1989 in Latin music
This is a list of notable events in Latin music that took place in 1989.
Events
- February 22 – The 31st Annual Grammy Awards are held at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles:
- *Roberto Carlos wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance for his 1988 self-titled album.
- *Linda Ronstadt wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Performance for Canciones de Mi Padre.
- *Rubén Blades wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance for Antecedente.
- May 31 – The inaugural Lo Nuestro Awards is presented by American television network Univision. It is the first Spanish-language music award show to not reveal the winners before the broadcast. Mexican band Los Bukis and Puerto Rican singer Lalo Rodríguez tie for the most awards with three wins.
Number-ones albums and singles by country
- List of number-one albums of 1989 (Spain)
- List of number-one singles of 1989 (Spain)
- List of number-one Billboard Latin Pop Albums of 1989
- List of number-one Billboard Regional Mexican Albums of 1989
- List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums of 1989
- List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Songs of 1989
Awards
Best-selling records
Best-selling albums
The following is a list of the top 5 best-selling Latin albums of 1990 in the United States divided into the categories of Latin pop, Regional Mexican, and Tropical/salsa, according to Billboard.| Category | Rank | Album | Artist |
| Latin pop | 1 | Desde Andalucía | Isabel Pantoja |
| Latin pop | 2 | Roberto Carlos | Roberto Carlos |
| Latin pop | 3 | Como Tu Mujer | Rocío Dúrcal |
| Latin pop | 4 | Con Todos Mis Sentidos | Braulio |
| Latin pop | 5 | Raíces | Julio Iglesias |
| Regional Mexican | 1 | Un Golpe Más | Bronco |
| Regional Mexican | 2 | Siempre Te Amaré | Los Yonics |
| Regional Mexican | 3 | Los Corridos Prohibidos | Los Tigres del Norte |
| Regional Mexican | 4 | Incontenible... Romanticos..! | Los Caminantes |
| Regional Mexican | 5 | Mascarada | Joan Sebastian |
| Tropical/Salsa | 1 | Invasión de la Privacidad | Eddie Santiago |
| Tropical/Salsa | 2 | Amor y Alegría | Luis Enrique |
| Tropical/Salsa | 3 | Un Nuevo Despertar | Lalo Rodríguez |
| Tropical/Salsa | 4 | Amame | El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico |
| Tropical/Salsa | 5 | Solo Que Se Fué en Marzo | La Patrulla 15 |
Best-performing songs
The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1990, according to Billboard.| Rank | Single | Artist |
| 1 | "Como Tu Mujer" | Rocío Dúrcal |
| 2 | "Baila Mi Rumba" | José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" |
| 3 | "La Incondicional" | Luis Miguel |
| 4 | "Como Tú" | José José |
| 5 | "Así Fue" | Isabel Pantoja |
| 6 | "Simplemente Amigos" | Ana Gabriel |
| 7 | "Mala Suerte" | Vikki Carr |
| 8 | "Te Amo" | Franco De Vita |
| 9 | "Hombres al Borde de un Ataque de Celos" | Yuri |
| 10 | "A Donde Vayas" | Los Bukis |
Births
- May 11 – Prince Royce, American bachata singer
- May 31 – Pablo Alborán, Spanish pop singer
- September 3 – Gusttavo Lima, Brazilian sertanejo singer
- October 5 – Gerardo Ortíz, Mexican banda singer
Deaths
- July 5 – Ernesto Halffter, Spanish composer and conductor, 84Ernesto Halffter
- September 14 – Perez Prado, Cuban bandleader and composer, 72