Gilberto Santa Rosa Sets Guinness World Record for Most No. 1s on Billboard’s Tropical Albums Chart
Gilberto Santa Rosa became a Guinness World Records record-holder on Saturday night in New York when he was recognized for having the most No. 1s on Billboard's Tropical Albums chart. The salsa star…
Gilberto Santa Rosa became a Guinness World Records record-holder on Saturday night in New York when he was recognized for having the most No. 1s on Billboard’s Tropical Albums chart. The salsa star has earned 12 No. 1s since the chart launched in 1985, more than any other act (Victor Manuelle follows with 11).
Guinness World Records was on site at La Salsa Vive, The Concert at Madison Square Garden, where Santa Rosa and other tropical artists, such as El Gran Combo, Ruben Blades and Jose Alberto “El Canario” all performed.
Santa Rosa, who began his singing career during the 1980s, earned his first No. 1 in 1992 with Perspectiva — which, with 10 crowning weeks, is his longest-running chart-topper to date. Most recently, Necesito Un Bolero topped the tally on the Feb. 28, 2015 dated list.
Gilberto Santa Rosa’s 12 No. 1s on Tropical Albums:
Title, Peak date (weeks at No. 1)
Perspectiva, Jan. 11, 1992 (10 weeks)
Esencia, Dec. 7, 1996 (four weeks)
Intenso, May 19, 2001 (two weeks)
Viceversa, Sept. 21, 2002 (eight weeks)
Autentico, Sept. 11, 2004 (one week)
Asi Es Nuestra Navidad (with El Gran Combo), Dec. 17, 2005 (two weeks)
Dos Soneros, Una Historia (with Victor Manulle), Dec. 31, 2005 (three weeks)
Directo Al Corazon, April 1, 2006 (two weeks)
Una Navidad Con Gilberto, Dec. 20, 2008 (three weeks)
El Caballero De La Salsa: La Historia Tropical, May 30, 2009 (one week)
Irrepetible, July 17, 2010 (one week)
Necesito Un Bolero, Feb. 28, 2015 (one week)
Guinness World Records adjudicator Raquel Assis bestowed the award to Santa Rosa at the concert. She stated “as the global authority in record-breaking, it is an honor to present Gilberto with this achievement and to be part of a night filled with some of the biggest stars of tropical music.”
In addition to his album achievements, Santa Rosa has also notched several hit songs on the Billboard charts. He holds 10 top 10s on the Hot Latin Songs chart, including a No. 1 with “Que Alguien Me Diga,” which spent three weeks atop the chart in 2000. Over on the Tropical Songs chart, he has notched 14 No. 1s, where he is tied (with Elvis Crespo) for third place among acts with the most chart-toppers.
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