2005 in Latin music

This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking music from Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2005.

Events

 * May 21 – In response to the rise of Latin urban music such as reggaeton and Latin hip hop, Billboard establishes the Latin Rhythm Albums chart. Barrio Fino by Daddy Yankee is the album to reach number-one on the chart.
 * August 27 – In addition to the newly created Latin Rhythm Albums chart, Billboard launches the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart for reggaeton and Latin hip hop songs. "Lo Que Pasó, Pasó" by Daddy Yankee is the first song to reach number one on the chart on the week-dated August 12, 2005.
 * November 3 — The 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. It was broadcast in Spanish for the first time after the award ceremony switched from CBS to Univision.
 * Cantando Historias by Ivan Lins wins the award for Album of the Year, the first Portuguese-language album to do so.
 * Alejandro Sanz wins the award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Tu No Tienes Alma".
 * Bebe wins Best New Artist.

Number-ones albums and singles by country

 * List of number-one singles of 2005 (Spain)
 * List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2005
 * List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Songs of 2005

Awards

 * 2005 Premio Lo Nuestro
 * 2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards
 * 2005 Latin Grammy Awards
 * 2005 Tejano Music Awards

Best-selling albums
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2005, according to Billboard.

Best-performing songs
The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2005, according to Billboard.

Deaths

 * February 25 – Pappo, 54, Argentine guitar player
 * March 27 – Rigo Tovar, 58, Mexican singer and composer.
 * April 17 – Juan Pablo Torres, 58, Cuban trombonist, bandleader, arranger and producer, brain tumor
 * July 30 – Pepe Jara, 76, Mexican singer
 * August 6 – Ibrahim Ferrer, 78, Afro-Cuban musician, singer in the Buena Vista Social Club.
 * August 24 – Kaleth Morales, 21, Colombian "New Wave" vallenato singer and songwriter.
 * November 11 – Miguel Gallardo