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mariachi artists

8 published mariachi artists, led by Selena, Juan Gabriel and Carín León.

At a glance

8 published mariachi artists; 111 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists1 tier 1 · 2 tier 2 · 5 tier 3
8
Release groups
357
Studio albums
134
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
111
Timeline events
163
Monthly listenerssum across artists
63.5M
Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
118M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
40.4 years
Full biographies
5
Biography words
22,803

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1970s (2 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1950s1
1960s1
1970s2
1980s1
2010s2
1 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most mariachi artists. Mexico leads with 6.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with mariachi. The most shared is ranchera, with 4 artists in both.

Covers from mariachi

111 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Juan Gabriel has the most release groups (97); José Alfredo Jiménez the longest career (62 years); Selena the most awards (20).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Juan Gabriel97
Carín León85
José Alfredo Jiménez73
Selena43
Aida Cuevas23

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
José Alfredo Jiménez62
Amalia Mendoza61
Juan Gabriel54
Aida Cuevas45
Selena42

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Selena20
Juan Gabriel16
Carín León2
José Alfredo Jiménez1

Most famous mariachi artists

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