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In June 1985, Billboard magazine established Latin Pop Albums, a chart that ranks the best-selling Latin pop albums in the United States. The chart was published on a bi-weekly basis with its positions being compiled by sales data from Latin music retailers and distributors. According to Billboard, Latin pop includes "the music known as the balada romántica or música interacional" as well as "young pop sounds" and "the new Spanish-language rock". In the 1980s, 22 albums topped the chart.

The first album to reach number one on the Latin Pop Album chart was Reflexiones by José José. José José was also the artist with the most number-one albums of the 1980s with Promesas (1985), Siempre Contigo (1986), and Soy Así (1987). In addition, they were best-selling Latin pop albums of 1986–88, respectively. Luis Miguel had two number-one songs on the chart in 1994 with "El Día Que Me Quieras" and "La Media Vuelta", the second of which was the final chart-topper of the year and the first at the start of 1995. He achieved his third number one track in 1995 with "Todo y Nada". The three songs were recorded for the album Segundo Romance (1994), in which Luis Miguel covers ballads from Latin America. Ednita Nazario became the first female artist to have a chart-topper with "Quiero Que Me Hagas el Amor" and achieved her second number one song a year later with "Gata Sin Luna".

Former Timbiriche band member, Claudio Bermúdez (credited for this release simply as Claudio), released his debut album Como Aire Fresco in 1994 which was promoted by its lead single "Ven Junto a Mi". "Ven Junto a Mi" spent seven consecutive weeks on top of the chart in 1995. Despite this level of chart success, the song remains Bermúdez's only number one recording. Selena's "I Could Fall in Love" posthumously became the first English-language song to song to peak at number one on the survey and remains her only number-one song on this chart. Similarly, Lucero and Julio Iglesias obtained their first and only chart-toppers in 1995. Laura Pausini was the only female act to have more than one chart-topper in 1995 with the Spanish-language versions of "Strani amori" ("Amores Extraños") and "Gente". Although it spent only a single week at number one in 1995, "Ese Hombre" by Myriam Hernández was named as the best-performing Latin pop song of the year. The final number one of 1995 was "Más Allá" by Gloria Estefan.

Number-one albums

Key

 †   – Best-selling Latin pop album of the year

Artist	Album	Reached number one	Weeks at number one
José José	Reflexiones	29 June 1985	16
Julio Iglesias	Libra	19 October 1985	10
Miami Sound Machine	Primitive Love	28 December 1985	6
José José	Promesas †(1986)	8 February 1986	12
Rocío Jurado	Paloma Brava	3 May 1986	4
José José	Promesas †(1986)	31 May 1986	20
Emmanuel	Toda la Vida y Otros Grandes Exitos	1 November 1986	2
José José	Siempre Contigo †(1987)	15 November 1986	12
Emmanuel	Solo	7 March 1987	2
José José	Siempre Contigo †(1987)	21 March 1987	2
Emmanuel	Solo	4 April 1987	2
José José	Siempre Contigo †(1987)	18 April 1987	2
Braulio	Lo Bello y lo Prohibido	2 May 1987	6
Julio Iglesias	Un Hombre Solo	13 June 1987	30
José José	Soy Así	16 January 1988	18
Emmanuel	Entre Lunas	21 May 1988	4
José Luis Rodríguez	Señor Corazón	18 June 1988	12
Camilo Sesto	Amor Libre: 12 Grandes Exitos	10 September 1988	4
Yolandita Monge	Vivencias	8 October 1988	2
Camilo Sesto	Amor Libre: 12 Grandes Exitos	22 October 1988	2
Braulio	Con Todos Mis Sentidos	5 November 1988	2
Yolandita Monge	Vivencias	19 November 1988	2
Angela Carrasco	Boca Rosa	3 December 1988	2
Isabel Pantoja	Desde Andalucía	17 December 1988	16
Ricardo Montaner	Ricardo Montaner	8 April 1989	2
Isabel Pantoja	Desde Andalucía	22 April 1989	6
Roberto Carlos	Roberto Carlos '88	3 June 1989	2
Isabel Pantoja	Desde Andalucía	17 June 1989	4
Julio Iglesias	Raíces	15 July 1989	18
Ana Gabriel	Tierra de Nadie	18 November 1989	8

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Regional Mexican Albums from the 1980s
• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 1980s

References

General

• "Latin Pop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2020. For information about each week of this chart, follow this link; select a date to view the top albums for that particular week}}
  • Week of August 23, 1986: "Top Latin Albums". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 34. United States: Nielsen Business Media. 1986-08-23. p. 49. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  • Week of September 6, 1986: "Top Latin Albums". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 36. United States: Nielsen Business Media. 1986-09-06. p. 34. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  • Week of September 20, 1986: "Top Latin Albums". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 38. United States: Nielsen Business Media. 1986-09-20. p. 32. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  • Week of October 4, 1986: "Top Latin Albums". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 40. United States: Nielsen Business Media. 1986-10-04. p. 70. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  • Week of October 18, 1986: "Top Latin Albums". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 42. United States: Nielsen Business Media. 1986-10-18. p. 82. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  • Week of November 1, 1986: "Top Latin Albums". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 44. United States: Nielsen Business Media. 1986-11-01. p. 40. Retrieved 2012-08-01.

Specific

Pop 1980s * United States Latin Pop Albums Category:1980s in Latin music