Jon Secada "Stop"

As Rob Thomas and Santana's "Smooth" dominated the radio well into Y2K, Jon Secada followed suit with his spicy uptempo "Stop". With an abundance of "Latin Explosion" artists like Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony and Christina Aguilera's all over the radio at the time, "Stop" got lost in the shuffle and the song barely registered on the Adult Contemporary Chart.

Ricky Martin "Livin' La Vida Loca"

Credited with sparking the "Latin Explosion", Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca" even pushed its way onto Adult Contemporary radio stations -- which was quite the crazy feat considering soft rock radio stations rarely embraced uptempo songs at the time. Martin's brassy and sweaty dance song peaked at #18 on the Adult Contemporary Chart.

Ricky Martin & Christina Aguilera "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely"

It was 2001 and the only way to get a copy of Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera's monster duet "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" was to buy the song's album or record it off the radio.  Why?  The song was never released as a CD single -- meaning you couldn't go out and buy the song (or in today's terms: you couldn't just download the single from iTunes).  The song wound up being one of the biggest songs of the year and a real head-scratcher as the record companies who would soon lose their grip on CD sales with the rise of Napster and illegal downloads.

Barry Manilow - "I'd Really Like to See You Tonight"

If Enrique Iglesias and Barry Manilow combined their collective styles, the product would be "I'd Really Like to See You Tonight".  Manilow turned the England Dan & John Ford Coley tune into a Latin-Disco explosion hit in 1996 (is that even a thing?).

Enrique Iglesias - "Escape"

Nowadays Enrique has been busy teaming up with Pitbull, but back in 2001 he was still riding the "Latin Explosion" wave.  With the likes of Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, and Ricky Martin, Enrique (and his mole--RIP) made a name for himself launching several hit songs including "Escape".

Ricky Martin - "She's All I Ever Had"

The year 1999 will be remembered for the craziness surrounding Y2K. Wait, you didn't stock up on canned peaches while storing all your money under your mattress? Some folks did. Aside from the Y2K lunacy, 1999 gave us the "Latin Explosion" with names like Santana, Jennifer Lopez, and Ricky Martin dominating the radio. While "Livin' La Vida Loca" has stood the test of time, Martin's follow-up hit "She's All I Ever Had" now sits next to that can of expired cling peaches from your parent's Y2K shelter.