The following is an independently list of best-selling albums in Chile. Some of these figures are reported by national newspapers such as El Mercurio and La Tercera , forwarded by entities that includes Feria del Disco and Musimundo (then Chile's largest retailers [1] ) or music associations like Asociación de Productores Fonográficos de Chile (APF or IFPI Chile), Chile's record-industry trade group that compiled sales from five multionational labels that make up APF (Sony, BMG, EMI, Warner and Polygram Chile). [2]
Chilean market have seen a decrease in their tallies figures since the late-1990s. [3] Despite this, time to time the country have been included as one of the biggest 50th music markets during multiple reports by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Billboard found that the consumption of music by Chileans have been focused in international artists (Latino and non-Latinos artists), and that their local music represented only 20% share in 1996. [4] Qué Pasa explained that international artists have been the priority by record labels, [5] and at the sum of the year, yearly national best-selling albums have had an average of only 12% from their domestic acts according to La Segunda in a report from 2010. [6]
Los Ramblers is believed to have the best-selling album in Chile, with estimated sales of 600,000 units, while Luis Miguel's Romance tracked sales of over 500,000 copies making it the best-selling album by an international act. In addition, Luis Miguel is the artist with the most entries, with at least 9 albums, followed by Los Prisioneros (3) and Maná (3), as well, five of those Miguel's albums attained sales of over 200,000 copies sold —the most by any other act with those figures.
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Numerous records reached sales of 5,000 copies and above, but this list only include albums with sales of over 70,000 units. Titles reaching the 50,000 mark was a number considered to be a "successful record" in the country according to the author of the book La producción de música popular (1987). [7]
If sales figures were not provided by the source and only show a certification-level obtained in Chile, those are not taken in consideration. This include examples such as Tango by Julio Iglesias (5× Platinum reported by Billboard in 2000) [8] or Chayanne's albums Provócame and Tiempo de Vals (all of them, reported with multiplatinum-levels by El Tiempo in 1994). [9]
Year | Album | Artist | Sales | Ref. |
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1999 | Valses | Andre Rieu | 92,000 | [3] |
2001 | Chocolate | Chocalate | — | [56] |
2004 | Vuelo | Kudai | 60,000 | [57] |
2005 | Vuelo | Kudai | 42,000 | [58] |
2008 | Cómplices | Luis Miguel | 21,400 | [28] |
2010 | A morir | Américo | — | [6] |
2011 | Contigo pop y cebolla | Los Vásquez | 20,000 | [59] |
In 1999, Luis Miguel was awarded with 3 special Diamond Award ("Disco de Diamante" from Spanish) recognizing "exceptional sales" of 1,750,000 units across the nation during his career. This award was later presented to Ricardo Arjona in 2006, when his total record sales reached the one million mark in the country. [15] [60] In comparison, Américo became the first Chilean artist to receive this recognition (2010) but lacked of support from IFPI Chile. While his record label, Feria Music (a label that shared 30% of the national sales value) awarded him as their best-selling artist, Karina Ruiz from IFPI Chile said that award from Feria Music isn't an official award from the industry. [60] The next artist with sales reported close to the one million mark, is Juan Gabriel which reached the sum of 700,000 in 1999, [61] and 950,000 units as of 2010. [62] Luis Miguel remains the best-selling artist in Chile, with sales of over 2,500,000 units as of 2012, [63] a sum that could be easily 3 million units according to La Tercera because his first records don't have scanned sales report. [62]
Artist | Sales (as of date) | Image |
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Luis Miguel | 2,500,000 (as of 2012) [63] | |
Ricardo Arjona | 1,000,000 (as of 2006) [60] | |
Juan Gabriel | 950,000 (as of 2010) [62] | |
Ana Gabriel | 400,000 (as of 1994) [9] | |
Madonna | 400,000 (as of 2012) [63] | |
Nana Mouskouri | 300,000 (as of 1994) [24] | |
U2 | 250,000 (as of 1994) [24] | |
Chayanne | 250,000 (as of 2012) [63] | |
Metallica | 200,000 (as of 1994) [24] | |
Laura Pausini | 200,000 (as of 2009) [64] [65] | |
Sting | 150,000 (as of 1994) [24] | |
RBD | 120,000 (as of 2008) [66] |
Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel has released 21 studio albums, 30 compilation albums, three extended plays (EP) two live albums, two soundtrack albums and five box set. Luis Miguel has sold over 60 million records, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time. Luis Miguel is also the artist with the second-most number ones on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart with nine albums. At the age of 11, he released his debut studio album, Un Sol (1982), which was certified platinum and gold in Mexico. The artist would release four more studio albums under the record label EMI: Directo al Corazón (1982), Decídete (1983), También es Rock (1984), and Palabra de Honor (1984). A Portuguese-language version of Decídete and Palabra de Honor were released in Brazil as Decide Amor and Meu Sonho Perdido, respectively. Luis Miguel made his acting debut in the film as the lead role on Ya nunca más (1984) and recorded its soundtrack. In 1985, he participated in the Sanremo Music Festival 1985 with the song "Noi ragazzi di oggi"; it placed second in the Big Artist category and was later included on the Italian-language edition of Palabra de Honor. In the same year, Luis Miguel recorded the soundtrack for the film Fiebre de amor, which he co-starred with fellow Mexican singer Lucero.
Romance is the eighth studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released by WEA Latina on 19 November 1991. Although the production was originally intended as another collaboration with Juan Carlos Calderón, that plan was scrapped when Calderón was unable to compose songs for the album. Facing a new-material deadline in his recording contract, at his manager's suggestion Miguel chose bolero music for his next project. Mexican singer-songwriter Armando Manzanero was hired by WEA Latina to co-produce the album with Miguel. Recording began in August 1991 at Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, California, with Bebu Silvetti the arranger.
Segundo Romance is the tenth studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, released on 30 August 1994 through WEA Latina. Like Luis Miguel's 1991 album Romance, Segundo Romance comprises cover versions of boleros written between 1934 and 1993. It was produced by Luis Miguel with Juan Carlos Calderón, Kiko Cibrian and Armando Manzanero and recorded in early 1994 at the Record Plant in Los Angeles.
Amor a la Mexicana is the sixth studio album by Mexican singer Thalía, released on 24 June 1997, by EMI Latin.
Más (More) is the fifth studio album by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, it was released by WEA Latina on 9 September 1997. With sales of over 6 million copies worldwide and 2 million in Spain alone, it is one of the best-selling Latin albums and the best-selling album in Spain of all time.
"El día que me quieras" is an Argentine tango with music by Carlos Gardel and lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera. It is considered one of the most popular songs of the 20th century and one of the best Latin songs of all time. Originally featured in the 1935 film of the same name, sung by Gardel himself, it became a heavily recorded tango standard, even by artists outside of the realm of tango. It has subsequently been covered by various artists such as Luis Miguel, Julio Iglesias, Michael Bolton Roberto Carlos, Raphael de España and Shlomo Idov who translated the song to Hebrew. The song was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. "El día que me quieras" was honored at the 2014 La Musa Awards as "La Canción de Todos los Tiempos". It was among the tango standards selected by Plácido Domingo for his 1981 album Plácido Domingo Sings Tangos. In addition to Domingo, the song has been covered by operatic tenors including José Carreras, Juan Diego Florez, Christian Ketter, and Alfredo Kraus.
20 Años is the seventh studio album recorded by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, It was released by WEA Latina on May 18, 1990. The album was produced by Spanish singer-songwriter, composer and record producer Juan Carlos Calderón, who had worked on the two previous albums by Luis Miguel, and was a massive success across Latin-America, Spain, and with Hispanic listeners in the United States. A large majority of the tracks from the album received radio airplay, but the songs officially issued as singles were "Tengo Todo Excepto A Tí", "Entrégate", "Amante del amor", "Hoy el aire huele a ti", "Más allá de todo" and "Será que no me amas".
El Concierto is the second live album by Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel, released on 17 October 1995 by WEA Latina. It was recorded from his performances at the National Auditorium in Mexico and at the José Amalfitani Stadium in 1994 during his Segundo Romance Tour. The album features live covers of José Alfredo Jiménez's songs, which were previously unreleased. The first two songs were released as singles, the former reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and the latter peaking at number three on the same chart.
Vivo is the third live album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was filmed at the Auditorio Coca-Cola concert hall in Monterrey, Mexico, where Miguel performed from 13 to 17 April 2000, as part of the second leg of his Amarte Es Un Placer Tour. Vivo was released in a live audio CD, DVD and VHS format. Vivo is the first Spanish-language live album to be released on NTSC, PAL, and DVD formats. The audio version was produced by Miguel while David Mallet directed the video album. The audio disc was released on 3 October 2000, while the video album was released on 24 October. Miguel's renditions of "Y" and "La Bikina", which he specifically performed during the concert shows in Mexico where he was joined by Cutberto Pérez's band Mariachi 2000, made available as singles for the album.
Cómplices (transl. Accomplices) is the 18th studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, released on 2 May 2008 by Warner Music Latina. The record is a collaboration with Spanish musician Manuel Alejandro, who wrote and arranged the songs, and co-produced the album with Luis Miguel. Musically, it is a pop album of mostly ballads and a few uptempo tracks with lyrics emphasizing romance. Two singles were released to promote the album: "Si Tú Te Atreves" and "Te Desean". To further promote the record, Luis Miguel embarked on the year-long Cómplices Tour from September 2008 to September 2009. He performed in North America and a few countries in South America.
"Fría Como el Viento" is a ballad written, produced and arranged by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released as the first single from the Grammy-nominated studio album Busca una Mujer (1988). The song became the third number-one single for the singer in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart after "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" in 1987 and "La Incondicional", the preceding single.
"Tengo Todo Excepto a Ti" is a song written, produced, and arranged by Juan Carlos Calderón, and performed by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released as the lead single from his studio album 20 Años (1990). It reached the number one position all over Ibero-America, became his fourth number-one single in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart after "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar", "La Incondicional" and "Fría Como el Viento" and was nominated for Pop Song of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards. The parent album peaked at number two in the Latin Pop Albums chart and sold more than 600,000 copies in its first week of release.
"Entrégate" is a pop song written, produced and arranged by Juan Carlos Calderón, and performed by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released as the second single from his Grammy Award nominated studio album 20 Años (1990), and became his fifth number-one single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart. The parent album became commercially successful, with sales records throughout Latin America, with six of its singles entered the charts in Mexico simultaneously. After its release, Miguel was recognized as the leading male vocalist in Latin America.
"Inolvidable" ("Unforgettable") is a song written by Julio Gutiérrez in 1944. It is considered one of the most popular boleros released during the Cuban musical movement led by pianists. The song has been recorded by several performers, including Roberto Carlos, Diego El Cigala, Fania All-Stars, Eydie Gormé, Danny Rivera, Tito Rodríguez and Bebo Valdés, among others.
"América América" is a song written by José Luis Armenteros and Pablo Herrero and performed by Spanish performer Nino Bravo. It was released as a single for his fifth studio album y volumen 5 (1973). The song reached number one on the Spanish Singles Chart in 1973. In 2013, the song was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.
"Todo y Nada" is a song written and performed by Mexican singer Vicente Garrido Calderón released in 1957 and originally recorded by Los Tres Ases and Lucho Gatica. It was covered by Mexican singer Luis Miguel on his album Segundo Romance (1994) where it was released as the third single from the album in 1995 and reached number three on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and number one on the Latin Pop Airplay charts, becoming his third number-one song on the latter chart. "Todo y Nada" became Miguel's third consecutive number-one song from Segundo Romance in Mexico; and became a top-five hit in Chile, Panama and Puerto Rico.
supone se trata la industria en Chile: Los músicos chilenos. Normalmente y más aún en tiempos difíciles, la prioridad para los sellos son los artistas internacionales. Según Sanfuentes, "ningún disco se financia hoy con ventas inferiores a 12 mil unidades".
Es el disco más vendido de la historia de Chile a la fecha ", dice el productor . " Debe haber superado las 600 mil copias vendidas .
El cantante caribeño ob- tuvo el Grammy en 1992 por su disco Bachata Rosa , que en Chile ha vendido más de 300.000 copias
Hacia finales de 1990, Corazones había vendido 180 mil copias, equivalentes a seis discos de platino.
[...] el trio sarimiguelino acaba de empinarse sobre la barrera de las cien mil copias vendidas . Discos de Triple Platino por " Pateando piedras "
100.000 copias vendidas del primer álbum para esa compañía, Doble opuesto, todo un hito en el medio chileno .
Animal nocturno, de Ricardo Arjona (Sony) 94.000 Fuentes : Feria Chilena del Disco y sellos
Este interés del mercado por la masificación del HipHop nacional alcanzó su máxima expresión entre los años '97 y '98, con el record de 80 mil copias vendidas del disco "Ser Humano", de Tiro de Gracia
su producción Invisible que vendió 250 mil discos en México, 5 mil en Centroamérica y 75 mil en Chile