On Oct. 4, 1986, Mexican singer/songwriter Juan Gabriel ranked at No. 1 on Billboard's newly created Latin Songs chart with "Yo No Se Que Me Paso.To celebrate 25 years of inspired music on the Latin Songs, have a look at the 25 top songs in the chart's history. Read further about how this chart was formulated by scrolling to the bottom of this page.
The Top 25 Latin Artists, 1986-2011
"La Camisa Negra"
Juanes
Year: 2005
"Corazon Sin Cara"
Prince Royce
Year: 2011
"En Bancarrota"
Braulio
Year: 1987
"Rompe"
Daddy Yankee
Year: 2005
"Me Voy A Quitar de en Medio"
Vicente Fernandez
Year: 1999
How This Chart Was Created
The 25th anniversary Latin Songs ranking is based on actual performance on the weekly Latin Songs chart dating to its inception in the Oct. 4, 1986, issue through Sept. 24, 2011. Rankings are based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at the lower end of the chart earning the least.
Due to various changes in chart rules, chart length and methodology throughout the years - including the implementation in 1994 of monitored airplay data from Nielsen BDS - songs had varying reigns at No. 1 and on the chart. To ensure equitable representation of the biggest hits from all 25 years, time frames were each weighted to account for the difference between turnover rates from those periods.
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