Nielsen SoundScan compiles the sales data from merchants representing more than 90 percent of the U.S. music retail market.
[2] Listings of Top Latin Albums are also shown on Telemundo's music page through a partnership between the two companies.
Mexican singers Marco Antonio Solís holds the record for the most number-one albums by an artist overall with 12.
YHLQMDLG, by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, also achieved the feat by charting at #1 during four consecutive calendar years (2020–2023).
In May 2005, another chart, Latin Rhythm Albums, was introduced in response to growing sales of reggaeton records.
[14] In addition, albums containing more than 50% Spanish language content may be awarded with Latin certification award, gold, (Disco de Oro) for shipments of 30,000 units, platinum (Disco de Platino) for 60,000 and multi-platinum (Multi-Platino) for 120,000 and following in increments of 60,000 thereafter (previously, Spanish-language albums were certified gold and platinum for 50,000 and 100,000 units shipped respectively before December 2013).