Billboard Top Latin Albums

Top Latin Albums (formerly Latin 50) is a record chart published by Billboard magazine since 1993. It is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish-language, full-length albums in the American music market. To rank, an album must have 51% or more of its content recorded in Spanish.[1]

Like all Billboard album charts, it is based on sales. Nielsen SoundScan compiles the sales data from merchants representing more than 90% 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.[2] As of January 26, 2017, a multi-metric methodology to compile the Top Latin Albums chart was adopted by Billboard, which also incorporates track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units.[3]

The first number-one album was Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan.[4] The longest-reigning number-one album is YHLQMDLG by Bad Bunny, which spent 70 weeks at the top. Selena's Dreaming of You (1995–97) and Bad Bunny's YHLQMDLG (2020–22) and Un Verano Sin Ti (2022–24) are the only albums to peak at number one in three different calendar years.

Bad Bunny has the most number-one weeks for albums with 279, the most number-one debuting albums with 9, and the most number-one end-year albums with 7. Marco Antonio Solís has the most number-one albums with 12. Los Temerarios is the group with the most chart-toppers, eight. Jenni Rivera, Shakira, and Selena are the female artists with the most number-one albums with 7 each.[5][6]

The current number-one album on the chart is Debí Tirar Más Fotos by Bad Bunny.[7]

History

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. Y Volveré, by Chilean band Los Ángeles Negros, was the first album to appear at number-one.[9] Then, all Latin music information was featured on the first incarnation of the Top Latin Albums chart, which began on June 29, 1985, and divided Latin records on three different genre subcharts: Pop, Regional Mexican and Tropical, all of them now published in addition to the overall chart.[8] 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, and the Tropical Albums includes different genres particularly salsa, merengue, bachata, and cumbia. In May 2005, another chart, Latin Rhythm Albums, was introduced in response to growing sales of reggaeton records.[10]

On the week ending January 26, 2017, Billboard updated the methodology to compile the Top Latin Albums chart into a multi-metric methodology to include track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent albums units.[11]

All-time achievements

Top 10 albums of all-time (1993–2018)

In 2018, Billboard magazine compiled a ranking of the 20 best albums on the chart since its inception in 1993. The ranking is based on the most number of weeks the albums spent on top of the chart. For albums with the same number of weeks at number one, they are ranked by the most total weeks on the chart.[12]

Rank Album Artist(s) Peak year Peak and duration Ref.
1 Mi Tierra (2003) Gloria Estefan 1993 #1 for 58 weeks [12]
2 Odisea (2017) Ozuna 2017 #1 for 46 weeks
3 Dreaming of You (1995) Selena 1995 #1 for 25 weeks
4 Segundo Romance (1994) Luis Miguel 1994 #1 for 29 weeks
5 Vuelve (1998) Ricky Martin 1998 #1 for 26 weeks
6 Barrio Fino (2004) Daddy Yankee 2004 #1 for 24 weeks
7 The Last (2009) Aventura 2009 #1 for 23 weeks
8 Amor Prohibido (1994) Selena 1994 #1 for 20 weeks
9 Los Dúo, Vol. 2 (2015) Juan Gabriel 2016 #1 for 20 weeks
10 Mi Reflejo (2000) Christina Aguilera 2000 #1 for 19 weeks

Top 10 albums of the 21st century (2000–2024)

In 2025, Billboard magazine compiled a ranking of the 100 best albums on the chart through the first quarter of the 21st century, from the start of 2000 to the end of 2024. The ranking is based on weekly performance on the chart.[13]

Rank Album Artist(s) Peak year Peak and duration Ref.
1 YHLQMDLG (2020) Bad Bunny 2020 #1 for 70 weeks [13]
2 Fórmula, Vol. 2 (2014) Romeo Santos 2014 #1 for 11 weeks
3 X 100pre (2019) Bad Bunny 2019 #1 for 46 weeks
4 Ones (2002) Selena 2017 #2 for 1 week
5 Odisea (2017) Ozuna 2017 #1 for 46 weeks
6 Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) Daddy Yankee 2022 #1 for 60 weeks
7 Todavía Me Amas: Lo Mejor de Aventura (2016) Aventura 2019 #4 for 1 week
8 Un Día Normal (2002) Juanes 2003 #1 for 4 weeks
9 Barrio Fino (2004) Daddy Yankee 2004 #1 for 24 weeks
10 El Último Tour Del Mundo (2020) Bad Bunny 2020 #1 for 27 weeks

Artist achievements

Artists with the most number-one albums

The following list contains the top artists per number of albums at number one on the Top Latin Album chart:

Albums Artist(s) Ref.
12 Marco Antonio Solís [14][15]
9 Bad Bunny [16][17]
Luis Miguel [18]
8 Enrique Iglesias [19]
Los Temerarios [20]
Maná [21]
Marc Anthony [22]
7 Alejandro Fernández [23]
Daddy Yankee [24]
Jenni Rivera [25]
Los Tigres del Norte [26]
Selena [27]
Shakira [28]
Ricky Martin [29]
6 Vicente Fernández [30]
5 Chayanne [31]
Don Omar [32]
Juan Gabriel [33]
Juanes [34]
Ozuna [35]
Prince Royce [36]
Romeo Santos [37]
Wisin & Yandel [38]

Artists with the most number-one weeks

The following list contains the top artists per number of weeks at number one on the Top Latin Album chart:

Weeks Artist(s) Ref.
279 Bad Bunny [17]
80 Enrique Iglesias [19]
77 Selena [27]
66 Ozuna [35]
63 Luis Miguel [18]
53 Marc Anthony [22]
51 Daddy Yankee [24]
49 Shakira [28]
41 Ricky Martin [29]
36 Romeo Santos [37]
32 Los Temerarios [20]
Juan Gabriel [33]
31 Marco Antonio Solís [15]
25 Maná [21]
23 Alejandro Fernández [23]
22 Jenni Rivera [25]
Los Tigres del Norte [26]
21 Don Omar [32]
17 Wisin & Yandel [38]
Vicente Fernández [30]

Album achievements

Longest-reigning number-one albums

The following list contains the longest-leading albums per number of weeks at number one on the Top Latin Albums chart:

Weeks Album Artist(s) Year(s) Ref.
70 YHLQMDLG Bad Bunny 2020–22 [17]
60 Un Verano Sin Ti 2022–24
58 Mi Tierra Gloria Estefan 1993–94 [39]
56 Debí Tirar Más Fotos Bad Bunny 2025–26 [17]
46 X 100pre 2019–20
Odisea Ozuna 2017–18 [35]
44 Dreaming of You Selena 1995–97 [27]
29 Segundo Romance Luis Miguel 1994–95 [18]
28 Génesis Peso Pluma 2023–24 [40]
27 El Último Tour Del Mundo Bad Bunny 2020–21 [17]
26 Vuelve Ricky Martin 1998–99 [29]
24 Barrio Fino Daddy Yankee 2004–05 [24]
23 The Last Aventura 2009–10 [41]
20 Amor Prohibido Selena 1994–95 [27]
Los Dúo, Vol. 2 Juan Gabriel 2016–17 [42]
19 Mi Reflejo Christina Aguilera 2000–01 [43]
17 Fijación Oral Vol. 1 Shakira 2005 [28]
Formula, Vol. 1 Romeo Santos 2011–12 [37]
Aura Ozuna 2018 [35]
16 Sex and Love Enrique Iglesias 2014 [19]
15 Vivir 1997

Number-one debuting albums

Main article: List of number-one debuts on Billboard Top Latin Albums

Number-one year-end albums

The following list contains the number-one albums as determined by the year-end chart of the Top Latin Albums chart:

Year Album Artist(s) label(s) RIAA certification
1994[44] Mi Tierra Gloria Estefan Epic 16× Platinum (Latin)[45]
1995[46] Dreaming of You Selena EMI Latin 59× Platinum (Latin)[47]
1996
1997[48] Tango Julio Iglesias Columbia 6× Platinum (Latin)[49]
1998[50] Me Estoy Enamorando Alejandro Fernández Sony Discos Platinum[51]
1999[52] Vuelve Ricky Martin Sony Discos Platinum[53]
2000[54] Desde Un Principio: From the Beginning Marc Anthony RMM/Sony Discos Gold[55]
2001 Paulina Paulina Rubio Universal Music Latino 8× Platinum (Latin)[56]
2002 Libre Marc Anthony Sony Discos Gold[57]
2003 Un Día Normal Juanes Surco/Universal Latino 6× Platinum (Latin)[58]
2004 La Historia Continúa... Marco Antonio Solís Fonovisai 5× Platinum (Latin)[59]
2005 Barrio Fino Daddy Yankee El Cartel/V.I. Platinum[60]
2006[61] Barrio Fino en Directo El Cartel/Interscope Gold[62]
2007[63] Celestial RBD EMI Televisa/Virgin N/a
2008[64] Los Extraterrestres Wisin & Yandel Machete 3× Platinum (Latin)[65]
2009[66] The Last Aventura Strichcode/Premium Latin 4× Platinum (Latin)[67]
2010[68]
2011[69] Prince Royce Prince Royce Top Stop Music 3× Platinum (Latin)[70]
2012[71] Formula, Vol. 1 Romeo Santos Sony Music Latin 3× Platinum (Latin)[72]
2013[73] La Misma Gran Señora Jenni Rivera Fonovisa Records 2× Platinum (Latin)[74]
2014[75] Formula, Vol. 2 Romeo Santos Sony Music Latin 11× Platinum (Latin)[76]
2015[77] Los Dúo Juan Gabriel Universal Music Latino Platinum (Latin)[78]
2016[79] Los Dúo, Vol. 2 N/a
2017[80] Fénix Nicky Jam Sony Music Latin 11× Platinum (Latin)[81]
2018[82] Odisea Ozuna Dimelo Vi 16× Platinum (Latin)[83]
2019[84] X100pre Bad Bunny Rimas Entertainment 10× Platinum (Latin)[85]
2020[86] YHLQMDLG 24× Platinum (Latin)[85]
2021[87] El Último Tour del Mundo 6× Platinum (Latin)[85]
2022[88] Un Verano Sin Ti N/a
2023[88]
2024[89] Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana
2025[90] Debí Tirar Más Fotos

Year-end charts

See also

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