selena quintanilla-pérez was the overall best selling latin artist of all time.
who is the overall best selling latin artist of all time?
selena quintanilla-pérez
the album became a sleeper hit, debuting atop the us "billboard" top latin albums and regional mexican albums chart with 10,500 units sold in the week ending november 23, 1996. on the "billboard" 200, "siempre selena" debuted and peaked at number 82. the album also helped increased sales to selena's other works, including "dreaming of you" and "amor prohibido" (1994). after two weeks at number one, "siempre selena" was displaced by julio iglesias' "tango" album in the week ending december 7. "siempre selena" finished 1996 as the 44th best-selling latin album of the year, her "dreaming of you" album remained that year's best-selling record. after 14 consecutive weeks at number one on the regional mexican albums chart, "siempre selena" was dethroned by grupo limite's "partiendome el alma". on its 19th week, the album regain the number one position on the regional mexican albums chart on the week ending march 29, 1997, following the release of the "selena" soundtrack. during the second anniversary of the singer's death on march 31, sales of "siempre selena" jumped 48% remaining atop the regional mexican albums chart and climbing the top latin albums chart at number three, a position higher from the previous week. the album remained at number one for three additional weeks before it fell from the top spot on the week ending may 10. it was subsequently nominated for female album of the year at the 1997 "billboard" latin music awards. in its quarterly recap of the top selling latin albums of 1997, "siempre selena" ranked third behind enrique and julio iglesias' albums, respectively. the recording finished 1997 as the fourth best-selling latin album in the united states, while it finished second on the regional mexican albums year-end list. in december 2002, the riaa certified "siempre selena" double platinum for shipments of 200,000 units; her 10th certified album. they re-certified the recording triple platinum (180,000 album-equivalent units sold) in november 2017.
siempre selena
section::::winners.









































section::::winners.:dance.









































bullet::::- world's best selling dance artist: ricky martin









































bullet::::- world's best selling dance group: vengaboys









































section::::winners.:latin.









































bullet::::- world's best selling female latin artist: christina aguilera









































bullet::::- world's best selling latin group: santana









































bullet::::- world's best selling male latin artist: ricky martin









































section::::winners.:new.









































bullet::::- world's best selling new female pop artist: anastacia









































bullet::::- world's best selling new rap artist: nelly









































section::::winners.:new age.









































bullet::::- world's best selling new age artist: enya









































section::::winners.:pop.









































bullet::::- world's best selling female pop artist: britney spears









































bullet::::- world's best selling male pop artist: ricky martin









































bullet::::- world's best selling pop group: backstreet boys









































section::::winners.:pop/rock.
2001 world music awards