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Top Latin Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine and is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish language, full-length albums in the American music market. Like all Billboard album charts, the chart is based on sales. Nielsen SoundScan compiles the sales data from merchants representing more than 90 percent of the U.S. music retail market. The sample includes sales at music stores, the music departments of electronics and department stores, direct-to-consumer transactions, and Internet sales of physical albums or digital downloads. A limited array of verifiable sales from concert venues is also tabulated.[1] Before this chart, all Latin music information was featured on the Latin Pop Albums chart, which began in June 29, 1985, and is still running along with the Regional Mexican Albums chart.[2] The Latin Pop Albums chart features music only from the pop genre, while the Regional Mexican Albums chart includes information from different genres like duranguense, norteño, banda and mariachi.

The first album to appear at number-one on this chart was Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan on July 10, 1993.[3] This album spent 58 non-consecutive weeks at the top of this chart, a record that stands to date. Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís holds the record for the most number-one albums by an artist with nine. Fellow Mexican performers Los Temerarios is the group with the most chart-toppers, eight.

The late Tejano superstar Selena is the woman with most albums peaking at the top of the chart, with six.[4] Her album Dreaming of You is the only album to peak at number one during three different calendar years (1995–97). The current number-one album, as of the June 27, 2009 issue is The Last by Aventura.[5]

Chart achievements

Artist with the most number-ones

Albums with most weeks at number-one

Weeks Artist Album Year
58 Gloria Estefan Mi Tierra 1993–94
47 Selena Dreaming of You 1995–97
29 Luis Miguel Segundo Romance 1994–95
26 Ricky Martin Vuelve 1998–99
24 Daddy Yankee Barrio Fino 2004–05
20 Selena Amor Prohibido 1994–95
19 Christina Aguilera Mi Reflejo 2000–01
17 Shakira Fijación Oral Vol. 1 2005
15 Enrique Iglesias Vivir 1997
14 Marc Anthony Libre 2001–02
Daddy Yankee Barrio Fino en Directo 2005–06
13 Marc Anthony Desde Un Principio: From the Beginning 2000–01
12 Alejandro Fernández Me Estoy Enamorando 1997–98
Son By Four Son By Four 2000
11 Don Omar King of Kings 2006
Shakira ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? 1998–99
Luis Miguel Romances 1997
10 Las Ketchup Las Ketchup 2002–03
Enrique Iglesias Bailamos Greatest Hits 1999
Julio Iglesias Tango 1997–98
Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias 1996

Year-end best selling albums

According to the RIAA, albums containing more than 50% Spanish language content are awarded with gold certifications (Disco de Oro) for U.S. shipments of 100,000 units; platinum (Disco de Platino) for 200,000 and multi-platinum (Multi-Platino) for 400,000 and following in increments of 200,000 thereafter.[6] In the following table, the certifications 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. The only album awarded with the multi-platinum level is Dreaming of You by Selena, with three million albums sold since its debut in 1995. As for the rest, La Historia Continúa... by Marco Antonio Solís and Celestial by RBD, are the only albums without a RIAA certification. Nevertheless, Celestial has sold 900,000 units in United States.

Year Artist Album Label RIAA certification
1994[7] Gloria Estefan Mi Tierra Columbia Platinum
1995[8] Selena Dreaming of You EMI Latin 3x platinum
1996
1997[9] Julio Iglesias Tango Columbia Gold
1998[10] Alejandro Fernández Me Estoy Enamorando Platinum
1999[11] Ricky Martin Vuelve Sony Discos Platinum
2000[12] Marc Anthony Desde Un Principio: From the Beginning Sony Discos/Columbia Gold
2001 Paulina Rubio Paulina Universal Records Platinum
2002 Marc Anthony Libre Sony Discos/Columbia Gold
2003 Juanes Un Día Normal Surco/Universal Latino Gold
2004 Marco Antonio Solís La Historia Continúa... Fonovisa
2005 Daddy Yankee Barrio Fino El Cartel/VI/Machete Platinum
2006 Barrio Fino en Directo El Cartel/VI/Machete Gold
2007 RBD Celestial EMI Televisa/Virgin
2008 Wisin & Yandel Los Extraterrestres Machete Gold

Year-end charts

See also

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Methodology". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  2. ^ "Latin Pop Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1985-06-29. Retrieved 2009-01-09. {{cite web}}: Text "0" ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Top Latin Albums - Mi Tierra". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1993-07-10. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  4. ^ Brito, Joel (2008-10-16). "Marco Antonio Solís bate récord en Top Latin Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  5. ^ "Top Latin Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  6. ^ "RIAA Certifications". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  7. ^ "Billboard Year-end Charts (1994)". Rock On The Net. 1994-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  8. ^ "Billboard Year-end Charts (1995)". Rock On The Net. 1995-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  9. ^ "Billboard Year-end Charts (1997)". Rock On The Net. 1997-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  10. ^ "Billboard Year-end Charts (1998)". Rock On The Net. 1998-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  11. ^ "Billboard Year-end Charts (1999)". Rock On The Net. 1999-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  12. ^ "Billboard Year-end Charts (2000)". Rock On The Net. 2000-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
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