List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Songs from the 1980s

The data were compiled by the Billboard chart and research department with information from 70 Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and Puerto Rico.

[3] However, in the listings included in the first printed publication of the chart on October 4, 1986, the first number-one song was "Yo No Sé Qué Me Pasó" by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel.

[1] By the end of that year, another of Gabriel's compositions, "De Mí Enamórate", sung by Daniela Romo, also reached number one.

[4] Also in 1986, two Spanish versions of the Italian song "Tutta la vita", performed by Franco and Emmanuel succeeded one another at the top of the chart.

[5] Two songs recorded by Spanish singer Julio Iglesias peaked at number one, "Lo Mejor de Tu Vida" and "Que No Se Rompa la Noche".

A man with a white T-shirt and a black vest singing into a microphone.
Puerto Rican singer Chayanne reached the top of the chart for the first time with " Fuiste un Trozo de Hielo en la Escarcha " in 1989.
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American band Los Lobos reached the top of the chart with their version of the song " La Bamba " in 1987.
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Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel spent 14 weeks at number-one with her song " Ay Amor ".