The Billboard Top Latin albums chart

Billboard Top Latin Albums

Latin Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine and is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish language, full-length albums in the American music market. Like all Billboard album charts, the chart is based on sales...

, published in Billboard magazine

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

, is a record chart

Record chart

A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....

 that features Latin music sales information. This data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan

Nielsen SoundScan

Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...

 from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores, Internet sales (both physical and digital) and verifiable sales from concert venues

Music venue

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 in the United States.

Top Latin Albums Year-End Chart of 2008

Unlike the List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2008, the year-end chart on Billboard Magazine is a compilation of feature recaps throughout the year. The rankings for this chart reflect airplay or sales during the weeks that titles appeared on the respective lists during the tracking period. This includes activity during unpublished weeks for those lists that print every other week. The 2008 chart year began on the issue dated on December 1, 2006, and ended with the November 29, 2008, issue.

The best selling latin album of 2008 was Los Extraterrestres

Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres

Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres is the sixth studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel, released on November 6, 2007 by Machete Music. On November 13, 2008, the album received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album...

by Wisin & Yandel

Wisin & Yandel

Wisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton Duo, consisting of Juan Luis Morera Luna and Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar . They started their career in 1998 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time....

, which also won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album

Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...

. Mexican performer Vicente Fernández

Vicente Fernández

Vicente Fernández Gómez is a Mexican singer, producer and actor. Known as Chente or El rey de la canción ranchera throughout the Latin world, Vicente Fernández, who started his career singing for tips on the street, has become a cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to...

 ranked two albums within the Top 10, Para Siempre

Para Siempre

Para siempre is the 79th studio album released by Mexican singer Vicente Fernández on September 18, 2007 by Sony BMG. Written and produced by Joan Sebastian, and co-produced by Jesús Rincón, the album is a successful mariachi record. It has sold two million copies worldwide, and is one of the...

at number 2, and Historia de Un Idolo, Vol. 1

Historia de Un Idolo, Vol. 1

Historia de Un Ídolo, Vol. 1 is a compilation album released in 2000 by ranchero music performer Vicente Fernández...

at number 10. Marco Antonio Solís

Marco Antonio Solís

Marco Antonio Solís is a Mexican musician, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has sold over 80 million records and written over 300 songs, arguably making him one of the most successful singer-songwriters in Latin America.-Early life and career:Marco Antonio Solís started his...

 was the performer with most albums in the list: La Mejor... Colección, No Molestar

No Molestar

No Molestar is the title of a studio album released by Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís on October 7, 2008. This album became the ninth number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums for Solís, the most for any artist on the chart.-Tracklisting:-Chart performance:-Sales and...

and Una Noche en Madrid

Una Noche en Madrid

- DVD tracklisting :- Personnel :The information from Allmusic.* Marco Antonio Solís — Producer* Mayte Aragon — Producer, video producer* Carlos Garcia — Producer, video producer* Chris Bellman — Mastering* Benny Faccone — Recording, mixing...

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Rank	Album	Artist	Peak Top Latin Albums	Peak Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
1	Los Extraterrestres Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres is the sixth studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel, released on November 6, 2007 by Machete Music. On November 13, 2008, the album received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album...	Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton Duo, consisting of Juan Luis Morera Luna and Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar . They started their career in 1998 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time....	1	14
2	Para Siempre Para Siempre Para siempre is the 79th studio album released by Mexican singer Vicente Fernández on September 18, 2007 by Sony BMG. Written and produced by Joan Sebastian, and co-produced by Jesús Rincón, the album is a successful mariachi record. It has sold two million copies worldwide, and is one of the...	Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Gómez is a Mexican singer, producer and actor. Known as Chente or El rey de la canción ranchera throughout the Latin world, Vicente Fernández, who started his career singing for tips on the street, has become a cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to...	1	36
3	La Mejor... Colección	Marco Antonio Solís Marco Antonio Solís Marco Antonio Solís is a Mexican musician, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has sold over 80 million records and written over 300 songs, arguably making him one of the most successful singer-songwriters in Latin America.-Early life and career:Marco Antonio Solís started his...	2	92
4	Te Quiero Te Quiero Te Quiero , also known as Te Quiero: Romantic Style In Da World, is the debut album by Panamian singer-songwriter Flex. It was released in late September 21, 2007 in Mexico and Panamá and three months later on December 4, 2007 in United States, peaking at number-one on those three countries...	Flex Flex (singer) Félixer Danilo Gómez , known by his stage name DJ Flex and Nigga, is a Panamanian Latin Grammy Award winning reggaeton artist...	1	70
5	95/08 Enrique Iglesias: 95/08 Exitos -Deluxe edition track listing:#Experiencia Religiosa#Si Tú Te Vas#Por Amarte#No Llores Por Mí#Trapecista#Enamorado Por Primera Vez#Sólo En Ti#Miente#Esperanza#Nunca Te Olvidaré#Bailamos#Ritmo Total#Héroe#Mentiroso / La Chica de Ayer...	Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...	1	18
6	Kings of Bachata: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden	Aventura	3	97
7	Todo Cambió Todo Cambió -Special edition CD/DVD:On August 14, 2007, a Special edition of the album was released. It includes the tracklisting from the original release, with 3 acoustic tracks and a new song, "Sólo Para Ti", which was recorded for the soundtrack of the Mexican film "Cansada de Besar Sapos"...	Camila Camila (band) Camila is a Mexican soft rock group which reached staggering success in their home country and all over Latin America upon the release of their debut album Todo Cambió. It consists of vocalist, composer and producer Mario Domm, vocalist Samuel Parra and guitarist Pablo Hurtado, founded by Domm...	1	76
8	La Vida... Es un Ratico La Vida... Es un Ratico La Vida... es un Ratico is the fourth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, which was released on October 23, 2007.-Album history:...	Juanes Juanes Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...	1	13
9	Capaz de Todo Por Tí Capaz de Todo Por Tí -Chart performance:...	K-Paz de la Sierra K-Paz de la Sierra K-Paz de la Sierra is a Duranguense band that was formed in Chicago, Illinois by Mexican natives. The group was formed on Christmas Eve of 2002 by some departing members of Montez de Durango. The company ProcanRecords gave them the opportunity. K-paz De La Sierra was well known in the U.S. in the...	1	93
10	Historia de Un Idolo, Vol. 1 Historia de Un Idolo, Vol. 1 Historia de Un Ídolo, Vol. 1 is a compilation album released in 2000 by ranchero music performer Vicente Fernández...	Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Gómez is a Mexican singer, producer and actor. Known as Chente or El rey de la canción ranchera throughout the Latin world, Vicente Fernández, who started his career singing for tips on the street, has become a cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to...	1	81