This is a list of some of the best-selling albums in Colombia. Colombia is one of the largest
music markets in Latin America. The majority of the albums are from local artists; various artists such as
Carlos Vives
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...
,
Diomedes Díaz
Diomedes Díaz Maestre (26 May 1957 – 22 December 2013) was a Colombian vallenato singer, songwriter, and composer. His nickname, ''"El Cacique de la Junta"'' ("The Chieftain of La Junta"), was given to him by another vallenato singer, Rafae ...
,
Juancho Rois
Juan Humberto Rois Zúñiga (December 25, 1958 – November 21, 1994, popularly known as Juancho Rois and nicknamed ''El Conejo'' (the rabbit) was a Colombian vallenato musician, accordionist, and composer.Margarita Rosa de Francisco
Margarita Rosa de Francisco Baquero also known as Margarita Rosa and La Mencha (born August 8, 1965) is a Colombian telenovela movie actress, singer, and TV presenter.
Biography
1980s
Margarita Rosa de Francisco was born in Cali, Valle Del C ...
,
Juanes
file:Juanes ZMF 2015 jm49108.jpg, Juanes at the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany
file:Juanes ZMF 2015 jm49211.jpg, Juanes at the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born 9 August 19 ...
and
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...
appear more than once in the list.
List of best-selling albums
Best-selling artists in Colombia
According to some media publications,
Diomedes Díaz
Diomedes Díaz Maestre (26 May 1957 – 22 December 2013) was a Colombian vallenato singer, songwriter, and composer. His nickname, ''"El Cacique de la Junta"'' ("The Chieftain of La Junta"), was given to him by another vallenato singer, Rafae ...
sold about 20 million copies in Colombia.
Mexican singer,
Vicente Fernandez
Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer").
Vicente may refer to:
Location
*São Vicente, Cap ...
is believed to have sold 5 million.
Although figures lack of reliability.
See also
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ASINCOL
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List of best-selling albums by country
The following is a list of best-selling albums by country. Depends on the measurement, record sales of albums are taken by estimations or certifications.
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Burk ...
References
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Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
Colombian music