Every Grammys Best Salsa Album winner

4 ceremonies, 2000–2003. 4 different winners.

It was awarded for the last time in 2003.

It was previously known as Best Salsa Performance.

From 2004 the Grammys awarded Best Salsa/Merengue Album instead.

One band per year, because no winner has gone back-to-back in the years on record. Colored by label; scroll sideways for the full run.

Los Van Van'00

Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri'01

Roberto Blades'02

Celia Cruz'03

The full list

Year	Winner	Label
2003	Celia Cruz (La Negra Tiene Tumbao) beat 4 others Anthony Cruz (Un Nuevo Amanecer) Maraca (Tremanda Rumba!) Marc Anthony (Libre) Spanish Harlem Orchestra (Un Gran Día en el Barrio)	Sony Discos
2002	Roberto Blades (Encore) beat 4 others Frankie Negrón (Por Tu Placer) Gilberto Santa Rosa (Intenso) Oscar D'León and Wladimir (Doble Play) Tito Nieves (En Otra Onda)	Unknown
2001	Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri (Masterpiece/Obra Maestra) beat 4 others Celia Cruz (Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa) Luis Enrique (Evolución) Son By Four (Son By Four) Tony Vega (Hablando del Amor)	Unknown
2000	Los Van Van (Llego... Van Van - Van Van is Here) beat 4 others Dark Latin Groove (Gotcha!) India (Sola) Jerry Rivera (De Otra Manera) Oscar D'León (La Formula Original)	Unknown

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