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Therefore, for an album to appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source, the album must have sold at least 2 million copies with at least 600,000 certified units (the equivalent of a Latin diamond certification by the RIAA) and must either a) have at least 51% of its content in Spanish or Portuguese [a] or b) is ...
As of October 2017, the best-selling Latin album in the United States is Dreaming of You by Selena, her fifth and final studio album, which was posthumously released in 1995. [4] It has sold three million copies since its release. [5] Dreaming of You became the first predominantly Spanish-language album to top the Billboard 200 and was the best ...
In celebration of Billboard's Greatest of All Time special package, our team of Latin experts has compiled a list of 50 seminal Spanish-language albums from the past 50 years.
On July 10, 1993, Billboard premiered the revamped Latin 50 chart, which lists the best-selling Latin albums in the overall American music market. [8]Before this, the first chart regarding Latin music albums in the magazine (Billboard Hot Latin LPs in Los Angeles) was published on the issue dated December 9, 1972.
The world of Latin music churned out a steady stream of repeat-worthy albums in 2024. Check out USA TODAY's picks for the top 12. Best Latin albums of 2024, including Shakira, Peso Pluma and Becky G
La Llave de Mi Corazón by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra spent one week at number one and won five Latin Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album. [6] [7] The greatest hits collection Historia de un Idolo by Vicente Fernández became the first album to peak at number one in ...
Tango by Julio Iglesias, the last number-one album of 1996, spent 10 weeks at the top of the chart and became the best-selling Latin album of 1997. [13] Romances by Luis Miguel won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album, debuted at number 14 in the Billboard 200, and spent 11 non-consecutive weeks at number one on this chart. [14]
Wisin & Yandel returned to number one with Los Extraterrestres, an album that was awarded with the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album. [6] and ended the year as the best selling Latin album of 2008. [8] On November 29, another Wisin & Yandel recording, a collaboration with DJ Nesty, titled La Mente Maestra debuted at number one.