List of number-one debuts on Billboard Top Latin Albums

Top 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. Nielsen SoundScan compiles the sales data from merchants representing more than 90 percent of the U.S. music retail market. The sample includes sales at music stores, the music departments of electronics and department stores, direct-to-consumer transactions, and Internet sales of physical albums or digital downloads. A limited array of verifiable sales from concert venues is also tabulated.

To rank on this chart, an album must have 51% or more of its content recorded in Spanish. Before this chart, all Latin music information was featured on the Latin Pop Albums chart, which began on June 29, 1985, and is still running along with the Regional Mexican Albums and Tropical Albums chart. On the week ending February 11, 2017, Billboard updated the methodology to compile the Top Latin Albums chart into a multi-metric methodology to include track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent albums units.

As of January 2026, a total of 297 albums have achieved a number-one debut on the chart. Mi Tierra (1993) by Cuban singer Gloria Estefan was the first album to debut as number one on the chart. The first male artist to have a number-one debuting album on the chart is Spanish singer Julio Iglesias with Tango (1996), while the first due or group is Mexican-American rock band Santana with Supernatural (1999). Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny is the artist with the most number-one debuting albums, with all nine of his first consecutive works reaching number one on the chart on debut.

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1990s

AlbumArtistGenre(s)DateMi TierraGloria EstefanJuly 10, 1993Dreaming of YouSelenaAugust 5, 1995Siempre SelenaSelenaNovember 23, 1996TangoJulio IglesiasDecember 7, 1996VivirEnrique IglesiasFebruary 15, 1997Llévame ContigoOlga TañónMay 17, 1997Contra La CorrienteMarc AnthonyNovember 22, 1997VuelveRicky MartinFebruary 28, 1998AnthologySelenaApril 25, 1998Dance With MeVariousAugust 29, 1998Cosas del AmorEnrique IglesiasOctober 10, 1998Te Acordarás de MíOlga TañónNovember 14, 1998Trozos de Mi AlmaMarco Antonio SolísFebruary 13, 1999SupernaturalSantanaJuly 3, 1999MTV UnpluggedManáJuly 10, 1999Amarte Es un PlacerLuis MiguelOctober 2, 1999

2000s AlbumArtistGenre(s)DateMorir de AmorConjunto PrimaveraFebruary 12, 2000En La Madrugada Se FueLos TemerariosMarch 18, 2000Entre Tus BrazosAlejandro FernandezMay 13, 2000Alma CaribeñaGloria EstefanJune 10, 2000Galería CaribeRicardo ArjonaSeptember 16, 2000Mi ReflejoChristina AguileraSeptember 30, 2000Instinto y DeseoVictor ManuelleFebruary 17, 2001La HistoriaRicky MartinMarch 17, 2001Ansia de AmarConjunto PrimaveraApril 14, 2001Más de Mi AlmaMarco Antonio SolísJune 16, 2001Homenaje a Chalino SanchezEl Original de la SierraJuly 7, 2001Cuando la Sangre GalopaJaguaresJuly 28, 2001Embrace the ChaosOzomatliSeptember 29, 2001En El Idioma del AmorGrupo BryndisOctober 13, 2001LibreMarc AnthonyDecember 8, 2001Amor SecretoLuis FonsiMarch 30, 2002SueñosIntocableApril 27, 2002ThalíaThalíaJune 8, 2002Una Lágrima No BastaLos TemerariosJuly 13, 2002Revolución de AmorManáSeptember 7, 2002QuizásEnrique IglesiasOctober 5, 2002Grandes ÉxitosShakiraNovember 23, 2002Mambo SinuendoRy CooderFebruary 15, 2003La HistoriaIntocableMarch 1, 20034Kumbia KingsMarch 15, 2003Almas del SilencioRicky MartinJune 7, 2003Herencia Musical: 20 Corridos InolvidablesLos Tigres del NorteJuly 19, 2003Siempre ArribaGrupo BroncoAugust 9, 2003Nuestro Destino Estaba EscritoIntocableSeptember 6, 2003SinceroChayanneSeptember 13, 200333Luis MiguelOctober 18, 2003La HistoriaKumbia KingsNovember 8, 2003Por TiEdnita NazarioDecember 6, 2003Tributo al AmorLos TemerariosDecember 13, 2003Crónica de Dos GrandesGrupo Bronco and Los BukisFebruary 21, 2004Pau-LatinaPaulina RubioFebruary 28, 2004Íntimamente: En VivoIntocableMarch 13, 2004En Vivo Desde ChicagoGrupo Montez de DurangoApril 10, 2004Pacto de SangreLos Tigres del NorteApril 17, 2004SeducciónJennifer PeñaJune 5, 2004Con Mis Propias ManosLupillo RiveraJune 12, 2004Amar Sin MentirasMarc AnthonyJune 26, 2004VeintisieteLos TemerariosJuly 17, 2004Barrio FinoDaddy YankeeJuly 31, 2004Valió la PenaMarc AnthonyAugust 14, 2004Sin RiendasGrupo BroncoAugust 21, 2004Mi SangreJuanesOctober 16, 2004Razón de SobraMarco Antonio SolísNovember 20, 2004México en la PielLuis MiguelNovember 27, 2004Y Sigue La Mata DandoGrupo Montez de DurangoFebruary 19, 2005Fijación Oral, Vol. 1ShakiraJune 25, 2005CautivoChayanneOctober 15, 2005Más Capaces Que NuncaK-Paz de la SierraOctober 22, 2005Pa'l MundoWisin & YandelNovember 26, 2005Reggaetón LatinoDon OmarDecember 24, 2005Barrio Fino En DirectoDaddy YankeeDecember 31, 2005Now LatinoVariousApril 8, 2006Borrón y Cuenta NuevaGrupo Montez de DurangoMay 20, 2006Los Rompe DiscotekasHéctor el FatherJuly 15, 2006Amar Es CombatirManáSeptember 9, 2006AnandaPaulina RubioOctober 7, 2006Más Flow: Los BenjaminsLuny Tunes and TainyOctober 14, 2006Crossroads: Cruce de CaminosIntocableNovember 11, 2006MTV UnpluggedRicky MartinNovember 25, 2006NavidadesLuis MiguelDecember 2, 2006CelestialRBDDecember 9, 2006Recio, Recio Mis CreadorezLos Creadorez del Pasito DuranguenseFebruary 17, 2007La Historia Continúa... Parte IIIMarco Antonio SolísMarch 17, 2007La Llave de Mi CorazónJuan Luis GuerraApril 7, 2007Como Ama Una MujerJennifer LopezApril 14, 2007Residente o VisitanteCalle 13May 12, 2007Ahora y SiempreAlacranes MusicalJune 9, 2007El Cartel: The Big BossDaddy YankeeJune 23, 2007AgárreseGrupo Montez de DurangoJuly 21, 2007El CantanteMarc AnthonyAugust 11, 2007La RadiolinaManu ChaoSeptember 22, 200790 MillasGloria EstefanOctober 6, 2007Recuerdos del AlmaLos TemerariosOctober 20, 2007La Vida... Es Un RaticoJuanesNovember 10, 2007Empezar Desde CeroRBDDecember 8, 2007RealEdnita NazarioDecember 29, 2007Qué Ganas de VolverConjunto PrimaveraFebruary 23, 2008En Vivo: Desde el Auditorio NacionalK-Paz de la SierraMarch 8, 2008RaícesLos Tigres del NorteMarch 22, 200895/08Enrique IglesiasApril 12, 2008Arde El CieloManáMay 17, 2008CómplicesLuis MiguelMay 24, 2008Si Tú Te VasLos TemerariosJuly 26, 2008Talento de BarrioDaddy YankeeAugust 30, 2008Palabras del SilencioLuis FonsiSeptember 13, 2008JenniJenni RiveraSeptember 27, 2008No MolestarMarco Antonio SolísOctober 25, 2008La Mente MaestraNesty and Wisin & YandelNovember 29, 20085to PisoRicardo ArjonaDecember 6, 2008Primera FilaVicente FernandezDecember 20, 2008Necesito Más de TiDueloFebruary 14, 2009Quiéreme MásPatrulla 81March 7, 2009Sin FrenosLa Quinta EstaciónApril 4, 2009Más AdelanteLa Arrolladora Banda El LimónApril 11, 2009iDonDon OmarMay 16, 2009Yo No Canto, Pero Lo IntentamosEspinoza PazJune 6, 2009La RevoluciónWisin & YandelJune 13, 2009The LastAventuraJune 27, 2009La GranjaLos Tigres del NorteSeptember 26, 2009Mi PlanNelly FurtadoOctober 3, 2009Sin Mirar AtrásDavid BisbalNovember 7, 2009SoyEdnita NazarioNovember 14, 2009Paraíso ExpressAlejandro SanzNovember 28, 2009

2010s