1998 in Latin music

none 1998 1998 Latin music This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1998. Events February 25 – The 40th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. This is the first award ceremony where members of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (LARAS) are eligible to vote in the Latin field of the Grammy Award categories. In addition, a new category for Latin rock and alternative music was established.Lannert John Mauricio Abaroa Billboard August 29, 1998 110 35 LMQ-4 https://books.google.com/books?id=DwoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA72 October 15, 2016 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 0006-2510https://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=All&genre=17 Past Winners Search National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences July 21, 2015 Luis Miguel wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance for his album Romances. Ry Cooder wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance for his production of Buena Vista Social Club. La Mafia wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance for their album En Tus Besos. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs wins the Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance for their album Fabulosos Calavera. Roy Hargrove's band Crisol wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance for their album Habana. April 5 — The 9th Annual Billboard Latin Music Conference is held at the Biscayne Bay Marriott hotel. Lannert John 1998-04-11 Latin Music Award Winners, Include First-Timers, Familiar Faces Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. LM-66 https://books.google.com/books?id=rg4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66 2010-06-04 The 5th Billboard Latin Music Awards are also held in the same week. Marc Anthony is the only artist with multiple wins with two awards. Mexican singer Vicente Fernández is inducted into the Billboard Latin Music of Fame. May 14 — The 10th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Alejandro Fernández is the biggest winner with five awards.http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf Lo Nuestro – Historia Spanish Univision Univision Communications March 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102925/http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf June 26, 2015 October 10–17Due to damage to the Broadcast Data Systems monitors in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Georges, no charts for the Hot Latin Songs are published by Billboard.Lannert John Latin Notas Billboard October 24, 1998 110 43 55 0006-2510 Bands disbanded Mazz Number-ones albums and singles by country List of number-one albums of 1998 (Spain) List of number-one singles of 1998 (Spain) List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 1998 List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1998 Awards 1998 Premio Lo Nuestro 1998 Billboard Latin Music Awards 1998 Tejano Music Awards Albums released First quarter January Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label13 Celebrando 25 Años de Juan Gabriel: En Concierto en el Palacio de Bellas Artes Juan Gabriel Ballad, bolero, flamenco, mariachi, ranchera "Así Fue""Amor Eterno""Te Sigo Amando""Costumbres" Ariola, BMG U.S. Latin27 Como Te Recuerdo Los Temerarios Fonovisa Records Tracción Acústica Enanitos Verdes Pop rock Rodven Hasta la Eternidad Los Acosta Conjunto Disa February Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label3Sol Los Tiranos del NortePrefiero el Futbol El Morro FonoVisaToda Mi Vida Jay Perez Tejano Sony Discos10 Los Primera Servando & Florentino Salsa "Una Fan Enamorada""Los Hermanos Primera""Aliviame" WEA Latina12 Vuelve Ricky Martin Merengue, boogaloo, bolero, soft rock, ballad Sony Discos24 Cerca de ti Lucero Ranchera Universal Hoy Quiero Cantanrte Tony Vega March Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label10 Desde el Corazon de Texas La Tropa F Tejano, conjunto, cumbia EMI Latin, In The House Productions Inc.Como Pez en el Agua Grupo Mojado Cumbia FonoVisa17Aires de Mi Norte Los Huracanes del Norte 24Ana José Nacho Mecano Chanson, synth-pop BMG U.S. Latin, AriolaInstantes Patricia Navidad Mariachi Melody The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera Los Amigos Invisibles Bossa nova, Latin jazz, jazz-funk, disco "Ultra-Funk""Groupie""Cha-Chaborro" Luaka Bop, Warner Bros. Records Dale Cara a la Vida Tito Nieves Salsa RMM Records Estos Si Son Corridazos Los Originales de San Juan "El Rey del Cristal""Los Cuatro de Michoacán""100 Kilos de Reina" 31 Confesiones de Amor Los Ángeles Azules Cumbia Disa, EMI LatinRóbame un Beso Graciela Beltrán Tejano "Róbame un Beso" EMI LatinA Gozar Con Sabrosura Fito Olivares EMI LatinA Pasito Lento! Los Toros Band Rodven Second quarter April Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label14Suavemente Elvis Crespo Hip-house, merengue "Suavemente""Luna Llena""Tu Sonrisa" Sony DiscosVida Loca Francisco Céspedes Ballad Wea Latina, Inc.Entrega TotalOV7 Te Seguire Los Palominos Tejano "Te Seguiré""Cuando Tu Me Quieras""Quiero Ser" Sony¿Por Qué Dismular? Jeans 21Todo el Amor Myriam Hernández Ballad, romantic, vocal Sony28Es Mi Tiempo Manny Manuel Salsa, merengue "Como Duele""Corazón Partído""Desvelo de Amor" Merengazo Records May Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label4 Arena en los Bolsillos Manolo García Folk rock, acoustic, pop rock BMG U.S. Latin12 Ironias Víctor Manuelle Salsa "Se Me Rompe el Alma""Qué Habría Sido de Mí""La Dueña de Mis Amores" Sony Discos19 Carlos Ponce Carlos Ponce Ballad, soft rock, tribal house Capitol/EMI Latin Juntos (1998) Sergio Vargas and Gisselle Hot House Arturo Sandoval Big Band "Rhythm of Our World""Sandunga" N2K Encoded Music Obsesión David Sánchez Latin jazz, contemporary jazz, easy listening Columbia No Mas Contigo Ezequiel Peña 26 Sin Documentos Los Rodríguez Pop rock GASA Un Segundo Sentimiento Charlie Zaa Ballad, bolero Sony Discos, Sonolux28 Um sonhador Leandro e Leonardo Country RCA29 Sin Daños a Terceros Ricardo Arjona Acoustic, soft rock, pop rock "Mentiroso""Desnuda""Dime Que No" Sony June Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label2 Enemigos íntimos Fito Páez and Joaquín Sabina Soft rock, pop rock BMG U.S. Latin, Ariola Lagrimas de Sangre Banda Maguey Ranchera RCA, BMG Entertainment Mexico, S.A. De C.V. Gargolas 1: El Comando Ataca Alex Gargolas Reggaeton VI Music15 Equilíbrio Distante Renato Russo Acoustic EMI, EMI O Último Solo Renato Russo Vocal, pop rock EMI, EMI16 La Llorona Lhasa de Sela Neofolk Atlantic Ozomatli Ozomatli Latin "Cut Chemist Suite""Cumbia de los Muertos""Chango" Almo Sounds Intocable Intocable Tejano "Amor Maltido""Perdedor""Huracán" EMI Latin Un Regalo de Amor Liberación Cumbia, ballad, norteno, ranchera DisaHey Na Na Os Paralamas do Sucesso Pop rock EMI, EMI Antes de Partir La Arrolladora Banda El Limón Mais do Mesmo Legião Urbana Pop rock EMI30 Amor Platónico Los Tucanes de Tijuana Cumbia, merengue, ranchera, ballad, bolero "Espejeando""La Traigo Muerta" EMI Latin Entre el Amor y Yo Vicente Fernández Ranchera Sony Viento a Favor Sentidos Opuestos Europop, dance-pop EMI Latin No Lo Voy a Olvidar Brenda K. Starr Salsa "Hombre Mío, Hombre Ajeno""No lo Voy a Olvidar" Parcha Records, Platano Records Aquamosh Plastilina Mosh Acid jazz, electro, big beat "Niño Bomba""Encendedor""Aquamosh" Capitol Records Caribe Atómico Aterciopelados New wave, pop rock, post-rock "Caribe Atómico""El Estuche""Maligno" BMG Lo Mas Romantico de Ayer Con Los... Guardianes del Amor Cumbia, ballad RCA, BMG U.S. Latin Distancia José José Ballad BMG U.S. Latin, Ariola Frente a Mi Edith Márquez Ballad WEA Third quarter July Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label1 Violencia Musical Hector y Tito Reggaeton VI Music21 Esperanto Kabah Euro house, synth-pop Rodven28 Por Mujeres Como Tu Pepe Aguilar Mariachi Musart, Musart A Caballo Kinito Méndez Merengue J&N Records, Sony August Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label4 Todo Por Ti Priscila y Sus Balas de Plata Ballad, cumbia, norteno, ranchera FonoVisa11 Dancemania '99: Live at Birdland Tito Puente Salsa, mambo RMM Records13 Dance with Me: Music from the Motion Picture Various artists Soundtrack, salsa, cha-cha, hip-house, Latin, merengue, samba, dance-pop Epic, Sony Discos, Sony Music Soundtrax18 Exclusivo Toño Rosario Merengue, bachata WEACaribe, Wea Latina, Inc.25 Nacimiento y Recuerdo Frankie Ruiz Salsa Rodven Señor Bolero José Feliciano Bolero PolyGram El Rumbero del Piano Eddie Palmieri Afro-Cuban jazz, salsa, plena, Latin jazz "Cafe" RMM Records Un Juego de Amor Grupo Bryndis Cumbia Disa Por Amor Plácido Domingo Romantic, vocal, ballad WEA September Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label1...En la Plaza de Toros México Ana Gabriel Vocal Sony, SonyVive Milly Quezada Merengue, bachata Sony TropicalEuforia La Mafia Tejano Sony8Central Avenue Danilo Pérez Afro-Cuban jazz, Latin jazz "Blues for the Saints""Lush Life" Impulse!Amor del Bueno Banda Arkángel R-15 Ranchera Luna MusicEn Vivo: Desde Monterrey Mexico Bobby Pulido Tejano EMI LatinTengo Una Ilusion Banda el Recodo Ranchera FonoVisa, FonoVisa15Desde Mexico Raúl di Blasio Latin jazz BMG Venezuela, AriolaComenzaré Luis Fonsi "Si Tu Quisieras""Perdoname""Dime Como""Me Ire" UniversalLo Mejor de la Vida Compay Segundo Afro-Cuban, Cubano, Latin jazz NonesuchLos Super Seven Los Super Seven "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)""La Madrugada (The Dawn)" BMG Entertainment, RCAReencarnacion ¡Cubanismo! Afro-Cuban jazz, mambo, son, descarga Hannibal RecordsSombras de la China Joan Manuel Serrat Vocal BMG U.S. Latin18Tu Ya Lo Conoces Julio Preciado y su Banda del Pacifico22 Todo o Nada Lucía Méndez Bolero, ballad Azteca Music El Privilegio de Amar Manuel Mijares Ballad RodvenCosas del Amor Enrique Iglesias Latin pop, ballad "Nunca Te Olvidaré""Esperanza""Para de Jugar" FonoVisaMi Vida Es Cantar Celia Cruz Salsa, Afro-Cuban RMM RecordsFin de Siglo El Tri Blues rock WEACuantas Veces Mazz Tejano, ranchera, cumbia, conjunto EMI LatinVen a Mi Mundo Los Mismos EMI Latin29Dónde Están los Ladrones? Shakira Pop rock, vocal, Latin pop "Ciega, Sordomuda""Si Te Vas""No Creo""Ojos Así" SonyNo Me Compares Frankie Negrón Salsa WEA Latina, Inc.Afro-Cuban Fantasy Poncho Sanchez Latin jazz "Subway Harry""Afro-Cuban Fantasy" Concord PicanteAtado a Tu Amor Chayanne Salsa, ballad Sony Latin, Sony Latin, Sony Latin Fourth quarter October Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label6 Bloque Bloque Warner Bros. Records, Luaka Bop13 Yo Voy Por Ti Karis Merengue EMD Music Inc.20 Mi respuesta Laura Pausini Ballad, soft rock, vocal CGD East West, Wea Latina, Inc. De Corazón a Corazón Grupo Límite Tejano, norteno PolyGram Discos, S.A. De C.V.27 Te Acordarás de Mí Olga Tañón "Tu Amor""Escondidos""Hielo y Fuego""El Niño" Wea Latina, Inc. En la Mira Ilegales Merengue, Latin, hip-house BMG U.S. Latin, Ariola The Album II Alabina Flamenco, Cubano "Ya Mama Ya Mama""Lolole (Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood)" Astor Place Exitos en Vivo Banda Maguey Cumbia, ranchera, bolero BMG U.S. Latin, RCA30 Big Band Ríos Miguel Ríos Rock & roll Rock & Rios Discos, Bat Discos, Azteca Music November Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label3 De Otra Manera Jerry Rivera Sony El Color de los Sueños Fey Euro house, synth-pop Sony Latin, Sony Latin Puro Pueblo Michael Salgado Tejano Sony, Discos Joey International Ayer, Hoy Y Siempre...Con Amor Los Trios Mariposa Jennifer y Los Jetz Tejano "Tengo Miedo" EMI Latin10 Atada Gisselle Merengue, ballad "Atada""Dame un Beso""No Es Cuestion de Sexo" BMG U.S. Latin, Ariola The Dynasty Grupo Manía Merengue "Como Baila""Niña Bonita""Voy a Ganar Su Amor""Magia" Sony Discos Inc. Al Despertar Mercedes Sosa Mercury Livro Caetano Veloso MPB "Manhata (Para Lulu Santos) (For Lulu Santos)""Doideca""Não Enche" Nonesuch All Star Los Rabanes Ska Kiwi Records, BMG U.S. Latin17 Aventurero Pedro Fernández Mariachi Rodven, PolyGram Con los Pies Sobre la Tierra Melina León Merengue Sony Discos, Tropix Music Records Los Más Buscados Los Tucanes de Tijuana Norteno EMI Luna nueva Rosana Vocal Universal24 Superfantástico Tatiana Rodven Acústico MTV Rita Lee MPB Mercury, PolyGram December Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label1 Pollomania Ivonne Avilez EMI Latin Aquel Que Había Muerto Vico C Reggaeton "Aquel Que Había Muerto""Calla" EMI Latin Pasaporte Musical El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico 8 Con la Banda...El Recodo Juan Gabriel and Banda el Recodo15 Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40 Merengue, salsa, bachata Karen Records Vuela Más Alto OV7 The Original Rude Girl Ivy Queen Reggaeton Sony Discos30 Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Ballad, soft rock FonoVisa, Mercury, FonoVisa, Mercury Unknown Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Label Imitação da vida Maria Bethânia MPB EMI, EMI Necesito Decirte Conjunto Primavera Cumbia, norteno FonoVisa Bele Bele En La Habana Chucho Valdés Afro-Cuban jazz, bolero, Afro-Cuban, Latin jazz Blue Note Clandestino Manu Chao Folk rock, reggae, downtempo, leftfield "Bongo Bong""Mentira...""Mama Call" Ark 21 Records A Quien Pueda Interesar Fiel a la Vega Latin, pop rock Joripatipe Cuidadito Michael Salgado Tejano Discos Joey International A mi gente Soledad Pastorutti Folk Columbia, Sony Music Depende Jarabe de Palo Pop rock EMI Latin Reencuentro Joe Veras Bachata Guitarra Records Best-selling records Best-selling albums The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 1998, according to Billboard.1998: The Year in Music https://books.google.com/books?id=Mw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=romances 26 December 1998 Billboard 30 April 2013 110 52 YE-70 Rank Album Artist 1 Me Estoy Enamorando Alejandro Fernández 2 Vuelve Ricky Martin 3 Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club 4 Contra la Corriente Marc Anthony 5 Sueños Líquidos Maná 6 Romances Luis Miguel 7 Dance with Me: Music from the Motion Picture Various artists 8 Suavemente Elvis Crespo 9 Sentimientos Charlie Zaa 10 Más Alejandro Sanz Best-performing songs The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1998, according to Billboard. Rank Single Artist 1 "Así Fue" Juan Gabriel 2 "Si Tú Supieras" Alejandro Fernández 3 "A Pesar de Todos" Ana Gabriel 4 "Vuelve" Ricky Martin 5 "Por Mujeres Como Tú" Pepe Aguilar 6 "No Sé Olvidar" Alejandro Fernández 7 "Yo Nací Para Amarte" Alejandro Fernández 8 "En El Jardín" Alejandro Fernández featuring Gloria Estefan 9 "Por Qué Te Conocí" Los Temerarios 10 "Suavemente" Elvis Crespo Births January 2 – Christell, Chilean singer April 12Paulo Londra, Argentine trap singer May 29 – Lucía Gil, Spanish singer and actress July 18Luísa Sonza, Brazilian pop singer August 25Abraham Mateo, Spanish pop singer Deaths January 22 – Anselmo Sacasas, Cuban jazz pianist and bandleader, 85https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/641850234/ January 25, 1998 Deaths Miami Herald 28 January 2026 March 15 – Tim Maia, Brazilian MPB singer, 55Tim Maia https://dicionariompb.com.br/artista/tim-maia/ 2025-10-03 Dicionário Cravo Albin pt-BR April 18 – Nelson Gonçalves, Brazilian samba singer and songwriter, 79https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/app/noticia/diversao-e-arte/2019/06/23/interna_diversao_arte,765010/o-centenario-da-voz.shtml Nelson Gonçalves completaria 100 anos em 2019 June 23, 2019 pt-br January 28, 2026 June 23 – Leandro, Brazilian sertanejo singer of sibling duo Leandro e Leonardo August 4 – Carmen Delia Dipini, Puerto Rican bolero singer August 9 – Frankie Ruiz, Puerto Rican salsa singer References 30em Category:Latin music by year