# 2002 in Latin music

This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas Latin America, Latin Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2002.

## Events

* September 18 – The 3rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
** Alejandro Sanz wins the Latin Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year for "Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte" and Album of the Year for MTV Unplugged.
** Jorge Moreno wins Best New Artist.
** Vicente Fernández is honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.

## Bands formed

* Arcuri Overthrow (Venezuela)
* Asesino (Mexico)
* Cali Philharmonic Orchestra (Colombia)
* El Efecto (Brazil)
* El Hombre Misterioso (Peru)
* El Sueño de Morfeo (Spain)
* Mambrú (Argentina)
* Mercadonegro (Chile)
* Trazendo a Arca (Brazil)
* Tribalistas (Brazil)

## Bands disbanded

* Flema (Argentina)
* Mujeres Encinta (international)
* Tijuana No! (Mexico)

## Number-ones albums and singles by country

* List of number-one albums of 2002 (Spain)
* List of number-one singles of 2002 (Spain)
* List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2002
* List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 2002

## Awards

* 2002 Latin Grammy Awards
* 2002 Premio Lo Nuestro
* 2002 Billboard Latin Music Awards
* 2002 Tejano Music Awards

## Albums released
### First quarter
#### January

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Label |
| 1 | Mi Nostalgia | Giro | Salsa | Musical Productions |
| 1 | Bajofondo Tango Club | Bajofondo | Deep House, Downtempo, Tango, Drum n Bass, Milonga | Universal |
| 1 | Rumba De Corazón | Los Muñequitos de Matanzas | Guaguanco, Rumba | Bis Music |
| 14 | Tango Reflections | Adrián Iaies | | Ensayo |
| 15 | +Bien | Gustavo Cerati | Ambient, Electro, Acoustic | BMG Chile S.A. |
| 15 | Frutos | Felix D'Oleo | | |
| 21 | Dwitza | Ed Motta | Soul-Jazz, Bossa Nova, Jazz-Funk | Whatmusic.com |
| 28 | En Vivo Vol. 2 | Conjunto Primavera | Norteno, Ranchera | Universal Music Group, FonoVisa |
| 29 | Sold Out At The Universal Amphitheatre, Vol. 1 | Lupillo Rivera | Banda | Sony Music Entertainment |
| 29 | Sold Out At The Universal Amphitheatre, Vol. 2 | Lupillo Rivera | Ranchera | Sony Discos, Cintas Acuario |

#### February

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 5 | Storm | Fernando Ortega | Vocal, Gospel, Religious | | Word |
| 5 | Generoso Que Bueno Toca Usted | Generoso Jiménez | Latin Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Son | | Pimienta |
| 5 | Un Poco Más | Los Palominos | | | |
| 12 | Pesado, Presente, Futuro | Pesado | | | Peerless MCM |
| 19 | Lo Dijo el Corazón | Joan Sebastian | Ranchera | | Musart |
| 19 | Mal Acostumbrado | Fernando Villalona | Merengue | "Ay! Bueno" | Latino Music |
| 26 | Triangulo | Michel Camilo | Post Bop, Latin Jazz | | Telarc, Telarc Jazz |
| 26 | Canciones Ineditas | Chucho Valdés | Latin Jazz | | Egrem |
| 26 | Sexto Sentido | Yolandita Monge | Vocal, Ballad | | Warner Music Latina |

#### March

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 5 | Fred Hammond Presents...Joann Rosario: More, More, More | JoAnn Rosario | | | |
| 5 | Samba Jazz Fantasia | Duduka Da Fonseca | Bossa Nova, Samba | | Malandro Records |
| 5 | Quedate Conmigo | Banda Pachuco | | | |
| 5 | Acústico MTV | Cássia Eller | MPB, Acoustic, Pop Rock | | Universal Music, Mercury |
| 12 | Confesiones... | Monchy & Alexandra | Bachata, Merengue | "Te Quiero Igual Que Ayer" "Dos Locos" | J&N Records, Sony Discos |
| 12 | Amor Secreto | Luis Fonsi | Ballad | "Quisiera Poder Olvidarme de Ti" "Amor Secreto" "Te Vas" | Universal Music Latino |
| 12 | My Passion for the Piano | Arturo Sandoval | Contemporary Jazz | | Crescent Moon Records, Columbia |
| 12 | Sentir | Omar Sosa | Afro-Cuban Jazz, Contemporary Jazz | | Ota Records |
| 12 | Pacantó | Totó la Momposina | Cumbia, African, Porro, Champeta | | World Village |
| 15 | Bonito que canta | Petrona Martínez | Bullerenge | | MTM |
| 19 | Grandes Ėxitos | Chayanne | Salsa, Vocal, Ballad | "Y Tú Te Vas" "Torero" | Columbia, Sony Discos |
| 19 | Segundas partes también son buenas | Franco De Vita | Latin pop | "Como Decirte No" | Universal Music Latino |
| 26 | Todo Bajo Control | Grupo Control | | | |
| 26 | Cabas | Cabas | Downtempo | "Mi Bombón" | EMI Latin |
| 26 | Temptation | Brenda K. Starr | Salsa, Contemporary R&B, Ballad | "Por Ese Hombre" | Sony Discos |
| 26 | Kinky | Kinky | House, Disco, Breakbeat | | Nettwerk America, Sonic360 |
| 26 | Estamos Unidos | David Lee Garza y Los Musicales | Tejano | | Sony Discos |
| 26 | Sensual | Roberto Perera | | | Heads Up International |
| 26 | Modinha – Brazilian Songs | Luiz De Moura Castro and María José Montiel | | | Ensayo |
| 26 | Aquí Conmigo | Andy Andy | Bachata | | Sony Discos |

### Second quarter
#### April

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Label |
| 2 | Alas Al Mundo | Los Ángeles Azules | Cumbia | Disa |
| 2 | Bailame | Los Tigrillos | | |
| 8 | Un Ramito De Locura | Carmen Linares with Gerardo Núñez Trio | Flamenco | Mercury |
| 9 | A Tiempo | Gian Marco Zignago | Ballad | Crescent Moon Records, Sony Discos |
| 9 | Nuevo | Kronos Quartet | Contemporary | Nonesuch |
| 12 | Andando de Coletivo | Caju & Castanha | MPB | Trama |
| 16 | Bongó De Van Gogh | Alex Acuña and Justo Almario with Tolú | | Tonga Productions |
| 16 | En Concierto | Los Terrícolas | | Disa |
| 20 | Corazon de Perico | Los Razos de Sacramento | | |
| 23 | Tremenda Rumba! | Maraca | | Ahi-Nama Music |
| 23 | Falange Canibal | Lenine | MPB | BMG Brasil Ltda., BMG France |
| 23 | Deixa a Vida Me Levar | Zeca Pagodinho | Samba | Universal Music Mercury |
| 23 | La Perfecta II | Eddie Palmieri | Salsa, Cha-Cha, Latin Jazz | Concord Picante |
| 23 | Ponce | Carlos Ponce | | EMI Latin |
| 30 | Money Pa' Qué | Los Rabanes | Samba, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata | Sony Discos, Crescent Moon Records LLC |
| 30 | Los Hermanos Mas Buscados | Lupillo Rivera and Juan Rivera | Corrido, Norteno | Cintas Acuario, Sony Discos |

#### May

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 14 | Solo Tuya | Aracely Arámbula | | | Disa |
| 14 | The Phenomenon | Big Boy | Reggaeton | | Musical Productions |
| 14 | Raíces Habaneras | Raíces Habaneras | Afro-Cuban, Rumba | | Universal Music Latino |
| 15 | Pena Branca Canta Xavantinho | Pena Branca | Folk | | Kuarup Discos |
| 20 | Un Día Normal | Juanes | Pop Rock | "A Dios le Pido" "Es Por Ti "Mala Gente" "Fotografía" "La Paga" "Un Día Normal" | Universal Music Latino, Surco, Polydor |
| 21 | Thalía | Thalía | Latin, Synth-Pop, Euro House | "Tú y Yo" "No Me Enseñaste" "¿A Quién le Importa?" "Dance Dance (The Mexican)" | EMI, EMI |
| 21 | Urbano | Elvis Crespo | Merengue | "Bandida" "La Cerveza" "Besáme en la Boca" | Sony Discos |
| 21 | Suma | Ricardo Montaner | Vocal, Ballad | "Yo Puedo Hacer" "Si Tuviera Que Elegir" | Warner Music Latina |
| 21 | Hecho a Mano (Hand Made) | Albita | | | |
| 21 | Imaginate Sin Ellos | El Poder del Norte | Norteno | | D Disa Latin Music, S. De R.L. De C.V. |

#### June

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 4 | Pidemelo Todo | Pablo Montero | Latin Pop, Ranchera | "Hay Otra en Tu Lugar" "Pidemlo Todo" | BMG U.S. Latin |
| 4 | En la Esquina | Chicos de Barrio | | | Warner Music Latina |
| 4 | De Corazón | Pedro Fernández | Mariachi | | Universal Music Latino |
| 11 | Libre | Jennifer Peña | Latin Pop, Cumbia | "El Dolor de Tu Presencia" "Entre el Delirio y la Locura" | Univision Music |
| 11 | Emigrante | Orishas | Contemporary R&B, Pop Rap, Conscious | | EMI, EMI, EMI |
| 11 | The Gathering | Dave Samuels and the Caribbean Jazz Project | Afro-Cuban Jazz | | Concord Picante |
| 13 | Chegando de Mansinho | Dominguinhos | Forro | | Velas Produções Artísticas Musicais E Com. Ltda. |
| 14 | Un Nuevo Amanecer | Anthony Cruz | Salsa | | Musical Productions |
| 18 | El Sube y Baja | Grupo Montez de Durango | Pachanga, Ranchera | | D Disa Latin Music, S. De R.L. De C.V. |
| 18 | Lifestyle: A Worship Experience | The Katinas | Rhythm & Blues, Downtempo, Synth-Pop, Neo Soul | | Gotee Records |
| 18 | Habana a Flor de Piel | Síntesis | Afro-Cuban | | Unicornio Producciones Abdala |
| 18 | Hombre En La Luna | Jay Perez | Tejano | | Sony Discos |
| 25 | Una Lágrima No Basta | Los Temerarios | Regional Mexican | | Fonovisa Records |
| 25 | Jugo a la Vida | Los Tucanes de Tijuana | | | Universal Music Latino |
| 25 | No Es Casualidad | Yoskar Sarante | Bachata | "Guitarra" "No Tengo Suerte en el Amor" | J&N Records |
| 25 | Manny Manuel | Manny Manuel | Merengue, Latin Pop | "Se Me Sube" | RMM Records, Universal Music Latino, Mercury |
| 25 | 40 Aniversario, 1962–2002 | El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico | Salsa | | BMG U.S. Latin, Combo Records, Ariola |
| 25 | Por las Damas | Los Cardenales de Nuevo León | | | |

### Third quarter
#### July

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 2 | Acústico | Ednita Nazario | Ballad | | Sony Discos |
| 2 | A Toda Onda | La Onda | | | EMI Latin |
| 2 | We Broke the Rules | Aventura | Latin | "Obsesión | Up Music |
| 2 | Emboscada | Vico C | Reggaeton | | EMI Latin, EMI Latin |
| 2 | Influencia | Charly García | Pop Rock, Classic Rock | | EMI |
| 8 | Natalia Lafourcade | Natalia Lafourcade | Acoustic, Bossanova, Pop Rock, Latin Pop | | Epic |
| 9 | Live In The USA | Charanga Habanera | Salsa, Timba | | Ciocan Music |
| 16 | Caraluna | Bacilos | Vocal | "Caraluna" "Mi Primer Millón" | Warner Music Latina |
| 16 | Atrevéte a Olvidarme (Dare to Forget Me) | Rogelio Martínez | | | |
| 23 | Vuela Muy Alto | Jerry Rivera | Salsa | "Vuela Muy Alto" "Herida Mortal" | BMG U.S. Latin, Ariola |
| 23 | Derroche de Amor | Raulín Rodríguez | Bachata | | J&N Records |
| 23 | Cuesta Arriba | Los Rieleros del Norte | | | |
| 23 | Companeros Musicales | Panteón Rococó | Punk, Ska | | RCA, BMG Mexico, Real Indendencia Records |
| 30 | Hijas del Tomate | Las Ketchup | Europop, Flamenco | "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" | Columbia, Columbia, Shaketown Music |
| 30 | No Me Sé Rajar | Banda el Recodo | Banda | | FonoVisa |
| 30 | Perro Malagradecido | Los Originales de San Juan | | | |
| 30 | Dejame Entrar en Ti | Frank Reyes | Bachata | | J&N Records, JVN Musical Inc. |

#### August

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 5 | Obras En Vivo | Luis Alberto Spinetta | | | Universal, Interdisc |
| 5 | La Rosa en Ginebra | Susana Rinaldi | | | |
| 6 | A Calzon Quitado | Grupo Exterminador | Norteno | | Fonovisa |
| 8 | S.F. Bay | John Santos and the Machete Ensemble | | | Machete Music |
| 13 | Perdóname Mi Amor | Conjunto Primavera | Norteno | | FonoVisa |
| 13 | Estoy Como Nunca | Eliades Ochoa | | | Higher Octave World |
| 13 | Pa'l Norte | Los Huracanes del Norte | | | |
| 13 | German Lizarraga | German Lizarraga | | | |
| 20 | Revolución de Amor | Maná | Pop Rock | "Ángel de Amor" "Eres Mi Religión" "Mariposa Traicionera" "Sábanas Frías" | Warner Music Mexico |
| 20 | Hijas del Tomate | Las Ketchup | Europop, Flamenco | "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" | Columbia, Columbia, Shaketown Music |
| 20 | Corazón Latino | David Bisbal | Flamenco, Latin, Ballad | "Lloraré Las Penas" | Universal, Vale Music |
| 20 | Latino | Grupo Manía | Merengue | "Un Beso" | Universal Music Latino |
| 21 | Di Blasio-Gardel Tango | Raúl di Blasio | | | |
| 27 | Pienso Así | Milly Quezada | Merengue, Salsa | | Sony Discos |
| 27 | Fantasia Cubana: Variations on Classical Themes | Chucho Valdés | Modern, Contemporary, Romantic | | Blue Note |
| 27 | Marca Registrada | Ilegales | Merengue, Latin, Hip-House | | Virgin |
| 27 | Brazilian Dreams | Paquito D'Rivera | Latin Jazz | | MCG Jazz |
| 27 | Mas de lo Que Merecias | Chuy Vega | | | |

#### September

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 2 | Orillas | Juan Carmona | Flamenco | | Night & Day |
| 3 | Viceversa | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Salsa, Bolero, Ballad | "Por Más Que Intento" "Si Te Dijerón" "Un Montón de Estrellas" ""El Refrán Se Te Olvidó" | Sony Discos |
| 3 | Los Mejores Temas de las Películas de Walt Disney | Tatiana | | | Paramusica |
| 10 | Grandes Hits | Cristian Castro | Ballad, Vocal | "Cuando Me Miras Así" | BMG Spain, RCA |
| 17 | Quizás | Enrique Iglesias | Ballad | "Mentiroso" "Quizás" "Para Qué la Vida" | Universal Music Latino |
| 17 | Radio Bemba Sound System | Manu Chao | Folk Rock, Punk, Ska | | Virgin, Virgin |
| 17 | Un Gran Dia en el Barrio | Spanish Harlem Orchestra | Salsa, Afro-Cuban | | Ropeadope Records, Rykodisc |
| 17 | Sigo Siendo El Hombre Merengue | Kinito Méndez | Merengue, Bachata | | J&N Records |
| 17 | Mundo | Rubén Blades | Salsa, Pop Rock | | Sony Discos, Columbia |
| 18 | Amor Pra Recomeçar | Roberto Frejat | | | |
| 18 | Brilhante | Trio Parada Dura | | | |
| 18 | O Dono do Mundo | Milionario and José Rico | | | Chantecler, Continental EastWest |
| 24 | Amorcito Corazón | Lupillo Rivera | Banda | | Sony Music, Cintas Acuario |
| 24 | The Shadow of the Cat | Gato Barbieri | Latin Jazz | | Peak Records |
| 24 | Acuerdate | Emilio Navaira | Tejano | | RCA, BMG Mexico |
| 24 | A Taste of Texas | Mingo Saldivar y Sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas | | | Rounder Select |
| 30 | Teatro Real De Madrid | Diego El Cigala with Niño Josele | | | |

### Fourth quarter
#### October

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Lerner Vivo | Alejandro Lerner | Pop Rock | | Universal, Interdisc |
| 1 | Chávez: Conciertos Para Violin y Piano | Pablo Roberto Diemecke and Jorge Federico Osorio | Modern | | Classicos Mexicanos |
| 1 | Banda Machos | Banda Machos | | | |
| 1 | O Canto das Águas | Fafá de Belém | | | |
| 1 | Ones | Selena | Cumbia, Norteno, Mariachi, Ballad | "Con Tanto Amor Medley" | EMI |
| 8 | Mis Boleros Favoritos | Luis Miguel | Bolero | "Hasta Que Vuelvas" | WEA |
| 8 | To My Country | Alex Acuña and Eva Ayllón with Los Hijos Del Sol | | | |
| 8 | Longo Caminho | Os Paralamas do Sucesso | | | EMI |
| 8 | Bonita Mujer | Los Ángeles de Charly | | | FonoVisa |
| 15 | Muy Agradecido | Tito Nieves | | "La Salsa Vive" | Warner Music Latina, WeaCaribe |
| 15 | Voz e Coração | Martinho da Vila | Samba | | Butiquim |
| 15 | Eu Não Peço Desculpa | Caetano Veloso and Jorge Mautner | MPB | | Mercury, Universal Music |
| 15 | Corazón Latino | David Bisbal | Flamenco, Latin, Ballad | "Lloraré Las Penas" | Universal, Vale Music |
| 21 | Humanenochum | Riachão | MPB, Samba | | Caravelas |
| 22 | El Primer Instinto | Jaguares | Latin rock | | BMG Mexico, RCA |
| 22 | Dandole Vuelo a la Hilacha | Los Razos de Sacramento | | | |
| 22 | En Alma, Cuerpo y Corazón | Gisselle | Merengue | | BMG U.S. Latin |
| 22 | Versos en la Boca | Joan Manuel Serrat | Folk | | Ariola, BMG Argentina |
| 22 | En Concierto... Inolvidable | Rocío Dúrcal | Mariachi, Ranchera | | Ariola, BMG Spain |
| 22 | Cómplices Al Rescate: El Gran Final | Cómplices Al Rescate | Soundtrack | | BMG Mexico, Ariola |
| 27 | Nada Como um Dia Após o Outro Dia | Racionais MC's | Gangsta, Conscious, Thug Rap | | Cosa Nostra |
| 28 | Tribalistas | Tribalistas | MPB, Bossa Nova, Ballad | | Phonomotor Records, EMI, EMI |
| 29 | La Reina del Sur | Los Tigres del Norte | Norteño, Corrido | | Fonovisa |
| 29 | Le Preguntaba a la Luna | Víctor Manuelle | Salsa | "En Nombre de los Dos" "El Tonto Que No Te Olvidó" "Poco Hombre" | Sony Discos |
| 29 | Soy Así | Grupo Límite | Cumbia, Norteno | | Universal |
| 29 | Live in Bahia | Caetano Veloso | MPB | | Nonesuch |

#### November

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | El Abayarde | Tego Calderón | Reggaeton | | White Lion Records |
| 5 | Un Canto de México | Alejandro Fernández | Bolero, Mariachi, Ranchera | | Sony Discos |
| 5 | Millie | Millie | | | |
| 5 | A la Reconquista | Héctor & Tito | Reggaeton | | Universal |
| 5 | El General De Fiesta | El General | | | |
| 5 | El Limi-T 21 | Limi-T 21 | Merengue | | |
| 12 | En Hora Buena | Aida Cuevas | | | |
| 12 | Suena La Banda | Los Tucanes de Tijuana | | | |
| 18 | Bocas Ordinárias | Charlie Brown Jr. | Pop Rock | | EMI |
| 19 | La Fiesta del Chichicuilote | El Chichicuilote | | | |
| 19 | Sobrevivir | Olga Tañón | Latin Pop, Merengue | "Así es la Vida" "No Podrás" | Warner Music Latina |
| 19 | Santo Pecado | Ricardo Arjona | Latin Pop | "El Problema" "Dame" "Minutos | Sony Discos |
| 19 | Acústico Vol. II | Ednita Nazario | Ballad | | Sony Discos |
| 19 | ...No Voy a Llorar | Cuisillos de Arturo Macias | | | Musart Premier |
| 19 | Situaciones | Palomo | | | |
| 26 | Latin Songbird: Mi Alma y Corazón | La India | | "Sedúceme" "Traición" "Soy Mujer" | Sony Discos |
| 26 | Siempre es hoy | Gustavo Cerati | Pop Rock, Alternative Rock | | BMG Ariola Argentina S.A. |
| 26 | Escúchame | Joseph Fonseca | Merengue, Bachata | "Que Levante La Mano" "Escúchame" | Karen Records |
| 26 | Duetos 2 | Armando Manzanero | Bolero | | WEA |
| 26 | Swing A Domicilio | Los Hermanos Rosario | | | Karen Records |
| 26 | 35 Aniversario — Lo Mejor de Lara | Vicente Fernández | Ranchera | | Columbia, Sony |
| 26 | Acústico | Mercedes Sosa | | | |

#### December

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Label |
| 1 | Acústico ao Vivo | Edson & Hudson | | Abril Music |
| 9 | Cantoria Brasileira | Elomar, Pena Branca, Renato Teixeira, Teca Calazans and Xangai | | |
| 10 | Mis 70 Años Con El Cante | Antonio Núñez | Flamenco | Universal, Muxxic |
| 10 | Biber: Requiem Á 15 Battalia Á 10 | Jordi Savall and Capella Reial de Catalunya | Baroque | Alia Vox |
| 17 | Afortunado | Joan Sebastian | Ranchera | Musart |
| 17 | Dez de Dezembro | Cássia Eller | Pop Rock, MPB | Universal Music, Mercury |
| 24 | Gal Bossa Tropical | Gal Costa | | |
| 30 | Primeira Dama – A Música de Dona Ivone Lara | Leandro Braga | Latin Jazz, Samba | Carioca Discos |

### Unknown

| Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Label |
| El Numero 100 | Ramon Ayala & Sus Bravos Del Norte | | |
| Guajiro del Asfalto | Nilo MC | Cubano, Hip-Hop, Latin, Ragga HipHop, Reggae | Chewaka |
| Ven, Es Tiempo de Adorarle | 33 DC | | |
| ¡Fuacata! Live | Spam Allstars | Leftfield, Future Jazz, Latin | Elegua |
| Las Cosas Tienen Movimiento | Adrián Iaies Trio | | EMI |
| Acústico MTV | Kid Abelha | MPB, Pop Rock | Universal Music, Mercury |
| Rosas e Vinho Tinto | Capital Inicial | Alternative Rock, Pop Rock | Abril Music |
| Margarita La Tornera | Ángeles Blancas, Plácido Domingo, Elisabete Matos, García Navarro, Àngel Òdena, Stefano Palatchi, and María Rey-Joly | | |
| Mundo Frío | Lito & Polaco | Reggaeton | Pina Records |
| Tortilla Party | El Vacilón de la Manaña | | |
| El Cangri.com | Daddy Yankee | Reggaeton | VI Music |
| Este viento fuerte que sopla | No Te Va Gustar | Reggae, Ska | Bizarro Records |

## Best-selling records
### Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2002, according to Billboard.
| Rank | Album | Artist |
| 1 | Libre | Marc Anthony |
| 2 | Mis Romances | Luis Miguel |
| 3 | Revolución de Amor | Maná |
| 4 | Grandes Éxitos | Chayanne |
| 5 | MTV Unplugged | Alejandro Sanz |
| 6 | Un Día Normal | Juanes |
| 7 | Quizás | Enrique Iglesias |
| 8 | Déjame Entrar | Carlos Vives |
| 9 | Una Lágrima No Basta | Los Temerarios |
| 10 | Shhh! | A.B. Quintanilla and Los Kumbia Kings |

### Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2002, according to Billboard.
| Rank | Single | Artist |
| 1 | "Y Tú Te Vas" | Chayanne |
| 2 | "Quítame Ese Hombre" | Pilar Montenegro |
| 3 | "Suerte" | Shakira |
| 4 | "Entra en Mi Vida" | Sin Bandera |
| 5 | "A Dios le Pido" | Juanes |
| 6 | "El Dolor de Tu Presencia" | Jennifer Peña |
| 7 | "Usted Se Me Llevó la Vida" | Alexandre Pires |
| 8 | "Tantita Pena" | Alejandro Fernández |
| 9 | "Yo Puedo Hacer" | Ricardo Montaner |
| 10 | "Yo Quería" | Cristian Castro |

## Births

* March 10 – Júlia Gomes, actress and singer
* May 3 – MC Pedrinho, singer
* May 22 – Maisa Silva, singer, TV hostess and actress

## Deaths

* January 3 – Juan García Esquivel, 83, Mexican band leader, pianist and composer
* March 24 – Wilson Fonseca, Brazilian composer, conductor and writer
* June 5 – Carmelo Bernaola, 72, Spanish composer and clarinetist
* December 10 – El Carrao de Palmarito, 74, Venezuelan llanero singer