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This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1998.

## Events

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* February 25 – The 40th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. This is the first award ceremony where members of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (LARAS) are eligible to vote in the Latin field of the Grammy Award categories. In addition, a new category for Latin rock and alternative music was established.[1][2]
* Luis Miguel wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance for his album Romances.
* Ry Cooder wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance for his production of Buena Vista Social Club.
* La Mafia wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance for their album En Tus Besos.
* Los Fabulosos Cadillacs wins the Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance for their album Fabulosos Calavera.
* Roy Hargrove's band Crisol wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance for their album Habana.
* April 5 — The 9th Annual Billboard Latin Music Conference is held at the Biscayne Bay Marriott hotel.[3]
* The 5th Billboard Latin Music Awards are also held in the same week. Marc Anthony is the only artist with multiple wins with two awards. Mexican singer Vicente Fernández is inducted into the Billboard Latin Music of Fame.
* May 14 — The 10th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Alejandro Fernández is the biggest winner with five awards.[4]

October 10–17 – Due to damage to the Broadcast Data Systems monitors in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Georges, no charts for the Hot Latin Songs are published by Billboard.[5]

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## Number-ones albums and singles by country

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* List of number-one albums of 1998 (Spain)
* List of number-one singles of 1998 (Spain)
* List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 1998
* List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1998

## Awards

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* 1998 Premio Lo Nuestro
* 1998 Billboard Latin Music Awards
* 1998 Tejano Music Awards

## Albums released

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### First quarter

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#### January

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13  | Celebrando 25 Años de Juan Gabriel: En Concierto en el Palacio de Bellas Artes | Juan Gabriel | Ballad, bolero, flamenco, mariachi, ranchera | "Así Fue"
"Amor Eterno"
"Te Sigo Amando"
"Costumbres"  | Ariola, BMG U.S. Latin
27  | Como Te Recuerdo | Los Temerarios |  |  | Fonovisa Records
Tracción Acústica | Enanitos Verdes | Pop rock |  | Rodven
Hasta la Eternidad | Los Acosta | Conjunto |  | Disa

#### February

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3  | Sol | Los Tiranos del Norte  |  |  |
Prefiero el Futbol | El Morro  |  |  | FonoVisa
Toda Mi Vida | Jay Perez | Tejano |  | Sony Discos
10  | Los Primera | Servando & Florentino | Salsa | "Una Fan Enamorada"
"Los Hermanos Primera"
"Aliviame"  | WEA Latina
12  | Vuelve | Ricky Martin | Merengue, boogaloo, bolero, soft rock, ballad |  | Sony Discos
24  | Cerca de ti | Lucero | Ranchera |  | Universal
Hoy Quiero Cantanrte | Tony Vega |  |  |

#### March

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10  | Desde el Corazon de Texas | La Tropa F  | Tejano, conjunto, cumbia |  | EMI Latin, In The House Productions Inc.
Como Pez en el Agua | Grupo Mojado  | Cumbia |  | FonoVisa
17  | Aires de Mi Norte | Los Huracanes del Norte |  |  |
24  | Ana José Nacho | Mecano | Chanson, synth-pop |  | BMG U.S. Latin, Ariola
Instantes | Patricia Navidad | Mariachi |  | Melody
The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera | Los Amigos Invisibles | Bossa nova, Latin jazz, jazz-funk, disco | "Ultra-Funk"
"Groupie"
"Cha-Chaborro"  | Luaka Bop, Warner Bros. Records
Dale Cara a la Vida | Tito Nieves | Salsa |  | RMM Records
Estos Si Son Corridazos | Los Originales de San Juan  |  | "El Rey del Cristal"
"Los Cuatro de Michoacán"
"100 Kilos de Reina"  |
31  | Confesiones de Amor | Los Ángeles Azules | Cumbia |  | Disa, EMI Latin
Róbame un Beso | Graciela Beltrán | Tejano | "Róbame un Beso"  | EMI Latin
A Gozar Con Sabrosura | Fito Olivares |  |  | EMI Latin
A Pasito Lento! | Los Toros Band  |  |  | Rodven

### Second quarter

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#### April

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14  | Suavemente | Elvis Crespo | Hip-house, merengue | "Suavemente"
"Luna Llena"
"Tu Sonrisa"  | Sony Discos
Vida Loca | Francisco Céspedes | Ballad |  | Wea Latina, Inc.
Entrega Total | OV7 |  |  |
Te Seguire | Los Palominos | Tejano | "Te Seguiré"
"Cuando Tu Me Quieras"
"Quiero Ser"  | Sony
¿Por Qué Dismular? | Jeans |  |  |
21  | Todo el Amor | Myriam Hernández | Ballad, romantic, vocal |  | Sony
28  | Es Mi Tiempo | Manny Manuel | Salsa, merengue | "Como Duele"
"Corazón Partído"
"Desvelo de Amor"  | Merengazo Records

#### May

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4  | Arena en los Bolsillos | Manolo García | Folk rock, acoustic, pop rock |  | BMG U.S. Latin
12  | Ironias | Víctor Manuelle | Salsa | "Se Me Rompe el Alma"
"Qué Habría Sido de Mí"
"La Dueña de Mis Amores"  | Sony Discos
19  | Carlos Ponce | Carlos Ponce | Ballad, soft rock, tribal house |  | Capitol/EMI Latin
Juntos (1998) | Sergio Vargas and Gisselle |  |  |
Hot House | Arturo Sandoval | Big Band | "Rhythm of Our World"
"Sandunga"  | N2K Encoded Music
Obsesión | David Sánchez | Latin jazz, contemporary jazz, easy listening |  | Columbia
No Mas Contigo | Ezequiel Peña  |  |  |
26  | Sin Documentos | Los Rodríguez | Pop rock |  | GASA
Un Segundo Sentimiento | Charlie Zaa | Ballad, bolero |  | Sony Discos, Sonolux
28  | Um sonhador | Leandro e Leonardo | Country |  | RCA
29  | Sin Daños a Terceros | Ricardo Arjona | Acoustic, soft rock, pop rock | "Mentiroso"
"Desnuda"
"Dime Que No"  | Sony

#### June

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2  | Enemigos íntimos | Fito Páez and Joaquín Sabina | Soft rock, pop rock |  | BMG U.S. Latin, Ariola
Lagrimas de Sangre | Banda Maguey  | Ranchera |  | RCA, BMG Entertainment Mexico, S.A. De C.V.
Gargolas 1: El Comando Ataca | Alex Gargolas | Reggaeton |  | VI Music
15  | Equilíbrio Distante | Renato Russo | Acoustic  |  | EMI, EMI
O Último Solo | Renato Russo | Vocal, pop rock |  | EMI, EMI
16  | La Llorona | Lhasa de Sela | Neofolk |  | Atlantic
Ozomatli | Ozomatli | Latin | "Cut Chemist Suite"
"Cumbia de los Muertos"
"Chango"  | Almo Sounds
Intocable | Intocable | Tejano | "Amor Maltido"
"Perdedor"
"Huracán"  | EMI Latin
Un Regalo de Amor | Liberación  | Cumbia, ballad, norteno, ranchera |  | Disa
Hey Na Na | Os Paralamas do Sucesso | Pop rock |  | EMI, EMI
Antes de Partir | La Arrolladora Banda El Limón |  |  |
Mais do Mesmo | Legião Urbana | Pop rock |  | EMI
30  | Amor Platónico | Los Tucanes de Tijuana | Cumbia, merengue, ranchera, ballad, bolero | "Espejeando"
"La Traigo Muerta"  | EMI Latin
Entre el Amor y Yo | Vicente Fernández | Ranchera |  | Sony
Viento a Favor | Sentidos Opuestos | Europop, dance-pop |  | EMI Latin
No Lo Voy a Olvidar | Brenda K. Starr | Salsa | "Hombre Mío, Hombre Ajeno"
"No lo Voy a Olvidar"  | Parcha Records, Platano Records
Aquamosh | Plastilina Mosh | Acid jazz, electro, big beat | "Niño Bomba"
"Encendedor"
"Aquamosh"  | Capitol Records
Caribe Atómico | Aterciopelados | New wave, pop rock, post-rock | "Caribe Atómico"
"El Estuche"
"Maligno"  | BMG
Lo Mas Romantico de Ayer Con Los... | Guardianes del Amor  | Cumbia, ballad |  | RCA, BMG U.S. Latin
Distancia | José José | Ballad |  | BMG U.S. Latin, Ariola
Frente a Mi | Edith Márquez | Ballad |  | WEA

### Third quarter

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#### July

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1  | Violencia Musical | Hector y Tito | Reggaeton |  | VI Music
21  | Esperanto | Kabah | Euro house, synth-pop |  | Rodven
28  | Por Mujeres Como Tu | Pepe Aguilar | Mariachi |  | Musart, Musart
A Caballo | Kinito Méndez | Merengue |  | J&N Records, Sony

#### August

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4  | Todo Por Ti | Priscila y Sus Balas de Plata  | Ballad, cumbia, norteno, ranchera |  | FonoVisa
11  | Dancemania '99: Live at Birdland | Tito Puente | Salsa, mambo |  | RMM Records
13  | Dance with Me: Music from the Motion Picture | Various artists  | Soundtrack, salsa, cha-cha, hip-house, Latin, merengue, samba, dance-pop |  | Epic, Sony Discos, Sony Music Soundtrax
18  | Exclusivo | Toño Rosario | Merengue, bachata |  | WEACaribe, Wea Latina, Inc.
25  | Nacimiento y Recuerdo | Frankie Ruiz | Salsa |  | Rodven
Señor Bolero | José Feliciano | Bolero |  | PolyGram
El Rumbero del Piano | Eddie Palmieri | Afro-Cuban jazz, salsa, plena, Latin jazz | "Cafe"  | RMM Records
Un Juego de Amor | Grupo Bryndis | Cumbia |  | Disa
Por Amor | Plácido Domingo | Romantic, vocal, ballad |  | WEA

#### September

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1  | ...En la Plaza de Toros México | Ana Gabriel | Vocal |  | Sony, Sony
Vive | Milly Quezada | Merengue, bachata |  | Sony Tropical
Euforia | La Mafia | Tejano |  | Sony
8  | Central Avenue | Danilo Pérez | Afro-Cuban jazz, Latin jazz | "Blues for the Saints"
"Lush Life"  | Impulse!
Amor del Bueno | Banda Arkángel R-15 | Ranchera |  | Luna Music
En Vivo: Desde Monterrey Mexico | Bobby Pulido | Tejano |  | EMI Latin
Tengo Una Ilusion | Banda el Recodo | Ranchera |  | FonoVisa, FonoVisa
15  | Desde Mexico | Raúl di Blasio | Latin jazz |  | BMG Venezuela, Ariola
Comenzaré | Luis Fonsi |  | "Si Tu Quisieras"
"Perdoname"
"Dime Como"
"Me Ire"  | Universal
Lo Mejor de la Vida | Compay Segundo | Afro-Cuban, Cubano, Latin jazz |  | Nonesuch
Los Super Seven | Los Super Seven |  | "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)"
"La Madrugada (The Dawn)"  | BMG Entertainment, RCA
Reencarnacion | ¡Cubanismo!  | Afro-Cuban jazz, mambo, son, descarga |  | Hannibal Records
Sombras de la China | Joan Manuel Serrat | Vocal |  | BMG U.S. Latin
18  | Tu Ya Lo Conoces | Julio Preciado y su Banda del Pacifico |  |  |
22  | Todo o Nada | Lucía Méndez | Bolero, ballad |  | Azteca Music
El Privilegio de Amar | Manuel Mijares | Ballad |  | Rodven
Cosas del Amor | Enrique Iglesias | Latin pop, ballad | "Nunca Te Olvidaré"
"Esperanza"
"Para de Jugar"  | FonoVisa
Mi Vida Es Cantar | Celia Cruz | Salsa, Afro-Cuban |  | RMM Records
Fin de Siglo | El Tri | Blues rock |  | WEA
Cuantas Veces | Mazz | Tejano, ranchera, cumbia, conjunto |  | EMI Latin
Ven a Mi Mundo | Los Mismos |  |  | EMI Latin
29  | Dónde Están los Ladrones? | Shakira | Pop rock, vocal, Latin pop | "Ciega, Sordomuda"
"Si Te Vas"
"No Creo"
"Ojos Así"  | Sony
No Me Compares | Frankie Negrón | Salsa |  | WEA Latina, Inc.
Afro-Cuban Fantasy | Poncho Sanchez | Latin jazz | "Subway Harry"
"Afro-Cuban Fantasy"  | Concord Picante
Atado a Tu Amor | Chayanne | Salsa, ballad |  | Sony Latin, Sony Latin, Sony Latin

### Fourth quarter

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#### October

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6  | Bloque | Bloque  |  |  | Warner Bros. Records, Luaka Bop
13  | Yo Voy Por Ti | Karis  | Merengue |  | EMD Music Inc.
20  | Mi respuesta | Laura Pausini | Ballad, soft rock, vocal |  | CGD East West, Wea Latina, Inc.
De Corazón a Corazón | Grupo Límite | Tejano, norteno |  | PolyGram Discos, S.A. De C.V.
27  | Te Acordarás de Mí | Olga Tañón |  | "Tu Amor"
"Escondidos"
"Hielo y Fuego"
"El Niño"  | Wea Latina, Inc.
En la Mira | Ilegales | Merengue, Latin, hip-house |  | BMG U.S. Latin, Ariola
The Album II | Alabina | Flamenco, Cubano  | "Ya Mama Ya Mama"
"Lolole (Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood)"  | Astor Place
Exitos en Vivo | Banda Maguey  | Cumbia, ranchera, bolero |  | BMG U.S. Latin, RCA
30  | Big Band Ríos | Miguel Ríos | Rock & roll |  | Rock & Rios Discos, Bat Discos, Azteca Music

#### November

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3  | De Otra Manera | Jerry Rivera |  |  | Sony
El Color de los Sueños | Fey | Euro house, synth-pop |  | Sony Latin, Sony Latin
Puro Pueblo | Michael Salgado | Tejano |  | Sony, Discos Joey International
Ayer, Hoy Y Siempre...Con Amor | Los Trios  |  |  |
Mariposa | Jennifer y Los Jetz | Tejano | "Tengo Miedo"  | EMI Latin
10  | Atada | Gisselle | Merengue, ballad | "Atada"
"Dame un Beso"
"No Es Cuestion de Sexo"  | BMG U.S. Latin, Ariola
The Dynasty | Grupo Manía | Merengue | "Como Baila"
"Niña Bonita"
"Voy a Ganar Su Amor"
"Magia"  | Sony Discos Inc.
Al Despertar | Mercedes Sosa |  |  | Mercury
Livro | Caetano Veloso | MPB | "Manhata (Para Lulu Santos) (For Lulu Santos)"
"Doideca"
"Não Enche"  | Nonesuch
All Star | Los Rabanes | Ska |  | Kiwi Records, BMG U.S. Latin
17  | Aventurero | Pedro Fernández | Mariachi |  | Rodven, PolyGram
Con los Pies Sobre la Tierra | Melina León | Merengue |  | Sony Discos, Tropix Music Records
Los Más Buscados | Los Tucanes de Tijuana | Norteno |  | EMI
Luna nueva | Rosana | Vocal |  | Universal
24  | Superfantástico | Tatiana |  |  | Rodven
Acústico MTV | Rita Lee | MPB |  | Mercury, PolyGram

#### December

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1  | Pollomania | Ivonne Avilez  |  |  | EMI Latin
Aquel Que Había Muerto | Vico C | Reggaeton | "Aquel Que Había Muerto"
"Calla"  | EMI Latin
Pasaporte Musical | El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico |  |  |
8  | Con la Banda...El Recodo | Juan Gabriel and Banda el Recodo |  |  |
15  | Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual | Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40 | Merengue, salsa, bachata |  | Karen Records
Vuela Más Alto | OV7 |  |  |
The Original Rude Girl | Ivy Queen | Reggaeton |  | Sony Discos
30  | Enrique Iglesias | Enrique Iglesias | Ballad, soft rock  |  | FonoVisa, Mercury, FonoVisa, Mercury

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Imitação da vida | Maria Bethânia | MPB |  | EMI, EMI
Necesito Decirte | Conjunto Primavera | Cumbia, norteno |  | FonoVisa
Bele Bele En La Habana | Chucho Valdés | Afro-Cuban jazz, bolero, Afro-Cuban, Latin jazz |  | Blue Note
Clandestino | Manu Chao | Folk rock, reggae, downtempo, leftfield | "Bongo Bong"
"Mentira..."
"Mama Call"  | Ark 21 Records
A Quien Pueda Interesar | Fiel a la Vega | Latin, pop rock |  | Joripatipe
Cuidadito | Michael Salgado | Tejano |  | Discos Joey International
A mi gente | Soledad Pastorutti | Folk |  | Columbia, Sony Music
Depende | Jarabe de Palo | Pop rock |  | EMI Latin
Reencuentro | Joe Veras  | Bachata |  | Guitarra Records

## Best-selling records

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### Best-selling albums

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The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 1998, according to Billboard.[6]

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1  | Me Estoy Enamorando | Alejandro Fernández
2  | Vuelve | Ricky Martin
3  | Buena Vista Social Club | Buena Vista Social Club
4  | Contra la Corriente | Marc Anthony
5  | Sueños Líquidos | Maná
6  | Romances | Luis Miguel
7  | Dance with Me: Music from the Motion Picture | Various artists
8  | Suavemente | Elvis Crespo
9  | Sentimientos | Charlie Zaa
10  | Más | Alejandro Sanz

### Best-performing songs

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The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1998, according to Billboard.[6]

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1  | "Así Fue"  | Juan Gabriel
2  | "Si Tú Supieras"  | Alejandro Fernández
3  | "A Pesar de Todos"  | Ana Gabriel
4  | "Vuelve"  | Ricky Martin
5  | "Por Mujeres Como Tú"  | Pepe Aguilar
6  | "No Sé Olvidar"  | Alejandro Fernández
7  | "Yo Nací Para Amarte"  | Alejandro Fernández
8  | "En El Jardín"  | Alejandro Fernández featuring Gloria Estefan
9  | "Por Qué Te Conocí"  | Los Temerarios
10  | "Suavemente"  | Elvis Crespo

## Births

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* January 2 – Christell, Chilean singer
* April 12 – Paulo Londra, Argentine trap singer
* May 29 – Lucía Gil, Spanish singer and actress
* July 18 – Luísa Sonza, Brazilian pop singer
* August 25 – Abraham Mateo, Spanish pop singer

## Deaths

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* March 15 – Tim Maia, Brazilian MPB singer
* April 18 – Nelson Gonçalves, Brazilian samba singer and songwriter
* June 23 – Leandro, Brazilian sertanejo singer of sibling duo Leandro e Leonardo
* August 4 – Carmen Delia Dipini, Puerto Rican bolero singer
* August 9 – Frankie Ruiz, Puerto Rican salsa singer

## References

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1. ^ Lannert, John (August 29, 1998). "Mauricio Abaroa". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 35\. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. LMQ-4. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
2. ^ "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
3. ^ Lannert, John (1998-04-11). "Latin Music Award Winners, Include First-Timers, Familiar Faces". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. LM-66. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
4. ^ "Lo Nuestro – Historia". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
5. ^ Lannert, John (October 24, 1998). "Latin Notas". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 43\. p. 55\. ISSN 0006-2510.
6. ^ a b "1998: The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52\. 26 December 1998. p. YE-70. Retrieved 30 April 2013.

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