Well, we have a clarification. The previous list of 10 top Salsa songs (bottom of this page) was a list of the ten top his in that genre in New York. Here's the 10 top Salsa hits in Puerto Rico (again, in the expert opinion of Mr. Willie Villegas):
"Los Entierros" Cheo Feliciano
"Rumba a los Santos" Tommy Olivencia cantando Gilberto Santarosa
"Los Rodriguez" o "Barriguita Llena" Conjunto Clasico
"Brujeria" El Gran Combo
"Ay Caray" Adalberto Santiago
"Esa que yo conoci" Willie Rosario cantando Guillo Rivera
"Pobre Nicanor" Mickey Cora y orq Cabala
"Guancona" Tito Allen
"Se necesita un Rumbero" Oscar De Leon con La Critica
"Rumbambola" Larry Harlow con Nestor Sanchez
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And of course, this Salsera could not forget the 10 top Salsa songs of 1979!
1. Siembra- Willie Colon and Ruben Blades
2. Soy La Ley-Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez
3. Los Rodriguez-Conjunto Clasico (Tito Nieves)
4. Taibori-Tito Nieves
5. Homenaje a Beny More-Tito Puente
6. Los Distinguidos-Johnny Pacheco and Daniel Santos
7. Llego...Actuo...y...Triunfo...!-Oscar de Leon
8. La Responsabilidad-Fausto Rey and Larry Harlow
9. Hector Lavoe "Recordando a Felipe Pirela-Hector Lavoe
10. And ...in his opinion the biggest salsa hit of 1979 is in the person of Luis "Perico" Ortiz who wonTrumpeter, Best Arranger, Best New Band and Best Musician in the Latin NY Critics Awards '79 and the Farándula Diplo Award for Best Trumpeter.
What do YOU think?
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