1988 in Latin music

none 1988 1988 Latin music 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. January 2026 Events March 2The 30th Annual Grammy Awards are held at The Radio City Music Hall in New York City:Hilburn Robert U2, Paul Simon Winners of Major Grammy Awards https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-03-mn-324-story.html 22 April 2019 Los Angeles Times 3 March 1988 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. Number-ones albums and singles by country 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 1988 Tejano Music Awards 1988 Sharp Brazilian Music Awards Albums released August Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label 28 Caifanes Caifanes Alternative Rock Ariola, RCA September Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label Unknown Date La Pistola y El Corazón Los Lobos Norteno, Son, Ranchera, Mariachi "La Guacamaya""Las Amarillas""La Pistola y el Corazón" Slash, Warner Bros. Records, Slash, Warner Bros. Records Dates unknown Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label Con Tambora Joan Sebastian Ranchera, Banda Musart Premier, Musart Aire Yuri Ballad EMI Mexico Si Me Recuerdas Los Bukis Ballad Sono-Rodven La Luna Será La Luna Beatriz Adriana Ballad, Ranchera Profono Internacional, Inc. Desde Andalucía Isabel Pantoja Ballad RCA International Las apariencias engañan Raphael Ballad Discos CBS International Antecedente Rubén Blades Salsa, Bolero, Cha-Cha, Rumba Elektra, Elektra Isla del Sol Yuri Italo-Disco, Latin, Synth-Pop Discos CBS International Como Tu Mujer Rocío Dúrcal Ballad "Como Tu Mujer" Ariola Tierra de Nadie Ana Gabriel Vocal, Romantic, Ballad Discos CBS International Chayanne (1988) Chayanne Afro-Cuban, Ballad Discos CBS International Busca una Mujer Luis Miguel Pop rock, Ballad WEA Al Norte del Sur Franco De Vita Ballad Columbia, Sonografica Musica Criolla Todo el Ano José Nogueras La Espera José Luis Perales Ballad CBS Apasianado Glenn Monroig De Corazón a Corazón Eydie Gormé Bolero, Latin Pop Discos CBS International El Hombre Que Yo Amo Caridad Canelón Ballad Sonotone Latin Records Non Stop Julio Iglesias Vocal, Ballad Columbia, Columbia Debo Hacerlo Juan Gabriel Ballad, Bolero, Mariachi, Ranchera Ariola Con Todos Los Sentidos Braulio Vocal, Ballad Discos CBS International Ni Por Mil Punados De Oro Xelencia Cara Straight From the Heart La Mafia Un Golpe Más Bronco Cumbia, Norteno, Ballad Fonovisa Los Ídolos del Pueblo Los Caminantes Conjunto Luna International La Guerra de las Sonoras Sonora Santanera and La Sonora Dinamita The Party is Here Fandango USA Un Puño de Tierra Ramón Ayala & Bravos del Norte Norteno, Ranchera Freddie Records Que Tristeza Los Humildes Ranchera, Cumbia, Ballad Fonovisa Esclavo y Rey Grupo Vennus Ballad, Conjunto Tesoro Records El Caballo...una Leyenda Johnny Ventura Merengue Discos CBS International, Discos CBS International Ritmo en el Corazón Celia Cruz and Ray Barretto Salsa, Cha-Cha, Guaracha, Guaguanco, Latin Jazz Fania Records De Amor y Salsa Gilberto Santa Rosa Salsa, Guaguanco Combo Records, Combo Records Con Más Empuje Willie Berrios Merengue Sonotone Toco Madera Orquesta La Mulenze Bobby Valentín Bobby Valentín Salsa, Guaguanco Bronco Orgullo de Puerto Rico Costa Brava Salsa Hitt Makers Más Que Atrevido Conjunto Chaney Salsa Hitt Makers No es Suficiente José Medina y Su Orquesta Ricardo Montaner, Vol. 2 Ricardo Montaner Alma Gemela Flans Ballad, Chanson, Europop Melody Platino Especial, Melody Platino Especial Mister E Pete Escovedo Afro-Cuban, Fusion, Salsa Crossover Records Flaco's Amigos Flaco Jiménez Tejano "La Tumba Sera el Final""Lucerito""Jennette" Arhoolie Records Ídolos del Pueblo Los Tigres del Norte Corrido, Ranchera, Cumbia Fonovisa Records Vida Nueva Los Freddy's EMI Pope Debo Hacerlo Juan Gabriel Ballad, Bolero, Mariachi, Ranchera Ariola Mascarada Joan Sebastian Ballad Internacional, Codiscos Romántico y Sabroso El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico Salsa Combo Records El Jeque Tommy Olivencia Guaguanco, Salsa TH-Rodven, TH-Rodven No Me Olvidarás José Javier Solís Ballad Profono Internacional, Inc. Porque Estás Enamorada Los Bríos Ballad Musivisa Más Que Atrevido ¡Conjunto Chaney! Salsa Hitt Makers Psicoacústica Ira! Pop rock WEA, WEA, WEA Best-selling records Best-selling albums 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.The Year in Music: 1988 December 24, 1988 Billboard YE-36–38 0006-2510 Category Rank Album ArtistLatin 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 SestoRegional 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 BroncoTropical/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 The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1988, according to Billboard.November 28, 1998 Topping The Charts Year By Year Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 110 48 LMQ3 https://books.google.com/books?id=MAoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=rudy+la+scala&pg=RA1-PA38 March 3, 2010 Rank Single Artist 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 Deaths January 11 – Janires, Brazilian singer-songwriter, 34 (bus accident)Saudades do Amigo http://carlinhosveiga.blogspot.com.br/2008/03/saudades-do-amigo.html dead 17 January 2026 Carlinhos Veiga pt-BR 30 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121130060900/http://carlinhosveiga.blogspot.com.br/2008/03/saudades-do-amigo.html February 3 – Radamés Gnattali, Brazilian composer, 81Gnattali Nelly Radamés Gnattali: Sonatina em ré maior para flauta e piano https://books.google.com/books?id=yrb0nJ2OXB4C&pg=PA4 17 January 2026 1997 Irmãos Vitale Rio de Janeiro 978-85-85188-71-9 4–5 Radamés Gnattali July 18 – Joly Braga Santos, Portuguese composer and conductor, 64The Annual Obituary St. Martin's 1993 944 December 26 – Pablo Sorozábal, Spanish composer, 91Robert Ignatius Letellier Operetta: A Sourcebook, Volume II https://books.google.com/books?id=wSfXCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA894 19 October 2015 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 978-1-4438-8508-9 894 References 2 Category:Latin music by year