Here are 15 of the best salsa tracks of all-time, including Hector Lavoe, Mark Anthony, El Gran Combo, Ruben Blades, Sonora Ponceña, Celia Cruz and more.

The song’s impact was gripping, and it allowed Karol G to replace herself at No. 1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart on May 14, 2022 – a feat never previously accomplished by a female artist. — G.F.

Hits by two late Latin music icons whose ballads and salsa songs are constants in playlists across generations have been inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.

The final nail in the coffin of their relationship came at the 2023 Latin Grammys, which they both attended, singing covers of heartfelt ballads to give themselves and the world some closure.

Salsa builds on Afro-Caribbean rhythms and emerged from the poor Latino communities in New York in the 1960s, with a strong influence and participation from Puerto Ricans in the diaspora.