2018 Totals: Latin

1. David Virelles, Igbó Alákorin (The Singer's Grove), Vol. I & II (Pi) 21
2. Miguel Zenón, Yo Soy La Tradición (Miel) 13
3. Dafnis Prieto Big Band, Back to the Sunset (Dafnison) 12
4. Bobby Sanabria, West Side Story Reimagined (Jazzheads) 8
5. Carlos Henriquez, Dizzy Con Clave (RodBros Music) 7
6. Eddie Palmieri, Full Circle (Ropeadope) 6
7. Elio Villafranca, Cinque (ArtistShare) 5
8. Dayramir Gonzalez, The Grand Concourse (Hippos in Tanks) 3
9. Adam O'Farrill's Stranger Days, El Maquech (Biophilia) 2
10. Aguankó, Pattern Recognition (Aguanko Music) 2
Chucho Valdés, Jazz Batá 2 (Mack Avenue) 2
11. Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Fandango at the Wall (Resilience Music) 2
12. Alfredo Rodriguez, The Little Dream (Mack Avenue) 2
14. Duduka Da Fonseca Trio, Plays Dom Salvador (Sunnyside) 1
15. Mike Freeman ZonaVibe, Venetian Blinds (VOF) 1
16. Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Anniversary (ArtistShare) 1
17. Don Byron & Aruán Ortiz, Random Dances and (A)tonalities (Intakt) 1
18. Eddie Daniels, Heart of Brazil (Resonance) 1
19. Luciana Souza, The Book of Longing (Sunnyside) 1
20. Felipe Salles and Interconnections Ensemble, The Lullalby Project and Other Works for Large Ensemble (Tapestry) 1
Claudia Villela, Encantada Live (self-released) 1
21. Edward Simon, Sorrows & Triumphs (Sunnyside) 1
22. Orquesta Akokán, Orquesta Akokán (Daptone) 1
23. Lio, Lio Canta Caymmi (Crammed Discs) 1
24. Harold Lopez-Nussa, Un Día Cualquiera (Mack Avenue) 1
25. Román Filiú, Quarteria (Sunnyside) 1
26. Bill O'Connell, Jazz Latin (Savant) 1
27. Dos Santos, Logos (International Anthem) 1
28. Abe Rábade Trio, Doravante (Karonte) 1
29. Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider, Dreamers (RCA) 1
Javier Santiago, Phoenix (Ropeadope) 1
30. Fernando Garcia, Guasábara Puerto Rico (Zoho) 1
31. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis, Una Noche Con Rubén Blades (Blue Engine) 1
32. Cumbia Chicarra, Hijo de Tigre (Autre Distribution) 1

Critics were asked to name one album apiece, with no point system.