1986 in Latin music

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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 1986.

Events

• February 24  –The 28th Annual Grammy Awards are held at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.:< ^[1]
  • Lani Hall wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance for Es Facil Amar .
  • Vikki Carr wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Performance for Simplemente Mujer .
  • Tito Puente wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance for Mambo Diablo.
• October 4  – Billboard establishes the Hot Latin 50 chart (now known as the Hot Latin Songs chart). On the printed publication "Yo No Sé Qué Me Pasó" by Juan Gabriel is the first number-one song on the chart. ^[2] On the Billboard electronic database however, "La Guirnalda" by Rocío Dúrcal, is the first number one song on the week ending 6 September 1986. ^[3]

Number-ones albums and singles by country

• List of number-one albums of 1986 (Spain)
• List of number-one singles of 1986 (Spain)
• List of number-one Billboard Latin Pop Albums of 1986
• List of number-one Billboard Regional Mexican Albums of 1986
• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums of 1986
• List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Songs of 1986

Awards

• 1986 Tejano Music Awards

Albums released

Third quarter

September

Day	Title	Artist	Genre(s)	Singles	Label
Unknown Day	Tango: Zero Hour	Astor Piazzolla and Quinteto Nuevo Tango	Contemporary Jazz, Tango	"Tanguedia III" "Milonga del Angel" "Michelangelo '70"	American Clave

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Title	Artist	Genre(s)	Singles	Label
Dois	Legião Urbana	Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Post-Punk	"Quase Sem Querer" "Tempo Perdido" "Andrea Doria"	EMI
Castígame	Lucía Méndez			Ariola
Fantasía	Franco De Vita	Ballad		Sonotone Latin Records
El Hombre de Mi Vida	Angélica María	Ballad		RCA Victor
20 Millas	Flans	Synth-Pop, Pop Rock, Ballad		Melody Internacional
Desnudo	Emmanuel	Ballad, Pop Rock		RCA International
Parrandas Navideñas	Julio Angel	Christmas		Ji Records
Lo Bello y lo Prohibido	Braulio			Discos CBS International
Mujer de todos, Mujer de nadie	Daniela Romo	Europop, Ballad		Odeon
Tú Sin Mí	Ednita Nazario			Melody Internacional
Siempre Contigo	José José	Ballad		Ariola
Te Amaré	José Feliciano			RCA International
Yo Canto	Franco			Peerless
Refrescante	Menudo	Pop Rock		RCA International
Atrévete	Caridad Canelón	Vocal		Sonotone Latin Records
Pensamientos	Juan Gabriel	Mariachi, Vocal, Ballad		Ariola
Siempre	Rocío Dúrcal	Ballad, Mariachi		Ariola
Te Cantaré	Jorge Muñiz			RCA
Fuga	Lissette	Vocal		Discos CBS International
Ensuenos	Julio Angel	Bolero		Top Ten Hits
Estoy Celoso	Diego Verdaguer	Ballad, Europop		Profono Internacional, Inc.
No. 16, Part 2	Mazz
Hoy Platiqué con Mi Gallo	Vicente Fernández	Ranchera, Bolero		Discos CBS International
Gracias!... América... Sin Fronteras	Los Tigres del Norte	Norteño, Ranchera	"America" "La Puerta Negra"	FonoVisa, Inc.
Diferente	Los Plebeyos
No Me Dejes Escapar	Tinta Blanca
Canción de un Preso	Carlos y José	Norteno, Ranchera, Corrido		Freddie Records
Yerba, polvo y piomo	Los Cadetes de Linares
Debajo de Aqueil Árbol	Ramón Ayala y sus Bravos del Norte
Con Banda	Antonio Aguilar
Alla Nos Vemos en México	Agua Prieta
El Mejor de Todos	Pedrito Fernández	Ranchera		CBS
De Guanajuato...Para America!	Los Caminantes	Ballad		Rocio
La Candelosa	Binomio De Oro De America
El Brillo De Oro Negro Y Su Orquesta	Oro Negro Y Su Orquesta	Merengue, Salsa		Sonolux
Oficial y Ahora... Con Tremenda Pinta	Marvin Santiago	Salsa		Top Hits
Acariciame	Jossie Esteban y la Patrulla 15	Merengue		Top Ten Hits
The New York Band	The New York Band
Good Vibrations	Gilberto Santa Rosa	Salsa		Combo Records
Tropical	Hansel & Raul	Salsa, Charanga		RCA International
Atrevido y diferente	Eddie Santiago	Salsa		Top Hits
Special Delivery	Milly y los Vecinos
Dance It/¡Bailalo!	Bonny Cepeda	Merengue		RCA International
Viva la Charanga	Fania All-Stars	Afro-Cuban, Charanga, Guajira, Guaracha, Bolero, Cha-Cha, Son Montuno		Fania Records
Manzanizate	La Gran Manzana	Merengue		Toro Records
Elegantemente Criollo	Roberto Torres	Son Montuno, Salsa		SAR Records
Carlos David Y Orquesta Liberación	Carlos David Y Orquesta Liveracion	Merengue		Karen Records, Karen Records
Sabor con Clase	Louie Ramírez & Ray de la Paz	Salsa, Bolero		Caiman Records, Caiman Records
Este Es...	Roberto Lugo	Salsa		Sonotone Latin Records
Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio y Más!	Flaco Jiménez	Ranchera, Danza, Tejano	"Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio" "Juarez" "Un Viejo Amor"	Arhoolie Records
Y... Zas!	Rafael Buendia
Unidos Cantemos	Salvador Torres
Nueva Cosecha	Willie Rosario	Salsa		Bronco
Cada Día Me Acuerdo Más de Ti	Dyango	Bolero, Ballad		Odeon
Y Su Pueblo	El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico	Salsa		Combo Records
Roberto Carlos '86	Roberto Carlos	MPB, Ballad		Discos CBS International
Sangre Latina	Chayanne	Ballad, Pop Rock		Ariola
Corridos Al Estilo de Los Humildes	Los Humildes	Corrido		Profono Internacional, Inc.
In Tradition	Luis "Perico" Ortiz, Domingo Quinones	Salsa, Guaracha, Latin Jazz, Cha-Cha		Perico Records, Perico Records
Cabeça Dinossauro	Titãs	Pop Rock, Punk		WEA, WEA
Selvagem?	Os Paralamas do Sucesso	MPB, Dub, Ska		EMI
Puedes ser tú	Miki González
Pateando piedras	Los Prisioneros	New Wave		WEA
¡Viva Chile!	Electrodomésticos	Post-Punk		EMI
Música Para Los Perros	Pro Rock Ensamble	Folk Rock, Jazz-Rock, Fusion		Discos Elio
Corazón Errante	Estela Núñez	Ballad		Ariola
Agua de Luna	Rubén Blades	Salsa, Latin Jazz	"Ojos de Perro Azul"	Elektra, Elektra

Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 5 best-selling Latin albums of 1986 in the United States divided into the categories of Latin pop, Regional Mexican, and Tropical/salsa, according to Billboard . ^[4]

Category	Rank	Album	Artist
Latin pop	1	Promesas	José José
	2	Libra	Julio Iglesias
	3	Complemente Tuya	Marisela
	4	Por Amor al Arte	Dyango
	5	Ya Soy Tuyo	José Feliciano
Regional Mexican	1	A Donde Vas	Los Bukis
	2	Los Yonic's	Los Yonic's
	3	Rumores	Joan Sebastian
	4	El Otro Mexico	Los Tigres del Norte
	5	Por Que Me Haces Sufrir	Los Bondadosos
Tropical/Salsa	1	Solista pero no solo	Frankie Ruiz
	2	La Magia De...	Hansel & Raul
	3	La Medicina	Wilfrido Vargas
	4	Nuestra Música	El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
	5	Andy Montañez	Andy Montañez

Births

• December 10  – Natti Natasha, Dominican Republic reggaeton singer

References

1. Matre, Lynn Van (26 February 1986). "'We Are The World' An All-Star At Grammys, Too". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
2. Fernandez, Enrique (4 October 1986). "New Latin Latin Section Created; Chart, Album Reviews Added". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 40. Nielsen Business Media. p. 71. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
3. "Top Latin Songs – La Guirnalda – Rocío Dúrcal". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 6 September 1986. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
4. "1986 the year in music". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media. 27 December 1986. p. YE-42. Retrieved 5 June 2019.