Juan Gabriel Dies at 66: His Biggest Albums, Songs & Tours
August 28, 2016 by Griselda Flores & Amaya Mendizabal -
Billboard
Juan Gabriel performs as part of his "Volver 2015" tour at Coliseo Jose M. Agrelot on March 1, 2015 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Iconic Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel died on Sunday (Aug. 28) at 66 of a heart attack, leaving behind a rich legacy of music that influenced generations of artists in Latin music and beyond.
His last album, Vestido de Etiqueta: Por Eduardo Magallanes, was no exception. The album will be No. 1 this week on Top Latin Albums for a second week (chart dated Aug. 27), continuing a hot streak on Top Latin Albums, where he’s notched four No. 1s in the last 18 months, including Los Duo, Los Duo 2, Juntos Otra Vez and Mis Número 1 ... 40 Aniversario. No other artist has had that many in Top Latin Albums in that time span. Actually, it's double the next-largest total in that span. The four acts earned two No. 1s in the last year-and-a-half are Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga, Gloria Trevi, Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda and La Maquinaria Nortena.
As we mourn Gabriel's death, take a look at his most successful albums, songs and tours.
Throughout his 45 years in music, he had 31 albums chart on the Top Latin Albums chart since it began in 1993. Gabriel has sold 3 million albums in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music (since the beginning of the Nielsen era in 1991).
On the Hot Latin Songs chart, he had a big presence. Juan Gabriel charted 31 songs on Hot Latin Songs since the chart's inception in 1986. He had the first No. 1 ever on the inaugural chart (dated Oct. 4, 1986) with “Yo no sé qué me pasó."
The Mexican crooner was not only a chart-topping artist -- he was also a leader at the box office. In 2015, Juan Gabriel notched the highest-grossing Latin tour of 2015, raking in $31.8 million for 32 shows in the U.S. and Puerto Rico alone.
Just last week, he kicked off his MeXXIco Es Todo Tour in the U.S. His last concert was Aug. 26 in Los Angeles at The Forum, performing for two hours straight accompanied by a full mariachi band, an orchestra, and a troupe of dancers -- proving he was always the ultimate showman.
