Billboard Top Latin Albums
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] To rank on this chart, an album must have 51% or more of its content recorded in Spanish.[2] Listings of Top Latin Albums are also shown on Telemundo's music page through a partnership between the two companies. Before this chart, all Latin music information was featured on the Latin Pop Albums chart, which began on June 29, 1985, and is still running along with the Regional Mexican Albums and Tropical Albums chart.[3] 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 2005, another chart; Latin Rhythm Albums was introduced in response to growing number of airplays from reggaeton.[4]
The first album to appear at number-one on this chart was Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan on July 10, 1993.[5] This album spent 58 non-consecutive weeks at the top of this chart, a record that stands to date. Mexican singers Marco Antonio Solís holds the record for the most number-one albums by an artist overall with 10. Fellow Mexican performers Los Temerarios is the group with the most chart-toppers, eight.
Selena and Jenni Rivera are the woman with most albums peaking at the top of the chart, with seven each.[6] Selena's album Dreaming of You is the only album to peak at number one during three different calendar years (1995–97).
Chart achievements
Artist with the most number-ones
- Marco Antonio Solís (10)
- Luis Miguel (9)
- Enrique Iglesias (8)
- Los Temerarios (8)
- Selena (7)
- Marc Anthony (7)
- Alejandro Fernández (7)
- Los Tigres del Norte (7)
- Maná (7)
- Jenni Rivera (7)
Albums with most weeks at number-one
Year-end best selling albums
According to the RIAA certification, regular gold certification is awarded for shipping of 500,000 copies, platinum for one million units, and multi-platinum for two million unites, and following in increments of one million thereafter.[7] In addition, albums containing more than 50% Spanish language content may be awarded with Latin certification award, gold, (Disco de Oro) for shipments of 30,000 units, platinum (Disco de Platino) for 60,000 and multi-platinum (Multi-Platino) for 120,000 and following in increments of 60,000 thereafter (previously, Spanish-language albums were certified gold and platinum for 50,000 and 100,000 units shipped respectively before December 2013).[8] In the following table, the certification shown is either the standard or Latin certification depending on whichever one results in a higher value.
Year-end charts
See also
- List of best-selling Latin albums in the United States
- Latin Pop Albums
- Regional Mexican Albums
- Tropical Albums
- Hot Latin Songs
References
- ↑ "Billboard Methodology". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- ↑ Cobo, Leila (July 21, 2007). "The Latin Lag". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 119 (29): 16. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Latin Pop Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1985-06-29. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ↑ Radio's New Rhythm Billboard
- ↑ "Top Latin Albums - Mi Tierra". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1993-07-10. Archived from the original on June 23, 2014. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ↑ Mendizabal, Amaya (December 11, 2014). "J. Balvin & Jenni Rivera Collect New No. 1s". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ↑ "RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America". riaa.com. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ↑ "RIAA Updates Latin Gold & Platinum Program". RIAA. December 20, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Billboard Year-end Charts (1994)". Rock On The Net. 1994-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Gloria Estefan – Mi Tierra". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Billboard Year-end Charts (1995)". Rock On The Net. 1995-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Selena – Dreaming of You". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Billboard Year-end Charts (1997)". Rock On The Net. 1997-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Julio Iglesias – Tango". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Billboard Year-end Charts (1998)". Rock On The Net. 1998-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Alejandro Fernández – Me Estoy Enamorando". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Billboard Year-end Charts (1999)". Rock On The Net. 1999-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Ricky Martin – Vuelve". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Billboard Year-end Charts (2000)". Rock On The Net. 2000-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Marc Anthony – Desde Un Principio". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "American album certifications – Paulina Rubio – Paulina". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "American album certifications – Marc Anthony – Libre". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "American album certifications – Juanes – Un Dia Normal". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "American album certifications – Marco Antonio Solís – La Historia Continua". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "American album certifications – Shakira – Fijacion Oral". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Top Latin Music, Latin Music Artists & Latin Music Albums | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Daddy Yankee – Barrio Fino en Directo". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Top Latin Music, Latin Music Artists & Latin Music Albums | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ↑ "Top Latin Music, Latin Music Artists & Latin Music Albums | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Wisin vs. Yandel – Los Extraterrestres". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Top Latin Music, Latin Music Artists & Latin Music Albums | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Aventura – The Last". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Top Latin Music, Latin Music Artists & Latin Music Albums | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ↑ "Top Latin Music, Latin Music Artists & Latin Music Albums | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Prince Royce – Prince Royce". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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- ↑ "American album certifications – Romeo Santos – Formula, Vol. 1". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Top Latin Music, Latin Music Artists & Latin Music Albums | Billboard.com". billboard.com.
- ↑ "American album certifications – "Rivera, Jenni"". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Year-End 2014: Top Latin Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "American album certifications – "Santos, Romeo"". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Year-End 2015: Top Latin Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "American certifications". Recording Industry Association of America.