Just thought I'd add my two cents worth:
1. Anything by Paco de Lucia
2. Ana Belen - Espana camisa blanca
3. Victor Manuel - Digo amor y digo libertad
4. Media Azahara - Paseando por la Mezquita
5. Mecano - Eugenio Salvador Dali
6. Gypsy Kings - Bamboleo
7. Manzanita - Un ramito de violetas
8. Manzanita - Rey de tus suenos
9. Joan Manuel Serrat - Mediterraneo
10. Anything by Mano Negra

Love this topic. We spent 13 years in Spain and 2 in Panama. We now live in Texas.
How can anyone ignore Maria Dolores Pradera? Anything she sings is beautiful.
I also remember with great fondness Carlos Cano and his habaneros. And the zarzuelas... Spanish is such a lovely language and has such a rich heritage in music, that it is impossible to choose. How can you rate a Carlos Gardel and his tangos against Pedro Infante singing ballads, or Chocolate with his canto jondo against Carlos Cano and his lovely habaneros? I love them all and listen to them all. Also as someone mentioned the Tex-Mex connection. Tish Hinojosa is terrific and so is Linda Ronstadt singing "Canciones de mi Padre". What a rich, varied legacy. Paloma San Basilio, Alfredo Kraus, Placido Domingo, Julio Iglesias, Lola Beltran, Javier Solis, Jorge Negrete, all wonderful talents in their own right. I could never choose my favorite 10.

hi everybody

here my list of 10 favorite songs in spanish.

1.ella baila sola- despidete
2.ella baila sola-quisiera poder gritar
3.presuntos implicados-gente
4.camilo sesto-perdoname
5.amistades peligrosas-sacrificate
6.joan manuel serrat-mediterriano
7.luz casal-plantado en mi cabeza
8.mecano-hijo de la luna
9.miguel bose-morir de amor
10.amistades peligrosas-mas circo y mas pan

There are so many, and so hard to choose, in my opinion. May I just add a few of my favorite groups?

In no particular order, La oreja de Van Gogh, Antonio Flores, OBK, Celtas Cortos(Nos vemos en los bares is one of my favorite cds)Rosana, Ella Baila Sola, Alejandro Sanz, and I love a group called Union Lirica that comes from Gran Canaria, and also a sort of new group called Soul Sonnet, also from the islands(both are kind of hip hop/ Rap groups.

mi lista

1. El medio de los chichos-estopa
2. vivir sin aire-mana
3. matador-los fabulosos cadillacs
4. lun lunera crappy internet radio demos version--its great e-mail me if you want it(way better than album version).-estopa
5. cada vez-pioneer remix negrocan
6. oye mi amor-mana
7. te quiero dar-la mosca
8. anything paco de lucia o pata negra(think SRV adalucian stlye)
y
mas pero no las recuerdo

Chris

I love to listen to Rosario Flores anything she sings

also then Enrique Bunbury such as El viento a favor and then of course El extranjero

It has some gypsy sound and it is really super. :p

OK some of mine are really sentimental and most are only sung in Spanish but not by Spaniards but hey I am from Tejas so what do you expect.

1. Contra La Corriente - Marc Anthony
2. Quiero - Jerry Rivera
3. Cuenta Conmigo - Jerry Rivera
4. Te Extraño - Luis Miguel
5. Suavemente - Elvis Crespo
6. Te Odio - Noelia
7. DLG - Lagrimas
8. Mana - de los pies a la cabeza
9. Hagamos el amor - Ricky Martin
10. La India - Que ganas de no verte nunca mas

I have found that when I am in Spain I hear a lot of Ricky Martin and Luis Miguel but apparently the locals haven't discovered Jerry Rivera yet. Great salsa/merengue!

hey everybody

remember my favorite 10 songs in spanish earliar on in the forum
well heres my other 10(i have many favorite)
1.amistades peligrosas:satan te invade
2.camilo sesto:entre amigos
3.mecano:hoy no me pudo levantar
4.angela carrasco:quererte a ti
5.oreja de van gogh:soledad
6.almost everything from pimpinela
7.almost everything from milladoiro and luar na lubre oh and also cristina pato(well its not in spanish or galego its in gaita language.)
8.jose angel hevia:busindre reel
9.alaska:bailando y nativos
10.cafe quijano:la taberna del buda

saludos a todos

Sounds good to me Mike, 10 more...

1. Yo Tambien Necesito Amar - Ana y Johnny
2. Woman - Barrabas
3. Porque Te Vas - Jeannette
4. Tu Mira - Lole y Manuel
5. Mi Novia Se Llamaba Ramon- Los Burros
6. El Jardin Prohibido - Sandro Giaccobe
7. Bote De Colon - Alaska & Pegamoides
8. Un Dia En Texas - Paralisis Permanente
9. Mo Mires A Los Ojos De La Gente - Golpes Bajos
10. Perdoname - Junior

WOW! What great songs! They really bring back memories!

How about Nino Bravo and also some songs by Mana!

Bittersweet, but so true especially when leaving spain until the next visit...

"Al partir, un beso y una flor, una caricia y un adios.... es ligero el equipaje, para tan larga viaje, me voy pero te juro que manana volvere!"