List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums from the 1990s

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Mi Tierra by Cuban performer Gloria Estefan was the first album to peak at number one on the chart in 1993. It spent 58 non-consecutive weeks at the top.

The

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.[1]

During the 1990s, there were 36 number-one albums in this chart, which was first published on July 10, 1993.

1995, defeating albums from singers Cristian Castro, Plácido Domingo, Juan Gabriel and Tejano music group La Mafia;[6] the latter also peaked at number one in March 1995 with their live album Éxitos En Vivo.[7]

Five albums by

Macarena" hit the top spot of the chart: Macarena Non Stop by Los del Río, which spent four non-consecutive weeks at number-one, starting on August 3, 1996, and Macarena Mix, a compilation album with music by Sandalo, Manolos, El Lupe and The Sacados, which spent nine weeks at number-one from September 21 through November 16, 1996.[12]

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] In 1998, the compilation album released for the film

gold by the RIAA and was produced by Bebu Silvetti.[18] Ricky Martin was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for Vuelve, which spent 26 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the chart between 1998 and 1999.[19] Latin rock performer Santana debuted and peaked at number one with Supernatural during the only week that the album appeared on this chart.[20] The album was removed from the chart the following week after it was determined by Billboard to not meet the requirement for an album to have at least 50% of its recordings in Spanish.[21]

Number-one albums

Nada Es Igual..., Romances and Amarte Es Un Placer
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Tango by Julio Iglesias was the best-selling Latin album of 1997, and received a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Album Artist Date Weeks
Mi Tierra Gloria Estefan July 10, 1993 – June 4, 1994 47
Amor Prohibido Selena June 11, 1994 – June 18, 1994 2
Mi Tierra Gloria Estefan June 25, 1994 1
Amor Prohibido Selena July 2, 1994 1
Mi Tierra Gloria Estefan July 9, 1994 – September 3, 1994 10
Amor Prohibido Selena September 10, 1994 1
Segundo Romance Luis Miguel September 17, 1994 – March 18, 1995 27
Éxitos En Vivo La Mafia March 25, 1995 1
Segundo Romance Luis Miguel April 1, 1995 – April 8, 1995 2
Amor Prohibido Selena April 15, 1995 – July 29, 1995 16
Dreaming of You Selena August 5, 1995 – May 18, 1996 42
Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias May 25, 1996 – July 27, 1996 10
Macarena Mix Various artists August 3, 1996 1
Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias August 10, 1996 1
Macarena Mix Various artists August 17, 1996 – August 31, 1996 3
Nada Es Igual...
 		Luis Miguel September 7, 1996 – September 14, 1996 2
Macarena Non Stop Los del Río September 21, 1996 – November 16, 1996 9
Siempre Selena Selena November 23, 1996 – November 30, 1996 2
Tango Julio Iglesias December 7, 1996 – February 8, 1997 10
Vivir Enrique Iglesias February 15, 1997 – April 5, 1997 8
Dreaming of You Selena April 12, 1997 – April 19, 1997 2
Vivir Enrique Iglesias April 26, 1997 – May 10, 1997 3
Llévame Contigo Olga Tañón May 17, 1997 1
Juntos Otra Vez Juan Gabriel and Rocío Dúrcal May 24, 1997 1
Vivir Enrique Iglesias May 31, 1997 – June 21, 1997 4
Juntos Otra Vez Juan Gabriel and Rocío Dúrcal June 28, 1997 1
Jefe de Jefes Los Tigres del Norte July 5, 1997 – August 9, 1997 6
Sentimientos Charlie Zaa August 16, 1997 1
Jefe de Jefes Los Tigres del Norte August 23, 1997 1
Romances Luis Miguel August 30, 1997 – October 25, 1997 9
Sueños Líquidos Maná November 1, 1997 1
Romances Luis Miguel November 8, 1997 – November 15, 1997 2
Contra la Corriente
 		Marc Anthony November 22, 1997 – December 6, 1997 3
Me Estoy Enamorando Alejandro Fernández December 13, 1997 – February 21, 1998 11
Vuelve Ricky Martin February 28, 1998 – March 14, 1998 3
Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club March 21, 1998 1
Vuelve Ricky Martin March 28, 1998 – April 18, 1998 4
Anthology Selena April 25, 1998 – May 30, 1998 6
Me Estoy Enamorando Alejandro Fernández June 6, 1998 1
Suavemente Elvis Crespo June 13, 1998 1
Vuelve Ricky Martin June 20, 1998 – July 25, 1998 6
Suavemente Elvis Crespo August 1, 1998 1
Vuelve Ricky Martin August 8, 1998 – August 22, 1998 3
Dance with Me: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack August 29, 1998 – October 3, 1998 6
Cosas del Amor Enrique Iglesias October 10, 1998 – November 7, 1998 5
Te Acordarás de Mí Olga Tañón November 14, 1998 – November 21, 1998 2
Dónde Están los Ladrones? Shakira November 28, 1998 – February 6, 1999 11
Trozos de Mi Alma Marco Antonio Solís February 13, 1999 1
Cosas del Amor Enrique Iglesias February 20, 1999 – March 6, 1999 3
Vuelve Ricky Martin March 13, 1999 – March 20, 1999 2
All My Hits – Todos Mis Exitos Vol. 1
 		Selena March 27, 1999 – April 3, 1999 2
Vuelve Ricky Martin April 10, 1999 – May 22, 1999 7
Píntame Elvis Crespo May 29, 1999 – June 5, 1999 2
Vuelve Ricky Martin June 12, 1999 1
Píntame Elvis Crespo June 19, 1999 1
All My Hits – Todos Mis Exitos Vol. 1
 		Selena June 26, 1999 1
Supernatural Santana July 3, 1999 1
MTV Unplugged
 		Maná July 10, 1999 – July 17, 1999 2
Bailamos Greatest Hits Enrique Iglesias July 24, 1999 – September 25, 1999 10
Amarte Es Un Placer Luis Miguel October 2, 1999 – November 27, 1999 9
Desde Un Principio: From the Beginning
 		Marc Anthony December 4, 1999 – December 25, 1999 4

See also

References

General

  • "Latin Albums database". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2009. For information about every week of this chart, follow this link; in the chart date section select a date and the top ten positions for the week selected will appear on screen, including the number-one album, which is shown in the table above.

Specific

  1. ^ "Billboard Methodology". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  2. ^ "Latin Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 10, 1993. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "Latin Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 24, 1993. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
  4. ^ "Mi Tierra". Recording Industry Association of America. August 16, 1993. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
  5. ^ "Mi Tierra - Awards". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
  6. ^ "37th Grammy Awards - 1995". Rock On The Net. March 5, 1995. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
  7. ^ "Top Latin Albums - Exitos En Vivo". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 25, 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
  8. ^ Burr, Ramiro (March 26, 2005). "Still In Love With Selena". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  9. ^ Thompson, Gale. "Selena - Biography". Gale.com. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
  10. ^ "In the spirit of Selena: Tributes, a book and an impending film testify to the Tejano singer's enduring". Houston Chronicle. March 31, 1996. Archived from the original on April 6, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
  11. ^ "Latin Grammy Nominees". The New York Times. February 28, 1997. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  12. ^ "Macarena Mix". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  13. ^ "Billboard: 1997 Year-End Chart-Toppers". Rock on the Net. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  14. ^ "Romances". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  15. ^ "Buena Vista Social Club". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  16. ^ "Billboard: 1998 Year-End Chart-Toppers". Rock on the Net. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  17. ^ "Los Grammy Tienen Cara de Mujer". Clarin.com (in Spanish). Grupo Clarín. January 6, 1999. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
  18. ^ Cobo, Leila (June 2, 2001). "Solis Reveals "Mas" For Fonovisa". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
  19. ^ "41st Grammy Awards - 1999". Rock On The Net. February 25, 1999. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
  20. ^ "Latin Albums - Supernatural - Santana - Week of July 3, 1997". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 3, 1999. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
  21. ^ Lannert, John (July 10, 1999). "Latin Notas". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 28. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 48. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
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