<P> Since July 1993 , Billboard has published the best - selling Latin albums in the United States on the Top Latin Albums chart . An album is recognized as `` Latin '' by Billboard and the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) if 51 percent or more of its content is in the Spanish language . On October 18 , 2017 , Billboard published a list of the 25 best - selling Latin albums in country since September 1992 . As of October 2017 , the best - selling Latin album in the United States is Dreaming of You by Selena , her fifth and final studio album , which was posthumously released in 1995 . It has sold more than 2,942,000 copies since its release . Dreaming of You became the first predominately Spanish - language album to top the Billboard 200 and was the best - selling Latin album of 1995 and 1996 . Selena 's fourth studio album , Amor Prohibido , has sold more than 1,246,000 copies and is the fourth best - selling Latin album in the United States . </P>
<P> Since July 1993 , Billboard has published the best - selling Latin albums in the United States on the Top Latin Albums chart . An album is recognized as `` Latin '' by Billboard and the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) if 51 percent or more of its content is in the Spanish language . On October 18 , 2017 , Billboard published a list of the 25 best - selling Latin albums in country since September 1992 . As of October 2017 , the best - selling Latin album in the United States is Dreaming of You by Selena , her fifth and final studio album , which was posthumously released in 1995 . It has sold more than 2,942,000 copies since its release . Dreaming of You became the first predominately Spanish - language album to top the Billboard 200 and was the best - selling Latin album of 1995 and 1996 . Selena 's fourth studio album , Amor Prohibido , has sold more than 1,246,000 copies and is the fourth best - selling Latin album in the United States . </P>
who is the best selling latin artist of all time
who is the best selling latin artist of all time
Selena
Selena