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.
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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 edit
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Bands reformed edit
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Bands disbanded edit
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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 edit
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Deaths edit
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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.