Latin music has an ambiguous meaning in the music industry due to differing definitions of the term "Latin". [2] [3] For example, the Latin music market in the United States defines Latin music as any release that is mostly sung in Spanish, regardless of genre or artist nationality, by industry organizations including the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Billboard . [4] [5] International organizations and trade groups such as the Latin Recording Academy include Portuguese-language music in the Latin category. [6] [7] [8] Billboard categorizes an artist as "Latin" if they perform in Spanish or Portuguese. [9]
Music journalists and musicologists define Latin music as musical styles from Spanish-speaking areas of Latin America and from Spain. [10] [11] Music from Brazil is usually included in the genre and music from Portugal is occasionally included. [8] [12]
Either definition of "Latin music" may be used for inclusion in this list. For an artist to be considered, at least 60% [a] of their catalog must be in either Spanish and/or Portuguese and must have sold at least 10 million copies. This information cannot be officially listed because no organization has recorded global Latin music sales. Only Latin recordings, which are defined as a record with 51% of its content in Spanish or Portuguese, [b] are counted in the certified units table. Instrumental musicians may also be included if they mainly perform any Latin music genre. For recordings with multiple versions, only Spanish and Portuguese version(s) will be counted towards certified units.
The tables are listed with each artist's reported sales figure(s) and their total independently certified units, and are ranked in descending order by reported sales. If two or more artists have the same reported sales, these are then ranked by certified units. The reported sales figure and the total of certified units for each country in the provided sources include sales of albums, singles, compilation albums, music videos, and downloads of singles and full-length albums. Sales figures, such as those from SoundScan, which are sometimes published by Billboard magazine, have not been included in the certified units column.
Gold and platinum certifications issued after 2016, especially on singles, are in some cases more-than-50% streaming generated. Some 20th-century artists can also have significant amount of streaming-based certifications. The certified units of more recently active artists may sometimes be higher in the list than their listed claimed figures because RIAA and almost all other certifying bodies include streaming in the thresholds required for gold and platinum Digital Single Award certification. [17] [18] [19] For this reason, some singles and albums are over-certified by hundreds of thousands of units. The over-certified figures are often in millions of units for RIAA certifications.
The certified units for some artists and bands who have multi-disc albums can be higher than their listed claimed figures because RIAA counts each unit within a set as one unit toward certification. Certified units can also be inflated by the redundancy of certifications because each track's downloads and streams contribute to the certifications of both of the single and the respective album. RIAA counts 10 downloads of individual track as well as 1,500 audio/video streams, including those from singles released prior to the album release, as an equivalent to one unit of album. [20] Theoretically, if one song is streamed 1.5 billion times on YouTube, the single would receive diamond certification and the whole album could be certified platinum, [21] creating a combined total of 11 million certified units without any sales.
All artists included on this list, including charts, have their available claimed figures supported by available from countries with recording certifications. With the exception of certifications from Spain prior to 2003, the certified units are sourced from countries with local music industry associations including those with online databases. Certifications from Spain prior to 2003 are listed in the book Sólo éxitos. Año a año. 1959-2002 (2005) by Fernando Salaverri. [22] In the case of recordings RIAA has simultaneously certified standard and Latin, only the unit with the highest number of certified copies will be counted. For example, Mi Tierra (1993) by Gloria Estefan has been certified standard platinum for one millions units and 16× platinum in the Latin genre for 1,600,000 units, thus only the latter certification is counted. Albums that have been certified in both fields for the same value, such as Sueños Líquidos (1997) by Maná, which was certified platinum and 10× platinum in the Latin field, may use either certification but not both. All certified units are converted from gold, platinum or diamond certification awards based on criteria provided by certifying bodies.
Issued certifications for songs multiple artists have recorded, including featured artists, are added to each artist's total of certified units because all of the artists would have played a significant part in the song. Certifications issued for songs that have been recorded by four or more artists are not included because the artists involved would have played minor roles. [c]
Artist | Country / Market | Period active | Genre | Primary language(s) | Certified sales [d] | Reported sales |
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Julio Iglesias | Spain | 1968–present [25] | Latin [25] | Spanish • English • Portuguese • French • Italian | 35.964 million
| 150 million [53] |
Roberto Carlos | Brazil | 1959–present [54] | MPB, rock and roll, soul, bossa nova, rhythm and blues [54] | Portuguese • Spanish | 100 million [57] [58] | |
Gloria Estefan | Cuba United States | 1980–present [59] | Latin Pop, pop, dance, Pop rock, Salsa, Adult contemporary [59] | Spanish • English | 100 million [61] [62] | |
Shakira | Colombia | 1988–present [63] | Latin pop / pop / pop rock [63] | Spanish • English | 31.88 million
| 95 million [73] |
Nelson Gonçalves | Brazil | 1941–1998 [74] | Samba, samba-canção [74] | Portuguese | 75 million [75] | |
Enrique Iglesias | Spain | 1995–present [76] | Pop, Latin pop, dance pop, adult contemporary, urban [76] | Spanish • English | 36.694 million
| 70 million [78] |
Ricky Martin | Puerto Rico | 1991–present [79] | Pop, Latin Pop, Dance [79] | Spanish • English | 14.347 million
| 70 million [82] |
Luis Miguel | Mexico | 1982–present [83] | Pop, Ballads, Bolero, Latin Pop, Mariachi, Dance, Adult Contemporary [83] | Spanish | 60 million [89] [90] [91] | |
Artist | Country / Market | Period active | Genre | Primary language(s) | Certified sales [d] | Reported sales |
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Vicente Fernández | Mexico | 1965–2013 [92] | Ranchera, mariachi, norteña, tejano [92] | Spanish | 50 million [94] 45 million [95] | |
José Feliciano | Puerto Rico | 1964–present [96] | Pop rock, folk rock, soft rock, Latin pop [96] | Spanish • English | 50 million [98] | |
Raphael | Spain | 1966–present [99] | Ballad, Latin pop [99] | Spanish | 50 million [100] | |
Ana Gabriel | Mexico | 1974–present [101] | Mexican pop, Mariachi [101] | Spanish | 40 million [102] [103] | |
Juan Gabriel | Mexico | 1971–2016 [104] | Ballad, Latin Pop, Norteña, Cumbia [104] | Spanish | 40 million [107] 30 million [108] | |
José José | Mexico | 1965–2013 [109] | Mariachi, Latin pop, bolero [109] | Spanish | 40 million [111] | |
Eros Ramazzotti | Italy | 1981–present [112] | Pop, Latin pop, pop rock [112] | Italian • Spanish | 40 million [114] | |
Leo Dan | Argentina | 1963–present [115] | Tango, vallenato, cumbia, ballad [115] | Spanish | 40 million [117] | |
Nelson Ned | Brazil | 1961–2013 [118] | Latin, Jazz [118] | Portuguese • Spanish | 40 million [119] | |
Artist | Country / Market | Period active | Genre | Primary language(s) | Certified sales [d] | Reported sales |
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J Balvin | Colombia | 2009–present [120] | Reggaeton, Latin pop, urbano, hip hop [120] | Spanish | 35 million [121] | |
Los Tigres del Norte | Mexico | 1972–present [122] | Ranchera, norteña, tejano, corrido [122] | Spanish | 32 million [124] | |
Daddy Yankee | Puerto Rico | 1991–present [125] | Reggaeton, Latin pop [125] | Spanish | 30 million [127] 25 million [128] | |
Marco Antonio Solís | Mexico | 1973–present [129] | Norteño, tejano, ballad [129] | Spanish | 30 million [130] 25 million [131] | |
Xuxa | Brazil | 1980–present [132] | Children's music, dance, Latin pop [132] | Portuguese • Spanish | 30 million [133] | |
Laura Pausini | Italy | 1993–present [134] | Pop, Latin Pop, Eurodance [134] | Italian • Spanish | 30 million [136] 25 million [137] | |
José Luis Perales | Spain | 1973–present [138] | Ballad, Latin pop [138] | Spanish | 30 million [139] | |
Rocio Durcal | Spain | 1954–2006 [140] | Ranchera, Ballad, Bolero, Flamenco, Chera [140] | Spanish | 30 million [141] 25 million [142] | |
Camilo Sesto | Spain | 1964–2011 [143] | Ballad, Latin Pop [143] | Spanish | 30 million [145] | |
Amália Rodrigues | Portugal | 1940–1999 [146] | Fado [146] | Portuguese | — | 30 million [147] |
Maria Bethânia | Brazil | 1965–present [148] | Bossa nova, MPB, samba [148] | Portuguese | 26 million [149] | |
Alejandro Sanz | Spain | 1989–present [150] | Latin Pop, Latin ballad, flamenco, pop rock, Latin rock [150] | Spanish | 25 million [152] | |
Maná | Mexico | 1986–present [153] | Pop rock, Latin pop, rock en español [153] | Spanish | 25 million [157] 22 million [158] | |
Thalía | Mexico | 1981–present [159] | Pop, Dance, Latin pop [159] | Spanish | 25 million [163] 20 million [164] | |
Rigo Tovar | Mexico | 1970–1995 [165] | Mexican cumbia, grupera [165] | Spanish | — | 25 million [166] |
Pedro Infante | Mexico | 1939–1967 [167] | Mariachi, bolero, rancheras [167] | Spanish | — | 25 million [168] |
Antonio Aguilar | Mexico | 1950–2005 [169] | Regional Mexican [169] | Spanish | — | 25 million [170] |
Romeo Santos | United States | 2011–present [171] | Bachata [171] | Spanish | 24 million [172] | |
Amado Batista | Brazil | 1975–present [173] | Brega | Portuguese | 22 million [174] | |
Lucho Gatica | Chile | 1946–2013 [175] | Bolero [175] | Spanish | 22 million [175] | |
Artist | Country / Market | Period active | Genre | Primary language(s) | Certified sales [d] | Reported sales |
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Luis Fonsi | Puerto Rico | 1991–present [176] | Reggaeton, Latin pop [176] | Spanish | 32.424 million
| 20 million [177] |
Alejandro Fernández | Mexico | 1988–present [178] | Mariachi, Mexican pop [178] | Spanish | 20 million [180] | |
Zezé di Camargo & Luciano | Brazil | 1990–present [181] | Sertanejo, country [181] | Portuguese | 20 million [182] | |
Carlos Vives | Colombia | 1978–present [183] | Vallenato, cumbia, Latin pop [183] | Spanish | 20 million [185] 14 million [186] | |
Sandy & Junior | Brazil | 1989–2007, 2019 [187] | Latin Pop [187] | Portuguese | 20 million [188] | |
Los Temerarios | Mexico | 1983–present [189] | Ballad, Romantic [189] | Spanish | 20 million [191] 18 million [192] | |
Ivete Sangalo | Brazil | 1992–present [193] | Axé [193] | Portuguese | 20 million [194] | |
Ricardo Arjona | Guatemala | 1985–present [195] | Latin pop, Latin ballad, folk, a capella [195] | Spanish | 20 million [198] | |
Mecano | Spain | 1981–1992, 1998 [199] | Pop, synthpop, new wave, pop rock [199] | Spanish | 20 million [200] | |
Banda el Recodo | Mexico | 1938–present [201] | Banda [201] | Spanish | 20 million [203] | |
Chitãozinho & Xororó | Brazil | 1969–present [204] | Sertanejo [204] | Portuguese | 20 million [205] | |
Plácido Domingo | Spain | 1950s–present [206] | Opera pop, Latin [206] | Spanish | 20 million [208] | |
Hombres G | Spain | 1982–1992, 2002–present [209] | Latin pop [209] | Spanish | 20 million [210] | |
Dyango | Spain | 1960s–present [211] | Bolero, Latin ballad [211] | Spanish | 20 million [212] | |
Yuri | Mexico | 1978–present [213] | Latin pop [213] | Spanish | 20 million [214] | |
Lupita D'Alessio | Mexico | 1971–present [215] | Bolero, Latin ballad [215] | Spanish | 20 million [217] | |
Menudo | Puerto Rico | 1977–1997, 2007–2009, 2022-present [218] | Latin Pop, Pop Rock [218] | Spanish | — | 20 million [219] |
Paquita la del Barrio | Mexico | 1970–present [220] | Bolero, mariachi [220] | Spanish | — | 20 million [221] |
Diego Verdaguer | Argentina | 1970–2022 [222] | Latin ballad [222] | Spanish | — | 20 million [223] |
Maluma | Colombia | 2010–present [224] | Reggaeton, Latin trap, Latin pop [224] | Spanish | 18 million [225] | |
Selena | United States | 1980–1995 [226] | Tecnocumbia, Cumbia, Latin Pop, Musica Tejana [226] | Spanish • English | 18 million [228] | |
Leandro e Leonardo | Brazil | 1983–1998 [229] | Sertanejo [229] | Portuguese | 17 million [230] | |
Rocio Jurado | Spain | 1960–2006 [231] | Ballad, Latin Pop, Flamenco, copla [231] | Spanish | 17 million [232] 16 million [233] | |
Padre Marcelo Rossi | Brazil | 1997–present [234] | Latin Christian [234] | Portuguese | 16 million [235] | |
Paloma San Basilio | Spain | 1970–present [236] | Latin pop [236] | Spanish | 16 million [237] | |
Lucero | Mexico | 1980–present [238] | Mexican pop, Latin pop [238] | Spanish | 16 million [240] | |
Ozuna | Puerto Rico | 2012–present [241] | Reggaeton, Latin Trap, Urbano [241] | Spanish | 15 million [242] | |
Juanes | Colombia | 2000–present [243] | Rock en Español, Latin Pop, Cumbia [243] | Spanish | 15 million [244] | |
Don Omar | Puerto Rico | 1996–2017; 2019–present [245] | Reggaeton [245] | Spanish | 15 million [246] | |
Los del Río | Spain | 1973–2008 [247] | Latin pop, sevillanas [247] | Spanish | 15 million [248] | |
Wisin & Yandel | Puerto Rico | 1998–2013, 2018–2022 [249] | Reggaeton [249] | Spanish | 15 million [250] | |
Chayanne | Puerto Rico | 1984–present [251] | Ballad, Latin pop, salsa, dance pop [251] | Spanish | 15 million [254] | |
Roberta Miranda | Brazil | 1986–present [255] | Sertanejo [255] | Portuguese | 15 million [256] | |
RBD | Mexico | 2004–2009 [257] 2020–2023 [258] | Latin Pop, pop rock, pop, dance pop [257] | Spanish | 15 million [259] | |
Joan Manuel Serrat | Spain | 1965–present [260] | Nova Cançó [260] | Spanish • Catalan | 15 million [261] | |
Paulina Rubio | Mexico | 1992–present [262] | Latin Pop, Pop Rock, Dance [262] | Spanish | 15 million [264] | |
Gipsy Kings | France | 1978–present [265] | Catalan rumba, flamenco [265] | Spanish • Instrumental | 15 million [266] | |
Kumbia Kings | Mexico | 1998–2006, 2009–2010 [267] | Mexican cumbia [267] | Spanish | 15 million [268] | |
Juan Luis Guerra | Dominican Republic | 1983–present [269] | Latin pop, adult contemporary, Merengue, Bachata, Salsa [269] | Spanish | 15 million [271] 10 million [272] | |
Jenni Rivera | Mexico | 1992–2012 [273] | Regional Mexican, Latin pop [273] | Spanish | 15 million [274] | |
Pimpinela | Argentina | 1981–present [275] | Canción melódica [275] | Spanish | 15 million [277] | |
José Luis Rodríguez | Venezuela | 1961–present [278] | Canción melódica , bolero, Latin pop [278] | Spanish | 15 million [279] | |
Raúl di Blasio | Argentina | 1983–present | Latin Easy listening | Instrumental | 15 million [280] | |
Los Chichos | Spain | 1973–2008 [281] | Rumba flamenca [281] | Spanish | 15 million [282] | |
Daniela Romo | Mexico | 1979–present [283] | Latin pop [283] | Spanish | 15 million [285] | |
Amanda Miguel | Argentina | 1980–present [286] | Latin pop [286] | Spanish | — | 15 million [287] |
Palito Ortega | Argentina | 1962–2017 [288] | Rock en español [288] | Spanish | — | 15 million [289] |
Roberto Leal | Portugal Brazil | 1971–2019 [290] | fado, MPB, forró [290] | Portuguese | — | 15 million [291] |
Jon Secada | Cuba United States | 1984–present [292] | Latin Pop [292] | Spanish • English | 0.1 million
| 15 million [294] |
Artist | Country / Market | Period active | Genre | Primary language(s) | Certified sales [d] | Reported sales | |
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Nino Bravo | Spain | 1969–1973 [295] | Latin pop [295] | Spanish | 14 million [296] | ||
Parchís | Spain | 1979-1992 [297] | Children's music [297] | Spanish | — | 14 million [298] | |
Los Tucanes de Tijuana | Mexico | 1987–present [299] | Norteño [299] | Spanish | 13 million [299] 10 million [301] | ||
Pepe Aguilar | United States | 1981–present [302] | Regional Mexican, Latin ballad [302] | Spanish | 13 million [303] 12 million [304] | ||
Marc Anthony | United States | 1987–present [305] | Salsa, Latin pop [305] | Spanish • English | 12 million [306] | ||
Bronco | Mexico | 1979–1997, 2003–present [307] | Grupero [307] | Spanish | 12 million [309] | ||
Cristian Castro | Mexico | 1991–present [310] | Latin pop, bolero, mariachi [310] | Spanish | 12 million [312] 10 million [313] | ||
Joan Sebastian | Mexico | 1975–2015 [314] | Regional Mexican [314] | Spanish | 12 million [315] | ||
Franco De Vita | Venezuela | 1982–present [316] | Latin pop [316] | Spanish | 12 million [317] | ||
Marisela | United States | 1981–present [318] | Baladas, Latin pop [318] | Spanish | 0.15 million
| 12 million [319] | |
Só Pra Contrariar | Brazil | 1989–present | Pagode | Portuguese | 11 million [320] | ||
Daniela Mercury | Brazil | 1981–present [321] | Latin pop, axé, samba reggae, MPB [321] | Portuguese | 11 million [322] | ||
Prince Royce | United States | 2009–present [323] | Bachata [323] | Spanish | 10 million [324] | ||
Bruno & Marrone | Brazil | 1985–present [325] | serteneja [325] | Portuguese | 10 million [326] | ||
Joaquin Sabina | Spain | 1978–present [327] | Latin, rock, trova [327] | Spanish | 10 million [329] | ||
Miguel Bosé | Spain | 1977–present [330] | Latin pop [330] | Spanish | 10 million [332] | ||
Intocable | United States | 1993–present [333] | Norteño [333] | Spanish | 10 million [335] | ||
Isabel Pantoja | Spain | 1970s–present [336] | Copla, Canción melódica [336] | Spanish | 10 million [337] | ||
Rosana Arbelo | Spain | 1996–present [338] | Latin pop, Folk, Pop rock [338] | Spanish | 10 million [339] | ||
Julieta Venegas | Mexico United States | 1992–present [340] | Pop rock, indie pop, alternative music, folk rock [340] | Spanish | 10 million [341] | ||
Ricardo Montaner | Argentina Venezuela | 1976–present [342] | Latin ballad, Latin pop [342] | Spanish | 1.94 million
| 10 million [344] | |
Juan Pardo | Spain | 1962-2004 [345] | Pop, rock [345] | Spanish | 10 million [346] | ||
Diego Torres | Argentina | 1980s– [347] | Latin pop [347] | Spanish | 10 million [348] | ||
Los Bukis | Mexico | 1973–1996, 2021–present [349] | Grupera [349] | Spanish | 1.5 million
| 10 million [351] | |
Emmanuel | Mexico | 1976–present [352] | Latin ballad, Latin pop [352] | Spanish | 10 million [354] | ||
Manuel Mijares | Mexico | 1985–present [355] | Mexican pop, folk, mariachi [355] | Spanish | 10 million [357] | ||
Sandro | Argentina | 1959–2010 [358] | Rock and roll, Latin pop, canción melódica [358] | Spanish | 10 million [359] | ||
Celia Cruz | Cuba United States | 1948–2003 [360] | Salsa [360] | Spanish | 10 million [361] | ||
Fey | Mexico | 1979–present [362] | Latin pop [362] | Spanish | 10 million [364] | ||
Mari Trini | Spain | 1968-2008 [365] | Latin ballad [365] | Spanish | 10 million [365] | ||
Banda Calypso | Brazil | 1999–2015 [366] | Calipso, cumbia, lambada, zouk, merengtheue, carimbó [366] | Portuguese | 10 million [367] [368] | ||
Galy Galiano | Colombia | 1981–present [369] | Mariachi, norteño, Latin pop, salsa [369] | Spanish | 0.1 million
| 10 million [371] | |
Valeria Lynch | Argentina | 1969–present [372] | Balada [372] | Spanish | 10 million [373] | ||
Miguel Gallardo | Spain | 1971–2005 [374] | Latin pop [374] | Spanish | — | 10 million [375] | |
Los Baby's | Mexico | 1958–present [376] | Latin rock and roll [376] | Spanish | — | 10 million [377] | |
Ariel Ramírez | Argentina | 1938–2005 [378] | Folklore [378] | Spanish | — | 10 million [379] | |
Diomedes Díaz | Colombia | 1976–2013 [380] | Vallenato [380] | Spanish | — | 10 million [381] | |
The reported sales may include non Spanish/Portuguese recordings that are otherwise omitted from total certified units.
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Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel has released 21 studio albums, 30 compilation albums, three extended plays (EP) two live albums, two soundtrack albums and five box set. Luis Miguel has sold over 60 million records, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time. Luis Miguel is also the artist with the second-most number ones on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart with nine albums. At the age of 11, he released his debut studio album, Un Sol (1982), which was certified platinum and gold in Mexico. The artist would release four more studio albums under the record label EMI: Directo al Corazón (1982), Decídete (1983), También es Rock (1984), and Palabra de Honor (1984). A Portuguese-language version of Decídete and Palabra de Honor were released in Brazil as Decide Amor and Meu Sonho Perdido, respectively. Luis Miguel made his acting debut in the film as the lead role on Ya nunca más (1984) and recorded its soundtrack. In 1985, he participated in the Sanremo Music Festival 1985 with the song "Noi ragazzi di oggi"; it placed second in the Big Artist category and was later included on the Italian-language edition of Palabra de Honor. In the same year, Luis Miguel recorded the soundtrack for the film Fiebre de amor, which he co-starred with fellow Mexican singer Lucero.
Romance is the eighth studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released by WEA Latina on 19 November 1991. Although the production was originally intended as another collaboration with Juan Carlos Calderón, that plan was scrapped when Calderón was unable to compose songs for the album. Facing a new-material deadline in his recording contract, at his manager's suggestion Miguel chose bolero music for his next project. Mexican singer-songwriter Armando Manzanero was hired by WEA Latina to co-produce the album with Miguel. Recording began in August 1991 at Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, California, with Bebu Silvetti the arranger.
Segundo Romance is the tenth studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, released on 30 August 1994 through WEA Latina. Like Luis Miguel's 1991 album Romance, Segundo Romance comprises cover versions of boleros written between 1934 and 1993. It was produced by Luis Miguel with Juan Carlos Calderón, Kiko Cibrian and Armando Manzanero and recorded in early 1994 at the Record Plant in Los Angeles.
Mundo de Cristal is the second studio album by Mexican singer Thalía, released in Mexico on 26 September 1991, by Fonovisa Records. It was Thalía's second and last album to be produced by Alfredo Díaz Ordaz, who was her boyfriend at that time and died of hepatitis in 1993. Mundo de Cristal was certified 2× Gold in Mexico for shipments of 200,000 units. The most successful singles from the album were "Sudor", "En La Intimidad" and "Fuego Cruzado". To celebrate Thalía's 25th anniversary as a solo artist, this album is available in the digital platforms iTunes and Spotify since December 2014.
Mexican singer-songwriter Paulina Rubio has released eleven studio albums, fifteen compilation albums, 65 singles, ten promotional singles, and has made some eleven guest appearances. In 1992, Rubio signed a recording contract with record label Capitol Latin in order to launch her career as a solo artist, after recording ten albums with Timbiriche between 1982 and 1990.
"El día que me quieras" is an Argentine tango with music by Carlos Gardel and lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera. It is considered one of the most popular songs of the 20th century and one of the best Latin songs of all time. Originally featured in the 1935 film of the same name, sung by Gardel himself, it became a heavily recorded tango standard, even by artists outside of the realm of tango. It has subsequently been covered by various artists such as Luis Miguel, Julio Iglesias, Michael Bolton Roberto Carlos, Raphael de España and Shlomo Idov who translated the song to Hebrew. The song was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. "El día que me quieras" was honored at the 2014 La Musa Awards as "La Canción de Todos los Tiempos". It was among the tango standards selected by Plácido Domingo for his 1981 album Plácido Domingo Sings Tangos. In addition to Domingo, the song has been covered by operatic tenors including José Carreras, Juan Diego Florez, Christian Ketter, and Alfredo Kraus.
Aries is the ninth studio album by Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel. It was released by WEA Latina on 22 June 1993. After attaining commercial success in 1991 with his previous album, Romance, Luis Miguel decided to return to a style similar to his earlier work, featuring pop ballads and dance numbers with R&B influences. The record was produced by Miguel, who was assisted by Kiko Cibrian, Rudy Pérez, David Foster, and Juan Luis Guerra.
Nada Es Igual is the eleventh studio album by Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel. It was released by WEA Latina on 20 August 1996. The album has a musical style similar to his previous pop album Aries (1993) on which Miguel performs power ballads and R&B tunes. Recording took place at the Record Plant Studios in February 1996, with production handled by Miguel and his longtime associate Kiko Cibrian. Its songwriting was assisted by Cibrian, Rudy Pérez, and Alejandro Lerner. The album was promoted by three singles: "Dame", "Cómo Es Posible Que a Mi Lado", and "Que Tú Te Vas"; the former became the most successful single reaching number two and number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Songs charts, respectively. To further promote the recording, Miguel launched the Tour America 1996 where he performed in several South American countries.
Grandes Éxitos is a greatest hits album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. Released on 22 November 2005 by Warner Music Latina, the album features 24 previously recorded songs from Miguel's career with his record label as well as two new songs ; both songs were released as singles from the album. A special edition of the record was also released and features six extra songs as well as a DVD containing music videos from Miguel's career. Grandes Éxitos received a favorable review by AllMusic critic, Thom Jurek who commended Miguel's trajectory as an artist. Commercially, it reached number one in Mexico and the top ten in Argentina, Spain, Portugal, and the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. It was certified Multi-Platinum in Mexico and the United States (Latin) and Platinum in Spain.
El Concierto is the second live album by Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel, released on 17 October 1995 by WEA Latina. It was recorded from his performances at the National Auditorium in Mexico and at the José Amalfitani Stadium in 1994 during his Segundo Romance Tour. The album features live covers of José Alfredo Jiménez's songs, which were previously unreleased. The first two songs were released as singles, the former reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and the latter peaking at number three on the same chart.
Todos Los Romances is a box set compilation album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. Released on 11 August 1998 by WEA Latina, the record features the three previously released Romance-themed albums in which Miguel covered classic boleros in each of them: Romance (1991), Segundo Romance (1994), and Romances (1997). An editor for AllMusic rated the album four of five stars. Commercially, Todos Los Romances peaked at number four in Spain and was certified double Platinum in the country. It also achieved Gold status in Argentina and peaked at number 12 on the Billboard's Top Latin Albums in the United States.
Vivo is the third live album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was filmed at the Auditorio Coca-Cola concert hall in Monterrey, Mexico, where Miguel performed from 13 to 17 April 2000, as part of the second leg of his Amarte Es Un Placer Tour. Vivo was released in a live audio CD, DVD and VHS format. Vivo is the first Spanish-language live album to be released on NTSC, PAL, and DVD formats. The audio version was produced by Miguel while David Mallet directed the video album. The audio disc was released on 3 October 2000, while the video album was released on 24 October. Miguel's renditions of "Y" and "La Bikina", which he specifically performed during the concert shows in Mexico where he was joined by Cutberto Pérez's band Mariachi 2000, made available as singles for the album.
Areíto is the sixth album by Juan Luis Guerra with his band 440, released on 8 December 1992, by Karem Records. The album, meant to be a tribute to the indigenous tribes of the Dominican Republic, is named after a dance that the aboriginal inhabitants of the Greater Antilles (Taínos) accompanied with songs during their festivals and religious rites. The album contains twelve tracks including "Cuando te Beso", interpret by Santo Domingo Philharmonic Orchestra. Congolese musician Diblo Dibala played guitar on the song "El Costo de la Vida", which was a Spanish cover of his own soukous song "Kimia Eve", while the last track on the album, "Naboria daca, mayanimacaná", is sung in Arawak, the language of the Taíno people. Areíto was originally set to be released in early April 1992, but was first delayed to the end of October 1992 and was finally released on 8 December 1992.
"La Incondicional" is a song written, produced, and arranged by Spanish musician Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released in 1989 via WEA Latina as the third single from Miguel's sixth studio album, Busca una Mujer (1988). The song became his second #1 single on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart after "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" in 1987. The song broke several airplay records in Latin America, topping the charts in Mexico, Chile and Peru; and the top-ten in other countries. The success of the song helped push the album to #3 on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums with approximate sales of four million units.
"Tengo Todo Excepto a Ti" is a song written, produced, and arranged by Juan Carlos Calderón, and performed by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released as the lead single from his studio album 20 Años (1990). It reached the number one position all over Ibero-America, became his fourth number-one single in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart after "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar", "La Incondicional" and "Fría Como el Viento" and was nominated for Pop Song of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards. The parent album peaked at number two in the Latin Pop Albums chart and sold more than 600,000 copies in its first week of release.
"La Media Vuelta" is a song written and performed by Mexican singer José Alfredo Jiménez released in 1963. One of Jiménez' most famous compositions, the song has become part of the traditional Mexican musical repertoire, and has been recorded by dozens of singers and groups.
"Maria Mercedes" is a song by the singer Thalía which was used as the soundtrack of the soap opera of the same name. The song was included in the re-released of Thalía's album Love and was promoted on TV and live performances. The song manage to give the singer another successful single. A remixed version was included in the tracklist of the digital download and streaming versions. In 2024, Billboard named "Maria Mercedes" as one of the all-time best telenovelas songs.
The following is the videography of Luis Miguel.
Defining exactly what Latin music is a slippery business. The US record industry trade group says it's any release with lyrics that are mostly in Spanish and that it's more popular than ever, comprising more than 5 percent of US record sales.
Q: What is LARAS's definition of Latin music? A: Music in Spanish or Portuguese.
...but the term "Latin music" continues to be used - by the music industry as well as in common parlance - as a catch-all phrase to describe all Spanish and Portuguese-language popular music...
Note: we are considering Rosalía an artist who falls into the 'Latin' category because she performs in Spanish or Portuguese.
Including Spain, there are twenty-two predominately Spanish-speaking countries, and there are many more styles of Latin music.
(...) His first LP, Un Sol, sold 700,000 copies in three months in Mexico and earned him a gold and platinum record. (...)
That will be in addition to five golds and two platinums he netted for his "20 years" recording.
El álbum ha vendido hasta el momento cerca de 500 mil copias en México y 460 mil en el resto del mundo, y ha obtenido doble disco de platino y cuatro discos de oro por ventas en México.
Disco de Platino para "Vivo". El Nuevo álbum de Luis Miguel superó en menos de 24 horas las 25.000 mil copias vendidas tan sólo en Chile.
También ubicó su más reciente producción 'Cómplices' como el álbum más vendido de 2008 en este país. Hasta esta semana el intérprete lleva vendidas en Chile 25 mil unidades de 'Cómplices', por lo que recibirá un doble Disco de Platino por esa producción.
Desde que canto rancheras he vendido nada menos que 30 millones de discos
Comemorando 35 anos de carreira e com a impressionante marca de 22 milhões de discos vendidos nas costas, Amado Batista está há um bom tempo longe da grande mídia.
Ademas, tan solo del album Me Estoy Enamorando, 'El Potrillo' obtuvo Disco de Platino en Argentina y Chile, Doble Disco de Platino en Colombia y Ecuador, cuatro Discos de Platino en Venezuela, ocho mas en Centro America y Estados Unidos, tres en Mexico y Disco de Oro en Espana.
Per i fan della musica latina Maluma non ha bisogno di presentazioni: con 18 milioni di copie vendute tra singoli e album e streaming da record su Spotify, è riconosciuto in tutto il mondo come uno degli artisti di maggior successo ed influenza della musica latinoamericana urban.
Gipsy Kings have sold close to 15 million records worldwide since their debut, recorded in 1987.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)Vendieron 14 millones de discos, protagonizaron siete películas en menos de tres años.