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CBS established its own division for Latin music in 1980 called CBS Discos (also known as Discos CBS). [1] In 1988, CBS Records was acquired by Sony and its Latin division was renamed to Sony Discos in 1991. [2] In 2003, Sony Discos was re-branded as Sony Norte following the departure of former Sony Discos president Oscar Llord. [3]
January 7: Fonovisa, Global Records, and Sony Discos settle out of court after an infringement with Marco Antonio Solís and Los Bukis in December 1994. [1] January 20: The Los Angeles Police Department raided a piracy business in a San Fernando Valley area and confiscated 55,000 Latin music cassettes worth an estimated $500,000 (1995 USD). [2]
In 1999, Sony Discos was named the most successful record label of the 1990s on the Top Latin Albums chart. Below are the 10 best-selling albums of the decade from the record label according to Billboard .
Latin music is defined by Billboard and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as a music release with 51 percent or more of its content in the Spanish language. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] On October 17, 2017, Billboard published a list of the 25 best-selling Latin albums in country since September 1992. [ 4 ]
Sony Discos artists (13 P) Pages in category "Sony Music Latin artists" The following 153 pages are in this category, out of 153 total.
Topics about Sony Music Latin albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories This category contains studio albums released on the Sony Music Latin label. Please move any non-studio albums to an appropriate subcategory per WikiProject Albums guidelines .
Billboard Latin music contributor Leila Cobo called the song "catchy" [59] and (with "Suavemente") "irresistible". [54] "Tu Sonrisa" is the fifteenth-most-successful Sony Discos single on the Hot Latin Tracks chart since the chart was established in 1999. [60]
Almas del Silencio released by Sony Discos debuted at number one on the US Top Latin Albums and stayed there for six weeks. The album has also made the highest charting debut on the Billboard 200 (# 12) of any Spanish-language album in the SoundScan era, selling more than 65,000 copies the first week.