List of best-selling Latin music artists

This list includes Latin music artists with claims of 15 million or more record sales. The artists in the following tables are listed with both their claimed sales, with the artist with the highest amount of claimed sales at the top. If two or more artists have the same claimed sales, they are then ranked by certified units. The claimed sales figure and the total sales include sales of albums, singles, compilation-albums, music videos as well as downloads of singles and full-length albums. As of 2018, based on both sales claims, Julio Iglesias is considered the highest-selling individual artist.

Artists by reputed sales

200 million or more records

Artist Country / Market Period active Genre Claimed sales
Julio Iglesias  Spain 1968-present[1] Latin Pop, Latin Rhythms, balada, adult contemporary 300 millions[2][3][4][5][1]
250 millions[6][7][8]
200 millions[9][10]

75 millions to 199 millions

Artist Country / Market Period active Genre Claimed sales
Enrique Iglesias  Spain 1995-present[11] Pop, latin pop, dance, adult contemporary, Urban 170 millions[12]
140 millions[13][14]
100 millions[15][16]
Gloria Estefan  Cuba
 United States		 1980-present[17] Latin Pop, pop, dance, pop rock, Salsa, adult contemporary 130 millions[18][19]
Shakira  Colombia 1991-present[20] Pop, Latin pop, rock en español, dance, folk, urban 125 millions[21]
Roberto Carlos  Brazil 1959-present[22] MPB, rock and roll, soul, bossa nova, rhythm and blues 170 millions[2][23]
70 millones[22]
Juan Gabriel  Mexico 1971-2016[24] Ranchera, Ballad, Norteña, Cumbia 100 millions[2][25][26]
Rocio Durcal  Spain 1954-2006[27] Ranchera, Ballad, Bolero, Flamenco, Chera 100 millions[28]
Santana  Mexico
 United States		 1967-present[29] Latin Rock, Blues Rock, psychedelic rock, Acid Rock, Chicano Rock 100 millions[30]
Luis Miguel  Mexico
 Puerto Rico		 1982-present[31] Mariachi, Bolero, Latin Pop, Ballad 100 millions[32][33]
Ricky Martin  Puerto Rico 1991-present[34] Pop, Latin Pop, Dance 85 millions[35]
Jennifer Lopez  United States
 Puerto Rico		 1999-present[36] Pop, Dance, Hip Hop, R&B, Latin Pop, Urban 80 millions[37]

40 millions to 74 millions

Artist Country / Market Period active Genre Claimed sales
Camilo Sesto  Spain 1964-2011 Ballad, Latin Pop[38] 70 millions[39][40]
Andrea Bocelli  Italy 1991-Present Ópera, Classical Crossover, Latin Pop[41] 70 millions[42]
Selena  United States
 Mexico		 1980-1995[43] Tecnocumbia, Cumbia, Latin Pop, Musica Tejana[43] 65 millions[44]
Menudo  Puerto Rico 1977–1997, 2007-2009 Latin Pop, R&B, Pop Rock 60 millions[45]
Xuxa  Brazil 1980-Present Children Músic, dance, latin pop[46] 50 millions[47]
Chayanne  Puerto Rico 1984-Present[48]- Balada, pop latino, salsa, dance pop[48] 50 millions[49]
30 millones [50]
Raphael  Spain 1966-Present[51]- Ballad, latin pop[51] 50 millions[52]
Vicente Fernández  Mexico 1965-2013[53] Ranchera, mariachi, norteña, tejano[53] 50 millions[54]
65 millones[55][56][53]
José Feliciano  Puerto Rico 1964-2007[57] Pop rock, folk rock, soft rock, pop latino[57] 50 millions[58]
José Luis Perales  Spain 1973-Present Balada, pop latino[59] 50 millions[60][61]
Marco Antonio Solís  Mexico 1973-Present Norteño, tejano, balada[62] 50 millions[63][64]
Nelson Ned  Brazil 1961-2013 Bolero 45 millions[65]
Laura Pausini  Italy 1993-Present[66]- Pop, Latin Pop, Eurodance[66] 45 millions[67][68]
Leo Dan  Argentina 1963-Present[69] Tango, vallenato, cumbia, balada 40 millions[70][71]
José José  Mexico 1965-Present[72] Mariachi, pop latino,[72] bolero 40 millions[73]
Eros Ramazzotti  Italy 1981-Present Pop, pop latino, pop rock[74] 40 millions[75]
Gloria Trevi  Mexico 1989-Present[76]- Rock en español, pop latino[76] 40 millions[77]

15 millions to 39 millions

Artist Country / Market Period active Genre Claimed sales
Rocio Jurado  Spain 1960-2006 Balada, Pop,Flamenco, copla 30 millions[78]
Amália Rodrigues  Portugal 1940-1999 Fado 30 millions[79][80][81][82][83]
los Temerarios  Mexico 1983-present[84] Ballad, Romantic 30 millions[85]
Juan Luis Guerra  Dominican Republic 1985-present Salsa, bachata, gospel, merengue[86] 30 millions[87]
20 millions[88]

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