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This is a list of songs having lyrics in Latin. This list contains songs that are performed in Latin by the named performers. Songs that sample other recorded music in Latin do not become eligible only by virtue of that sampling. Songs with only a Latin refrain are also excluded.
The Hot Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin 50 and Hot Latin Tracks), [1] published in Billboard magazine, is a record chart based on Latin music airplay. The data were compiled by the Billboard chart and research department with information from 70 Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and Puerto Rico. [2]
The Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay are charts that rank the best-performing Latin songs in the United States and are both published weekly by Billboard magazine. . The Hot Latin Songs ranks the best-performing Spanish-language songs in the country based digital downloads, streaming, and airplay from all radio stations.
This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in Latin music in the 1980s, namely in Ibero-America (including Spain and Portugal). This includes recordings, festivals, award ceremonies, births and deaths of Latin music artists, and the rise and fall of various subgenres in Latin music from 1980 to 1989.
By 1975, music market analysts predicted an 8 to 10% growth of Latin music internationally. [1] This growth also expanded into the United States which led to record labels of promoting Latin artists in the country. According to Billboard ' s Marv Fisher, " international labels are increasingly involved throughout Latin America". [2]
As of 2025, 367 Latin songs have entered the Hot 100 chart, 1 in the 1950s, 1 in the 1960s, 2 in the 1970s, 1 in the 1980s, 5 in the 1990s, 36 in the 2000s, 80 in the 2010s and 241 in the 2020s. A total of 25 singles managed to reach the top 10 and 4 have peaked at number 1. Only 5 Latin songs reached the top 10 between 1958 and 2016.
José José (pictured in 2011) was the first artist to reach number one on the Latin Pop Albums chart in 1985. He also had the most number one albums of the 1980s with a total of four albums. In June 1985, Billboard magazine established Latin Pop Albums, a chart that ranks the best-selling Latin pop albums in the United States. The chart was published on a fortnightly basis with its positions ...
Artist(s) Label 1989: Greatest Hits [1] Trinere: Pandisc 1991: The Best of Stevie B [1] Stevie B: LMR (Lefrak-Moelis Records) 1995: Freestyle Latin Dance Hits, Vol. 2 [1] Various Artists: K-Tel Distribution 1997: Freestyle Latin Dance Hits, Vol. 3 [1] Various Artists: Cold Front 1999: The Hits and More [1] George Lamond: Robbins Entertainment