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Best latin artists of the 1970s

Prog and hard rock spent the middle of the decade getting longer while dub and krautrock quietly assembled the rhythmic machinery that pop is still borrowing. Then punk turned up and told all of them to get to the point.

Everyone who released a latin album in the 1970s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Los Tigres del Norte№ 1Los Tigres del Norte7 albums here4.6Weighted score5.0 avg · 8 ratings
  1. 2Jorge Ben JorJorge Ben Jor6 albums here4.35.0 avg · 3 ratings
  2. 3Gal CostaGal Costa4 albums here4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
  3. 4SantanaSantana6 albums here4.04.0 avg · 10 ratings
  4. 5Chico BuarqueChico Buarque5 albums here2 ratings
  5. 6Tim MaiaTim Maia2 albums here1 rating
  6. 7Antonio Carlos JobimAntonio Carlos Jobim2 albums here1 rating
  7. 8Maria BethâniaMaria Bethânia2 albums here1 rating
  8. 9CartolaCartola2 albums here1 rating
  9. 10Raul SeixasRaul Seixas5 albums here
  10. 11Julio IglesiasJulio Iglesias16 albums here
  11. 12Willie ColónWillie Colón13 albums here
  12. 13Binomio de oro de AméricaBinomio de oro de América2 albums here
  13. 14Celia CruzCelia Cruz6 albums here
  14. 15El Gran Combo de Puerto RicoEl Gran Combo de Puerto Rico13 albums here
  15. 16Tito NievesTito Nieves1 album here
  16. 17Oscar D'LeónOscar D'León2 albums here
  17. 18Astrud GilbertoAstrud Gilberto5 albums here
  18. 19Mercedes SosaMercedes Sosa1 album here
  19. 20José Luis RodríguezJosé Luis Rodríguez7 albums here
  20. 21Lô BorgesLô Borges3 albums here
  21. 22José FelicianoJosé Feliciano6 albums here
  22. 23Johnny PachecoJohnny Pacheco12 albums here
  23. 24Puerto Rican PowerPuerto Rican Power1 album here
  24. 25Los del RíoLos del Río3 albums here
  25. 26Rocío JuradoRocío Jurado13 albums here
  26. 27Mariachi Vargas de TecalitlánMariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán8 albums here
  27. 28Mongo SantamaríaMongo Santamaría8 albums here
  28. 29Pérez PradoPérez Prado1 album here
  29. 30Juan Formell y Los Van VanJuan Formell y Los Van Van2 albums here
  30. 31Joe BataanJoe Bataan4 albums here
  31. 32Los Wembler's de IquitosLos Wembler's de Iquitos8 albums here
  32. 33Rubén BladesRubén Blades2 albums here
  33. 34YuriYuri1 album here
  34. 35MaloMalo4 albums here
  35. 36Tito PuenteTito Puente2 albums here

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