released: November 5, 1996 Label: EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... Formats: CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... , Cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...	82	1	1	US Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : 2× Platinum (Latin)	US: 400,000+

Box sets

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Sales
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	US LPA 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...	US RMA 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...
Anthology [A]	Released: April 7, 1998 Label: EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... Formats: CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , Cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...	131	1	1	US: 6× Platinum (Latin)	US: 1,200,000+
Unforgettable: Limited Edition [A]	Released: March 29, 2005 Label: EMI Formats: CD	—	18	8
La Leyenda La Leyenda La Leyenda is the name of the 66th posthumous release and 3rd box set from the Tejano pop singer Selena that was released by Capitol Latin/EMI and Q-Productions labels. The album was released on March 9, 2010. This box set was released in three formats: a four-disc box set, a two-disc... [A]	Released: March 9, 2010 Label: EMI Format: CD	—	7	4

Others box sets (not charted):

• Forever Selena
  Forever Selena
  Forever Selena is a collection of Selena's greatest hits. It was released on September 18, 2007. It comes as a 3-CD box set that includes Selena's songs that were released both before and after Selena's unfortunate murder.-Track listing:...
  
  (2007) ^[A]

Soundtracks

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Sales
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	US LPA 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...	US RMA 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...
Selena: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Selena (soundtrack) Selena: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the film, Selena, starring Jennifer Lopez and featuring unreleased songs by Selena, including "Where Did the Feeling Go?", "Only Love", "Is It the Beat?" and "Disco Medley"... [A]	Released: March 11, 1997 Label: EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... Formats: CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... , Cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...	7	—	—	US Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Platinum	US: 1,000,000+

^ Released posthumously.

Studio albums

List of albums

Title	Album details
Mis Primeras Grabaciones	Released: July 16, 1984 Label: Freddie
Alpha Alpha (Selena album) Alpha is the third album released by Selena Y Los Dinos, the second album from after The New Girl in Town, which was released in 1985. When Selena was beginning to emerge as a star, A.B. III became a songwriter and producer. One of his first songs, "Dame Un Beso" became a moderate success...	Released: June 11, 1986 Label: GP
Muñequito de Trapo Muñequito de Trapo Muñequito de Trapo is the fourth release by Selena y Los Dinos.-Track listing:-Singles released:*A Million to One*Muñequito de Trapo*Enamorada de Tí-Classic Series, Vol. 2:...	Released: June 29, 1986 Label: GP
And the Winner Is... And the Winner Is... And the Winner Is is the fifth album released by Selena Y Los Dinos...	Released: May 26, 1987 Label: GP
Preciosa (album) Preciosa (album) Preciosa is the sixth album released by Selena Y Los Dinos before signing on to EMI Latin. At this point, Selena's albums began selling up to 20,000 copies. During that same year, she was the finalist for "Female Vocalist of the Year" while the song "Terco Corazón" was nominated for "Single of the...	Released: October 10, 1988 Label: RP
Dulce Amor Dulce Amor Dulce Amor is the seventh and last studio album released by Selena Y Los Dinos before signing on to EMI.-Track listing:-Singles:* Dulce Amor * Qué * Always Mine...	Released: December 24, 1988 Label: RP

Compilation albums

List of albums

Title	Album details
Mis Primeros Éxitos Mis Primeros Éxitos Mis Primeros Éxitos is a compilation of Selena's greatest hits before joining EMI Latin. This album was produced by A.B. Quintanilla and the songs were re-recorded in Weslaco, Texas. The songs on this album show why Selena was already a star on the Tejano market, being the recipient of several...	Released: March 3, 1990 Label: EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... Formats: CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... , Cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
Personal Best	Released: July 1, 1991 Label: EMI Formats: CD, LP, Cassette
Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 1 Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 1 -Track listing:#"Te Amo Solo a Ti"#"Pensando En Ti"#"Con esta copa"#"Pero Como Te Ha ido"#"Dame Tu Amor"#"Dame un beso"#"Soy Amiga"#"Yo Te Dare"#"Dulce Amor"#"Corazoncito"2003 issue#Yo Fui Aquella#Salta La Ranita#Como Quisiera#Cariño...	Released: February 21, 2001 Label: EMI Formats: CD
Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 2 Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 2 Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 2 is a compilation album by Mexican American singer Selena. It is the first of 4 followup albums to Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 1...	Released: June 24, 2003 Label: EMI Formats: CD
Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 3 Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 3 Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 3 is the third collection of Selena's early recordings.-Track listing:#Costumbres#Pa' Que Me Sirve La Vida#Ven A Verme#Enamorada de Tí#La Bamba#Quiero#Carino#Cuando Nadie Te Quiero#Carino Mio...	Released: August 24, 2004 Label: EMI Formats: CD
Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 4 Selena Y Sus Inicios Vol. 4 Selena y Sus Inicios Vol. 4 is the fourth collection of Selena's early recordings.-Track listing:#Carino Mio#A Million to One#Regresa A Mi #Yo Fui Aquella#Cuando Nadie Te Quiera#Siempre#Dime...	Released: November 2, 2004 Label: EMI Formats: CD
Inolvidable Inolvidable (album) Inolvidable is a collection of Selena's early recordings. It was released on March 31, 2009, as a two-CD box set. The discs are re-issues of the albums, Alpha and Muñequito de Trapo, that were re-released as part of Selena's Classic Series in 2006.... (box set)	Released: March 31, 2009 Label: EMI Formats: CD

Singles

List of singles

Title	Year	Album
"Se acabó aquel amor"	1983	Mis Primeras Grabaciones
"Ya se va"
"Tres Veces No"
"Encontre El Amor Encontre El Amor "Encontre el amor" was released as a promotional single from the band Selena y Los Dinos in 1983 from Selena's second album The New Girl in Town.-Charts:... "		The New Girl In Town
"Soy Feliz"
"Se Me Hace"
"Estoy Contigo"
"Dejame Volar"	1984
"La Tracalera"
"Escribeme"
"Aunque No Salga El Sol"
"Oh Mama"	1985
"Un Primer Amor"
"Dame un beso Dame un beso "Dame un beso" is a song written by Abraham Quintanilla III and Ricky Vela who were both in the band at the time. Selena's brother "AB Quintanilla" was tired of the same old songs that his father would choose and write that AB took over and wrote almost all of Selena's songs... "	1986	Alpha
"Con esta copa"
"Dame tu amor Dame tu amor "Dame Tu Amor" Eng: Give Me Your Love was released as a promotional vinyl record in 1986 from the band Selena y Los Dinos whose lead singer Selena recorded "Dame tu amor" for her third independent studio album Alpha the same year.-Chart performance:... "
"A Million to One A Million to One "A Million to One" is a song written by Phil Medley and first recorded by Jimmy Charles on his 1960 album The Age for Love. It peaked at #5 on a Promo single.-Covers:... "		Muñequito de Trapo
"Muñequito de Trapo Muñequito de Trapo Muñequito de Trapo is the fourth release by Selena y Los Dinos.-Track listing:-Singles released:*A Million to One*Muñequito de Trapo*Enamorada de Tí-Classic Series, Vol. 2:...  "
"Yo Te Dare Yo Te Dare "Yo Te Dare" was released as a promotional single from the album And the Winner Is... from the band Selena y Los Dinos in 1987. "Yo Te Dare" was written by AB Quintanilla III... "		And the Winner Is...
"Acuerdate De Mi Acuerdate De Mi Acuerdate De Mi in English Remember Me was released as a promotional single from the band Selena y Los Dinos in 1986. Acuerdate De Mi was written by AB Quintanilla III. "Acuerdate De Mi" was the fourth and last released single from Selena's third studio released album And the Winner Is...... "
"Enamorada de Tí Enamorada de Tí "Enamorada de Ti" is a romantic, freestyle, and Spanish song that has elements of Arabic, folk, Jazz, German folk music, and Tejano sounds that are notceable during the play of the song which was created by Selena's brother AB Quintanilla III and one of the Selena y Los Dinos members Pete Astudillo... "	1987
"La Bamba La Bamba (song) "La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a top 40 hit in the U.S. charts and one of early rock and roll's best-known songs... "
"Tu No Sabes Tu No Sabes "Tu No Sabes" was the second of 4 songs that the band Selena y Los Dinos released as a promotionals single in 1987. Ricky Vela who wrote "Tu No Sabes" was the keyboard and songwriter for the group. He joined Selena y Los Dinos in 1985... "
"Terco Corazon Terco Corazon "Terco Corazon" was released as a promotional single for the band Selena y Los Dinos in 1988. "Terco Corazon" was the first out of four released singles from the album Preciosa. AB Quintanilla III wrote "Terco Corazon". "Terco Corazon" was released on six Selena albums... "	1988	Preciosa
"Quiero Quiero Quiero In English Want was released as a promotional single for the band Selena y Los Dinos in 1988. "Quiero" was the second out of four released singles from the album Preciosa . AB Quintanilla III wrote "Quiero"... "
"Yo Fui Aquella"
"Como Quisiera"
"Dulce Amor Dulce Amor Dulce Amor is the seventh and last studio album released by Selena Y Los Dinos before signing on to EMI.-Track listing:-Singles:* Dulce Amor * Qué * Always Mine... "		Dulce Amor
"Que"
"Always Mine"
"Carino, Carino Mio Cariño, Cariño Mio "Cariño, Cariño Mio" is a single released by Selena y Los Dinos in 1988. It was released as the fourth and final single from the 1988 album Dulce Amor. The song received much airplay at the time of release.... "