The Year-End charts for the Regional Mexican Albums chart in the 1980s are published in the last issue of ''Billboard'' magazine every year. The chart was based on information provided by

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, which collected a survey from music retail shops and one-stop sales in the United States until May 1991 when the methodology was changed to include

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data compiled from Nielsen SoundScan. The Year-End charts represent aggregated numbers from the weekly charts that were compiled for each artist, album and

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Regional Mexican Albums of the Year

– represents the best-performing single of the year. 1987, 1988, 1989,

References

{{Billboard Latin charts United States Regional Mexican Regional Mexican Albums Year-end Chart, 1980s Regional Mexican music albums