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2019 in Latin music

2019 in Latin music

Overview of the events of 2019 in Latin music


The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2019 in Latin music. The list covers events and releases from Latin regions from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula.

Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny was named Top Latin Artist of the Year in the United States by Billboard.[1]
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Events

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Number-ones albums and singles by country

Spanish-language songs on the Billboard Hot 100

In 2019, a total of 20 Spanish-language songs have debuted in the Billboard Hot 100 and other four charted from the previous year. From the Latin songs released in 2019, "Con Calma" by Daddy Yankee and Katy Perry featuring Snow was the highest-peaking of the year, having reached number 22. "Vete" by Bad Bunny became the highest debut in the history of the Hot 100 for a completely-Spanish-language song by a solo act with no accompanying artists.[32]

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Sales and streaming

United States

In July 2019, Nielsen SoundScan reported that equivalent album units for Latin music in the United States totaled 10.2 million in the tracking period of January 4 through June 20, 2019.[62]

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Awards

Latin music awards

Awards with Latin categories

Albums released

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January

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April

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Year-End

Performance in the United States

Albums

The following is a list of the 10 best-performing Latin albums in the United States in the tracking period of November 24, 2018 through November 16, 2019, according to Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan, which compiles data from traditional sales and album-equivalent units.[65][66] Equivalent album units are based on album sales, track equivalent albums (10 tracks sold equals one album sale), and streaming equivalent albums (3,750 ad-supported streams or 1,250 paid subscription streams equals one album sale).[62]

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Songs

The following is a list of the 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in the tracking period of November 24, 2018 through November 16, 2019, according to Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan, which compiles data from streaming activity, digital sales and radio airplay.[67]

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Airplay in Latin America

The following is a list of the 10 most-played radio songs in Latin America in the tracking period of December 17, 2018 through December 1, 2019, according to Monitor Latino.[68]

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By country

The following is a list of the most-played radio songs in Latin America in the tracking period of December 17, 2018 through December 1, 2019 by country, according to Monitor Latino.

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By artist

The following is a list of the five most-played artists in Latin America among the top 100 songs from the tracking period of December 17, 2018 through December 1, 2019, according to Monitor Latino.[68]

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Performance in non-Spanish-speaking countries

The following is a list of the best-performing Latin songs in non-Spanish-speaking countries in 2019 by nation.

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Deaths

Notes

  1. "Feliz Navidad" by José Feliciano has charted in 2017 and 2018 for two weeks each year and in 2019 for four weeks.[36][37] [38][39]
  2. The original version of "Con Calma" by Daddy Yankee featuring Snow peaked at number 48 on March 30, 2019. Its chart placement was improved after the release of a remix version featuring Katy Perry on April 19, 2017.[42][43]
  3. Equivalent album units are based on album sales, track equivalent albums (10 tracks sold equals one album sale), and streaming equivalent albums (3,750 ad-supported streams or 1,250 paid subscription streams equals one album sale).[62]

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