Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album

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.

Year[I]	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
1984	José Feliciano	Me Enamoré	Plácido Domingo – "Bésame Mucho" Lani Hall – Lani Menudo – Una Aventura Llamada Menudo José Luis Rodríguez – Ven	[17] [18]
1985	Plácido Domingo	Siempre en Mi Corazón—Always in My Heart	María Conchita Alonso – María Conchita José Feliciano – Como Tu Quieres José José – Secretos Johnny – Invítame Menudo – Evolución	[17] [19]
1986	Lani Hall	Es Fácil Amar	José Feliciano – Ya Soy Tuyo José Feliciano and José José – "Por Ella" José José – Reflexiones Lucía Méndez – Sólo Una Mujer	[17] [20]
1987	José Feliciano	"Le Lo Lai"	José José – "Pruebame" Pandora – "¿Cómo Te Va Mi Amor?" Danny Rivera – Inolvidable Tito... A Mi Me Pasa lo Mismo que a Usted Yuri – Yo Te Pido Amor	[17] [21]
1988	Julio Iglesias	Un Hombre Solo	María Conchita Alonso – "Otra Mentira Más" Braulio – "En Bancarrota" Emmanuel – Solo José José – Siempre Contigo Lunna – Lunna Luis Miguel – Luis Miguel '87 Soy Como Quiero Ser Yolandita Monge – Laberinto de Amor Danny Rivera – Amar o Morir	[17] [22]
1989	Roberto Carlos	Roberto Carlos	Dyango – Cae la Noche José José – Soy Así José Luis Perales – Sueño de Libertad Raphael – Las Apariencias Engañan	[17] [23]
1990	José Feliciano	"Cielito Lindo"	Chayanne – Chayanne Dyango – Suspiros Miguel Gallardo – América José Luis Rodríguez – "Baila Mi Rumba"	[17] [24]
1991	José Feliciano	"¿Por Qué Te Tengo Que Olvidar?"	Duncan Dhu – Autobiografía Ana Gabriel – Quién Como Tú Luis Miguel – 20 Años Isabel Pantoja – "Se Me Enamora el Alma"	[17] [6]
1992	Vikki Carr	Cosas del Amor	Los Bukis – A Través de Tus Ojos Alejandra Guzmán – Flor de Papel Pandora – ...Con Amor Eterno Daniela Romo – Amada Más Que Nunca	[17] [25]
1993	Jon Secada	Otro Día Más Sin Verte	Cristian Castro – Agua Nueva Julio Iglesias – Calor Luis Miguel – Romance Raphael – Ave Fénix José Luis Rodríguez – El Puma en Ritmo	[17] [26]
1994	Luis Miguel	Aries	María Conchita Alonso – Imáginame Vikki Carr – Brindo a la Vida, al Bolero, a Ti José Feliciano – Latin Street '92 The Triplets – Algo Más Que Amor	[17] [27]
1995	Luis Miguel	Segundo Romance	Cristian Castro – El Camino del Alma Plácido Domingo – De Mi Alma Latina Juan Gabriel – Gracias Por Esperar La Mafia – Vida	[17] [28]
1996	Jon Secada	Amor	Adolfo Angel & Gustavo Angel – Nuestras Canciones Rocío Dúrcal – Hay Amores Y Amores Julio Iglesias – La Carretera Maná – Cuando los Ángeles Lloran	[17] [29]
1997	Enrique Iglesias	Enrique Iglesias	Vikki Carr – Emociones José Feliciano – Americano Luis Miguel – Nada Es Igual... Marco Antonio Solís – En Pleno Vuelo	[17] [30]
1998	Luis Miguel	Romances	Cristian Castro – Lo Mejor de Mí Alejandro Fernández – Me Estoy Enamorando Enrique Iglesias – Vivir Julio Iglesias – Tango	[17] [31]
1999	Ricky Martin	Vuelve	Chayanne – Atado a Tu Amor José Feliciano – Señor Bolero Juan Gabriel – Celebrando 25 Años de Juan Gabriel: En Concierto en el Palacio de Bellas Artes Enrique Iglesias – Cosas del Amor	[17] [32]
2000	Rubén Blades	Tiempos	Juan Luis Guerra – Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual Maná – MTV Unplugged Luis Miguel – Amarte Es Un Placer Jaci Velasquez – Llegar a Tí	[17] [33]
2001	Shakira[A]	MTV Unplugged	Christina Aguilera – Mi Reflejo Oscar De La Hoya – Oscar De La Hoya Luis Miguel – Vivo Alejandro Sanz – El Alma al Aire	[17] [34]
2002	Freddy Fender[B]	La Música de Baldemar Huerta	Chayanne – Simplemente Cristian Castro – Azul Juan Gabriel – Abrázame Muy Fuerte Jaci Velasquez – Mi Corazón	[17] [35]
2003	Bacilos[C]	Caraluna	Jorge Moreno – Moreno Donato Poveda – Bohemio Enamorado Sin Bandera – Sin Bandera Diego Torres – Un Mundo Diferente	[17] [36]
2004	Alejandro Sanz[D]	No Es lo Mismo	Chayanne – Sincero Natalia Lafourcade – Natalia Lafourcade Luis Miguel – 33 La Oreja de Van Gogh – Lo Que te Conté Mientras te Hacías la Dormida	[17] [37]
2005	Marc Anthony[E]	Amar Sin Mentiras	Bacilos – Sin Vergüenza Paulina Rubio – Pau-Latina Diego Torres – MTV Unplugged Carlos Vives – El Rock de Mi Pueblo	[17] [38]
2006	Laura Pausini[F]	Escucha	Ricardo Arjona – Solo Jorge Drexler – Eco Andrea Echeverri – Andrea Echeverri Kevin Johansen – Citi Zen	[17] [39]
2007	Ricardo Arjona[G]	Adentro	Obie Bermúdez – Lo Que Trajo el Barco Fulano – Individual Marco Antonio Solís – Trozos de Mi Alma, Vol. 2	[17] [40]
	Julieta Venegas[H]	Limón y Sal
2008	Alejandro Sanz[I]	El Tren de los Momentos	Miguel Bosé and Various Artists – Papito Jorge Drexler – 12 Segundos de Oscuridad Luis Miguel – Navidades Jennifer Peña – Dicen Que El Tiempo	[17] [41]
2009	Juanes[J]	La Vida... Es Un Ratico	Jorge Drexler – Cara B Luis Fonsi – Palabras del Silencio Luis Miguel – Cómplices Tommy Torres – Tarde o Temprano	[17] [42]
2010	La Quinta Estación[K]	Sin Frenos	Ricardo Arjona – 5to Piso Francisco Céspedes – Te Acuerdas... Natalia Lafourcade – Hu Hu Hu Paulina Rubio – Gran City Pop	[17] [43]
2011	Alejandro Sanz[L]	Paraíso Express	Ricardo Arjona – Poquita Ropa Alex Cuba – Alex Cuba Kany García – Boleto de Entrada Julieta Venegas – Otra Cosa	[17] [44]
2012[II]	Not awarded			[45]
2013	Juanes[M]	MTV Unplugged: Deluxe Edition	Ricardo Arjona – Independiente Fonseca – Ilusión Kany García – Kany García Jesse & Joy – ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?	[17] [46]
2014	Draco Rosa[N]	Vida	Frankie J – Faith, Hope y Amor Ricardo Montaner – Viajero Frecuente Aleks Syntek – Syntek Tommy Torres – 12 Historias	[17] [47]
2015	Rubén Blades[O]	Tangos	Camila – Elypse Lila Downs, Niña Pastori and Soledad – Raíz Juanes – Loco de Amor Marco Antonio Solís – Gracias Por Estar Aquí	[17] [48]
2016	Ricky Martin[P]	A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)	Pablo Alborán – Terral Alex Cuba – Healer Alejandro Sanz – Sirope Julieta Venegas – Algo Sucede	[49] [50]
2017	Jesse & Joy[Q]	Un Besito Más	Gaby Moreno – Ilusión Laura Pausini – Similares Sanalejo – Seguir Latiendo Diego Torres – Buena Vida	[51]
2018	Shakira[R]	El Dorado	Alex Cuba – Lo Único Constante Juanes – Mis Planes Son Amarte La Santa Cecilia – Amar y Vivir: En Vivo desde la Ciudad de México, 2017 Natalia Lafourcade – Musas (Un Homenaje al Folclore Latinoamericano en Manos de Los Macorinos)	[52]
2019	Claudia Brant[S]	Sincera	Pablo Alboran – Prometo Natalia Lafourcade – Musas (Un Homenaje al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos de Los Macorinos), Vol. 2 Raquel Sofía – 2:00 AM Carlos Vives – Vives	[53]
2020	Alejandro Sanz	#ElDisco	Luis Fonsi – Vida Maluma – 11:11 Ricardo Montaner – Montaner Sebastián Yatra – Fantasía	[54]
2021	Bad Bunny	YHLQMDLG	Camilo – Por Primera Vez Kany García – Mesa Para Dos Ricky Martin – Pausa Debi Nova – 3:33	[55]
2022	Alex Cuba	Mendó	Pablo Alborán – Vértigo Paula Arenas – Mis Amores Ricardo Arjona – Hecho a la Antigua Camilo – Mis Manos Selena Gomez – Revelación	[56]
2023	Rubén Blades and Boca Livre	Pasieros	Christina Aguilera – Aguilera Camilo – De Adentro Pa Afuera Fonseca – Viajante Sebastián Yatra – Dharma +	[57]
2024	Gaby Moreno	X Mí (Vol. 1)	Pablo Alborán – La Cuarta Hoja AleMor – Beautiful Humans, Vol. 1 Paula Arenas – A Ciegas Pedro Capó – La Neta Maluma – Don Juan
2025	Shakira	Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran	Anitta – Funk Generation Luis Fonsi – El Viaje Kany García – García Kali Uchis – Orquídeas	[58]

• Notes:
  • ^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
  • ^{^[II]} Award was merged with the Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album into the newly created Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album.
• Also awarded:
  • A : Adam Blackburn, Eric Schilling, Marcelo Añez and Sebastián Krys, engineers; Tim Mitchell, producer.
  • B : Joe Reyes, Michael Morales and Ronald Morales, engineers and producers.
  • C : 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 : Pepo Sherman and Rafa Sardina, engineers; Mick Guzauski, engineer/mixer; Lulo Pérez, producer.
  • E : Gustavo "Pichon" Dal Pont and Sebastián Krys, engineers/mixers; Estéfano, producer.
  • F : Jon Jacobs, engineer; Dado Parisini, producer.
  • G : Ben Wisch, engineer/mixer.
  • H : Cesar Sogbe, Coti Sorokin, Demian Nava, Juan Blas Caballero, Matías Sorokin and Sebastián Schon, engineers/mixers; Cachorro López, producer.
  • I : Carlos Alvarez, Lulo Perez, Pepo Sherman, Rafa Sardina and Thom Russo, engineers; Lulo Pérez, producer.
  • J : Gustavo Santaolalla, producer.
  • K : Armando Avila, Juan Carlos Moguel and Pepe Ortega, engineers/mixers; Armando Avila, producer.
  • L : Bob Clearmountain, engineer/mixer; Tomás Torres, producer.
  • M : Gustavo Borner, engineer/mixer; Juan Luis Guerra, producer.
  • N : Seth Horan Atkins, Benny Faccone and Sadaharu Yagi, engineers/mixers.
  • O : Chris Sulit, engineer/mixer; Carlos Franzetti, producer.
  • P : Julio Reyes Copello, producer; Reyes, Javier Garza, Ricardo López Laliinde, and Carlos Fernando Lopez, engineers.
  • Q : Eduardo de la Paz Canel, engineer/mixer.
  • R : Carlos Hernández Carbonell and Dave Clauss, engineers/mixers.
  • S : Cheche Alara and Antonio "Moogie" Canazio, producers; Canazio, engineer/mixer.