Billboard ranks Selena as Greatest of All-Time Latin Female Artist

By Tejano Nation

October 22, 2020

Billboardmagazine has ranked late bicultural music iconSelenaas the Greatest of All-Time Latin Female Artists and third as Greatest of All-Time Latin Artists.

The chart is based on a formula combining all titles on both the weekly Hot Latin Songs Chart and the Top Latin Albums Chart.

Selena is also recognized in two additional charts, Greatest of All-Time Hot Latin Songs with “No Me Queda Mas” at #13, “Fotos Y Recuerdos” at #29, and “Amor Prohibido” at #46.

Selena has been ranked by Billboard this month as the 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐅𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐓! The chart is based on a...

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The “Queen of Cumbia” is also listed at #10 for the Greatest of All-Time Hot Latin Songs Artists.

BillboardLatin Music Week 2020 kicked off on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Panels, Q&As, and showcases are scheduled through Oct. 23.

RELATED:Selena featured in April issue of ‘People En Español’ 25 years after her death

Selena’s sister,Suzette Quintanilla, toldPeople En Españolwhy Selena’s legacy continues 25 years after her death. “I think where we’re at now with Selena’s legacy is there’s a whole new generation that people that were fans of our music has now passed that on to their children and their children are passing it on to a newer generation. It’s a whole new generation finding out who Selena was, not only as an artist but as a person.”

A highly-anticipated Netflix series,Selena: The Series, isscheduled for releaseon Dec. 4.

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