Rolling Stone magazine has published its ranking of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, among which several Latin songs stand out.
Rolling Stone is one of the most respected and recognized publications in the world of music; a watershed in music journalism that has become a true legend.
That is why, with the passage of time, their reports have become more important both for music lovers and for the musicians and / or groups of all kinds of genres.
Of course, choosing only 500 songs from a truly extensive and nuanced historical legacy seems almost impossible task, one that will undoubtedly end up disappointing many music lovers by not including certain songs.
Now, it must be taken into account that, in general, these rankings are made based on the popularity of the artist, which can be translated in terms of record sales, ticket sales to his concerts, views on YouTube, sreams on Spotify , and so on.
However, these lists also serve to give us an idea of how the story has been told through songs, offering us a somewhat reduced panorama of the history of music and how some of these songs have set trends.
Today, in the graph of the day, we have to talk about the Latin songs that, in its ranking, Rolling Stone has placed in the category of “the best of all time”, and the list, in that specific area, is led by the Puerto Rican Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, better known as Daddy Yankee, with his iconic song “Gasolina”, released in 2004.
The fact that Daddy Yankee appears at the top of this list speaks, without a doubt, of the great popularity that reggaetón has gained in recent years, a rhythm that, without a doubt, has known how to adapt and evolve its sound.
Other singers of the urban genre that appear in this ranking are Bad Bunny, who was placed with two songs: “Safarea” and “I Like It”, the latter in collaboration with Cardi B and J Balvin.
In addition, singers like Selena, with her iconic “Amor Prohibido”, and the legendary Celia Cruz with “La Vida es Un Carnaval” also appear on the list of the best Latin songs, according to Rolling Stone magazine.
The Mexican guitarist, Carlos Santana, could not be absent and his song “Oye Como Va” has been considered by Rolling Stone in its ranking of the 500 best songs of all time.