List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2003

in the United States. [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/about_us/bbmethodology.jsp |title=Billboard Methodology |accessdate=2008-07-28 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|work=Billboard]

There were twenty number-one albums in 2003, including "Hijas del Tomate", the debut album by Spanish trio Las Ketchup; and "Mambo Sinuendo", a collaboration between Ry Cooder and Manuel Galban, which went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album. [cite web|title="Mambo Sinuendo"|publisher=Macromedia Corporation |work=Allmusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:apfixqqaldde~T32|accessdate=2008-09-16|date=2004-03-25|author=National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences] Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís became the first performer to peak at number one four times in the same calendar year: twice as the lead member of Los Bukis and twice as a solo artist with "La Historia Continúa..." and "Tu Amor o Tu Desprecio".

"Un Día Normal" by Colombian performer Juanes reached the top spot of the chart on its 68th week, [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=330&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Latin+Albums&ci=3050957&cdi=8047980&cid=09%2F20%2F2003|title=Top Latin Albums |date=2003-09-20 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|work=Billboard |accessdate=2008-09-05] seventeen days after it won the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year. [cite web |url=http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/2003/vol7n36/ListLatGrammy-en.html|title=List of Latin Grammy Winners |date=2003-09-04 |publisher=Puerto Rico Herald|author=The Associated Press |accessdate=2008-09-29] Mexican singer Luis Miguel released his sixteenth studio album, "33", which became his fifth number-one set, [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=330&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Latin+Albums&ci=3018050&cdi=6860401&cid=09%2F17%2F1994 |title=Top Latin Albums - Segundo Romance |date=1994-09-17 |work=Billboard |accessdate=2008-06-16|publiser=Nielsen Business Media, Inc] [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=330&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Latin+Albums&ci=3024654&cdi=7106734&cid=09%2F07%2F1996|title=Top Latin Albums - Nada Es Igual... |date=1996-09-07 |work=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |accessdate=2008-06-16] [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=330&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Latin+Albums&ci=3027704&cdi=7215558&cid=08%2F30%2F1997|title=Top Latin Albums - Romances |date=1997-08-30 |work=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |accessdate=2008-06-16] [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=330&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Latin+Albums&ci=3035593&cdi=7496945&cid=10%2F02%2F1999|title=Top Latin Albums - Amarte Es Un Placer |date=1999-10-02 |work=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |accessdate=2008-06-16] while fellow Mexican norteño music band Los Tigres del Norte peaked at the top for the fourth time (out of 13 releases) [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=25167&model.vnuAlbumId=915573|title=Artist Chart History - Los Tigres del Norte|work=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |accessdate=2008-10-02] with "". Ricky Martin's "Almas del Silencio" debuted within the Top 40 in twelve countries, [cite web |title="Almas del Silencio (French)"|publisher=Lescharts.com|url=http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ricky+Martin&titel=Almas+del+silencio&cat=a|accessdate=2008-09-18] received a Latin Grammy nomination [cite web |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20040714-1259-grammy_list.html|title=List of Latin Grammy Nominations|date=2004-07-14|work=Sign On San Diego |publisher=Union Tribune Publishing, Co |accessdate=2008-09-29] and also debuted at number one on the chart.

Puertorican performer Ednita Nazario with her twentieth album, "Por Tí", peaked at number one for the first time. Bronco with "Siempre Arriba"also spent one week at the top with their first album released as their new group name: Bronco: El Gigante de América. Mexican ranchero performer Pepe Aguilar debuted at number two on the chart on April 12, 2003 with "Y Tenerte Otra Vez" and the following week climbed to pole position. [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=330&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Latin+Albums&ci=3049108&cdi=7983766&cid=04%2F12%2F2003 |title=Top Latin Albums |date=2003-04-12 |publisher=Nielsen Businees Media, Inc|work=Billboard|accessdate=2008-09-05] A.B. Quintanilla with Kumbia Kings, Intocable and Los Temerarios were the only performers to hit the top spot twice in 2003. Cuban salsa performer Celia Cruz with her last recording "Regalo del Alma", debuted at number one on the chart and won the Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album. [cite web|title="Regalo del Alma"|work=Allmusic.com|publisher=Macromedia Corporation |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3cfyxqlaldfe~T32|accessdate=2008-09-20|date=2003-07-15|author=The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences]

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