Tejano Nation Top 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)

Lydia Mendoza
Bobby Pulido
Laura Canales
Emilio Navaira
Selena
Intocable
Jennifer Peña
Elida Reyna
La Mafia
Mazz
Kumbia Kingz
Siggno
Little Joe y La Familia
Michael Salgado
Steve Jordan
Shelly Lares
Los Palominos
Stefani Montiel
Los Desperadoz
Veronique Medrano
AJ Castillo
David Lee Garza Y Los Musicales
Flaco Jimenez
Texas Tornados
Isabel Marie
Ricky Naranjo y Los Gamblers
La Tropa F
Los Cucuys de Rodney Rodriguez
Sunny Sauceda
Grupo Limite
Jay Perez
La Sombra de Tony Guerrero
La 45
Elsa Garcia
Da Krazy Pimpz
Pio Treviño
Lucky Joe
The Hometown Boyz
Jaime Y Los Chamacos
David Farrias
Linda Escobar
Eva Ybarra y Su Conjunto
Los 2 G’s
Mia
La Fiebre
FAMA
Latin Breed
Ernestine Romero
Gary Hobbs
Roberto Pulido
Stephanie Lynn
Ram Herrera
Ruben Ramos
The Legends (Freddie Martinez, Agustin Ramirez, Sunny Ozuna, Carlos Guzman)
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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