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This is a list of the Spanish Singles number-one hits of 1960. [1] Chart history. Issue Date Song Artist ... 1960 in music; List of number-one hits (Spain)
The music industry in the United States began to refer to any kind of music featuring Spanish vocals as "Latin music". [22] [23] [24] Under this definition, Spanish sung in any genre is categorized as "Latin". [25] In turn, this has led to artists from Spain being labelled as "Latin" because they sing in the same language. [26]
During the 1940s, Spanish music was shaped by the aftermath of the Civil War and Francisco Franco's dictatorship. Traditional genres like flamenco and classical music continued to thrive, albeit under strict censorship. Popular music forms such as zarzuela and pasodoble celebrated Spanish identity. The era reflected a complex interplay of ...
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 22 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.
Topics specifically related to the decade 1960s in the music of Spain, i.e. in the ... 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; Pages in category "1960s in ...
Rock music during the 60s was still largely sung in English, but some bands like Los Mac's and others mentioned above used Spanish for their songs as well. [78] During the 1960s, most of the music produced in Mexico consisted on Spanish-language versions of English-language rock-and-roll hits.
The music increased in popularity in the 1990s and became commercially viable, and is now recognized in some Latin music awards ceremonies such as Lo Nuestro and the Latin Grammy Awards. The original wave of Mexican rock bands got their start mostly with Spanish covers of popular English rock songs.
The 1960s signal the immense spread of bachata music—the decade saw the birth of the Dominican music industry and of the bachata music which would dominate it. Following Trujillo's death and end of his dictatorship in 1961, there was an opening for bachata music within the music industry amidst the loosened restrictions. [ 11 ]