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.
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.
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