•
May 21In 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 27In 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-one albums and singles by country==