Regional Mexican Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. Established in June 1985, the chart compiles information about the top-selling albums in genres like mariachi, norteño, banda and Duranguense, which are frequently considered regional Mexican. The chart features only full-length albums and, like all Billboard album charts, is based on sales. The information is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan from a sample representing more than 90% of the U.S. music retail market, including not only music stores and music departments at electronics and department stores but also direct-to-consumer transactions and Internet sales (both physical albums and digital downloads). A limited number of verifiable sales at concert venues is also tabulated.[1] La Jaula de Oro by Los Tigres del Norte was the first album to reach number-one in the chart. In the magazine's January 16, 2010, issue, Jenni Rivera's La Gran Señora returned to the No. 1 spot on the chart.[2]
The current number-one album, as of the June 11, 2011 issue is MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends by Los Tigres del Norte.[3]
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According to the RIAA, albums containing more than 50% Spanish language content are awarded with gold certifications (Disco de Oro) for U.S. shipments of 100,000 units; platinum (Disco de Platino) for 200,000 and multi-platinum (Multi-Platino) for 400,000 and following in increments of 200,000 thereafter.[4] In the following table, the certifications shown are standard as any album release in United States: gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies; platinum, for one million units, and multi-platinum for more than one million sold.
| Year | Artist | Album | Label | RIAA certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986[5] | Los Bukis | A Donde Vas | Profono | |
| 1986 | Los Caminantes | De Guanajuato...Para America! | Luna Records | |
| 1987[6] | Los Bukis | Me Volvi a Acordar de Ti | Laser Records | |
| 1994[7] | Selena | Amor Prohibido | EMI Latin | 2x Platinum |
| 1995 | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| 1997[8] | Grupo Limite | Partiendome El Alma | Universal Music Latino | Gold |
| 1998[9] | Selena | Anthology | EMI Latin | |
| 1999[10] | All My Hits Vol.1 | Gold | ||
| 2000[11] | Los Temerarios | En La Madrugada se Fue | Fonovisa | Platinum |
| 2001 | Vicente Fernández | Historia de Un Idolo, Vol. 1 | Sony Music Latin | |
| 2002 | Los Temerarios | Una Lágrima No Basta | Fonovisa | Gold |
| 2003 | Los Tigres del Norte | Herencia Musical: 20 Corridos Inolvidables | ||
| 2004 | Grupo Climax | Za Za Za | Balboa | |
| 2005 | Grupo Montéz de Durango | Y Sigue La Mata Dando | Disa Records[12] | |
| 2006 | Borrón y Cuenta Nueva | |||
| 2007 | Vicente Fernández | Historia de un Idolo, Vol. 1 | Sony Music Latin | |
| 2008 | Para Siempre | Gold | ||
| 2009 | El Trono de Mexico | Almas Gemelas | Fonovisa | |
| 2010 | Jenni Rivera | La Gran Señora |