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Best latin artists of the 1960s

Singles paid the bills at the start of the decade and albums did by the end of it. Once a record could hold one idea across two sides, psychedelia and Southern soul both started writing for the longer form, from opposite ends of the country.

Everyone who released a latin album in the 1960s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Jorge Ben Jor№ 1Jorge Ben Jor2 albums here4.3Weighted score5.0 avg · 3 ratings
  1. 2Gal CostaGal Costa2 albums here4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
  2. 3SantanaSantana2 albums here4.04.0 avg · 10 ratings
  3. 4Chico BuarqueChico Buarque3 albums here2 ratings
  4. 5Ben E. KingBen E. King1 album here2 ratings
  5. 6Antonio Carlos JobimAntonio Carlos Jobim1 album here1 rating
  6. 7Maria BethâniaMaria Bethânia2 albums here1 rating
  7. 8Dean MartinDean Martin1 album here1 rating
  8. 9Os MutantesOs Mutantes3 albums here1 rating
  9. 10Julio IglesiasJulio Iglesias1 album here
  10. 11Willie ColónWillie Colón4 albums here
  11. 12Celia CruzCelia Cruz8 albums here
  12. 13El Gran Combo de Puerto RicoEl Gran Combo de Puerto Rico23 albums here
  13. 14Astrud GilbertoAstrud Gilberto7 albums here
  14. 15Mercedes SosaMercedes Sosa3 albums here
  15. 16José Luis RodríguezJosé Luis Rodríguez1 album here
  16. 17José FelicianoJosé Feliciano5 albums here
  17. 18Johnny PachecoJohnny Pacheco8 albums here
  18. 19Los PanchosLos Panchos11 albums here
  19. 20Rocío JuradoRocío Jurado3 albums here
  20. 21Mariachi Vargas de TecalitlánMariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán5 albums here
  21. 22Mongo SantamaríaMongo Santamaría8 albums here
  22. 23Pérez PradoPérez Prado4 albums here
  23. 24Joe BataanJoe Bataan4 albums here
  24. 25Banda el Recodo de Don Cruz LizárragaBanda el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizárraga2 albums here
  25. 26Tito PuenteTito Puente3 albums here

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