Billboard breaks down the 25 Latin LPs that soundtracked the year.
Illustration by Lyanne Natividad. Londra:Courtesy of Juan Rodoni/Warner Music Latina; Lafourcade: Arturo Holmes/GI; Arcangel: Omar Vega/GI
In 2022, Spanish-language music comprised a big chunk of what was being streamed beyond just Spanish-speaking countries and households. This year, Latin – which is defined as music predominantly sung in Spanish – saw a continuedUn Verano Sin Ti, which is included in our 25 favorite Latin albums of this year. The 23-track genre-hopping set became the first all-Spanish album to be ranked No. 1 on the
year-end albums chart, and it also earned the first-ever Grammy nomination for album of the year for an all-Spanish release. which is impossible to box into one particular style or genre. Instead, the 16-track set, which won album of the year at the Latin Grammys, was an invitation into the Spaniard’s global-spanning inspiration. She isn’t afraid to go on an exploratory journey where jazz and reggaeton can coexist in one song.
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