# 2001 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 2001.

## Events

* August 20 – The Latin Recording Academy moves the upcoming Latin Grammy Awards from Miami to Los Angeles following protests by Cuban exiles over the Latin Recording Academy's decision to allow musicians from Cuba to perform on award ceremony.
* September 11 – Following the terrorist attacks in the United States, the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony, which was planned to air later that day, is promptly canceled and the ceremony was not rescheduled due to logistical problems. The cancellation of the award ceremony cost the organizers an estimated two million dollars in losses.
* October 30 – The 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held in a press conference at the Conga Room in Los Angeles.
** Alejandro Sanz wins the Latin Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year for "El Alma al Aire" and Album of the Year for the album of the same name.
** Juanes wins the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
** Julio Iglesias is honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.
* December 9 – The Hispanos Unidos Por New York benefit concert is held at the Madison Square Garden featuring Latin acts such as Marc Anthony, Carlos Vives, Alejandro Fernández, Thalía, Juan Luis Guerra, and José José. The concert was held as a relief efforts to both the victims of the September 11 attacks as well as the crash of American Airlines Flight 587.

## Number-ones albums and singles by country

* List of number-one albums of 2001 (Spain)
* List of number-one singles of 2001 (Spain)
* List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2001
* List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 2001

## Awards

* 2001 Latin Grammy Awards
* 2001 Premio Lo Nuestro
* 2001 Billboard Latin Music Awards
* 2001 Tejano Music Awards

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

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Sea | Jorge Drexler | Pop Rock | | Virgin |
| 1 | Nóis E a Viola | As Galvão | Country | | Continental EastWest, Chantecler |
| 2 | Tango Fatal | Carlos Franzetti | Tango | | Amapola Records |
| 30 | Instinto y Deseo | Víctor Manuelle | Vocal | "Me Da lo Mismo" "Cómo Se lo Explico al Corazón" | Sony Discos |
| 31 | Reação | Pavilhão 9 | Hardcore Hip-Hop, Funk Metal | | WEA |

#### February

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 6 | Siempre en Mi Mente | Los Tri-O | | | BMG |
| 13 | Despreciado | Lupillo Rivera | Banda | | Sony Discos |
| 13 | Sueño Repetido | Ricardo Montaner | Ballad | "Bésame" "La Clave del Amor" "Resumiendo" | WEA Latina, Inc. |
| 13 | Todo Tuyo | Pesado | | | WEA Latina |
| 13 | Solo: Live in New York | Chucho Valdés | Contemporary Jazz, Latin Jazz | | Blue Note |
| 20 | Propuesta | Grupo Niche | Salsa, Cha-Cha | | Big Ear Music, PPM |
| 20 | Brasilidade | Bossacucanova and Roberto Menescal | Latin, Downtempo | | Ziriguiboom, Six Degrees Records |
| 20 | Tijuana Sessions Vol. 1 | Nortec Collective | House, Breaks, Latin | | Palm Pictures, Mil Records |
| 27 | Shhh! | A.B. Quintanilla and Los Kumbia Kings | | | |
| 27 | Yo Si Me Enamoré | Huey Dunbar | Salsa, Son, Ballad | "Yo Si Me Enamoré" "Con Cada Beso" | Sony Discos |
| 27 | De Vuelta y Vuelta | Jarabe de Palo | | | EMI Latin |
| 27 | Sin Límite | Ednita Nazario | Ballad | | Sony Discos |
| 27 | En Vivo | Liberación | Cumbia, Norteno, Ranchera | | Disa |

#### March

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Viaje Infinito | Nicole | Latin, Pop Rock, Ballad | | Maverick |
| 6 | Rivera | Jerry Rivera | Ballad | "Quiero" "Muero" | BMG U.S. Latin |
| 6 | Intenso | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Salsa | "Pueden Decir" "Pero No Me Ama" "La Agarro Bajando" | Sony Discos |
| 13 | This Side of Paradise | Néstor Torres | Latin Jazz, Smooth Jazz | | Shenachie |
| 19 | Na Paz | Sidereal | | | |
| 20 | Con Banda y de Parranda | Los Razos de Sacramento | | | |
| 20 | Grupomanía 2050 | Grupo Manía | | "Caracolito" | Universal |
| 20 | Duetos | Armando Manzanero | Bolero | | WEA Latina, Inc. |
| 20 | Reina de Reinas | Banda Arkángel R-15 | | | Luna Music, Sony Discos |
| 20 | Que lo Baile Bien | Los Tigrillos | | | |
| 21 | Batuque | Ney Matogrosso | MPB | | Universal Music |
| 27 | Live! The Last Concert | Selena | Tejano, Dance-Pop, Disco, Cumbia, Latin Pop | | EMI Latin |
| 27 | Siempre Pensando en Ti | Bobby Pulido | Tejano | | EMI Latin |

### Second quarter
#### April

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Label |
| 3 | Ansia de Amar | Conjunto Primavera | | Fonovisa |
| 9 | Mi Cante y un Poema | Estrella Morente | Flamenco | Real World Records |
| 10 | La Charanga Eterna | Orquesta Aragón | Guaracha, Son, Son Montuno, Bolero, Danzon, Rumba | Lusafrica, Lusafrica |
| 10 | Yaire | Yaire | Latin Pop | Lideres |
| 17 | Nocturne | Charlie Haden | Latin Jazz | Verve Records |
| 17 | Los Hombres Calientes, Vol. 3: New Congo Square | Los Hombres Calientes | Latin Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz | Basin Street Records |
| 17 | Para las Madrecitas | Sparx and Lorenzo Antonio | | |
| 18 | Sortimento | Zélia Duncan | MPB | Mercury, Universal Music |
| 18 | So Alegria | Rio Negro and Solimões | | |
| 24 | Tango Bar | Raul Jaurena | | Chesky Records |

#### May

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | El General Is Back | El General | Pop Rap, Ragga HipHop, Merengue | | Lideres |
| 1 | Piedras y Flores | Amaury Gutiérrez | Vocal | "Dime Corazón" | Universal, Polydor |
| 8 | Cuando Regreso a Tu Brazos | El Coyote y Su Banda Tierra Santa | | | |
| 8 | Mi Corazón | Jaci Velasquez | Vocal | "Cómo Se Cura una Herida" | Sony Discos, Sony Discos |
| 15 | Entre Tangos Y Mariachi | Rocío Dúrcal | Ballad, Tango, Vocal | "Sombras... Nada Más" "Caminito" "A Media Luz" "Nostalgia | Ariola, BMG U.S. Latin |
| 15 | En Otra Onda | Tito Nieves | Salsa | "Un Amor Así" | WEA Latina, WeaCaribe |
| 15 | Le Modulor | Mœnia | Synth-Pop, Industrial | | BMG U.S. Latin, RCA |
| 15 | Rey Sol | Fito Páez | Pop Rock | | Warner Music Argentina |
| 15 | Barrio Bravo | Celso Piña | Cumbia | | MCM |
| 18 | Virus | Camorra | | | Trama |
| 18 | Coisa de Chefe | Claudio Jorge | Samba | | Carioca Discos, Caravelas |
| 18 | Viola Nordestina | Heraldo do Monte | | | Kuarup Discos |
| 21 | Wetsuit | Grupo Mojado | | | Fonovisa, Inc. |
| 22 | Fuerza Musical | Palomo | | "No Me Conoces Aun" | |
| 22 | Cachaito | Orlando "Cachaíto" López | Instrumental, Afro-Cuban, Descarga, Son | | World Circuit |
| 29 | Más de Mi Alma | Marco Antonio Solís | Ballad, Bolero | "O Me Voy o Te Vas" "Sé Que Me Va a Dejar" "Cuando Te Acuerdes de Mí" "Dónde Estará Mi Primavera" | FonoVisa |
| 29 | Más con el Número Uno | Vicente Fernández | Ranchera | | Sony Discos, Sony Discos |
| 29 | Expandiendo Raices/Branching Out | William Cepeda | Latin Jazz, Fusion | | Beans Records, Blue Jackel Entertainment, Blue Jackel Entertainment |

#### June

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 5 | Azul | Cristian Castro | Ballad | "Azul" "Yo Quería" "Lloviendo Estrellas" "Con Ella" | BMG U.S. Latin |
| 5 | Próxima Estación: Esperanza | Manu Chao | | | Virgin |
| 5 | La Reunión | Banda Machos | | | Wea Mex |
| 5 | Vivo | Vico C | Reggaeton | | EMI Latin |
| 5 | São João Vivo | Gilberto Gil | Soul-Jazz, Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Latin Jazz | | WEA, Warner Music Brasil Ltda. |
| 5 | Villa-Lobos: String Quartets, Vol. 6 | Cuarteto Latinoamericano | Modern | | Dorian Recordings |
| 12 | Lo Mejor de Nosotros | Pepe Aguilar | Mariachi | | Musart |
| 12 | Homenaje a Chalino Sánchez | El Original de la Sierra | Corrido, Norteno | | Universal Music Group |
| 12 | Desde El Corazón | Los Desperadoz | Tejano | | Tejas Records |
| 12 | Union | Puya | Jazz-Rock, Progressive Metal, Latin Jazz, Salsa, Fusion, Nu Metal | | MCA Records |
| 19 | No Todo Lo Que Es Pop Es Bueno | Circo | Indie Pop | | HeadMusic |
| 25 | Sueños | Intocable | Norteno, Cumbia | | EMI Latin |
| 26 | Encore | Roberto Blades | Vocal, Salsa | | Lideres |
| 26 | Pa' La Calle | Los Toros Band | Merengue, Bachata | | Universal Music Latino |

### Third quarter
#### July

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | Cambaio | Chico Buarque and Edu Lobo | MPB | | BMG, RCA Victor |
| 7 | Sérgio & Odair Assad Play Piazzolla | Sérgio and Odair Assad | Tango | | Nonesuch |
| 10 | Cuando la Sangre Galopa | Jaguares | | | BMG U.S. Latin |
| 10 | Peces de Ciudad | Ana Belén | | | Ariola, BMG Espana |
| 10 | Entre Amigos | Julio Preciado | | | RCA, BMG U.S. Latin |
| 17 | Yo Por Ti | Olga Tañón | Merengue, Latin, Ballad | "Cómo Olvidar" "Ahora Soy Mala" "Miénteme" | WEA Latina, Inc. |
| 17 | Supernova | Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio | Post Bop, Afro-Cuban Jazz | | Blue Note |
| 17 | Chuntaros Radio Poder | El Gran Silencio | Cumbia | | EMI Latin |
| 18 | Yamayá | Lázaro Ros | | | |
| 18 | Orisha Ayé. Shangó | Lázaro Ros | Afro-Cuban | | Unicornio Producciones Abdala |
| 23 | Bloco do Eu Sozinho | Los Hermanos | Indie Rock, MPB, Samba | | Abril Music |
| 25 | Jessico | Babasónicos | Pop Rock, Synth-Pop | | Suave, Discos Popart |
| 29 | Contigo Por Siempre... | Banda el Recodo | Banda, Ranchera | | Fonovisa |
| 31 | Bandidos Rurales | León Gieco | Folk Rock, Folk, Classic Rock | | EMI |
| 31 | Cine Baronesa | Guinga | MPB | | Caravelas |
| 31 | En Vivo | Los Huracanes del Norte | Ranchera | | Fonovisa, Inc. |

#### August

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 6 | Pachanga | King África | House, Latin | | Melody |
| 7 | Por Tu Placer | Frankie Negrón | Salsa | "Comerte a Besos" | WEA |
| 7 | Gilberto Gil & Milton Nascimento | Gilberto Gil and Milton Nascimento | MPB | | WEA Music |
| 7 | Nydia | Nydia Rojas | | | Hollywood Records |
| 10 | La Rumba Soy Yo | El All-Stars de La Rumba Cubana | Afro-Cuban, Rumba | | Disco Caramba, Bis Music |
| 16 | Golijov: La Pasión Según San Marcos | María Guinand | | | |
| 21 | Alexandre Pires | Alexandre Pires | Ballad | "Usted Se Me Llevó la Vida" "Necesidad" "Es Por Amor" | BMG U.S. Latin, RCA |
| 21 | Una Pagina Mas: Lo Mejor de los 70's Y 80's | Chuy Vega | | | |
| 21 | Corazón de Mujer | Melina León | Merengue, Ballad | | Sony Discos |
| 21 | Nuevo Milenio-El Mismo Sabor | El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico | Salsa | "Me Liberé" "El Amor Es Ciego" "Se Nos Perdió el Amor" | Combo Records |
| 28 | Uniendo Fronteras | Los Tigres del Norte | Norteno | | FonoVisa |
| 28 | Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos | Thalía | | | EMI Latin |
| 28 | Recodo de Mi Madre | Los Originales de San Juan | | | |

#### September

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 4 | En Vivo: Desde la Plaza El Progreso en Guadalajara | Joan Sebastian | Ranchera, Banda | | Musart |
| 4 | MTV Unplugged | La Ley | Acoustic, Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Alternative Rock | | Wea Latina, Inc., WEA Rock |
| 4 | Multiplicame | Fuerza Juvenil | Salsa, Merengue | | Envidia |
| 4 | El Que Busca Encuentra | Elefante | | | Columbia |
| 4 | Lamento Negro | Susana Baca | Musica Criolla | | Tumi Music |
| 11 | Embrace the Chaos | Ozomatli | Latin, Hip Hop | | Interscope Records, Almo Sounds |
| 11 | Soy Lo Prohibido | Alicia Villareal | | | |
| 11 | Latin Spirits | Poncho Sanchez | Latin Jazz | | Concord Picante |
| 13 | Da Roca e da Cidade | Martinho da Vila | Samba | | Columbia |
| 13 | Influencias | Dori Caymmi | Latin Jazz, MPB, Bossa Nova, Samba | | Universal Music, IN2JAZZ |
| 18 | Huelo a soledad | Ana Gabriel | Vocal, Ballad | | Epic, Epic |
| 18 | Atrevido | Eddy Herrera | Merengue | "Tu Eres Ajena" | J&N Records |
| 18 | Sandunguero | DJ Blass | Reggaeton | | Pina Music |
| 24 | Para Mi Amor | Priscila & Sus Balas De Plata | Norteno, Cumbia, Ranchera | | FonoVisa |
| 24 | Entrega De Amor | Los Rieleros del Norte | | | |
| 25 | En El Idioma del Amor | Grupo Bryndis | Cumbia | | Disa |
| 25 | Orígenes | Alejandro Fernández | Ranchera, Ballad | "Tantita Pena" "Si Tú No Vuelves" | Sony Discos |
| 25 | 8 | Gisselle | Merengue, Bachata, Vocal | | BMG U.S. Latin, Ariola |
| 25 | Lo Dice Tu Mirada | Emilio Navaira | Conjunto, Tejano | | BMG U.S. Latin |
| 25 | Nadie Como Tu | Solido | Conjunto, Cumbia, Norteno, Tejano | | Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. De C.V. |
| 25 | Cambio De Tiempo | Vocal Sampling | | | Decca |
| 25 | Desahogo | Pilar Montenegro | Ballad, Ranchera, Norteno | "Quitame Ese Hombre" | FonoVisa |
| 25 | Tenampa | José José | Mariachi | "Cada Vez y Cada Vez" ""Cómo Hacer Para Olvidar" | BMG U.S. Latin, Ariola |

### Fourth quarter
#### October

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 1 | En Vivo, Vol. 2 | Marco Antonio Solís | | | FonoVisa |
| 2 | La Negra Tiene Tumbao | Celia Cruz | Salsa, Merengue, Afro-Cuban, Rumba | "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" "Hay Que Empezar Otra Vez" "Pa' Arriba No Va" | Sony Discos, Sony Discos |
| 2 | Travesía | David Sánchez | Contemporary Jazz, Latin Jazz | | Columbia |
| 2 | Somos Gitanos | Gipsy Kings | Flamenco, Rumba | | Columbia |
| 9 | Déjame Entrar | Carlos Vives | Cumbia | "Déjame Entrar" "Luna Nueva" "Carito" | Virgin, Virgin |
| 9 | Lo mejor de Laura Pausini: Volveré junto a ti | Laura Pausini | Soft Rock, Ballad, Vocal | "Volveré junto a ti" | CGD East West, CGD East West |
| 9 | Ofrenda | Pedro Guerra | Vocal, Ethno-Pop, Folk | | Ariola, BMG Espana |
| 15 | Inconfundible | La Mafia | | | |
| 15 | Só Para Baixinhos 2 | Xuxa | Educational | | Som Livre |
| 16 | Gente | Presuntos Implicados | Smooth Jazz | | WEA |
| 17 | Jobiniando | Ivan Lins | MPB, Bossa Nova | | Abril Music |
| 21 | Si*Sé | Si*Sé | Downtempo, Breaks, Latin, Future Jazz | | Luaka Bop |
| 23 | Moviendo las Plumas | El Chichicuilote | | | Lideres |
| 23 | Libre | Marc Anthony | Salsa, Bolero | "Celos" "Hasta Que Vuelvas Conmigo" "Viviendo" "Barco a la Deriva" | Sony Discos, Columbia, Sony Discos, Columbia |
| 23 | Soy | Alejandra Guzmán | Pop Rock, Ballad | | RCA |
| 23 | A Palo Limpio | Kinito Méndez | Hip-House, Merengue, Afro-Cuban, Latin | | J&N Records |
| 23 | El Arte del Sabor | Bebo Valdés Trio | Latin Jazz | | Lola Records |
| 23 | Con el Polvo Hasta la Muerte | Los Razos | | | |
| 23 | Alma de Santiago | Jane Bunnett | Latin Jazz | | EMI Music Canada |
| 25 | Muriendo de Frio | Guardianes Del Amor | Ballad, Cumbia | | Fonovisa |
| 30 | De Pata Negra | Melody | Vocal, Europop | | Epic, Epic |
| 30 | Sereno | Miguel Bosé | Soft Rock, Pop Rock | | WEA |
| 30 | Navigator | José Padilla | Downtempo, Ambient | | DRO |
| 30 | Te Regalo la Lluvia | Ana Bárbara | Ballad | | Fonovisa, Inc. |
| 30 | Sangre de Rey | Michael Salgado | | | Sony Discos |
| Unknown | A Melhor Banda de Todos os Tempos da Última Semana | Titãs | Pop Rock, Alternative Rock | "A Melhor Banda de Todos os Tempos da Última Semana", Epitáfio, "O Mundo É Bão, Sebastião!" | Abril Music |

#### November

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 2 | Tango Por Vos | Julia Zenko | Tango | | Epsa |
| 2 | CPM 22 | CPM 22 | Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Punk | | Abril Music, Arsenal Music |
| 5 | Te Voy a Enamorar | Los Ángeles de Charly | Cumbia | | FonoVisa |
| 6 | A Prueba De Balas | Banda Machos | Cumbia, Corrido, Ranchera, Bolero | | Warner Music México, S.A. de C.V. |
| 6 | Navidad | Jaci Velasquez | Vocal, Ballad, Latin, Christmas music | | Sony Discos, Word Entertainment |
| 9 | Paz – Ao Vivo | Padre Marcelo Rossi | Ballad, Gospel | | Mercury |
| 13 | Mis Romances | Luis Miguel | Ballad | "Amor, Amor, Amor" "Cómo Duele" "Al Que Me Siga" | Warner Music Latina |
| 13 | Sufriendo a Solas | Lupillo Rivera | Banda | | Sony Discos, Cintas Acuario |
| 13 | Cuban Masters – Los Originales | Various artists | | | |
| 13 | Perdón Por Extrañarte | Los Mismos | | | |
| 13 | ...Ahora y Siempre | Liberación | | | |
| 13 | El Ultimo Adios (The Last Goodbye) | Various artists | | | |
| 20 | MTV Unplugged | Alejandro Sanz | Acoustic, Soft Rock, Latin, Pop Rock | "Y Sólo Me Ocurré Amarte" "Aprendíz" | WEA |
| 20 | De un Solo Sentimiento | Charlie Zaa | Ballad | "Flor Sin Retoño" | Epic |
| 20 | Americanizao | Fulanito | House, Merengue | | Foca Records |
| 20 | Mancha Registrada | Super Ratones | Pop Rock | | EMI |
| 20 | Quiero Llegar a la Casa | Tito Rojas | | | Musical Productions |
| 20 | Pa' Los Treseros | Nelson González | Afro-Cuban, Bomba, Danzon, Descarga, Guaguanco, Guaracha, Son Montuno, Son | | Agogo |
| 20 | Mensaje De Oro | Los Huracanes del Norte | | | |
| 20 | El Autentico Y Unico en Vivo | El Poder Del Norte | | | |
| 20 | Moreno | Jorge Moreno | | | |
| 20 | Buenos Muchachos | La Mosca Tsé Tsé | | | EMI |
| 20 | Un Mundo Diferente | Diego Torres | Alternative Rock, Pop Rock | "Color Esperanza" | Sony Music |
| 26 | Viva La Vida | Rabito | Ballad | | FonoVisa |
| 27 | Retro Momentos | Leonard Gonzales and Los Magnificos | | | |
| 27 | Siempre Humilde | Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz | Tejano | | Freddie Records |

#### December

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 4 | Calle Sabor, Esquina Amor | Limi-T 21 | | | EMI Latin |
| 4 | Condom Black | Otto | Drum 'n' Bass | | Trama, Trama |
| 4 | Paradeiro | Marisa Monte | | | |
| 4 | Juventude/Slow Motion Bossa Nova | Celso Fonseca and Ronaldo Bastos | MPB, Bossanova | | Bomba Records |
| 5 | Se las Voy a Dar a Otro | Jenni Rivera | Banda | | Fonovisa Records, Universal Music Group |
| 5 | Festa | Ivete Sangalo | Afro-Cuban, MPB, Batucada, Axe | | Universal Music, Mercury |
| 11 | Miguel Ríos y las estrellas del rock latino | Miguel Ríos | Rock & Roll | | Bat Discos, Rock & Rios Records |
| 11 | Libertad del Alma | Draco Rosa | | | Sony Discos |
| 11 | Un Paso a la Eternidad | Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop | | | Interdisc, Mercury |
| 11 | Sin Bandera | Sin Bandera | Salsa, Tango, Vocal, Ballad | "Entra en Mi Vida" "Kilometros" | Epic, Sony Music |

### Unknown

| Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Label |
| Muévete, Muévete Más | Grupo Atrapado | | |
| De Nuevos a Viejos | Wisin & Yandel | Reggaeton | Borikua Muzik |
| Musica das Esferas, Vol. 3: Terra | Marcus Viana | | |
| Canciones para Normales y Mero Dementes | Rosendo Mercado | Hard Rock | DRO |
| Muchas Flores | Rosario Flores | Flamenco, Pop Rock | Ariola, BMG Espana, Sony Music, Epic |
| Vuela | Mónica Molina | | Virgin, Virgin |
| CD Pirata | Nocaute | Pop Rap | Black Groove |
| Celesteacustica | Celeste Carballo | | |
| Ingrata | Ram Herrera | Tejano | Tejas Records |
| Corren Tiempos De Alegria | Diego El Cigala | Flamenco | Ariola, BMG Espana |
| Adiós Nonino – Quarteto Amazônia Toca Astor Piazzolla | Quarteto Amazonia | | |
| Afrodisíaco | Tony Tun Tun | | |
| Un Sueño de Amor | Rogelio Martinez | | |
| AllStar | La Secta AllStar | | |
| Enfermos del Amor | Los Acosta | | |
| Como É Que Se Diz Eu te Amo | Legião Urbana | Pop Rock | EMI |
| DJ Pablito presenta La Factoría | La Factoría | Reggaeton | |
| De Bichos y Flores | La Vela Puerca | Ska | Universal, Surco |

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

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2001, according to Billboard.
| Rank | Album | Artist |
| 1 | Paulina | Paulina Rubio |
| 2 | Mi Reflejo | Christina Aguilera |
| 3 | Historia de un Ídolo, Vol. 1 | Vicente Fernández |
| 4 | Shhh! | A.B. Quintanilla and Los Kumbia Kings |
| 5 | Despreciado | Lupillo Rivera |
| 6 | La Historia | Ricky Martin |
| 7 | El Sapo | Azul Azul |
| 8 | Historia Musical Romántica | Grupo Bryndis |
| 9 | Vivo | Luis Miguel |
| 10 | Más de Mi Alma | Marco Antonio Solís |

### Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2001, according to Billboard.
| Rank | Single | Artist |
| 1 | "Abrázame Muy Fuerte" | Juan Gabriel |
| 2 | "Azul" | Cristian Castro |
| 3 | "Te Quisé Olvidar" | MDO |
| 4 | "O Me Voy o Te Vas" | Marco Antonio Solís |
| 5 | "Por Amarte Así" | Cristian Castro |
| 6 | "Cómo Se Cura una Herida" | Jaci Velasquez |
| 7 | "Yo Te Amo" | Chayanne |
| 8 | "La Bomba" | Azul Azul |
| 9 | "Despreciado" | Lupillo Rivera |
| 10 | "No Me Conoces Aun" | Palomo |

## Births

* December 7 – Quevedo, Spanish rapper