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Tejano Nation Top 55 Tejano/Conjunto Artists of All-Time

Tejano music's first female icon tops our list of 55 Tejano/Conjunto artists of all-time.

Lydia Mendoza | Photo: Allee Wallace / UT Institute of Texas Cultures

Initially meant to be a list of 50, this list of 55 artists was labor-intensive to put together. Looking over both current and past Tejano/Conjunto artists over the last week, had a multitude of factors.

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Base Criteria was as follows:
1 album or more
Industry impact
Cultural impact
Performance
Music catalog (Song Selection)
Lyrical/ Musical Strength


Top 55 Tejano/Conjunto Artists of All Time (in order)

  1. Lydia Mendoza
  2. Bobby Pulido
  3. Laura Canales
  4. Emilio Navaira
  5. Selena
  6. Intocable
  7. Jennifer Peña
  8. Elida Reyna
  9. La Mafia
  10. Mazz
  11. Kumbia Kingz
  12. Siggno
  13. Little Joe y La Familia
  14. Michael Salgado
  15. Steve Jordan
  16. Shelly Lares
  17. Los Palominos
  18. Stefani Montiel
  19. Los Desperadoz
  20. Veronique Medrano
  21. AJ Castillo
  22. David Lee Garza Y Los Musicales
  23. Flaco Jimenez
  24. Texas Tornados
  25. Isabel Marie
  26. Ricky Naranjo y Los Gamblers
  27. La Tropa F
  28. Los Cucuys de Rodney Rodriguez
  29. Sunny Sauceda
  30. Grupo Limite
  31. Jay Perez
  32. La Sombra de Tony Guerrero
  33. La 45
  34. Elsa Garcia
  35. Da Krazy Pimpz
  36. Pio Treviño
  37. Lucky Joe
  38. The Hometown Boyz
  39. Jaime Y Los Chamacos
  40. David Farrias
  41. Linda Escobar
  42. Eva Ybarra y Su Conjunto
  43. Los 2 G’s
  44. Mia
  45. La Fiebre
  46. FAMA
  47. Latin Breed
  48. Ernestine Romero
  49. Gary Hobbs
  50. Roberto Pulido
  51. Stephanie Lynn
  52. Ram Herrera
  53. Ruben Ramos
  54. The Legends (Freddie Martinez, Agustin Ramirez, Sunny Ozuna, Carlos Guzman)
  55. Albert Zamora

Being fair to both Tejano/Conjunto was our ultimate goal, along with putting together a list of current and past Tejano acts who musically and culturally made an impact on the industry. If you haven’t heard of some of the artists on the list we urge you to look up their discography and their history.

Editor’s note: This list was compiled by Tejano Nation staff and is for entertainment purposes to keep the conversation going on Tejano/Conjunto music for fans.

Share with us your TOP 50, 55 or even TOP 20 ARTISTS of ALL TIME in the comments below.

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