Music distribution has changed over the years, and so has the way it’s consumed, but one thing remains certain: Whether it’s popping a disc into your CD player or downloading an entire track list to your phone, music obsessives love albums.
To kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, Billboard has put together all of the longest-leading No. 1 albums in the history of the Top Latin Albums chart, all of which have spent 20 weeks or more at the top. The list includes everything from albums that we were obsessed with in the ’90s, such as Selena’s Dreaming of You and Luis Miguel’s Segundo Romance to almost all of Bad Bunny’s sets of the last decade, including X100PRE and Un Verano Sin Ti.
Topping the list is Bunny’s YHLQMDLG, released just weeks before the global pandemic lockdown in 2020. The album, home to tracks such as “Safaera” and “Yo Perreo Sola,” peaked at No. 1 on March 14, 2020, and reigned on the chart for 70 weeks. The ultra-perreo set is followed by Gloria Estefan’s ultra-personal Mi Tierra, which peaked at No. 1 on July 10, 1993, and spent 58 weeks at the top.
Check out the complete list below.
The 13 longest-leading No. 1s on the Top Latin Albums chart recap is based on most weeks at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Latin Albums chart from the ranking’s first chart week, July 10, 1993, through the Sept. 16, 2023-dated chart. For albums with the same number of weeks at No. 1, ties were broken by the most total weeks spent on the chart.
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Bad Bunny’s YHLQMDLG
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Weeks at No. 1: 70 Weeks
Label: Rimas EntertainmentEl Conejo Malo’s third studio album landed a historic debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated March 14, 2020), scoring the highest-charting all-Spanish-language album ever, the biggest streaming week ever for a Latin album, and the largest week for a Latin title since Billboard began tracking albums by equivalent album units in December 2014.
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Gloria Estefan’s Mi Tierra
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Weeks at No. 1: 58 Weeks
Label: Sony DiscosThe Cuban singer’s fourth studio album not only marked her first all-Spanish-language set but also became a homage to her Cuban roots with tracks such as “Hablemos el Mismo Idioma,” “Tradición,” and the title track. Mi Tierra peaked at No. 1 on the July 10, 1993-dated chart.
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Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Weeks at No. 1: 53 Weeks
Label: Rimas EntertainmentBad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti is now the third-longest leading album, with 53 weeks in charge. The summer-themed LP peaked at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums on May 21, 2022. The set, home to hits “Me Porto Bonito” and “Titi Me Pregunto,” also spent 13 nonconsecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200.
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Ozuna’s Odisea
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Weeks at No. 1: 46 Weeks
Label: DimeloVi/VP Entertainment/Sony Music LatinOzuna made history in 2017 with his debut studio album, which became the then-longest-leading No. 1 by a male artist on the Top Latin Albums chart. “I worked on this album with all my heart and for the enjoyment of everybody. I never expected to break records nor for it to spend so many weeks at No. 1,” he previously told Billboard. Odisea remained on Top Latin Albums for a total of 267 weeks.
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Bad Bunny’s X100Pre
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Weeks at No. 1: 46 Weeks
Label: Rimas EntertainmentHome to the tracks that kicked off Bad Bunny’s career, such as “La Romana,” “Si Estuviesemos Juntos,” and the Drake-assisted “MIA,” the Puerto Rican artist’s debut studio album arrived at No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart dated Jan. 5, 2019. X100Pre remained on Top Latin Albums for a total of 198 weeks.
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Selena’s Dreaming Of You
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Weeks at No. 1: 44 Weeks
Label: UMLEReleased posthumously, Selena’s bilingual album — home to signature songs like “I Could Fall in Love,” “Missing My Baby,” “Tu Solo Tu,” and the title track — peaked at No. 1 on the Aug. 5, 1995-dated chart, going on to crown the list for more than 40 weeks.
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Luis Miguel’s Segundo Romance
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Weeks at No. 1: 29 Weeks
Label: Warner LatinaThe Mexico-based crooner’s set peaked at No. 1 on the Sept. 17, 1994 tally, staying strong for nearly 30 weeks. Segundo Romance includes some of Miguel’s romantic ballads, including “Somos Novios,” “La Media Vuelta,” and “El Dia Que Me Quieras.”
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Bad Bunny’s El Último Tour del Mundo
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Weeks at No. 1: 27 Weeks
Label: Rimas EntertainmentThe surprise release earned el conejo malo his fifth straight No. 1 on Top Latin Albums and also his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, making history as the first all-Spanish-language album to reach No. 1 in the 64-year history of the all-genre chart. “This is a more sentimental album, more chill, the kind of thing you can listen to in your room,” he told Billboard.
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Ricky Martin’s Vuelve
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Weeks at No. 1: 26 Weeks
Label: Sony DiscosRicky Martin’s heartfelt album, home to the timeless pop tracks “La Bomba,” “Vuelve,” and “La Copa de la Vida,” peaked at No. 1 on the Feb. 28, 1998-dated chart and reigned on Top Latin Albums for more than twenty weeks.
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Daddy Yankee’s Barrio Fino
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Weeks at No. 1: 24 Weeks
Label: El CartelDaddy Yankee brought reggaetón to the forefront of the mainstream with this No. 1 album (peak date July 31, 2004), remaining at the top for 24 weeks. Barrio Fino includes the ever-so-classic reggaetón bangers “Gasolina,” “Lo Que Paso, Paso,” “Tu Principe,” and “King Daddy,” to name a few.
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Aventura’s The Last
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Weeks at No. 1: 23 Weeks
Label: The Orchard/Sony Music LatinWith emblematic bachata tunes such as “Dile Al Amor,” “Por Un Segundo,” and “El Malo,” Dominican group Aventura, helmed by Romeo Santos, revolutionized the genre with their album The Last, which peaked at No. 1 on the June 27, 2009-dated list and reigned for 23 weeks.
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Selena’s Amor Prohibido
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Weeks at No. 1: 20 Weeks
Label: UMLEWith timeless songs such as “Amor Prohibido,” “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom,” and “No Me Queda Mas,” Selena’s album peaked at No. 1 on the chart dated June 11, 1994, reigning for 20 weeks. Overall, the innovative Norteño and cumbia set has spent a total of 184 weeks on the chart.
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Juan Gabriel’s Los Duo 2
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Weeks at No. 1: 20 Weeks
Label: UMLEDuets with Marc Anthony, J Balvin, and other major artists helped nab Juanga the leading spot on the Jan. 2, 2016-dated chart, with the album going on to rule for 20 weeks. With tracks such as “Querida,” “Hasta Que Te Conoci,” “Caray,” and “Abrazame Muy Fuerte,” Los Duo 2 remained on the chart for a total of 63 weeks.