Latin music has an ambiguous meaning in the music industry due to differing definitions of the term "Latin".^[1][2] For example, the Latin music market in the United States defines Latin music as any release that is mostly sung in Spanish, regardless of genre or artist nationality, by industry organizations including the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Billboard.^[3][4] International organizations and trade groups such as the Latin Recording Academy include Portuguese-language music in the Latin category.^[5][6][7]

Music journalists and musicologists define Latin music as musical styles from Spanish-speaking areas of Latin America and from Spain.^[8][9] Music from Brazil is usually included in the genre and music from Portugal is occasionally included.^[7][10]

As a result of the conflicting views of defining Latin music, the list includes Latin albums defined either by language for vocal albums or genre for instrumental albums. Therefore, for an album to appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source, the album must have sold at least 2 million copies with at least 600,000 certified units (the equivalent of a Latin diamond certification by the RIAA) and must either a) have at least 51% of its content in Spanish or Portuguese^[a] or b) is a Latin instrumental album (or any of its subgenres). This information cannot be listed officially, as there is no organization that has recorded global Latin music sales. This list can contain any types of album, including studio albums, extended plays, greatest hits, compilations, various artists, soundtracks and remixes. The figures given do not take into account the resale of used albums. For albums recorded in multiple languages, only the Spanish/Portuguese version(s) will be counted towards the certified sales.

Certified copies are sourced either from available online databases of local music industry associations or a country with an established certifying authority (see List of music recording certifications). Online certifications in Latin America are not extensive and only date back to a certain time period. For example, the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON), the certifying authority in Mexico, only has certifications dating back to 1999 on its online database. Certifications from countries without online databases may be used if it has a certifying authority. In the case of sales of Latin albums in the US, primarily those released before the 1990s, certifications were awarded by the artists own record label rather than the RIAA with a lower threshold, a practice that was widely criticized by Latin label executives due to sales not being audited by an outside party.^[13] In a 1989 article for Billboard, Carlos Agudelo cited the insularity of the Latin music market in the US for the lack of reliable sales numbers reported to the RIAA.^[14] Therefore, only certifications listed on the RIAA database may be used for US certifications.

With estimated sales of 12 million copies worldwide,^[15] Spanish singer Julio Iglesias's Momentos (1982) is highest-selling Latin album on the list. Mexican singer Luis Miguel currently has the highest number of albums on the list with 14, while Colombian songstress Shakira has the most by a female artist with four.

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†	Studio albums
‡	Live albums

Best-selling Latin albums

*All sales figures are shown in millions

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Artist	Album	Released	Genre	Language(s)	Total certified copies (from available markets)*	Reported sales*	Ref(s)
Julio Iglesias	Momentos †	1982	Latin pop[16]	Spanish Portuguese French English	4.83 US (Latin): 200,000[17] JPN: 600,000[18] UK: 100,000[19] BRA: 2 million[18] SPA: 600,000[18] MEX: 500,000[18] ARG: 420,000[18] DEN: 80,000[18] FIN: 60,436[20] COL: 60,000[18] CAN: 50,000[18] NLD: 50,000[21] SWE: 50,000[18] AUT: 25,000[18] POR: 20,000[18] CHI: 15,000[18]	12	[15]
Luis Miguel	Romance †	1991	Bolero[22]	Spanish	4.604 US: 1 million[17] BRA: 100,000[23] MEX: 2 million[24] SPA: 200,000[25] ARG: 960,000[26] VEN: 100,000[24] COL: 60,000[24] CHI: 100,000[24] PER: 60,000[27] URU: 24,000[28]	8	[29][30]
Buena Vista Social Club	Buena Vista Social Club †	1997	Cuban[31]	Spanish	3.22 US: 1 million[17] JPN: 100,000 [32] UK: 300,000[19] GER: 750,000[33] FRA: 100,000[34] CAN: 100,000[35] AUS: 70,000[36] BRA: 100,000[37] NLD: 200,000[21] SWE 40,000[38] BEL: 150,000[39] ARG: 60,000[40] SWI: 150,000[41] AUT: 100,000[42]	8	[43]
Alejandro Sanz	Más †	1997	Flamenco pop[44]	Spanish	4.312 US (Latin): 600,000[17] BRA: 100,000[23] CHI: 80,000[45] COL: 120,000[46] ECU: 30,000[46] PAR: 30,000[46] PER: 30,000[45] SPA: 2.2 million[25] MEX: 750,000[47] ARG: 300,000[48] URU: 12,000[46] VEN: 60,000[49]	6	[50]
Ricky Martin	Vuelve †	1998	Latin dance[51] Pop ballads[51]	Spanish	3.271 US: 1 million[17] FRA: 100,000[34] CAN: 200,000[35] AUS: 140,000[36] SWE: 80,000[38] SPA: 600,000[25] MEX: 750,000[47] ARG: 180,000[40] NOR: 25,000[52] POL: 50,000[53] SWI: 50,000[41] FIN: 10,000[20] URU: 6,000[54]	6	[55]
Gloria Estefan	Mi Tierra †	1993	Cuban[56]	Spanish	3.595 US (Latin): 1.6 million[17] NLD: 100,000[21] SPA: 1 million[25] MEX: 750,000[47] ARG: 120,000[40] SWI: 25,000[41]	5.2	[57]
Selena	Dreaming of You †	1995	American pop[58] Latin music[58]	Spanish  • English	3.69 US (Latin): 3.54 million[17] CAN: 50,000[35] MEX: 100,000[59]	5	[60][61]
Maná	¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños? †	1992	Latin pop/rock[62]	Spanish	3.42 US (Latin): 1.2 million[17] SPA: 100,000[25] MEX: 2 million[47] ARG: 120,000[48]	5	[63]
Shakira	Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 †	2005	Latin pop[64]	Spanish	2.665 US (Latin): 1.1 million[17] GER: 300,000[33] FRA: 100,000[34] SPA: 300,000[25] MEX: 300,000[47] ARG: 120,000[40] BEL: 25,000[39] SWI: 40,000[41] AUT: 30,000[42] GRE: 10,000[65] HUN: 10,000[66] POR: 10,000[67] RUS: 20,000[68]	5	[69]
Juan Luis Guerra	Bachata Rosa †	1990	Bachata[70] Merengue[71] Salsa[71]	Spanish	1.55 US (Latin): 100,000[17] SPA: 700,000[25] MEX: 600,000[72] BRA: 100,000[23] NLD: 50,000[21]	5	[73]
Luis Miguel	Romances †	1997	Bolero[74]	Spanish	4.465 US: 1 million[17] BRA: 100,000[23] MEX: 1.2 million[75] SPA: 900,000[76] ARG: 660,000[77] COL: 120,000[77] VEN: 120,000[77] CHI: 200,000[78] CEN: 100,000[77] PAR: 20,000[77] BOL: 20,000[79] ECU: 15,000[77] PER: 10,000[77]	4.5	[80][81]
Luis Miguel	Segundo Romance †	1994	Bolero[82]	Spanish	3.753 US: 1 million[17] BRA: 100,000[23] MEX: 1.25 million[83] SPA: 200,000[25] ARG: 660,000[84] COL: 120,000[84] VEN: 200,000[83] CHI: 165,000[85] PER: 40,000[84] URU: 18,000[83]	4.5	[86]
Santana	Abraxas †	1970	Latin rock[87]	Instrumental English Spanish	5.7 US: 5 million[17] UK: 100,000[19] FRA: 300,000[34] CAN: 300,000[35]	4	[88][89]
Julio Iglesias	Tango †	1996	Tango[90]	Spanish	2.185 US (Latin): 600,000[17] UK: 60,000[19] FRA: 300,000[34] CAN: 50,000[35] AUS: 70,000[36] NLD: 100,000[21] ITA: 100,000[91] SPA: 600,000[92] SWE: 40,000[38] SWI: 25,000[41] ARG: 240,000[48]	4	[93]
Shakira	Sale el Sol †	2010	Latin pop merengue rock world[94][95][96]	Spanish English	2.13 US (Latin): 600,000[17] GER: 200,000[33] FRA: 500,000[34] BRA: 160,000[37] ITA: 120,000[91] SPA: 120,000 [92] SWE: 60,000[38] SWI: 60,000[41] MEX: 210,000[47] BEL: 30,000[39] AUT: 20,000[42] POL: 40,000[53] RUS: 10,000[68]	4	[97]
Shakira	Pies Descalzos †	1995	Pop rock[98] Latin rock[99]	Spanish	2.09 US: 1 million[17] BRA: 250,000[23] SPA: 100,000 [92] MEX: 500,000[47] ARG: 240,000[48]	4	[100]
Juanes	Mi Sangre †	2004	Latin rock[101]	Spanish	1.956 US (Latin): 1.08 million[17] GER: 300,000[33] NLD: 40,000[21] SWE 30,000[38] SWI: 40,000[41] MEX: 200,000[47] ARG: 80,000[40] BEL: 100,000[39] AUT: 15,000[42] FIN: 51,811[20] GRE: 10,000[65] HUN: 10,000[102]	4	[103][104]
Shakira	Dónde Están los Ladrones? †	1998	Pop[105] Rock en Español[106]	Spanish	1.852 US: 1 million[17] SPA: 100,000 [92] MEX: 500,000[47] ARG: 240,000[48] URU: 12,000[54]	4	[107]
Enrique Iglesias	Enrique Iglesias †	1995	Pop[108] Power ballads[108]	Spanish	2.6 US: 1 million[17] SPA: 400,000[25] MEX: 1 million[109] ARG: 60,000[40] BRA: 100,000[23] POR: 40,000[67]	4	[110]
Charlie Zaa	Sentimientos †	1996	Bolero[111]	Spanish	1.85 US: 1 million[17] MEX: 850,000[112]	4	[111]
Kaoma	Worldbeat †	1989	Lambada[113]	Portuguese Spanish English	1.375 US: 500,000[17] JPN: 200,000[114] FRA: 200,000[34] CAN: 50,000[35] BRA: 250,000[37] NLD: 50,000[21] SPA: 100,000 [92] SWI: 25,000[41]	4	[115]
Julio Iglesias	Hey! †	1980	Latin ballad[116]	Spanish	1.05 US : 500,000[17] NLD: 50,000[21] SPA: 500,000 [92]	4	[117]
Luis Miguel	Amarte es un Placer †	1999	Pop[118]	Spanish	2.35 US: 500,000[17] SPA: 700,000[119] MEX: 750,000[47] ARG: 300,000[48] CHI: 100,000[120]	3.5	[121][122]
Maná	Sueños Liquidos †	1997	Latin pop/rock[123]	Spanish	2.32 US: 1 million[17] MEX: 1.2 million [47] ARG: 120,000[48]	3.5	[124]
Marcelo Rossi	Músicas para Louvar ao Senhor ‡	1997	Christian[23]	Portuguese	3 BRA: 3 million[23]	3.3	[125]
Maná	MTV Unplugged ‡	1999	Pop rock[126]	Spanish	2.22 US: 500,000[17] SPA: 400,000[92] MEX: 900,000[47] ARG: 420,000[48]	3	[127]
Paulina Rubio	Paulina †	2000	Latin pop[128] Dance-club[128] Ballads[128]	Spanish	1.842 US (Latin): 800,000[17] ARG: 30,000[129] CHI: 20,000[130] ECU: 7,500[131] PER: 5,000[131] SPA: 300,000[92] MEX: 600,000[47] VEN: 50,000[132]	3	[133]
Luis Miguel	Aries †	1993	Dance-pop[134] Ballads[135]	Spanish	1.678 MEX: 1 million[136] SPA: 100,000[137] ARG: 500,000[48] COL: 60,000[138] URU: 18,000[28]	3	[122]
Manu Chao	Próxima Estación: Esperanza †