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Selena albums discography
Releases
Studio albums 5
Live albums 3
Compilation albums 21
Soundtracks 2
Box sets 3

The album discography of American Tejano pop singer Selena consists of five studio albums, twenty-one compilation albums, three box sets, three live albums, and two soundtrack albums. After Selena had signed a record deal with EMI Latin in 1989,[1] she began her solo career; though her band Selena y Los Dinos remained touring with her.[2] In the same year, she released her eponymous debut album, and it peaked at number seven on the US Latin Regional Mexican Albums chart. In 1990, Selena released her second studio album, Ven Conmigo and became the first Tejano vocalist to be awarded with a Spanish certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), receiving a gold award in 1990 for shipments of 50,000 copies.[3] After the release of Ven Conmigo and the compilation album Personal Best (1991), Selena decided to postpone any developments for another album because of her extensive touring and because of her father and manager, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.'s negative views on her relationship with Chris Pérez, a guitarist who recently joined the band.[4]

Within a month of her elopement with Pérez, Selena released Entre a Mi Mundo in May 1992. It went on to be certified six-times-platinum, Latin type, by the RIAA, for shipments of 600,000 copies. Entre a Mi Mundo sold 385,000 copies in the United States its first year,[5] which became the first recording by a female Tejano vocalist to sell that many.[6] Many music critics believed Entre a Mi Mundo was the "breakthrough album" for Selena.[7][8] On February 7, 1993, Selena held a free live concert at the Memorial Coliseum, which attracted 3,000 fans.[9] The concert was recorded and was released three months later as Selena Live! The album won "Best Mexican/American Album" at the 36th Grammy Awards, which became the first Tejano album to win a Grammy Award.[10] After her Grammy win, Selena released Mis Mejores Canciones – 17 Super Exitos, it went on to be certified six-times Platinum (Latin type), which represented shipments of 600,000 copies. Selena (1994), a compilation album, failed to impact any music chart. Selena released Amor Prohibido in March 1994 and debuted at number one on the Latin Regional Mexican Albums as well as the Billboard Top Latin Albums charts and peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200. Amor Prohibido sold 500,000 copies in its first year,[11] and Selena became the second Tejano act to sell that many records, behind La Mafia.[12][13] It eventually sold 1,500,000 copies in the US, making it the best-selling Latin album of all time.[14] Amor Prohibido was certified twenty-times-platinum, Latin type, by the RIAA in 2010.

12 Super Exitos was released in late 1994 and was certified gold, standard type, by the RIAA. The album peaked at number two on Latin Regional Mexican Albums as well as Top Latin Albums and appeared on the Billboard 200. Because of the success of Amor Prohibido and of her Amor Prohibido Tour, which had beat audience records raging from Tejano vocalist to country stars in America,[15][16] On the morning of March 31, 1995, while scheduled to record a song at her father's recording studio, Selena was murdered by Saldívar.[17] The recording company released Dreaming of You, the half-finished crossover album, several months after Selena's murder.[18] Dreaming of You sold 175,000 copies its first day of release, a record for a pop singer.[19] Dreaming of You debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, which became the first Hispanic singer to have an album mostly in Spanish to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.[20] The album sold 3,000,000 copies in the first year, beating her previous record set by Amor Prohibido and became "Best-Selling Latin Album of All Time".[21] At the time of her murder, Selena became the first and only female singer to place five albums simultaneously on the Billboard 200; the only other artists to have done this were Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Garth Brooks.[7] Two compilation albums, Las Reinas Del Pueblo (1995) and Exitos y Recuerdos (1996), was atop the Regional Mexican Albums and Top Latin Albums charts.

Selena's first remix album, Siempre Selena (1996) appeared on the Billboard 200, topped the Top Latin Albums as well as Latin Regional Mexican Albums, and was certified double platinum, Latin type, by the RIAA. The soundtrack (1997) to Selena charted within the top 10 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum, standard, for shipments of 1,000,000 copies. The album also appeared on RPM's Top Albums/CDs chart. The following year, Anthology was released as was certified 6x platinum, Latin type. It was mostly consisted of EMI Latin's total album sales of 1998 to 1999 year, selling 343,000 units.[22] All My Hits – Todos Mis Exitos was released a year later and peaked at number one on the Top Latin Albums as well as Latin Regional Mexican Albums and was certified six-times-platinum, Latin type, by the RIAA. The second instillation was released a year later and was certified double-platinum, Latin type, by the RIAA. Selena's second live album, Live! The Last Concert, was released in 2001, and was certified platinum, Latin type, by the RIAA. The album charted within the top 5 of Top Latin Albums and appeared on the Billboard 200. Quintanilla Jr. released Selena: 20 Years of Music in 2002, containing nine albums that were previously released, but were re-released with spoken liner notes, music videos and bonus tracks. Out of the nine, Ones was certified gold by the RIAA. The following year, Greatest Hits was released. In 2004, Momentos Intimos was released and was atop the Latin music charts. Dos Historias was released in 2006 on Univision Records and was atop the Latin music charts. Through The Years/A Traves de los Años was released a year later and was certified gold (standard). In March 2010, Selena's family released La Leyenda which is a triple box set that charted within the top 15 of the Top Latin Albums and Latin Regional Mexican Albums charts. As of 2010, Selena has sold over 60 million albums worldwide.[23]

Contents

[edit] Major releases

[edit] Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[24]
US
TLA

[25]
US
RMA

[26]
CAN
[27]
Selena 7
Ven Conmigo
  • Released: 12 November 1990
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
3
Entre a Mi Mundo
  • Released: 6 May 1992
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
97 4 1
  • US: 1,000,000[A]
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum (Latin)[28]
Amor Prohibido
  • Released: 13 March 1994
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
29 1 1
  • US: 1,500,000[B]
  • RIAA: 20× Platinum (Latin)[28]
Dreaming of You
  • Released: 18 July 1995
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
1 1 16
  • US: 3,000,000[C]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

[edit] Soundtrack albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[30]
CAN
[31]
Blue in the Face[32]
  • Released: 19 September 1995
  • Label: Luaka Bop
  • Format: CD
Selena: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: 11 March 1997
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: Cassette, CD
7 36
  • RIAA: Platinum[28]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

[edit] Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[24]
US TLA
[25]
US RMA
[26]
MX
[33]
16 Super Exitos Originales[34]
  • Released: 3 March 1990
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
Personal Best[35]
  • Released: 25 August 1991
  • Label: CBS Records
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
Entertainers of the Year[36]
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
Mis Mejores Canciones – 17 Super Exitos
  • Released: 22 August 1993
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum (Latin)[28]
Selena[37]
12 Super Exitos
  • Released: 18 October 1994
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
64 2 2
Las Reinas Del Pueblo
  • Released: 14 April 1995
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
147 5 5
Musipistas: 10 Exitos De Selena[38]
  • Released: 23 June 1995
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
Exitos y Recuerdos
  • Released: 15 March 1996
  • Label: Madacy Special Markets
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
13 7
All My Hits – Todos Mis Exitos
  • Released: 9 March 1999
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: Cassette, CD
54 1 1
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum (Latin)[28]
All My Hits – Todos Mis Exitos Vol. 2
  • Released: 29 February 2000
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: Cassette, CD
149 1 1
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)[28]
Ones
  • Released: 1 October 2002
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: Cassette, CD
159 4
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum (Latin)[28]
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 24 June 2003
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: CD
117
Momentos Intimos
  • Released: 23 March 2004
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: CD
11 7
Dos Historias 21 3
Through The Years/A Traves de los Años
  • Released: 3 April 2007
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: CD
28 13 58
Serie Verde[39]
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Madacy Special Markets
  • Format: CD
10 Great Songs[40]
  • Released: 14 June 2011
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: CD
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

[edit] Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[24]
US TLA
[25]
US RMA
[26]
Selena Live!
  • Released: 8 May 1993
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
79 2 1
Live! The Last Concert
  • Released: 27 March 2001
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: Cassette, CD
176 2
  • RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[28]
Unforgettable: The Live Album
  • Released: 29 March 2005
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: CD
26 14
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

[edit] Minor releases

[edit] Remix albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[24]
US TLA
[25]
US RMA
[26]
Siempre Selena
  • Released: 5 November 1996
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: LP, cassette, CD
82 1 1
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)[28]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

[edit] Box sets

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[24]
US TLA
[25]
US RMA
[26]
MX
[33]
Anthology
  • Released: 7 April 1998
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: Cassette, CD
131 1 1
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum (Latin)[28]
Unforgettable: Ultimate Edition[41]
  • Released: 5 April 2005
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: CD
La Leyenda
  • Released: 9 March 2010
  • Label: EMI Latin
  • Format: CD
7 4 29
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  • A ^ United States sales figures for Entre a Mi Mundo as of 1995.[42]
  • B ^ United States sales figures for Amor Prohibido as of 1997.[14]
  • C ^ United States sales figures for Dreaming of You as of 1999.[43]

[edit] References

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  2. ^ Candelaria (2004), p.753
  3. ^ Moreno (2010), p. 345
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[edit] Bibliography

  • Arraras, Maria Celeste (1997). El Secreto De Selena: LA Reveladora Historia Detras De Su Tragica Muerte / The Secret Of Selena: LA Reveladora Historia Detras De Su Tragica Muerte. Fireside. pp. 268. ISBN 068483135X. 
  • Candelaria, Cordelia Chávez (2004). Encyclopedia of Latino popular culture. Greenwood Press. pp. 981. ISBN 0313332118. 
  • Donovan, Mary Anne (2010). Christina Aguilera: a biography. Greenwood. pp. 143. ISBN 0313383189. 
  • Fawcett, Susan (2011). Grassroots with readings (10th ed.). Wadsworth. pp. 528. ISBN 0495901237. 
  • García, Alma (2002). The Mexican Americans. Greenwood Pub. Group. pp. 220. ISBN 0313314993. 
  • Moreno, Michael P.; Brunnemer, Kristin C. (2010). Term paper resource guide to Latino history. Greenwood. pp. 345. ISBN 0313379327. 
  • Patoski, Joe Nick (1999). Selena : Como la flor. Little Brown and Company. pp. 356. ISBN 0316693782. 
  • Stacy, Lee (2002). Mexico and the United States. Marshall Cavendish. pp. 960. ISBN 0761474021. 
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