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A visual history · Grammys

The winners who defined Salsa/Merengue Album.

3 ceremonies, 2004–2006. 3 different winners.

Who won most recently?
Willy Chirino in 2006 for Son del Alma.
  1. Son del AlmaWilly Chirino
  2. Across 110th StreetSpanish Harlem Orchestra featuring Rubén Blades
  3. Regalo del AlmaCelia Cruz
Years explored
2004–2006
Different winners
3
Category leader
No leader
About this record

Best Salsa/Merengue Album was first awarded in 2004, so it does not run the full 1959–2025 window.

It was awarded for the last time in 2006.

Three ceremonies, after which salsa and merengue records went back to competing in the tropical Latin category.

From 2007 the Grammys awarded Best Tropical Latin Album instead.

It took over from Best Salsa Album and Best Merengue Album.

2004–2006

3 ceremonies

20042006

01 / The reigns

3 winners shaped this category.

The timeline turns the 2004–2006 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.

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.
Celia Cruz'04
Spanish Harlem Orchestra featuring Rubén Blades'05
Willy Chirino'06

03 / The near misses

The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.

Counting nominations in this category only, 2004–2006.

Most nominated, never won this award

  1. 01
    Víctor Manuelle
    2 noms

Most losses in this category

  1. 01
    Víctor Manuelle
    2L · 0W

04 / The archive

Every year.
Every winner.

The complete reference behind the story, showing 2004–2006. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.

YearWinnerLabel
2006Willy Chirino (Son del Alma)
beat 4 others
  • Tito Nieves (Fabricando Fantasías)
  • Mayito Rivera (Llegó la Hora)
  • Eddie Santiago (Después del Silencio)
  • Tiempo Libre (Arroz con Mango)
Unknown
2005Spanish Harlem Orchestra featuring Rubén Blades (Across 110th Street)
beat 4 others
  • Gilberto Santa Rosa (Auténtico)
  • Marc Anthony (Valió la Pena)
  • Son de Cali (Creciendo)
  • Víctor Manuelle (Travesía)
Unknown
2004Celia Cruz (Regalo del Alma)
beat 5 others
  • Ismael Miranda (Tequila y Ron... A Tribute to José Alfredo Jiménez)
  • India (Latin Songbird: Mi Alma y Corazón)
  • Tito Rojas (Perseverancia)
  • Truco & Zaperoko (Música Universal)
  • Víctor Manuelle (Le Preguntaba a La Luna)
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