One song from each year
One song per year, selected by Spanish Wikipedia lookups during 2021–2026, not plays, sales or historical chart position.
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Years marked “few songs that year” had fewer than five songs to pick from.
1916–2026
111 years2020s
- 2026Somos el mundo
- 2025Baile inolvidable
- 2024Si antes te hubiera conocido
- 2023Shakira: BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 53
- 2022Mi bebito fiu fiu
- 2021Todo de ti
- 2020Bichota
2010s
- 2019Con calma
- 2018Dame tu cosita
- 2017Despacito
- 2016La bicicleta
- 2015Hasta la raíz
- 2014Flor pálida
- 20136 AM
- 2012Fuiste tú
- 2011Latinoamérica
- 2010Danza kuduro
2000s
- 2009Jueves
- 2008Adiós mi amor
- 2007Las de la intuición
- 2006El burrito sabanero
- 2005La camisa negra
- 2004Gasolina
- 2003Rosas
- 2002Aserejé
- 2001El baile del gorila
- 2000Corazón espinado
1990s
- 1999Si no te hubieras ido
- 1998En el muelle de San Blas
- 1997Vivir así es morir de amor
- 1996Bailando
- 1995Hasta que me olvides
- 1994Lamento boliviano
- 1993Macarena
- 1992Como la flor
- 1991Sopa de caracol
- 1990De música ligera
1980s
- 1989El gran varón
- 1988Resistiré
- 1987Ahora te puedes marchar
- 1986Hijo de la luna
- 1985Devuélveme a mi chica
- 1984Amor eterno
- 1983La bamba
- 1982El muchacho de los ojos tristes
- 1981La gata bajo la lluvia
- 1980Caballo viejo
1970s
- 1979Chiquitita
- 1978Pedro Navaja
- 1977Un año más
- 1976Hoy tengo ganas de ti
- 1975Al alba
- 1974Porque te vas
- 1973El pueblo unido jamás será vencido
- 1972Libre
- 1971Soy rebelde
- 1970Feliz Navidad
1960s
- 1969Alfonsina y el mar
- 1968La, la, la
- 1967Mi gran noche
- 1966Guantanamera
- 1965Chica ye ye
- 1964La Bikina
- 1963Amor de verano
- 1962La paloma
- 1961Cuando calienta el sol
- 1960El Porompompero
1950s
- 1959La plagafew songs that year
- 1958Tuna compostelanafew songs that year
- 1957El reloj
- 1956Soy minero
- 1955Historia de un amorfew songs that year
- 1954Cucurrucucú paloma
- 1953La flor de la canela
- 1952Recuerdos de Ypacaraí
- 1951El Negro Zumbónfew songs that year
- 1950Vasija de barro
1940s
- 1949En el pozo María Luisa
- 1948Sur
- 1947Malagueña salerosa
- 1946Contigo en la distancia
- 1945Juan Charrasqueado
- 1944Luna de Xelajú
- 1943Uno
- 1942Malena
- 1941Huapango (Moncayo)
- 1940Bésame mucho
1930s
- 1939Perfidiafew songs that year
- 1938Si me quieres escribirfew songs that year
- 1937Paquito el Chocolatero
- 1936Cara al sol
- 1935Por una cabeza
- 1934Cambalache
- 1933A las barricadas
- 1932Granadafew songs that year
- 1931El Pichi
- 1930El maniserofew songs that year
1920s
- 1929Lágrimas negras
- 1928Malagueña
- 1927Siboney
- 1926Caminito
- 1925Amparito Roca
- 1924Grisetafew songs that year
- 1923El bulín de la calle Ayacuchofew songs that year
- 1922Siete canciones populares españolasfew songs that year
- 1921El novio de la muertefew songs that year
- 1920Milonguitafew songs that year
1910s
- 1919Margotfew songs that year
- 1918Ivettefew songs that year
- 1917La payancafew songs that year
- 1916La cumparsitafew songs that year
Before 1916
18 years- 1914Alma llanera
- 1913Racing Clubfew songs that year
- 1912Mancha que limpiafew songs that year
- 1910Fandanguillo de Almeríafew songs that year
- 1907Feliciafew songs that year
- 1905La morochafew songs that year
- 1904Unión Cívicafew songs that year
- 1903El choclofew songs that year
- 1898Don Juanfew songs that year
- 1892La concheperlafew songs that year
- 1885Hijos del pueblofew songs that year
- 1882Cielito lindofew songs that year
- 1862La golondrinafew songs that year
- 1850La cucarachafew songs that year
- 1842Quevedo: BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 52few songs that year
- 1835El ataque de Uchumayofew songs that year
- 1820La chichafew songs that year
- 1800Celebren, publiquenfew songs that year
How this list is made
Before 1916, years without a dated song in this catalogue are omitted.
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