1988 in Latin music
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This is a list of notable events in Latin music (music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas of Latin America, Latin Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1988.
Events
[edit]- March 2 – The 30th Annual Grammy Awards are held at The Radio City Music Hall in New York City:[1]
- Julio Iglesias wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance for Un Hombre Solo.
- Los Tigres del Norte wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Performance for Gracias!... América... Sin Fronteras.
- Eddie Palmieri wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance for La Verdad/The Truth.
Bands formed
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Bands reformed
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Bands disbanded
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Bands on hiatus
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Number-ones albums and singles by country
[edit]- List of number-one albums of 1988 (Spain)
- List of number-one singles of 1988 (Spain)
- List of number-one Billboard Latin Pop Albums of 1988
- List of number-one Billboard Regional Mexican Albums of 1988
- List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums of 1988
- List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Songs of 1988
Awards
[edit]Albums released
[edit]First quarter
[edit]January
[edit]February
[edit]Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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2 | Entre Lunas | Emmanuel | Latin pop | "La Ultima Luna" "Desesperado" |
CBS Discos |
March
[edit]April
[edit]Second quarter
[edit]May
[edit]Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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3 | Desde Andalucía | Isabel Pantoja | Latin pop | "Así Fue" "Hazme Tuya una Vez Más" "Queriendo y No" "Cuantos Dís Más" |
EMI Latin |
14 | Caribe | Las Chicas del Can | Merengue | "El Negro No Puede" |
June
[edit]July
[edit]Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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2 | Las apariencias engañan | Raphael | Latin pop | "Toco Madera" |
August
[edit]Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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28 | Caifanes | Caifanes | Latin rock | "La Negra Tomasa" "Viento" "Mátenme Porque Me Muero" |
RCA Ariola |
September
[edit]Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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20 | Antecedente | Rubén Blades | Salsa | "Patria" "Contrabando" "Juana Mayo" |
WEA International Elektra Asylum |
Fourth quarter
[edit]October
[edit]Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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17 | Isla del Sol | Yuri | Latin pop | "Hombres al Borde de un Ataque de Celos" "Hola" |
Sony Music |
25 | Como Tu Mujer | Rocío Dúrcal | Latin pop | "Como Tu Mujer" | CBS Discos |
November
[edit]Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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15 | Tierra de Nadie | Ana Gabriel | Latin pop | "Simplemente Amigos" "Es el Amor Que Llega" |
CBS Discos |
22 | Chayanne | Chayanne | Latin pop | "Fuiste un Trozo de Hielo en la Escarcha" "Tu Pirata Soy Yo" "Este Ritmo Se Baila Así" |
CBS Discos |
25 | Busca una Mujer | Luis Miguel | Latin pop | "La Incondicional" "Fría Como el Viento" "Un Hombre Busca una Mujer" "Separados" "Esa Niña" |
WEA Latina |
29 | Al Norte del Sur | Franco De Vita | Latin pop | "Te Amo" "Louis" "Esta Vez" |
CBS Discos |
Dates unknown
[edit]Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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Musica Criolla Todo el Ano | José Nogueras | Latin pop | ||
La Espera | José Luis Perales | Latin pop | CBS Discos | |
Apasionado | Glenn Monroig | Latin pop | WEA Latina | |
Boca Rosa | Angela Carrasco | Latin pop | "Boca Rosa" | EMI |
Vivencias | Yolandita Monge | Latin pop | "Quitame Ese Hombre del Corazón" | CBS Discos |
De Corazón a Corazón | Eydie Gormé | Latin pop | "Sentado a la Vera del Camino" | CBS Discos |
El Hombre Que Yo Amo | Caridad Canelón | Latin pop | ||
Non Stop | Julio Iglesias | Latin pop | ||
Debo Hacerlo | Juan Gabriel | Latin pop | "Debo Hacerlo" | CBS Discos |
Con Todos Mis Sentidos | Braulio | Latin pop | "El Vicio de Tu Boca" | CBS Discos |
Ni Por Mil Punados De Oro | Xelencia | Regional Mexican | ||
Straight From the Heart | La Mafia | Tejano | ||
Alberto Vázquez | Alberto Vázquez | Regional Mexican | "Tu Guitarra y Yo Maracas" | |
Recuerda Siempre Que Te Quiero | Los Bondadosos | Regional Mexican | ||
Siempre Te Amaré | Los Yonic's | Regional Mexican | ||
Un Golpe Más | Bronco | Regional Mexican | ||
Adolescente y Bonita | Grupo Pegasso | Regional Mexican | ||
Los Ídolos del Pueblo | Los Caminantes | Regional Mexican | ||
Incontenible... Romanticos..! | Los Caminantes | Regional Mexican | ||
La Guerra de las Sonoras | Sonora Santanera and Sonora Dinamita | Cumbia | ||
El Caballito | Fito Olivares & su Grupo | Cumbia | ||
The Party is Here | Fandango USA | Regional Mexican | ||
Un Puño de Tierra | Ramón Ayala & Bravos del Norte | Regional Mexican | ||
El Cuatrero | Vicente Fernández | Ranchera | ||
De Guanajuato...Para America! | Los Caminantes | Regional Mexican | ||
Que Tristeza | Los Humildes | Grupera | ||
Esclavo y Rey | Grupo Vennus | Regional Mexican | ||
Yo Me Quedo | Tony Vega | Salsa | "Yo Me Quedo" "Tu Prenda Tendida" |
RMM |
Salsa con Clase | Johnny & Ray | Salsa | RMM | |
Más Que un Loco | Wilfrido Vargas | Merengue | ||
Invasión de la Privacidad | Eddie Santiago | Salsa | "Antidoto y Veneno" "Mía" "Tu Me Haces Falta" "Me Fallaste" |
Rodven |
Por Supuesto | Milly y los Vecinos | Merengue | ||
El Amiguito | Jochy Hernández | Merengue | ||
Sólo Se Que Fue en Marzo | Jossie Esteban y la Patrulla 15 | Merengue | ||
Blanco & Negro | Hansel & Raul | Salsa | ||
El Caballo...una Leyenda | Johnny Ventura | Merengue | ||
Salvaje '88 | Cano Estremera | Salsa | ||
Ritmo en el Corazón | Celia Cruz and Ray Barretto | Salsa | ||
De Amor y Salsa | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Salsa | ||
Con Más Empuje | Willie Berries | Merengue | ||
Sueño Contigo | José Alberto "El Canario" | Salsa | "Sueño Contigo" | |
Toco Madera | Orquesta La Mulenza | Salsa | ||
En Vivo Y... A Todo Color | Frankie Ruiz | Salsa | "Me Acostumbre" | Rodven |
Sergio Vargas | Sergio Vargas | Merengue | ||
Sensualmente Tropical | Max Torres | Salsa | "Cara Dura" | |
El Eterno Enamorado | Andy Montañez | Salsa | "Casi Te Envidio" | |
Bobby Valentín | Bobby Valentín | Salsa | ||
Orgullo de Puerto Rico | Costa Brava | Salsa | ||
Más Que Atrevido | Conjunto Chaney | Salsa | ||
Un Nuevo Despertar | Lalo Rodríguez | Salsa | "Ven, Devórame Otra Vez" "Sí, Te Mentí" |
Rodven |
El Original y El Unico | Willie González | Salsa | "En la Intimidad" "Amor Pirata" "No es Causalidad" "Quiero Morir en Tu Miel" |
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No es Suficiente | José Medina y Su Orquesta | Merengue | ||
Ricardo Montaner, Vol. 2 | Ricardo Montaner | Latin pop | "Tan Enamorados" "Sólo Con un Beso" "¿A Dónde Va el Amor?" |
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Amor y Alegría | Luis Enrique | Salsa | "Tú No Le Amas, Le Temes" "Desesperado" "Comprendelo" "Amor y Alegría" "No Te Quites La Ropa" |
CBS Discos |
Alma Gemela | Flans | Latin pop | "Tiraré" "Alma Gemela" "Giovanni Amore" |
Melody |
Cae la Noche | Dyango | Latin pop | "Ahora" | Parlophone Spain |
Mister E | Pete Escovedo | Tropical | ||
Flaco's Amigos | Flaco Jiménez | Regional Mexican | ||
Ídolos del Pueblo | Los Tigres del Norte | Norteño | ||
Vida Nueva | Los Freddy's | Regional Mexican | ||
Debo Hacerlo | Juan Gabriel | Latin pop | "Debo Hacerlo" | Ariola |
Mascarada | Joan Sebastian | Regional Mexican | ||
Romántico y Sabroso | El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico | Salsa | "Cúpido" "Regresa Ya" |
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Roberto Carlos '88 | Roberto Carlos | Latin pop | "Si El Amor Va/Se o Amor Se Vai" "Mis Amores" |
Ariola |
Te Voy a Esperar | Yolanda del Río | Regional Mexican | ||
El Jeque | Tommy Olivencia | Salsa | "Doce Rosas" "No Soy Automatico" |
Rodven |
No Me Olvidarás | José Javier Solís | Regional Mexican | Profono | |
Porque Estás Enamorada | Los Brío | Regional Mexican | ||
Más Que Atrevido | ¡Conjunto Chaney! | Salsa | ||
Timbiriche VIII & IX | Timbiriche | Latin pop | "Tú Y Yo Somos Uno Mismo" | Melody |
Psicoacústica | Ira! | Brazilian rock |
Best-selling records
[edit]Best-selling albums
[edit]The following is a list of the top 5 best-selling Latin albums of 1988 in the United States divided into the categories of Latin pop, Regional Mexican, and Tropical/salsa, according to Billboard.[2]
Category | Rank | Album | Artist |
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Latin pop | 1 | Soy Así | José José |
2 | Señor Corazón | José Luis Rodríguez | |
3 | Un Hombre Solo | Julio Iglesias | |
4 | Entre Lunas | Emmanuel | |
5 | Amor Libre: 12 Grandes Exitos | Camilo Sesto | |
Regional Mexican | 1 | Si Me Recuerdas | Los Bukis |
2 | Petalos y Espinas | Los Yonics | |
3 | Me Volvi a Acordar de Ti | Los Bukis | |
4 | Canciones de Mi Padre | Linda Ronstadt | |
5 | Super Bronco | Bronco | |
Tropical/Salsa | 1 | Sigo Atrevido | Eddie Santiago |
2 | Un Nuevo Despertar | Lalo Rodríguez | |
3 | Historia Musical de Frankie Ruiz | Frankie Ruiz | |
4 | El Baile | Wilfrido Vargas | |
5 | El Original y el Unico | Willie Gonzalez |
Best-performing songs
[edit]The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1988, according to Billboard.[3]
Rank | Single | Artist |
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1 | "Ay Amor" | Ana Gabriel |
2 | "Qué Te Pasa" | Yuri |
3 | "Y Tú También Llorarás" | José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" |
4 | "María" | Franco |
5 | "Debo Hacerlo" | Juan Gabriel |
6 | "Toco Madera" | Raphael |
7 | "Soy Así" | José José |
8 | "Un Alma en Pena" | Lucía Méndez |
9 | "La Ultima Luna" | Emmanuel |
10 | "Negra" | Roberto Carlos |
Births
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Deaths
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References
[edit]- ^ Hilburn, Robert (3 March 1988). "U2, Paul Simon Winners of Major Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "The Year in Music: 1988". Billboard. December 24, 1988. p. YE-36–38. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Topping The Charts Year By Year". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 48. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 28, 1998. p. LMQ3. Retrieved March 3, 2010.