List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2002

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Alejandro Sanz peaked at number one for the first time on this chart in 2002. Alejandro Sanz - Concierto en Buenos Aires.jpg
Alejandro Sanz peaked at number one for the first time on this chart in 2002.

The Billboard Top Latin albums chart, published in Billboard magazine, is a record chart that features Latin music sales information. This data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores, internet sales (both physical and via digital downloads) and verifiable sales from concert venues in United States. [1]

There were fifteen number-one albums in 2002, including Libre by Marc Anthony, which received a nomination for Best Salsa album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2002, [2] and MTV Unplugged by Alejandro Sanz—the winner of the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year. [3] Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias peaked at number one for the fifth time on this chart with Quizás , while Colombian performer Shakira, Mexican norteño band Los Tigres del Norte, and rock band Maná released their third chart topper, respectively. Los Temerarios became the fourth act to release two number-one albums in the same year, after Selena, [4] [5] [6] [7] Enrique Iglesias [8] [9] and Grupo Bryndis. [10] [11] Intocable, Chayanne, Thalía, Las Ketchup, Banda el Recodo and Luis Fonsi peaked at number one for the first time.

One compilation album hit the top of this chart in 2002, Las 30 Cumbias Más Pegadas , which includes performances by Angeles Azules, Grupo Carabo, Los Askis, Rayito Colombiano, Chon Arauza y La Furia Colombiana, Aaron y Su Grupo Illusion, Grupo Perla Colombiana and Tropa Vallenata. [12]

Albums

Issue DateAlbumArtistReference
January 5 Libre
(Free)
Marc Anthony [13]
January 12 [14]
January 19 [15]
January 26 [16]
February 2 [17]
February 9 [18]
February 16 [19]
February 23 [20]
March 2 [21]
March 9 [22]
March 16 MTV Unplugged Alejandro Sanz [23]
March 23 [24]
March 30 Amor Secreto
(Secret Love)
Luis Fonsi [25]
April 6 [26]
April 13 Las 30 Cumbias Más Pegadas
(The 30 Best Cumbias)
Various artists [27]
April 20 Grandes Éxitos
(Greatest Hits)
Chayanne [28]
April 27 Sueños
(Dreams)
Intocable [29]
May 4 [30]
May 11 [31]
May 18 [32]
May 25Grandes ÉxitosChayanne [33]
June 1 Historia Musical
(Musical History)
Los Temerarios [34]
June 8 Thalía Thalía [35]
June 15 [36]
June 22 [37]
June 29 [38]
July 6 [39]
July 13 Una Lágrima No Basta
(A Tear Is Not Enough)
Los Temerarios [40]
July 20 [41]
July 27 [42]
August 3 [43]
August 10 [44]
August 17 No Me Sé Rajar
(I Won't Back Down)
Banda el Recodo [45]
August 24Una Lágrima No BastaLos Temerarios [46]
August 31 [47]
September 7 Revolución de Amor
(Love Revolution)
Maná [48]
September 14 [49]
September 21 [50]
September 28 [51]
October 5 Quizás
(Maybe)
Enrique Iglesias [52]
October 12 [53]
October 19 [54]
October 26 [55]
November 2 Las Ketchup Las Ketchup [56]
November 9 [57]
November 16 La Reina del Sur
(Queen of the South)
Los Tigres del Norte [58]
November 23 Grandes Éxitos
(Greatest Hits)
Shakira [59]
November 30La Reina del SurLos Tigres del Norte [60]
December 7Las KetchupLas Ketchup [61]
December 14 [62]
December 21 [63]
December 28 [64]

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