2001 in Latin music
# 2001 in Latin music

This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e., music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas Latin America, Latin Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2001.

## Events

* August 20 – The Latin Recording Academy moves the upcoming Latin Grammy Awards from Miami to Los Angeles following protests by Cuban exiles over the Latin Recording Academy's decision to allow musicians from Cuba to perform on award ceremony.
* September 11 – Following the terrorist attacks in the United States, the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony, which was planned to air later that day, is promptly canceled and the ceremony was not rescheduled due to logistical problems. The cancellation of the award ceremony cost the organizers an estimated two million dollars in losses.
* October 30 – The 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held in a press conference at the Conga Room in Los Angeles.
   * Alejandro Sanz wins the Latin Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year for "El Alma al Aire" and Album of the Year for the album of the same name.
   * Juanes wins the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
   * Julio Iglesias is honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.
* December 9 – The Hispanos Unidos Por New York benefit concert is held at the Madison Square Garden featuring Latin acts such as Marc Anthony, Carlos Vives, Alejandro Fernández, Thalía, Juan Luis Guerra, and José José. The concert was held as a relief efforts to both the victims of the September 11 attacks as well as the crash of American Airlines Flight 587.

## Number-ones albums and singles by country

* List of number-one albums of 2001 (Spain)
* List of number-one singles of 2001 (Spain)
* List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2001
* List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 2001

## Awards

* 2001 Latin Grammy Awards
* 2001 Premio Lo Nuestro
* 2001 Billboard Latin Music Awards
* 2001 Tejano Music Awards

## Albums released

### First quarter

**January**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sea | Jorge Drexler | | | |
| 1 | Nóis E a Viola | As Galvão | | | |
| 2 | Tango Fatal | Carlos Franzetti | | | |
| 9 | Tu Veneno | Natalia Oreiro | | | |
| 12 | Bloco do Eu Sozinho | Los Hermanos | | | |
| 13 | Gozo Poderoso | Aterciopelados | | | |
| 30 | Instinto y Deseo | Víctor Manuelle | Salsa | "Me Da lo Mismo" "Cómo Se lo Explico al Corazón" | Sony Discos |
| 31 | Reação | Pavilhão 9 | | | |

**February**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Siempre en Mi Mente | Los Tri-O | | | EMI Latin |
| 13 | Despreciado | Lupillo Rivera | | | EMI Latin |
| 13 | Sueño Repetido | Ricardo Montaner | Latin pop | "Bésame" "La Clave del Amor" "Resumiendo" | WEA Latina |
| 13 | Todo Tuyo | Pesado | | | |
| 13 | Solo: Live in New York | Chucho Valdés | | | |
| 20 | Propuesta | Grupo Niche | Salsa | | |
| 20 | Brasilidade | Bossacucanova and Roberto Menescal | | | |
| 27 | Shhh! | A.B. Quintanilla and Los Kumbia Kings | | | EMI Latin |
| 27 | Yo Si Me Enamoré | Huey Dunbar | Salsa, tropical | "Yo Si Me Enamoré" "Con Cada Beso" | |
| 27 | De Vuelta y Vuelta | Jarabe de Palo | | | |
| 27 | Sin Límite | Ednita Nazario | | | |
| 27 | En Vivo | Liberación | | | |

**March**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Viaje Infinito | Nicole | | | |
| 6 | Rivera | Jerry Rivera | Latin pop | "Quiero" "Muero" | BMG US Latin |
| 6 | Intenso | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Salsa, Latin pop, bolero | "Pueden Decir" "Pero No Me Ama" "La Agarro Bajando" | Sony Discos |
| 13 | This Side of Paradise | Néstor Torres | | | |
| 19 | Na Paz | Sidereal | | | Fonovisa |
| 20 | Con Banda y de Parranda | Los Razos de Sacramento | | | Fonovisa |
| 20 | Grupomanía 2050 | Grupo Manía | Merengue | "Caracolito" | Sony Discos |
| 20 | Duetos | Armando Manzanero | Latin pop | | |
| 20 | Reina de Reinas | Banda Arkángel R-15 | | | |
| 20 | Que lo Baile Bien | Los Tigrillos | | | |
| 21 | Batuque | Ney Matogrosso | | | Fonovisa |
| 26 | Ansia de Amar | Conjunto Primavera | | | Fonovisa |
| 27 | Live! The Last Concert | Selena | | | EMI Latin |
| 27 | Siempre Pensando en Ti | Bobby Pulido | | | |

### Second quarter

**April**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Mi Cante y un Poema | Estrella Morente | | | |
| 10 | La Charanga Eterna | Orquesta Aragón | | | |
| 10 | Yaire | Yaire | | | |
| 17 | Nocturne | Charlie Haden | | | |
| 17 | Los Hombres Calientes, Vol. 3: New Congo Square | Los Hombres Calientes | | | |
| 17 | Para las Madrecitas | Sparx and Lorenzo Antonio | | | |
| 18 | Sortimento | Zélia Duncan | | | |
| 18 | So Alegria | Rio Negro and Solimões | | | |
| 24 | Tango Bar | Raul Jaurena | | | |
| 24 | Hoja en Blanco | Monchy & Alexandra | Bachata | "Hoja en Blanco" "Pasión" | J&N Records |

**May**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mi Corazón | Jaci Velasquez | Latin pop | "Cómo Se Cura una Herida" | Sony Discos |
| 1 | El General Is Back | El General | | | |
| 1 | Piedras y Flores | Amaury Gutiérrez | Latin pop | "Dime Corazón" | |
| 8 | Cuando Regreso a Tu Brazos | El Coyote y Su Banda Tierra Santa | | | |
| 15 | Entre Tangos Y Mariachi | Rocío Dúrcal | Tango, mariachi | "Sombras... Nada Más" "Caminito" "A Media Luz" "Nostalgia | BMG U.S. Latin |
| 15 | En Otra Onda | Tito Nieves | Salsa | "Un Amor Así" | WEA Latina |
| 15 | Le Modulor | Mœnia | | | |
| 15 | Rey Sol | Fito Páez | | | |
| 15 | Barrio Bravo | Celso Piña | | | |
| 18 | Virus | Camorra | | | |
| 18 | Coisa de Chefe | Claudio Jorge | | | |
| 18 | Viola Nordestina | Heraldo do Monte | | | |
| 21 | Wetsuit | Grupo Mojado | | | |
| 22 | Fuerza Musical | Palomo | | "No Me Conoces Aun" | |
| 22 | Cachaito | Orlando "Cachaíto" López | | | |
| 29 | Más de Mi Alma | Marco Antonio Solís | Latin pop | "O Me Voy o Te Vas" "Sé Que Me Va a Dejar" "Cuando Te Acuerdes de Mí" "Dónde Estará Mi Primavera" | Fonovisa |
| 29 | Más con el Número Uno | Vicente Fernández | | | |
| 29 | Expandiendo Raices/Branching Out | William Cepeda | | | |

**June**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Azul | Cristian Castro | Latin pop | "Azul" "Yo Quería" "Lloviendo Estrellas" "Con Ella" | BMG U.S. Latin |
| 5 | Próxima Estación: Esperanza | Manu Chao | | | |
| 5 | La Reunión | Banda Machos | | | |
| 5 | Si*Sé | Si*Sé | | | |
| 5 | Vivo | Vico C | | | |
| 5 | São João Vivo | Gilberto Gil | | | |
| 5 | Villa-Lobos: String Quartets, Vol. 6 | Cuarteto Latinoamericano | | | |
| 12 | Lo Mejor de Nosotros | Pepe Aguilar | | | |
| 12 | Homenaje a Chalino Sánchez | El Original de la Sierra | | | |
| 12 | Desde El Corazón | Los Desperadoz | | | |
| 12 | Union | Puya | | | |
| 19 | No Todo Lo Que Es Pop Es Bueno | Circo | | | |
| 26 | Encore | Roberto Blades | Salsa | | |
| 26 | Pa' La Calle | Los Toros Band | Merengue, bachata | | |

### Third quarter

**July**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cambaio | Chico Buarque and Edu Lobo | | |
| 7 | Sérgio & Odair Assad Play Piazzolla | Sérgio and Odair Assad | | |
| 10 | Cuando la Sangre Galopa | Jaguares | | |
| 10 | Peces de Ciudad | Ana Belén | | |
| 10 | Entre Amigos | Julio Preciado | | |
| 17 | Yo Por Ti | Olga Tañón | Latin pop, merengue | "Cómo Olvidar" "Ahora Soy Mala" "Miénteme" |
| 17 | Supernova | Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio | | |
| 17 | Chuntaros Radio Poder | El Gran Silencio | | |
| 18 | Yamayá | Lázaro Ros | | |
| 18 | Orisha Ayé. Shangó | Lázaro Ros | | |
| 29 | Contigo Por Siempre... | Banda el Recodo | | |
| 31 | Bandidos Rurales | León Gieco | | |
| 31 | Cine Baronesa | Guinga | | |
| 31 | En Vivo | Los Huracanes del Norte | | |

**August**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Pachanga | King África | | | |
| 7 | Por Tu Placer | Frankie Negrón | Salsa | "Comerte a Besos" | WEA Latina |
| 7 | Gilberto Gil & Milton Nascimento | Gilberto Gil and Milton Nascimento | | | |
| 7 | Nydia | Nydia Rojas | | | |
| 10 | La Rumba Soy Yo | El All-Stars de La Rumba Cubana | | | |
| 16 | Golijov: La Pasión Según San Marcos | María Guinand | | | |
| 21 | Alexandre Pires | Alexandre Pires | Latin pop | "Usted Se Me Llevó la Vida" "Necesidad" "Es Por Amor" | BMG U.S. Latin |
| 21 | Una Pagina Mas: Lo Mejor de los 70's Y 80's | Chuy Vega | | | |
| 21 | Corazón de Mujer | Melina León | | | |
| 21 | Nuevo Milenio-El Mismo Sabor | El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico | Salsa | "Me Liberé" "El Amor Es Ciego" "Se Nos Perdió el Amor" | Combo |
| 28 | Uniendo Fronteras | Los Tigres del Norte | | | |
| 28 | Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos | Thalía | | | |
| 28 | Recodo de Mi Madre | Los Originales de San Juan | | | |

**September**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | En Vivo: Desde la Plaza El Progreso en Guadalajara | Joan Sebastian | | | |
| 4 | MTV Unplugged | La Ley | | | |
| 4 | Multiplicame | Fuerza Juvenil | | | |
| 4 | El Que Busca Encuentra | Elefante | | | |
| 4 | Lamento Negro | Susana Baca | | | |
| 11 | Embrace the Chaos | Ozomatli | | | |
| 11 | Soy Lo Prohibido | Alicia Villareal | | | |
| 11 | Latin Spirits | Poncho Sanchez | | | |
| 13 | Da Roca e da Cidade | Martinho da Vila | Samba | | |
| 13 | Influencias | Dori Caymmi | | | |
| 18 | Huelo a soledad | Ana Gabriel | | | |
| 18 | Atrevido | Eddy Herrera | Merengue | "Tu Eres Ajena" | |
| 18 | Sandunguero | DJ Blass | | | |
| 24 | Para Mi Amor | Priscila & Sus Balas De Plata | | | |
| 24 | Entrega De Amor | Los Rieleros del Norte | | | |
| 25 | En El Idioma del Amor | Grupo Bryndis | | | |
| 25 | Orígenes | Alejandro Fernández | Ranchera | "Tantita Pena" "Si Tú No Vuelves" | |
| 25 | 8 | Gisselle | | | |
| 25 | Lo Dice Tu Mirada | Emilio Navaira | | | |
| 25 | Nadie Como Tu | Solido | | | |
| 25 | Cambio De Tiempo | Vocal Sampling | | | |
| 25 | Desahogo | Pilar Montenegro | Latin pop, norteño | "Quitame Ese Hombre" | |
| 25 | Tenampa | José José | Mariachi | "Cada Vez y Cada Vez" ""Cómo Hacer Para Olvidar" | BMG U.S. Latin |

### Fourth quarter

**October**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | En Vivo, Vol. 2 | Marco Antonio Solís | | | |
| 2 | La Negra Tiene Tumbao | Celia Cruz | Salsa | "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" "Hay Que Empezar Otra Vez" "Pa' Arriba No Va" | Sony Discos |
| 2 | Travesía | David Sánchez | | | |
| 2 | Somos Gitanos | Gipsy Kings | | | |
| 9 | Déjame Entrar | Carlos Vives | Vallenato | "Déjame Entrar" "Luna Nueva" "Carito" | EMI Latin |
| 9 | Lo mejor de Laura Pausini: Volveré junto a ti | Laura Pausini | Latin pop | "Volveré junto a ti" | Warner Music International |
| 9 | Ofrenda | Pedro Guerra | | | |
| 15 | Inconfundible | La Mafia | | | |
| 15 | Só Para Baixinhos 2 | Xuxa | | | |
| 16 | Gente | Presuntos Implicados | | | |
| 16 | Navidad | Jaci Velasquez | | | |
| 17 | Jobiniando | Ivan Lins | | | |
| 23 | Moviendo las Plumas | El Chichicuilote | | | |
| 23 | Libre | Marc Anthony | Salsa | "Celos" "Hasta Que Vuelvas Conmigo" "Viviendo" "Barco a la Deriva" | Sony Discos |
| 23 | Soy | Alejandra Guzmán | | | |
| 23 | A Palo Limpio | Kinito Méndez | | | |
| 23 | El Arte del Sabor | Bebo Valdés Trio | | | |
| 23 | Con el Polvo Hasta la Muerte | Los Razos | | | |
| 23 | Alma de Santiago | Jane Bunnett | | | |
| 25 | Muriendo de Frio | Guardianes Del Amor | | | |
| 30 | De Pata Negra | Melody | | | |
| 30 | Sereno | Miguel Bosé | | | |
| 30 | Navigator | José Padilla | | | |
| 30 | Te Regalo la Lluvia | Ana Bárbara | | | |
| 30 | Sangre de Rey | Michael Salgado | | | |
| Unknown | A Melhor Banda de Todos os Tempos da Última Semana | Titãs | Rock, pop rock | "A Melhor Banda de Todos os Tempos da Última Semana", Epitáfio, "O Mundo É Bão, Sebastião!" | Abril Music |

**November**

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Tango Por Vos | Julia Zenko | | | |
| 2 | CPM 22 | CPM 22 | | | |
| 5 | Te Voy a Enamorar | Los Ángeles de Charly | | | |
| 6 | A Prueba De Balas | Banda Machos | | | |
| 9 | Paz – Ao Vivo | Padre Marcelo Rossi | | | |
| 13 | Mis Romances | Luis Miguel | Latin pop, bolero | "Amor, Amor, Amor" "Cómo Duele" "Al Que Me Siga" | Warner Music Latina |
| 13 | Sufriendo a Solas | Lupillo Rivera | | | |
| 13 | Cuban Masters – Los Originales | Various artists | | | |
| 13 | Perdón Por Extrañarte | Los Mismos | | | |
| 13 | ...Ahora y Siempre | Liberación | | | |
| 13 | El Ultimo Adios (The Last Goodbye) | Various artists | | | |
| 20 | MTV Unplugged | Alejandro Sanz | Latin pop | "Y Sólo Me Ocurré Amarte" "Aprendíz" | Warner Music Latina |
| 20 | De un Solo Sentimiento | Charlie Zaa | Bolero, tropical music | "Flor Sin Retoño" | Sony Discos |
| 20 | Americanizao | Fulanito | | | |
| 20 | Mancha Registrada | Super Ratones | | | |
| 20 | Quiero Llegar a la Casa | Tito Rojas | Salsa | | Musical Productions |
| 20 | Pa' Los Treseros | Nelson González | | | |
| 20 | Se las Voy a Dar a Otro | Jenni Rivera | | | |
| 20 | Mensaje De Oro | Los Huracanes del Norte | | | |
| 20 | El Autentico Y Unico en Vivo | El Poder Del Norte | | | |
| 20 | Moreno | Jorge Moreno | | | |
| 20 | Buenos Muchachos | La Mosca Tsé Tsé | | | |
| 20 | Un Mundo Diferente | Diego Torres | Latin pop | "Color Esperanza" | BMG |
| 26 | Viva La Vida | Rabito | | | |
| 27 | Retro Momentos | Leonard Gonzales and Los Magnificos | | | |
| 27 | Siempre Humilde | Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz | | | |

**December**

| Day | Title | Artist |
| - | - | - |
| 4 | Calle Sabor, Esquina Amor | Limi-T 21 |
| 4 | Condom Black | Otto |
| 4 | Paradeiro | Marisa Monte |
| 4 | Juventude/Slow Motion Bossa Nova | Celso Fonseca and Ronaldo Bastos |
| 5 | Festa | Ivete Sangalo |
| 11 | Miguel Ríos y las estrellas del rock latino | Miguel Ríos |
| 11 | Libertad del Alma | Draco Rosa |
| 11 | Un Paso a la Eternidad | Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop |

### Unknown

| Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Label |
| - | - | - | - |
| Muévete, Muévete Más | Grupo Atrapado | | |
| De Nuevos a Viejos | Wisin & Yandel | | |
| Musica das Esferas, Vol. 3: Terra | Marcus Viana | | |
| Canciones para Normales y Mero Dementes | Rosendo Mercado | | |
| Muchas Flores | Rosario Flores | | |
| Vuela | Mónica Molina | | |
| CD Pirata | Nocaute | | |
| Celesteacustica | Celeste Carballo | | |
| Ingrata | Ram Herrera | | |
| Corren Tiempos De Alegria | Diego El Cigala | | |
| Adiós Nonino – Quarteto Amazônia Toca Astor Piazzolla | Quarteto Amazonia | | |
| Afrodisíaco | Tony Tun Tun | | |
| Un Sueño de Amor | Rogelio Martinez | | |
| AllStar | La Secta AllStar | | |
| Enfermos del Amor | Los Acosta | | |
| Como É Que Se Diz Eu te Amo | Legião Urbana | Punk rock, folk rock | EMI |

## Best-selling records

### Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2001, according to Billboard.

| Rank | Album | Artist |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Paulina | Paulina Rubio |
| 2 | Mi Reflejo | Christina Aguilera |
| 3 | Historia de un Ídolo, Vol. 1 | Vicente Fernández |
| 4 | Shhh! | A.B. Quintanilla and Los Kumbia Kings |
| 5 | Despreciado | Lupillo Rivera |
| 6 | La Historia | Ricky Martin |
| 7 | El Sapo | Azul Azul |
| 8 | Historia Musical Romántica | Grupo Bryndis |
| 9 | Vivo | Luis Miguel |
| 10 | Más de Mi Alma | Marco Antonio Solís |

### Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2001, according to Billboard.

| Rank | Single | Artist |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | "Abrázame Muy Fuerte" | Juan Gabriel |
| 2 | "Azul" | Cristian Castro |
| 3 | "Te Quisé Olvidar" | MDO |
| 4 | "O Me Voy o Te Vas" | Marco Antonio Solís |
| 5 | "Por Amarte Así" | Cristian Castro |
| 6 | "Cómo Se Cura una Herida" | Jaci Velasquez |
| 7 | "Yo Te Amo" | Chayanne |
| 8 | "La Bomba" | Azul Azul |
| 9 | "Despreciado" | Lupillo Rivera |
| 10 | "No Me Conoces Aun" | Palomo |

## Births

* December 7 – Quevedo, Spanish rapper
