Puerto Rican recording artist Ricky Martin has released ten studio albums, seven compilation albums, two live albums, one soundtrack album and four box sets. Martin has sold over 70 million records, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time. His self-titled debut studio album was released in November 1991 by Sony Discos. Two years later, Columbia Records released Martin's second studio album, Me Amaras. Despite both albums failing to achieve a significant commercial success, they pushed Martin towards superstar status in many Latin American countries. His third studio album, A Medio Vivir, was released in September 1995 by Sony Latin. The album features a "harder rock edge style" than his previous efforts, while being mixed with Latin references such as flamenco and cumbia. A Medio Vivir charted in several countries and peaked at number seven in Spain and number 11 on the US Latin Albums chart.
In 1998, Martin released his fourth studio album, Vuelve, which became his first record to chart on the US Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number 40; it became the highest-selling Latin album of 1999 and is the tenth bestselling Latin album of all time in the country . Additionally, it peaked at number one on the US Latin Albums chart and in Spain, where it was certified six-times platinum by Promusicae. He released his fifth studio and second eponymous album in 1999; it was a commercial success reaching number one in Australia, Finland, Spain and in the United States, and number two in the United Kingdom. It was certified seven-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of over seven million copies in the United States. As of April 2011, Ricky Martin has sold over 15 million copies worldwide, making it his best selling-album.
Martin released his sixth studio album, Sound Loaded, in 2000. The album peaked in the top five in Australia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States, where it was certified double platinum for shipments of over two million units. In 2001, Martin released two greatest hit albums: La Historia and The Best of Ricky Martin. La Historia compiled his biggest Spanish-language hits and charted at number 83 on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Latin Albums chart, while The Best of Ricky Martin which consisted of his biggest English-language hits, peaked at number 23 in Australia and 17 in Finland. In 2003, the singer released his seventh studio album, Almas del Silencio. It peaked at number one on the US Latin Albums chart and number 12 on the US Billboard 200.
Martin's eight studio album, Life, was released in October 2005 to moderate success, peaking at number six in the United States and number 40 in the United Kingdom. In 2006, Martin's first live album, MTV Unplugged, was released by Sony Music Norte. It peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Latin Albums chart. Martin's ninth studio album, Música + Alma + Sexo was released by Sony Music Latin in January 2011. It peaked at number three in the United States and received a platinum certification in the Latin field by the RIAA, indicating shipments of over 100,000 copies in the country. In April 2013, he released his sixth compilation album, Greatest Hits: Souvenir Edition, exclusively in Australia, where it peaked at number two and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). A Quien Quiera Escuchar, Martin's tenth studio album, was released in February 2015; it debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200 chart and number one on the US Top Latin Albums chart.
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US US Latin AUS A Quien Quiera Escuchar: FIN GER ITAItalian Albums Chart peak positions: For A Medio Vivir: For Vuelve: For Ricky Martin: For all the other albums: SPA SWE SWI UK Ricky Martin Released: November 26, 1991 Label: Sony Discos Formats: CD, cassette — — — — — — — — — — WW: 500,000 Me Amaras Released: April 16, 1993 Label: Sony Discos Formats: CD, cassette, LP — — — — — — — — — — WW: 700,000 A Medio Vivir Released: September 12, 1995 Label: Sony Discos Formats: CD, cassette — 11 — 10 20 25 7 51 12 —WW: 3,000,000 US: 287,000 IFPI FIN: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold Promusicae: 4× Platinum RIAA: Gold Vuelve Released: February 10, 1998 Label: Sony Discos Formats: CD, cassette 40 1 2 7 15 4 1 2 4 — WW: 6,000,000 US: 888,000 ARIA: 2× Platinum IFPI FIN: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum Promusicae: 6× Platinum RIAA: Platinum Ricky Martin Released: May 1, 1999 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, cassette 1 — 1 1 2 5 1 3 2 2 WW: 15,000,000 US: 7,000,000 ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI FIN: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum Promusicae: 3× Platinum RIAA: 7× Platinum Sound Loaded Released: November 14, 2000 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, cassette 4 — 3 11 17 10 3 3 4 14 WW: 6,000,000 US: 1,700,000 ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI FIN: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold Promusicae: 2× Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum Almas Del Silencio Released: May 20, 2003 Label: Sony Discos Formats: CD, cassette 12 1 21 9 17 3 2 17 2 — WW: 2,000,000 US: 261,000 IFPI SWI: Gold Promusicae: Platinum RIAA: 4× Platinum (Latin) Life Released: October 11, 2005 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download 6 — 44 34 57 14 8 34 17 40 WW: 694,000 US: 274,000 Música + Alma + Sexo Released: January 31, 2011 Label: Sony Music Latin Formats: CD, digital download 3 1 — — — 52 3 — 49 — WW: 300,000 US: 112,000 RIAA: Platinum (Latin) A Quien Quiera Escuchar Released: February 10, 2015 Label: Sony Latin Formats: CD, digital download 20 1 76 — — 65 3 — 49 — RIAA: Platinum (Latin) "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums
+ List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US US Latin ITA SPA MTV Unplugged Released: November 21, 2006 Label: Sony BMG Norte Formats: CD, DVD, digital download 38 1 74 6 US: 197,000 Promusicae: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin) Ricky Martin... Live Black & White Tour Released: November 1, 2007 Label: Sony BMG Norte Formats: Blu-ray, CD, DVD, digital download — 12 84 2 Promusicae: Gold "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US US Latin AUS FIN GER ITA SPA SWE SWI UK La Historia Released: February 27, 2001 Label: Sony Discos Formats: CD, cassette, DVD 83 1 — — — 16 13 1 23 — US: 220,000 RIAA: 4× Platinum (Latin) Promusicae: Gold The Best of Ricky Martin Released: November 19, 2001 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, cassette — — 25 17 29 12 — — 26 42 WW: 1,000,000 ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI FIN: Gold 17 Released: November 18, 2008 Label: Norte Formats: CD, cassette, DVD — 21 — — — — 16 — — — Greatest Hits Released: July 11, 2011 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — 24 Playlist: The Very Best of Ricky Martin Released: October 9, 2012 Label: Columbia, Legacy Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — Greatest Hits: Souvenir Edition Released: April 1, 2013 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download — — 2 — — — — — — — ARIA: Gold Personalidad Released: June 16, 2015 Label: Sony Formats: CD+DVD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — Esencial Released: July 6, 2018 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — 62 — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Soundtracks + List of soundtracks Title Album details Peak chart positions US Evita: New Broadway Cast Recording Released: June 22, 2012 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Format: CD, digital download 156
Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions US Latin Pop SPAPausa Released: May 28, 2020 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Sony Music Latin879Play Released: July 13, 2022 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Sony Music Latin — —"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Box sets + List of box sets Title Album details Ricky Martin/Me Amaras/A Medio Vivir Released: September 17, 2001 Label: Columbia Format: CD Ricky Martin/Vuelve Released: April 10, 2006 Label: Sony Music Format: CD Dos Clásicos Released: May 8, 2012 Label: Sony Music Format: CD Clásicos Released: December 3, 2013 Label: Sony Music Latin Format: CD
See also List of best-selling Latin music artists Ricky Martin singles discography
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