The Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Album of the Year is an honor presented annually by American television network

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at the

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. The accolade was established to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on '' Billboard'' Latin music charts, with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm

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. However, since 2004, the winners are selected through an online survey. The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a

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. The award was first presented to ''

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'' by Puerto Rican singer

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in 1989. Puerto Rican singer

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won for the album ''

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'' (1993), which exceeded the sales of ''

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'' by

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and

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, the highest-selling

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album at the time. Fellow Puerto Rican artist

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holds the record for the most wins with four, for the albums ''Siente el Amor...'' (1995), ''Yo Por Ti'' (2002), ''A Puro Fuego'' (2004), and ''Una Nueva Mujer'' (2006). Cuban singer Gloria Estefan won in 1994 for ''

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'' and in 1996 for '' Abriendo Puertas''; both albums also earned the

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. American band Aventura, Venezuelan duo

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, Dominican duo

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, and Puerto Rican group

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are the only musical ensembles to receive the accolade. In 2014, '' 3.0'' by American singer Marc Anthony became the most recent recipient of the award. Puerto Rican singer

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is the most nominated artist without a win, with ten unsuccessful nominations.

Winners and nominees

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees. Juan Luis Guerra

Multiple wins/nominations

References

{{Premios Lo Nuestro categories Tropical Album of the Year Tropical music albums Awards established in 1989 Album awards

Winners and nominees

Multiple wins/nominations

See also

References