List of number-one Billboard Regional Mexican Albums from the 1980s
# List of number-one Billboard Regional Mexican Albums from the 1980s

The Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart, published in Billboard magazine, is a record chart that features Latin music sales information. This data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores, Internet sales (both physical and digital) and verifiable sales from concert venues in the United States. The data for this chart was published every two weeks, unlike most Billboard charts.

The Regional Mexican Albums chart was first of the three Latin-related albums (along with Latin Pop Albums and Tropical Albums) published on June 29, 1985, eight years before the Top Latin Album survey which began on July 10, 1993. Billboard published a biweekly chart throughout the 1980s.

Los Tigres del Norte were the first artists to reach number-one with their album, Jaula de Oro'. Three other albums by the group: El Otro Mexico, Los Idolos del Pueblo, and Los Corridos Prohibidos reached number-one on the Regional Mexican charts. Each album by the group received a Grammy Award-nomination for Best Mexican-American Performance.

Los Bukis, led by Marco Antonio Solís, were the second artists to reach number-one with their album, A Donde Vas.

Joan Sebastian was the first solo performer of Regional Mexican music to reach number-one with his album Rumores. Another album by Joan Sebastian, Con Tambora was the longest number-one Regional Mexican album which spent 23 consecutive weeks.

Los Bondadosos reach number-one in the chart for the first time with their album, Porque me haces sufrir. In addition, a compilation album related to group reached number-one on the chart.

Two albums by Los Yonic's reached number-one on the chart: Petalo y Espinas and Siempre Te Amaré. The former received a Grammy Award-nomination for Best Mexican-American Performance.

Near the end of the decade, Vicente Fernández's album, Por Tu Maldito spent 11 consecutive weeks number-one on the chart.

## Number-one albums

| Album | Artist | Date | Weeks |
| - | - | - | - |
| Jaula de Oro | Los Tigres del Norte | June 29, 1985 | 1 |
| A Donde Vas | Los Bukis | July 13, 1985 | 8 |
| Por que me haces sufrir | Los Bondadosos | November 2, 1985 | 1 |
| A Donde Vas | Los Bukis | November 16, 1985 | 8 |
| Rumores | Joan Sebastian | January 11, 1986 | 1 |
| A Donde Vas | Los Bukis | January 25, 1986 | 5 |
| El Otro Mexico | Los Tigres del Norte | April 5, 1986 | 2 |
| A Donde Vas | Los Bukis | May 3, 1986 | 3 |
| 17 Super Exitos | Los Bondadosos | June 14, 1986 | 1 |
| La Mafia 1986 | La Mafia | June 28, 1986 | 1 |
| 17 Super Exitos | Los Bondadosos | July 17, 1986 | 1 |
| De Guanajuato...Para America! | Los Caminantes | August 9, 1986 | 4 |
| Los Yonics | Los Yonics | October 4, 1986 | 3 |
| Con Banda | Antonio Aguilar | November 15, 1986 | 3 |
| De Guanajuato...Para America! | Los Caminantes | December 27, 1986 | 1 |
| Con Tambora | Joan Sebastian | January 10, 1987 | 7 |
| Gracias!... América... Sin Fronteras | Los Tigres del Norte | April 18, 1987 | 1 |
| Con Tambora | Joan Sebastian | April 25, 1987 | 16 |
| Petalos y Espinas | Los Yonic's | December 12, 1987 | 8 |
| Idolos del Pueblo | Los Tigres del Norte | June 18, 1988 | 2 |
| Mascarada | Joan Sebastian | July 16, 1988 | 3 |
| Idolos del Pueblo | Los Tigres del Norte | August 27, 1988 | 1 |
| Mascarada | Joan Sebastian | September 10, 1988 | 7 |
| Siempre Te Amare | Los Yonic's | December 17, 1988 | 3 |
| Un Golpe Más | Bronco | January 28, 1989 | 6 |
| Siempre Te Amaré | Los Yonic's | April 22, 1989 | 2 |
| Los Corridos Prohibidos | Los Tigres del Norte | May 20, 1989 | 6 |
| Por Tu Maldito Amor | Vicente Fernández | August 12, 1989 | 11 |
