Every song and genre for your ultimate 5 de Mayo celebration! Every year, we celebrate Cinco de Mayo with an amazing playlist curated for our readers.
For 2020, Billboard went all out, bringing together the best songs from our playlists through the years. They include patriotic songs and party songs, rock and mariachi, pop and banda.
Although many think this much celebrated date is just about partying and good food, it actually commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.
And while Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence (that’s celebrated Sept. 16), here in the U.S. it’s celebrated with as much -- or more -- impetus, even during a lockdown.
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