Take a look at the Top 9 songs by Latin artists:
1. Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix): This is undoubtedly one of the biggest hit in Latin Music worldwide. And it continuously ranked top in almost all music charts worldwide.
2. Maria Maria: This is another big hit in Latin music chart by Carlos Santana's Supernatural. It featured The Product G&B (David McRae and Marvin Moore-Hough). It remained in top spot in US billboard Hot 100 continuously for ten weeks in 2000. This number also won Grammy award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
3. I'm Real: Ok, we are talking about the Murder Remix version of the original featuring rapper Ja Rule of The Inc. Records. Though there were some controversies regarding the originality and uncredited sample but it was a big hit by Jennifer Lopez and topped the US billboard Hot 100 continuously for three weeks. Apart from USA, it was a great hit in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and other countries for a long time.
4. La Bamba: La Bamba by Los Lobos (3-time Grammy winner) is the next in the chart. The original is a folk song from Veracruz (the original song is 300 year old). However, Los Lobos version was released in the movie La Bamba (1987). The Los Lobos version of the original La Bamba was a big hit not only in USA but also in UK and Australian music charts and secured the number one position for a long time.
5. Anything For You: Ok, we are not talking about the Lee Harding's (Australia) debut album "What's Wrong with This Picture". We are talking about "Anything For You" by Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine. This song was a super hit in different parts of the world and secured top ranking in different music charts.
6. I Need to Know: This was one of the masterpieces by Grammy award winner Marc Anthony. He co-produced this song with Cory Rooney. This song was nominated for three Latin Grammy Awards and the English version peaked at third position in the Billboard Hot 100.
7. Genie in a Bottle: Wow, what a debut number by Christina Aguilera that toped the Billboard Hot 100 for 5 weeks. It also received almost same response in UK and it is considered her signature song and got Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2000.
8. If You Had My Love: The song was released in 1999 by Jennifer Lopez in her debut album "On the 6". The song peaked the number 4 position in UK. Some people say that the song was a big hit for the music video but undoubtedly as a song it is worth collecting.
9. Don't Wanna Lose You: At number 9 we have Gloria Estefan's Don't Wanna Lose You (1989). Gloria Estefan earned Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for this song. This number was a great hit in Brazil, Ireland, Sweden, USA and UK.
If you love Latin music and Latin Artists, you should have these songs in your collection.
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