# List of Billboard Tropical Albums number ones from the 1990s

The Billboard Tropical Albums chart, published in Billboard magazine, is a record chart that features Latin music sales information. This data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores, Internet sales (both physical and digital) and verifiable sales from concert venues in the United States.
Below is a list of albums that number-one on the Tropical Albums chart during the 1990s. Until July 17, 1993, charts were posted bi-weekly.

## Number one albums
### Key

† – Best-selling Tropical album of the year
| Artist | Album | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
| Luis Enrique | Mi Mundo | 13 January 1990 | 2 |
| Frankie Ruiz | Mas Grande Que Nunca | 27 January 1990 | 2 |
| Luis Enrique | Mi Mundo | 10 February 1990 | 2 |
| Frankie Ruiz | Mas Grande Que Nunca | 24 February 1990 | 2 |
| Luis Enrique | Mi Mundo | 10 March 1990 | 4 |
| Eddie Santiago | New Wave Salsa | 7 April 1990 | 6 |
| Luis Enrique | Mi Mundo | 19 May 1990 | 10 |
| Juan Manuel Lebrón | El Primero | 28 July 1990 | 4 |
| Luis Enrique & Eddie Santiago | Los Principes de la Salsa | 25 August 1990 | 10 |
| Orquesta de la Luz | Salsa Caliente del Japon | 3 November 1990 | 10 |
| Artist | Album | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
| Juan Luis Guerra | Bachata Rosa | 12 January 1991 | 12 |
| Angel Javier | En Cada Lugar | 23 March 1991 | 2 |
| Juan Luis Guerra | Bachata Rosa | 6 April 1991 | 2 |
| Banda Blanca | Baile Punta | 20 April 1991 | 6 |
| Juan Luis Guerra | Bachata Rosa | 1 June 1991 | 12 |
| Jerry Rivera | Abriendo Puertas | 24 August 1991 | 8 |
| Eddie Santiago | Soy el Mismo | 19 October 1991 | 12 |
| Artist | Album | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
| Gilberto Santa Rosa | Perspectiva | 11 January 1992 | 16 |
| Luis Enrique | Una Historia Diferente | 2 May 1992 | 2 |
| Gilberto Santa Rosa | Perspectiva | 16 May 1992 | 4 |
| Soundtrack | The Mambo Kings | 13 June 1992 | 4 |
| Jerry Rivera | Cuenta Conmigo | 11 July 1992 | 6 |
| Miami Band | Miami Band | 22 August 1992 | 4 |
| Jerry Rivera | Cuenta Conmigo | 19 September 1992 | 6 |
| Oscar D'León | El Rey de los Soneros | 31 October 1992 | 2 |
| Jerry Rivera | Cuenta Conmigo | 14 November 1992 | 2 |
| Oscar D'León | El Rey de los Soneros | 28 November 1992 | 6 |
| Jerry Rivera | Cuenta Conmigo | 26 December 1992 | 2 |
| Artist | Album | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
| Jerry Rivera | Cuenta Conmigo | 9 January 1993 | 24 |
| Rey Ruiz | Rey Ruiz | 26 June 1993 | 2 |
| Soundtrack | The Mambo Kings | 10 July 1993 | 2 |
| Gloria Estefan | Mi Tierra | 17 July 1993 | 23 |
| Artist | Album | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
| Gloria Estefan | Mi Tierra | 1 January 1994 | 53 |
| Artist | Album | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
| Gloria Estefan | Mi Tierra | 7 January 1995 | 12 |
| La India | Dicen Que Soy | 1 April 1995 | 1 |
| Gloria Estefan | Mi Tierra | 8 April 1995 | 2 |
| La India | Dicen Que Soy | 22 April 1995 | 1 |
| Gloria Estefan | Mi Tierra | 29 April 1995 | 1 |
| Various Artists | Merengue En La Calle 8 '95 | 6 May 1995 | 6 |
| Marc Anthony | Todo a su Tiempo | 17 June 1995 | 5 |
| Jerry Rivera | Magia | 22 July 1995 | 3 |
| Marc Anthony | Todo a su Tiempo | 12 August 1995 | 1 |
| Jerry Rivera | Magia | 19 August 1995 | 1 |
| Carlos Vives | La Tierra del Olvido | 26 August 1995 | 7 |
| Gloria Estefan | Abriendo Puertas | 14 October 1995 | 12 |
| Artist | Album | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
| Gloria Estefan | Abriendo Puertas | 6 January 1996 | 32 |
| Gloria Estefan | Mi Tierra | 17 August 1996 | 1 |
| Gloria Estefan | Abriendo Puertas | 24 August 1996 | 3 |
| Marc Anthony | Todo a su Tiempo | 14 September 1996 | 4 |
| Gloria Estefan | Mi Tierra | 12 October 1996 | 1 |
| Marc Anthony | Todo a su Tiempo | 19 October 1996 | 3 |
| Manny Manuel | Autentico | 9 November 1996 | 4 |
| Gilberto Santa Rosa | Esencia | 7 December 1996 | 3 |
| Grupo Manía | Está de Moda | 28 December 1996 | 1 |
| Artist | Album | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
| Grupo Manía | Está de Moda | 4 January 1997 | 3 |
| Gloria Estefan | Abriendo Puertas | 25 January 1997 | 4 |
| Gilberto Santa Rosa | Esencia | 1 March 1997 | 1 |
| Various Artists | Meregon | 8 March 1997 | 5 |
| Marc Anthony | Todo a su Tiempo | 12 April 1997 | 4 |
| Los Hermanos Rosario | Y Es Facil | 10 May 1997 | 1 |
| Olga Tañón | Llévame Contigo | 17 May 1997 | 10 |
| Charlie Zaa | Sentimientos | 26 July 1997 | 15 |
| La India | Sobre el Fuego | 8 November 1997 | 2 |
| Marc Anthony | Contra La Corriente | 22 November 1997 | 6 |
| Artist | Album | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
| Marc Anthony | Contra La Corriente | 3 January 1998 | 7 |
| Buena Vista Social Club | Buena Vista Social Club | 21 February 1998 | 1 |
| Marc Anthony | Contra La Corriente | 28 January 1998 | 1 |
| Buena Vista Social Club | Buena Vista Social Club | 7 March 1998 | 11 |
| Elvis Crespo | Suavemente | 16 May 1998 | 2 |
| Víctor Manuelle | Ironias | 30 May 1998 | 2 |
| Elvis Crespo | Suavemente | 13 June 1998 | 10 |
| Charlie Zaa | Un Segundo Sentimiento | 22 August 1998 | 1 |
| Soundtrack | Dance with Me: Music from the Motion Picture | 7 November 1998 | 12 |
| Elvis Crespo | Suavemente | 21 November 1998 | 6 |
| Artist | Album | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
| Elvis Crespo | Suavemente | 2 January 1999 | 20 |
| Elvis Crespo | Pintame | 22 May 1999 | 5 |
| Elvis Crespo | Suavemente | 26 June 1999 | 1 |
| Elvis Crespo | Pintame | 3 July 1999 | 1 |
| Ibrahim Ferrer | Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer | 10 July 1999 | 1 |
| Buena Vista Social Club | Buena Vista Social Club | 17 July 1999 | 13 |
| Víctor Manuelle | Inconfundible | 16 October 1999 | 5 |
| Ibrahim Ferrer | Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer | 20 November 1999 | 1 |
| Marc Anthony | Desde un Principio: From the Beginning | 27 November 1999 | 5 |