List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2000

The "Billboard" Top Latin albums chart, published in "Billboard" magazine, is a chart that features Latin music sales information. This data is complied by Nielsen SoundScan from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores, internet sales (both physical and via digital downloads) and verifiable sales from concert venues in United States. [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/about_us/bbmethodology.jsp |title=Billboard Methodology |accessdate=2008-07-28 |publisher=Billboard.com]

nomination for Best Grupero Performance, [cite web|title="Complete List Of Nominations For First-ever Latin Grammy Awards"|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4608633-1.html|accessdate=2008-07-30|date=2000-07-29|publisher=Allbusiness.com|author=Allbusiness.com] which was awarded to the latter one. [cite web|title="Latin Grammy Award Winners"|url=http://www.grammy.com/Latin/Winners_Search/Results.aspx?noflash=true
accessdate=2000-07-30|publisher=Grammy.com|author=Grammy.com] "MTV Unplugged", by Colombian performer Shakira, also peaked at number one for two weeks and went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album at the 43rd Grammy Awards. [cite web |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20010103&slug=feawlist04 |title=Complete List of Nominees |date=2001-01-03 |author=The Associated Press |publisher=The Seattle Times |accessdate=2008-07-30] With "All My Hits - Todos Mis Exitos Vol. 2", Tejano music performer Selena had her sixth album peak at number one (the fifth to do so posthumously). Son By Four spent 12 non-consecutive weeks at the summit with their eponymous album, which received a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. [cite web |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS
title=Gold & Platinum |date=2000-09-12 |publisher="RIAA" |accessdate=2008-07-30]

Mexican performer Alejandro Fernández and Cuban singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan both released the second number-one albums of their careers. "Guerra de Estados Pesados", a compilation album with music by Chuy Vega, El Jilguero, El Original de la Sierra, El Marquez de Sinaloa, Los Gatilleros de Durango, Los Herederos del Norte, Los Traileros de Durango and Los Comandantes de Nuevo León, spent one week at the top but dropped to number 16 the following week. [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=330&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Latin+Albums&ci=3037966&cdi=7584015&cid=05%2F13%2F2000 |title=Top Latin Albums |date=2000-05-13 |publisher="Billboard.com" |accessdate=2008-07-28] Christina Aguilera spent 14 weeks at number one with her first Spanish album "Mi Reflejo" and "Galería Caribe" by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona also hit the top spot of the chart.

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