The following is a list of albums that came out before the advent of AMPROFON online certifications program started in 1999 and which recorded higher sales of over 800,000 copies. Some media reported the certifications and sales by AMPROFON before that, for example, the 1994 annual year-end inform published by Notimex and reprinted by La Opinión.[24] Additions are cross-referenced with national publications and other media international outlets.
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*Positions based on claimed sales and release year.
The best-selling album in Mexico vary by some report estimations but lacks of reliability. This include Las Mañanitas by Pedro Infante, which Mexico City-based newspaper El Universal reported sales of 20 million copies,[25]Juan Gabriel's Recuerdos II with 8 million claimed sales,[26] or Emmanuel's Íntimamente and José José' Secretos with claimed sales of 5 million each.[27][28] Luis Miguel has numerous entries and broke all-time Mexican records of the fastest-selling albums as well.
^Fernandez, Enrique (2 June 1984). "New Worldwide Pact For Emmanuel"(PDF). Billboard. p. 53. Archived(PDF) from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2022. The singer's 1981 album, "Intimamente," sold more than two and a half million copies in Mexico alone.
^"Vamos a echarnos el chal". El Siglo de Torreón. 6 October 1986. p. 41. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022. Pocas veces se ha logrado en México una venta de discos como la que se ha logrado. "El príncipe de la canción" con el álbum "Secretos" que ha vendido más de dos millones de copias.
^"Mexico shows signs of revival". Music Business International. August 1, 1998. p. 45. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via ProQuest.
^"Farándula". La Opinión (in Spanish). December 1, 1985. p. 3. Retrieved March 16, 2024. Los ejecutivos de la disquera RCA-Ariola, le entregaron un trofeo de Doble-Platino por las 1,300,000 copias vendidas de su anterior elepé, "Reflexiones".
^"Hispano Americano: semanario de la vida y la verdad" (in Spanish). Tiempo SAdeCV. 1970. p. 67. Retrieved December 27, 2022. Pedro Infante —aseveró es el cantante que más discos ha hecho vender en México . Solamente de Las mañanitas se han vendido 1.000,000 de copias
^Oiga, Números 464-475. Empresa Editora Eusko-Andina. 1990. p. 74. Su primer disco 1 + 1 = 2 enamorados había vendido más de un millón de copias en México y el estribillo pegajoso de la canción sonaba en todas las radios limeñas
^ ab"Luís Miguel esteve no show comunicação". A Tribuna (in Brazilian Portuguese): 24. April 24, 1983. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2021. (...) A success in his country, Luis Miguel is thirteen years old and has recorded two LPs. The first one sold a million copies; the second is already around 900,000 copies. (...)
^"Mexican Industry's Future Tied To Political Climate"(PDF). Billboard. 24 July 1982. p. 52. Archived(PDF) from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022. In spite of the difficult period the Mexican industry is living, RCA has managed to pull big sales with young balladeer Emmanuel. His latest LP has reached one million units in Mexico alone.
^"Recibierón doble disco de platino". El Informador. 7 December 1990. p. 14-E.
^Arias, Vilo (1 January 1991). "Lo mejor de 1990 en la música en México". El Informador (in Spanish). p. 12-C. Exactamente cuatro meses. Con solo esta canción en difusión, de su elepé 'Luis Miguel 20 Años', alcanzó a rebasar el millón de copias vendidas en México.
^Garcia, Juan Carlos (November 17, 2001). "Lanza Madonna nuevos hits". Reforma (in Spanish). p. 4. ProQuest310755398. Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via ProQuest. Tras vender mas de 800 mil copias de su primera compilacion de hits en Mexico, The Immaculate Collection, la cual salio en 1990, Madonna estrena desde esta semana GHV2, su nueva seleccion de temas mas exitosos de la ultima decada.
^"Luis Miguel y su Romance". Expansión. No. 607–608. Expansión, S. de R.L. de C.V. 1993. p. 29. Retrieved 4 July 2023. Romance, el álbum de Luis Miguel lanzado en noviembre de 1991, alcanzó las mayores ventas del año, con 1,623,000 piezas (incluye 400,000 discos compactos).