Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album

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The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for releasing albums in the Latin pop genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]

Throughout its history, this award has had minor name changes: "Best Latin Pop Performance" (1984–1991, 1995–2000), "Best Latin Pop or Urban Album" (1992–1994, 2021) and "Best Latin Pop Album" since 2022. In 2012 the award was not presented due to a major overhaul of Grammy categories. That year recordings in this category were shifted to the newly formed "Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album".[3] However, later that year, the Board of Trustees announced that it would be bringing back the category for the 55th Grammy Awards in 2013 with the following description: "for albums containing at least 51 percent playing time of new vocal or instrumental Latin pop recordings".[4] In June 2020, the Recording Academy decided to move the Latin urban genre from the Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album category to this category, as "the Latin urban genre, both aesthetically and musically, is much more closely related to the current state of Latin pop."[5] However, from 2022, Latin urban music has been honored with its own separate category: Best Música Urbana Album.

From 1984 to 1991, the category allowed single tracks or albums, and as of 1992 only includes albums.[4][6] Beginning in 1998, members of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (LARAS) are eligible to vote in the Latin field of the Grammy Award categories.[7] Puerto Rican singer José Feliciano was the first awarded in the category for his album Me Enamoré (1984). Feliciano and Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz are the biggest winners with four accolades each. The most nominated performer is Mexican singer Luis Miguel with twelve nominations that resulted in three wins, including his consecutive awards for Aries (1994) and Segundo Romance (1995). In 1998, Spanish artists Enrique Iglesias and Julio Iglesias, father and son, where nominated against each other for their albums Vivir and Tango, respectively, losing both to Miguel's Romances.[8] Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona and Mexican musician Julieta Venegas tied in 2007 for their albums Adentro and Limón y Sal, respectively.[9]

Panamanian artist Rubén Blades has received the award three times, in 2000, 2015 and 2023, and also has been recognized in other fields, with winning albums for Tropical Latin Album and World Music Album.[10] Laura Pausini became the first Italian female artist to win a Grammy Award with the album Escucha in 2006.[11] No Es lo Mismo by Sanz, La Vida... Es un Ratico and MTV Unplugged by Colombian artist Juanes, and Vida by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Draco Rosa won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album and also received the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year.[12][13][14][15] Shakira became the first female performer to receive the honor three times, with her winning albums MTV Unplugged (2001), El Dorado (2018) and Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (2025).[16] As of 2025, Mexican singer José José is the most nominated performer without a win with six unsuccessful nominations.

Winners and nominees

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Puerto Rican singer José Feliciano, the most awarded performer with four wins.
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Four-time winner, Spanish artist Alejandro Sanz
Luis Miguel, performing.
Three-time winner, Mexican performer Luis Miguel
Shakira smiling.
First female performer to win three times, Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, winner in 2001, 2018 and 2025.
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Three-time winner, Panamanian singer-songwriter Rubén Blades
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Two-time winner, Colombian artist Juanes
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Cuban-American singer Jon Secada, winner in 1993 and 1996.
Ricky Martin, wearing a white shirt with an orange strip.
Two-time winner, Puerto Rican artist Ricky Martin, winner in 1999 and 2016.
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American artist Vikki Carr, winner in 1992.
Enrique Iglesias, facing front, holding a microphone.
Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, winner in 1997
Ricardo Arjona, performing.
Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, winner in 2007
Jesse & Joy, duo.
Mexican duo Jesse & Joy, winner in 2017
Claudia Brant
Argentine singer-songwriter Claudia Brant, winner in 2019
Year[I] Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
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1985 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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1987 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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1988 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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1989 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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1990 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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1991 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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1992 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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1993 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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1994 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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1995 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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1996 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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1997 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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1998 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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1999 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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2000 Template:Sortname Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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2001 Shakira<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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2002 Template:Sortname<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[B] Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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2003 Bacilos<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[C] Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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2004 Template:Sortname<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[D] Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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2009 Juanes<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[J] Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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2010 La Quinta Estación<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[K] Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
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2018 Shakira<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[R] El Dorado Template:Smalldiv [52]
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2025 Shakira Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran Template:Smalldiv [58]
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    • B<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Joe Reyes, Michael Morales and Ronald Morales, engineers and producers.
    • C<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Bob St. John, Eric Schilling, Gonzalo Vasquez, Gustavo Afont, Iker Gastraminsa, Jaime Lagueruela and Jon Fausty, engineers/mixers; Gonzalo Vasquez and Luis Fernando Ochoa, producers.
    • D<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Pepo Sherman and Rafa Sardina, engineers; Mick Guzauski, engineer/mixer; Lulo Pérez, producer.
    • E<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Gustavo "Pichon" Dal Pont and Sebastián Krys, engineers/mixers; Estéfano, producer.
    • F<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Jon Jacobs, engineer; Dado Parisini, producer.
    • G<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Ben Wisch, engineer/mixer.
    • H<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Cesar Sogbe, Coti Sorokin, Demian Nava, Juan Blas Caballero, Matías Sorokin and Sebastián Schon, engineers/mixers; Cachorro López, producer.
    • I<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Carlos Alvarez, Lulo Perez, Pepo Sherman, Rafa Sardina and Thom Russo, engineers; Lulo Pérez, producer.
    • J<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Gustavo Santaolalla, producer.
    • K<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Armando Avila, Juan Carlos Moguel and Pepe Ortega, engineers/mixers; Armando Avila, producer.
    • L<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Bob Clearmountain, engineer/mixer; Tomás Torres, producer.
    • M<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Gustavo Borner, engineer/mixer; Juan Luis Guerra, producer.
    • N<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Seth Horan Atkins, Benny Faccone and Sadaharu Yagi, engineers/mixers.
    • O<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Chris Sulit, engineer/mixer; Carlos Franzetti, producer.
    • P<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Julio Reyes Copello, producer; Reyes, Javier Garza, Ricardo López Laliinde, and Carlos Fernando Lopez, engineers.
    • Q<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Eduardo de la Paz Canel, engineer/mixer.
    • R<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/> : Carlos Hernández Carbonell and Dave Clauss, engineers/mixers.
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Multiple Winners

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3 Wins


2 Wins

See also

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References

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