1986 in Latin music

• February 24{{snd}}The 28th Annual Grammy Awards are held at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.:<{{cite news |last1=Matre |first1=Lynn Van |title='We Are The World' An All-Star At Grammys, Too |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-02-26-8601150094-story.html |access-date=5 June 2019 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=26 February 1986}}
• Lani Hall wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance for Es Facil Amar.
• Vikki Carr wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Performance for Simplemente Mujer.
• Tito Puente wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance for Mambo Diablo.
• October 4{{snd}}Billboard establishes the Hot Latin 50 chart (now known as the Hot Latin Songs chart). On the printed publication "Yo No Sé Qué Me Pasó" by Juan Gabriel is the first number-one song on the chart.{{cite magazine| last = Fernandez| first = Enrique| date = 4 October 1986| title = New Latin Latin Section Created; Chart, Album Reviews Added| magazine = Billboard| publisher = Nielsen Business Media| volume = 98| issue = 40| page = 71| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=yyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA5| access-date =1 June 2010}} On the Billboard electronic database however, "La Guirnalda" by Rocío Dúrcal, is the first number one song on the week ending 6 September 1986.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1986-09-06/latin-songs |title=Top Latin Songs – La Guirnalda – Rocío Dúrcal |access-date=22 December 2009 |date=6 September 1986|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|magazine=Billboard}}

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• List of number-one albums of 1986 (Spain)
• List of number-one singles of 1986 (Spain)
• List of number-one Billboard Latin Pop Albums of 1986
• List of number-one Billboard Regional Mexican Albums of 1986
• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums of 1986
• List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Songs of 1986

• 1986 Tejano Music Awards

The following is a list of the top 5 best-selling Latin albums of 1986 in the United States divided into the categories of Latin pop, Regional Mexican, and Tropical/salsa, according to Billboard.{{cite magazine| date = 27 December 1986| title = 1986 the year in music| magazine = Billboard| publisher = Nielsen Business Media| volume = 98| issue = 52| page = YE-42| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=tiQEAAAAMBAJ&q=latin%20pop&pg=RA1-PA30| access-date = 5 June 2019}}

• December 10{{snd}}Natti Natasha, Dominican Republic reggaeton singer

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Category:Latin music by year