Laura's #1 Track Throwback is heading back 16 years to 1999...

Ricky Martin's "Livin' la Vida Loca" spent five weeks at #1 on the music industry charts this week in 1999. The song is considered to be one of the best selling singles of all time after selling more than eight million copies. In addition, Ricky's first English-language self-titled album sold over twenty-two million copies and is one of the best selling albums of all time.

The release of "Livin' la Vida Loca" helped Ricky Martin gain enormous success worldwide and is considering to be the song that started the Latin pop explosion of 1999.

Ricky Martin has sold over 85 million albums, has had 96 platinum records, 11 #1 hit singles, and six #1 Billboard albums. In addition, he has received two American Music Awards, six Grammy Awards, eight MTV Music Awards, eight World Music Awards, and ten Billboard Music Awards.

 

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