Prior to the inception of the Top Latin Albums chart, sales of Latin albums were reported by Latin music retailers and distributors and divided into three subcategories: Latin Pop, Tropical/Salsa, and Regional Mexican.
Sebelum pembentukan tangga lagu Top Latin Albums, penjualan album-album Latin dilaporkan oleh para pengecer dan distributor musik Latin dan membaginya dalam tiga anak kategori: Pop Latin, Tropikal/Salsa, dan Regional Meksiko.