Regional Mexican Albums is a genre-specific record chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. The chart was established in June 1985 and originally listed the top twenty-five best-selling albums of mariachi, tejano, norteño, and grupero, which are all subgenres of regional Mexican music.[1] The genre is considered by musicologists as "the biggest-selling Latin music genre in the United States",[1] and represented the fastest-growing Latin genre in the United States after tejano music entered the mainstream market during its 1990s golden age.[2][3][4]

Originally, Billboard based their methodology on sales surveys it sent to record stores across the United States and by 1991 began monitoring point-of-sales compiled from Nielsen Soundscan.[5][nb 1] Musicologists and critics have since criticized the sales data compiled from Nielsen, finding that the company only provides sales from larger music chains, omitting small shops that specialized in Latin music—where the majority of Latin music sales are generated.[5] The magazine began to rank Latin music recordings in August 1970 under the title Hot Latin LPs, which only ranked the best-selling Latin albums in Los Angeles (Pop) and the East Coast (Salsa).[7][nb 2] Before the chart's inception, musicians' only chart success was the Texas Latin LPs (formerly the San Antonio Latin LPs) section, where regional Mexican music was more prominent.[10] Beginning in November 1993, Billboard lowered the rankings from twenty-five to fifteen positions on its Latin genre-specific charts, while the Top Latin Albums expanded to fifty titles.[11] From July 2001 until April 2005, the chart increased to twenty titles and then lowered back to fifteen titles.[12][13] Since 2009, the Regional Mexican Albums chart lists the top twenty best-selling albums determined by sales data compiled from Nielsen SoundScan.[14]

The first album to peak at number one was Jaula de Oro by Los Tigres del Norte on June 29, 1985.[15] In 1994, Selena's Amor Prohibido debuted and peaked at number one in three different calendar years (1994–1996), making her the first artist to do so.[16] Amor Prohibido currently holds the record for the most weeks at number one, with 96 nonconsecutive weeks.[17] Jenni Rivera is the female act with the most number ones at nine on the Regional Mexican Albums chart.[18][19] The current number-one album on the chart is Génesis by Peso Pluma.[20]


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.[21] 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.

Year Artist Album Label RIAA certification
1986[22] Los Bukis A Donde Vas Profono —
1987[23] Me Volvi a Acordar de Ti Laser Records —
1988[24] Si Me Recuerdas —
1989[25] Grupo Bronco Un Golpe Más Fonovisa Records —
1990[26] A Todo Galope —
1991[27] Amigo —
1992[28] La Mafia Estas Tocando Fuego Sony Discos —
1993[29] Selena Entre a Mi Mundo EMI Latin 6× Platinum
1994[22] Selena Amor Prohibido EMI Latin 2× Platinum
1995
1996
1997[30] Grupo Limite Partiendome El Alma Universal Music Latino Gold
1998[31] Selena Anthology EMI Latin
1999[32] All My Hits Vol.1 Gold
2000[33] Los Temerarios En La Madrugada se Fue Fonovisa Platinum
2001 Vicente Fernández Historia de Un Idolo, Vol. 1 Sony Music Latin Gold
2002 Los Temerarios Una Lágrima No Basta Fonovisa Gold
2003 Los Tigres del Norte Herencia Musical: 20 Corridos Inolvidables —
2004 Grupo Climax Za Za Za Balboa —
2005 Grupo Montéz de Durango Y Sigue La Mata Dando Disa Records[34] —
2006 Borrón y Cuenta Nueva —
2007 Vicente Fernández Historia de un Idolo, Vol. 1 Sony Music Latin Gold
2008 Para Siempre 5× Platinum (Latin)
2009 El Trono de Mexico Almas Gemelas Fonovisa —
2010 Jenni Rivera La Gran Señora Platinum (Latin)
2011 Los Bukis 35 Aniversario —
2012 3Ball MTY Inténtalo Universal Music Latino —
2013 Jenni Rivera La Misma Gran Señora Fonovisa 2× Platinum (Latin)
2014[35] 1969 - Siempre, En Vivo Desde Monterrey, Parte 1 Platinum (Latin)
2015[36] Gerardo Ortíz Hoy Más Fuerte Sony Music Latin —
2016[37] Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho Recuerden Mi Estiló DEL Records —
2018[38] Christian Nodal Me Dejé Llevar Universal —
2019[39] —
2020[40] Natanael Cano Corridos Tumbados Rancho Humilde —
2021[41] Eslabon Armado Corta Venas DEL Records —
2022[42] —

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Sales data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan from a sample representing more than 90% of the U.S. music retail market, including not only music stores and music departments at electronics and department stores but also direct-to-consumer transactions. A limited number of verifiable sales at concert venues is also tabulated.[6]
  2. ↑ The earliest evidence of a Latin music record chart compiled by Billboard is from its archives dated to December 1972;[8] however, earlier mentions of a Latin music chart have been found in music reviews on Billboard as early as August 1970.[9]

Sources

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  2. ↑ Untiedt 2013, p. 127.
  3. ↑ Schone, Mark (April 20, 1995). "A Postmortem Star In death, Selena is a crossover success". Newsday. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  4. ↑ Shaw 2005, p. 50.
  5. 1 2 "A Retrospective". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 23. June 10, 1995. pp. 62, 64, 99, 106, 108. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
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  7. ↑ "Latin". Billboard. December 9, 1972. p. 59.
  8. ↑ "Hot Latin LPs > December 1972". Billboard. December 12, 1972.
  9. ↑ Contreras, Antonio (August 8, 1970). "International News Reports". Billboard. p. 46.
  10. ↑ "Hot Latin LPs > November 28, 1981". Billboard. Vol. 36. November 28, 1981.
  11. ↑ Lannert, John (November 12, 1994). "Latin Notas". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 46. p. 36. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  12. ↑ Mayfield, Geoff (July 28, 2001). "Redesign Adds Depth and Color To Billboard Charts". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 30. p. 10. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Regional Mexican Albums > April 30, 2005". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 17. April 30, 2005. p. 63. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Regional Mexican Albums chart". Billboard. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Regional Mexican Albums – The Week of June 29, 1985". Billboard. June 29, 1985. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  16. ↑ Burr, Ramiro (March 3, 2005). "Still In Love With Selena". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  17. ↑ Ramirez, Rauly (April 9, 2011). "Latin charts". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 11. p. 66. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  18. ↑ Mendizabal, Amaya (11 July 2014). "Siblings Jenni and Lupillo Rivera Make Top 10 Debuts With New Albums". Billboard Magazine. PGM. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  19. ↑ "Jenni Rivera — Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Top Regional Mexican Albums of the week". Billboard. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  21. ↑ "RIAA Certifications". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  22. 1 2 "Billboard Year-end Charts (1994)". Rock On The Net. 1994-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  23. ↑ Billboard Year-end Charts (1987). 1987-12-26. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  24. ↑ "No. 1 Awards – Top Regional Mexican Latin Albums". Billboard. 1988-12-24. p. Y-36.
  25. ↑ "1989: The Yearn in Music – Top Regional Mexican Latin Albums". Billboard. 1989-12-23. p. Y-59.
  26. ↑ "1990: The Year in Music – Top Regional Mexican Albums". Billboard. 1990-12-22. p. Y-50.
  27. ↑ "1991: The Year in Music – Top Tropical/Salsa Latin Albums". Billboard. Vol. 130, no. 51. 1991-12-21. p. YE-42.
  28. ↑ "1992: The Year in Music – Top Regional Mexican Latin Albums". Billboard. 1992-12-26. p. YE-54.
  29. ↑ "1993: The Year in Music – Top Pop Latin Albums". Billboard. 1993-12-26. p. YE-54.
  30. ↑ "Billboard Year-end Charts (1997)". Rock On The Net. 1997-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  31. ↑ "Billboard Year-end Charts (1998)". Rock On The Net. 1998-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  32. ↑ "Billboard Year-end Charts (1999)". Rock On The Net. 1999-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  33. ↑ "Billboard Year-end Charts (2000)". Rock On The Net. 2000-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  34. ↑ "Billboard biz". billboard.biz.
  35. ↑ "Regional Mexican Year End 2014". Billboard. PGM. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  36. ↑ "Regional Mexican Year End 2015". Billboard. PGM. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  37. ↑ "Regional Mexican Year End 2016". Billboard. PGM. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  38. ↑ "Regional Mexican Year End 2018". Billboard. PGM. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  39. ↑ "Regional Mexican Year End 2019". Billboard. PGM. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  40. ↑ "Regional Mexican Year End 2020". Billboard. PGM. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  41. ↑ "Regional Mexican Year End 2021". Billboard. PGM. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  42. ↑ "Regional Mexican Year End 2022". Billboard. PGM. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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